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Live In The Vocal Booth Artist Review: Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream| Tonights Topic: Where Do You Stand On The Presidential Debate?Saturday, 06 October 2012 14:02
Tonight the Live In The Vocal Booth team is coming to you starting at a new time, 10 pm est we bring you our artist review portion. Join our interactive review process as we rate Miguel's latest release Kaleidoscope Dream. Followed at 11 pm by our hot topic: Where Do You Stand On The Presidential Debate? With the elections rapidly approaching us, help us sift through the multiple issues facing both candidates and what will it take for either to win the election.
Artist Review: Miguel
Miguel was born in Los Angeles, the son of a Latino man and an African American woman. He was raised in San Pedro, a predominantly middle class Hispanic area of southwest L.A. He and his younger brother Nicholas both developed a passion for music early in life, partially due to their father, who was an amateur musician and a fan of many different types of music; and their mother, who had a great love for classic R&B. At age 5, Miguel decided he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Michael Jackson and become a dancer. Although his parents divorced when he was 8, Miguel continued to develop his passion for performing, and began to seriously pursue a career as a singer in her early teens. From ages 13 to 18, Miguel worked with a local production duo called Drop Squad.
Music Career:
In 2004, at the age of 17, Miguel signed a contract with indie record label Black Ice. Over the next couple of years, he developed his music and songwriting abilities before deciding to walk away from his recording contract after being asked to modify his music to sound more like B2K, a boy band that was hot at the time. In November 2005 he signed with Jive Records, and began contributing songs he wrote to other artists on the label, including Usher and Musiq Soulchild. He was also sued by the Black Ice label for breach of contract; the suit was settled in 2010. In May of that year, Miguel's debut single, "All I Want is You" was released, featuring the rapper J. Cole. His debut album,also titled All I Want is You, was released by Jive in November 2010, and generated three singles that reached the top 10 on the R&B songs chart in 2010 and 2011.
Read More Miguel Bio: www.about.com/miguel
Tonight's Topic: Where do you stand on the Presidential Debate?
The first Presidential Debate has taken place and America is weighing in on which candidate won the debate, which ideology best represents their own and what path makes America Economically, Militarily and Morally Strong. At BKS1RADIO.COM we want to hear from you. What is your perspective of the Presidential race and what are the things that matter most to you.
Tune in tonight 11:00 pm EST as we debate the Presidential Debate Live in the Vocal Booth BKS1RADIO.COM, where your voice matters. Call in and be heard 646-233-1302 or Jump into the live chat.
Live In The Cipher Music Review| Fokis - A Vintage State of MindTuesday, 13 March 2012 18:48
Live In The Cipher brings you another up and coming MC from NYC. Join us as we introduce you to Fokis as we rate and review his latest release A Vintage State of Mind. Here is more about Fokis in his own words from www.fokeezy.com.
Fokis Bio:
An innovative force, Fokis continues to forge his path towards success through the frontier of a technologically advanced world. Born William Heredia to Dominican parents, Fokis was raised on New York City's Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was during these formative years that Fokis developed a love for music and a work ethic that placed him amongst hip hop's hardest working entrepreneurs. Fokis began rhyming at an early age and later began to produce beats of his own. Seeking to enhance his career, Fokis pursued formal training as a recording engineer later opening his own recording studio Krystal Clear Recordings. There, Fokis has recorded and mixed records for many artists including Kool G Rap, Trife Diesel, Mic Geranimo, Bubba Sparxx and Rahsaan Patterson.
His passion and commitment to success literally placed him on the "Road to the Riches." Early in his career, Fokis developed and produced an online reality show based on his own experience as an independent hip hop artist seeking to secure a record deal within a year's time. Consistent with reality, the "Road to the Riches" did not result in Fokis signing a record deal. Not deterred, Fokis went on to release several albums collaborating with various established artists such as Joe Budden, Olu Dara (Nas' father), Deemi, Joell Ortiz and various producers such as Focus...(Aftermath Ent.) Charlemagne and Dahoud Darien. Through his persistence, Fokis independently distributed over twenty thousand compact discs and digital downloads combined. Projects like the "20/20" EP exclusively produced by Focus of Aftermath and "The Appetizer" LP with Punchline of eMC were well received by his fans.
Fokis has toured the United States, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic and performed as an opening act for Common, Busta Rhymes, M.O.P. the Beatnuts and many more. Through his experiences, Fokis has developed a relevant broad appealing style and sound that remains true to the core foundational elements of Hip Hop with a commercial appeal. Though achieving success distributing his own music, Fokis realized in this era it would take more than pursuing a career as a recording artist to rise to the level of success he sought to achieve. As his experience with the business side of the industry grew, Fokis seized upon the marketing facet of the industry and opened his digital media company Loyalty Digital Corp. Through Loyalty Digital Corp, Fokis has worked with various artists to develop, record and mix musical compositions and successfully market them online. In no time Fokis managed to develop a strong and diverse client base for Loyalty Digital Corp.
Working with that network, Loyalty Digital Corp. successfully produced and released two installations of "A Walk Through MySpace," a musical collaborative effort of worldwide independent artists banding together to create a stronger market for their careers. Loyalty Digital's success with its marketing campaigns resulted in multi platinum producer Ty Fyffe reaching out and together they developed an online competition called "Raw N Uncut" which enlisted hundreds of entrants. Fokis and Loyalty Digital's many achievements have been recognized by not only many established industry members but also featured on various industry websites such as HipHopDX, NahRight, 2DopeBoyz, DubCNN and HipHopGame. In his own words Fokis states that he is "a dreamer, a visionary, and a grinder with a capital G."
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Live In The Vocal Booth Artist Review: Vivian Green - The Green Room| Tonight's Topic: What Is Your Fantasy?Saturday, 13 October 2012 21:54
Artist Review: Vivian Green
I didn't want any sad songs on this record," Vivian Green says of Green Room, her fourth album and her second for eOne Music. "I wanted to make an uplifting, feel-good record for adults. I wanted to create music that's fun and sexy and soulful, and songs that are reflective but not morose. That's where I am in my life, and that's the kind of music I wanted to make."
Mission accomplished. The effortlessly engaging Green Room marks a significant creative landmark for the charismatic, down-to-earth Philadelphia-bred singer/songwriter/pianist, whose prior work established her as a pioneering female R&B auteur whose achievements helped to pave the way for such current cutting-edge divas as Ledisi and Chrisette Michelle.
Following on the heels of the success of "Still Here," her hit collaboration with jazz-funk keyboardist Brian Culbertson, Green Room teams Vivian with a roster of notable R&B producers, namely Phoe, Steve McKie, Adam Blackstone, Vidal Davis and Jason Farmer. The result is a catchy collection that's steeped in the emotional immediacy of classic soul while maintaining an unmistakably contemporary sensibility, with such indelible tunes as "Remedy," "Anything Out There," "Free As A Bird" and "Supposed To Be Mine" brilliantly showcasing the artist's distinctive musical gifts.
"In making this album, I made a point of staying focused on what people want to hear from me," Vivian asserts. "It's definitely me, but it's the version of me that I know that my fans want to hear right now. I didn't compromise who I am, but I was willing to meet the fans halfway. As I've grown up as an artist, I've learned that you can be creative and still please your audience."
Vivian Green has been making music for most of her life. Growing up in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, she received early training as a classical pianist and vocalist, and gained experience performing locally in jazz clubs and at weddings. She recorded demos of her own compositions through her teen years, and received her first professional songwriting credit when Boyz II Men recorded her "Dear God" on their platinum-selling album Evolution. Green also sang backing vocals for world-renowned soul singer Jill Scott.
Vivian's increasing notoriety helped to win her a record deal with Sony Music, which released her first album A Love Story in 2002. The debut disc established Vivian as one of the year's most celebrated new artists, spawning the urban AC/dance hits "Emotional Rollercoaster" and "Fanatic." She broke new musical ground on her sophomore effort Vivian, which produced the Number One AC/dance singles "Gotta Go, Gotta Leave" and "I Like It But I Don't Need It." Vivian won rave reviews in such outlets as People, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, which described the album as "a stellar sophomore accomplishment." 2010's Beautiful, recorded after an almost five-year hiatus, boasted some of Vivian's most personally charged, emotionally nuanced work to date. Along the way, Vivian has won a reputation as a riveting live performer, sharing stages with such diverse artists as Maxwell, Teena Marie, Chaka Khan, Betty Wright, Q-Tip, Anthony Hamilton and Common.
Read more Vivian Green Bio: www.viviangreen.com
Tonight Topic: What Is Your Fetish?
What is your fetish? Is regular sex boring to you? Maybe you like to be tickled, maybe you're a bad boy and like to get spanked, or maybe you like to get dressed as the opposite sex. Whatever the reason my friend you have a fetish? Tonight on the vocal booth we discuss everything and anything about fetishes. call in at 646 233 1302 or join our chat room to discuss this interesting and sexy topic!
Live In The Cipher Reviews Diggy - Unexpected Arrival| Special Guest: Rob ScottTuesday, 20 March 2012 19:03
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter proclaimed that stars are born. Many recording executives feel that stars are created and curated. So what happens when a prodigy is born with celebrity DNA, but grooms themselves with such artistic passion and determination that their lineage becomes an afterthought? Answer: Daniel "Diggy" Simmons meets his destiny as the champion of rap's new millennium generation. A boy genius with the pen, the 16-year-old son of Hip-Hop royalty Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons and nephew of Russell Simmons, has already written himself a two-year career that's surpassed much of his rookie class.
Having inked a deal with Atlantic Records in March 2010 (post a several-label courting), the Queens, NY native has since headlined his very own tour with Winter 2012's The Life Of The Jetsetter Tour and co-headlined two previous runs––2011's 106th & Park Presents: The Closer To My Dreams Tour and The Scream Tour: The Next Generation. As decorated as he is lyrically gifted, Diggy has been bestowed a plethora of kudos from premium brands in media (Billboard's "Artists To Watch 2011," XXL's 2011 annual Freshman list and cover), television (2011 BET Awards "Rookie of The Year" and "Young Star Award" nominee) and culture (2012 NAACP Image Award winner for "Outstanding New Artist."). Possessing a maturity and polished poise years beyond his '90's baby status,' Diggy's comfort in his new fame is just as advanced. "I love making music," says Diggy. "So because I get attention and praise off of my music rather than anything else, I'm happy."
The best case made for the embryonic genius of this Hip-Hop Prince can be heard on his debut album Unexpected Arrival. An amazing showcase of what new generation superstar power sounds like; it could easily be labeled a cultural soundtrack for the worldly minds of today's youth. Offering listeners a smorgasbord of subject matter, the young Jetsetter proves his album title dead-on by mixing motivational speech on cuts like the celebratory "Hello World" and triumphant "Glow In The Dark" with unflinchingly conscious dialogue as heard on "Unforgivable Blackness." Clearly Diggy's aim was for his fans to conclude his album better for having listened. "I want to be known as a person who inspired people to become what they aspire to be," he says. "I wanted to make music that was relatable, that helped people that had an impact on society and culture."
As inspirational as Unexpected Arrival will prove to be, above all, the album is unequivocally grade-A rap. Diggy possesses an amazingly seasoned delivery pillared by precision, imagination and education. A non-fictional wisdom can be heard on the Jadakiss-featured homage to Hip-Hop's golden year, "88" ("You know my uncle taught Diddy, who turned around and taught Biggie," while a Top 5 MC future can be heard on the b-boy treasure that is "Two Up." Already a successive BET's 106th & Park countdown champion, Diggy has begun his ascendance on Billboard charts with singles "Copy, Paste," the Jeremih-featured "Do It Like You," whose video boasts over 3 million YouTube views, and the most recent love letter to his female base "4-Letter Word." The rhyme rookie's effortless ability to simultaneously satisfy rap purists and the opposite sex in the same breath speaks for why he's already platinum in the sphere of social network (Over 1.2 followers for @diggy_simmons; over 1.1 million Facebook friends). "My fans mean the world to me," says Diggy. "Since I'm so thankful for them, I tweet them every day. The music is a part of them and they're a part of me so I can't wait for them to have this next phase that we're going into. This is our journey together."
(Read more about Diggy @ www.diggyworld.com)
Special Guest: Rob Scott
Truly one of Brooklyn' s finest, aspiring musician Rob Scott was born in April of 1990. There is no question that Scott, with his eclectic style of music, is destined for greatness. Not restricting himself to just one genre of music, Scott possesses versatility and a unique and creative sound. His lifelong dream has always been to expose the world to his rare talent, so that listeners can not only enjoy it, but live vicariously through his lyrics.
Growing up Rob was heavily influenced by music. Whether it was his mother's daily routine of playing tunes around the house, or singing sweet harmonies with his family members, music has always surrounded him. Singing was Scott's first love, but at the age of 14 Scott was introduced to the rap arena as well. He didn't begin to polish his lyrical gift until the age of 18, but always had a way with words. Music had become his great escape, the best way he could find to express his emotions and it all began with a pen and a pad. Never limiting himself, Scott has created everything from soulful R&B to up-tempo club bangers. Drawing from legends Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson, Scott strives to be poetic in his music as well as deliver punch lines you can't forget. Scott is determined to be innovative and not just another artist, but an entertainer whose music means something to people.
Determined to set the standard, Scott is working hard to continuously progress at his craft. Having performed with entrepreneur Will Smith during the 1998 Grammy's, Scott is more than ready to take the spotlight. Scott has also been recognized for his talents elsewhere. He was the winner of The Dream Big Hustle Hard Showcase. He has done voice over's for the Nickelodeon shows Dora the Explorer and Little Bear, and made appearances on hit shows such as, As The World Turns and Saturday Night Live.
It all started with a dream that Scott risked everything to pursue, now determined to make his dreams a reality, he is hitting the scene with unstoppable force. Undoubtedly, Rob Scott's journey has just begun and there is no question that in the blink of an eye, he will be at the top.
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Live In The Vocal Booth Artist Review: Brandy - Two Eleven| Special Guests: L. Wisdom and Lady LexSaturday, 20 October 2012 19:46
Tonight 10 pm EST. on "Live in the Vocal Booth" We Rate & Review on a scale 1 to 5 Brandy's new CD Two Eleven. After the review Join us as we jump into social issues from abortion, welfare to black on black crime. Tonight's Special in studio guest Spoken Word Duo L Wisdom & Lady Lex. www.bks1radio.com, where your voice matters!
Artist Review: Brandy
Brandy is the daughter of church pastor and Gospel singer Willie Ray Norwood Sr. and his wife, Sonja Norwood. She has a younger brother, William Raymond Norwood Jr., a singer-actor who performs under the stage name Ray J. Brandy started singing in church as a very young girl, and when she was 4, her family packed up and moved to the Los Angeles area to jump start Brandy and Ray's careers as performers. When Brandy was 11, she began to get work as a backup singer. She won a recording contract of her own in 1993 after performing at an Atlantic Records party.
In 1994, when she was 15, her debut album, simply titled Brandy, was released. It eventually went on to sell more than four million copies, thanks partially to the hit singles "Baby" and "I Wanna Be Down." In 1996, she became the star of the UPN network sitcom Moesha, with Brandy playing the title character. Then in 1998, she returned to music and released her sophomore album, Never Say Never, which was even more popular than her first album. Never Say Never sold more than five million copies and is best known for the hit "The Boy is Mine," a duet with the R&B singer Monica.
Read More Brandy Bio: www.randb.about.com
Special Guests: Spoken Word Duo L. Wisdom and Lady Lex
Born and raised in the Newark and East Orange areas. Served 6 years in the United States Marine Corp. serving a police officer at University Police department, in Newark NJ, recently promoted to sergeant this past August. L Wisdom has been performing spoken word for over 12 years. Proud father of 1 beloved son, Samir Jones, and 2 step-children, twins Samiyah and Samaad St'Jean.
Lady Lex:
Originally from Trinidad West Indies she came to the US at age 13. She is a wife and the mother of a beautiful 4yr old daughter. She's an accounting professional by day and is also the President of Full Throttle Motorcycle Club. She has been performing Spoken Word for two years
Live In The Cipher Cd Review| 22 McGraw - Updere: Northern Lights EditionWednesday, 28 March 2012 19:14
Tonight on the Live In The Cipher show we give you another Up and Coming MC 22 McGraw. McGraw is no stranger to the BKS1 Radio family having blessed the Cipher show with his verbal talents on another occasion with Chad B and Aitch. Join us tonight as we review his latest Mixtape release UpDere: Northern Lights Edition.
Tonight's Guest: 22 McGraw
If you are a hard core Hip Hop fan with concern about the lack of good lyrical content in today's music, you need not look any further. Fortunately for you, there's a new kid in town. And he goes by the name of 22 McGraw.
The HardRoc Records recording artist was born and raised in the Baxter Terrace Housing Projects in Newark, NJ. Growing up, he always had a passion for music and was heavily influenced by the styles of Bootsy Collins, 2Pac, Nas, Redman, Snoop Dogg and Max B. With big dreams, a pen and his pad, McGraw began writing lyrics at the age of 12. But there was one small obstacle he had to overcome, stage fright. After a few performances, he kicked his fear of the stage and since then he has been focused on sharing his story with the world.
In a interview with BKS1 Radio, McGraw explained, "I was raised in a middle class home. The things I talk about in my rhymes aren't all things I have necessarily done. But everything that I talk about is real or something that I have witnessed first hand. When I rap, I speak for those who don't have the ability to tell their story. Through me, we will all be heard."
The self-proclaimed "hooktician's" latest contribution to Hip Hop, "Up Dere: The Northern Lights Edition", appropriately released on 4/20/2011, is an ode to one of his favorite past times. Songs like "Bali Run" and "We Have Fun" featuring Chad B are up tempo classics with bass knocking beats. While tracks like "Background Boy", "So Smart" and "Let's Get Right" featuring Skeemz take listeners on a mellow "futuristic" journey. 22 has also been featured on "Nov. 24th", a mix-tape in which he collaborated on with friend and fellow label mate, Chad B.
Humble, hungry and ready to take the industry by storm, 22 McGraw is well on his way. Fans and potential fans, stay tuned. He's on the come up.
For music and more information on 22 McGraw, please log-on to http://www.hardrocrecords.com or follow him on Twitter @22_McGraw.
Only Men Wear Timberlands!!....O.W.W.H.H Freestyle Friday! Halloween EditionThursday, 25 October 2012 19:52
Get ready for another freestyle Friday...Halloween edition!!! The ladies of OWWHH will shock you this October when we represent our favorite male influences and expose our alter egos. Tonight's theme!..."Only Men Wear Timberlands," and to compliment our little twist we are going to get into a few things like "Why It's Important For A Man To Wear The Pants In The Relationship!" talking - men being controlled by their woman, women being too authoritative ruins relationships, young ladies dressing in mens attire thinking "its appealing or sexy," and much more!
As always we will touch on a little bit of everything staying true to the tradition of "O.W.W.H.H" freestyle Fridays!!! So make sure you tune to find out who gets knocked off, and what special guests we have in the building this week! The women of "only women wear high heels" turn into the men of "Only Men Wear Timberlands!" this Friday Only! Keeping it real as always! Call in 646-233-1302 or join the Halloween festivities in the chatroom! Tonight 11pm - 1am est. only on BKS1RADIO.COM
Special Guest: Avarex
Jersey's newest break out artist Avarex is back with his new mixtape A-Jersey-Conglomerate featuring songs like " Mistaken Me", "Official (freestlye) off Drakes-Uptown", and "Respect My Grind" . CHECK OUT THE NEWEST VIDEO "LOOK IN MY EYES".
Avarex has been dropping songs and videos all year. He has been doing a lot of (non-profit shows) in the Tri-State area to build a growing buzz and fanbase as well. Ava has most recently opened up for acts such as Lil Cease (Jr. Mafia) and Tierra Mari also more to come.
Be sure to check out avaTV (Every Thrusday Evening ) on his Youtube channel "avarex18" and Avarex's new mixtape A-Jersey-Conglomerate, Also more new music and visuals to come.
To contact Avarex
Follow @ImSooAva / Facebook Ava Hooper / Youtube Avarex18/
Special Guest: J'Maine Jones
Special Guest: J'Maine Jones
J'MAINE JONES was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. At a late age, J'MAINE JONES learned that he was adopted. He never knew or met his biological father until age 18. The hole time the man he had been calling "father" his entire life was really his "stepfather". At that point J'MAINE was only half of who he thought he knew he was and left with feelings of abandonment and unworthy of love J'MAINE has been in search to learn all of who he is and his purpose for being born. The only clue or direction J'MAINE had was his vocal talent and ability to sing.
Shortly after, J'MAINE used his only clue (his talent) and auditioned for the 2nd season of the hit television series CANADIAN IDOL just to see how far it would take him and quickly became apart of the top 20 finalists in this nation wide competition. This was his first appearance on national television.
J'MAINE then decided to go on a tour across Asia for 2 years performing in clubs and 5 star hotels in which he gained the majority of his performance experience. He's performed in Bangkok, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia to name a few.
Gaining fans from these countries, when J'MAINE returned to North America from his tour overseas, he was encouraged to audition for the Amateur Night competition at the legendary Apollo theater in NYC and won the competition 3 consecutive times. Since then, he's joined Universal Records recording artist Ryan Leslie assisting in background vocals.
J'MAINE JONES has shared the stage with some of music's legendary artists including Mariah Carey, Earth Wind & Fire, P Diddy, Ryan Leslie, Corey Gunz, John Legend, Alicia Keys and Yolanda Adams to name a few. He's worked with very successful producers in the industry such as Rodney Jerkins (Dark Child), Rockwilder, and etc. He's currently working on his first mixtape and EP due to be released in late 2012.
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Live In The Vocal Booth Artist Review: Karyn White - Carpe Diem| Tonight's Topic: Does The Person Who Makes The Most Money Set The House Rules?| Special Guest: Tim ShiderSaturday, 27 October 2012 16:39
Artist Review: Karen White
She possesses one of the most memorable, distinctive voices ever heard in popular music. She's an accomplished singer/songwriter who etched herself into music history with her smash hit song, the female anthem, "Superwoman". That song made international waves, selling over a million units, being certified Gold and named the Billboard R&B Song of the Year in 1989. She IS a super woman. She's Karyn White.
In the years since her last CD was released in 1994 (Make Him Do Right – Warner Brothers), the lovely, soulful vocalist has focused her energy on family, raising and nurturing her daughter Ashley (her daughter with ex-husband, producer/songwriter Terry Lewis of Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis fame). White's priorities to family are largely responsible for her absence from the music scene. Her daughter Ashley is now a freshman at Howard University but for the last 18 years – Karyn saw to it that Ashley received the love and care of a mother invested in her child – which the nomadic lifestyle of a professional musician could not afford.
Read More Karen White Bio: www.karynsworld.me
Tonight's Topic: Does The Person Who Makes The Most Money Set The House Rules?
Traditionally men were the bread winners and as woman entered the workforce they made less money and took care of the children and the home. Typically as the head of the house and the financial support of the family men pretty much called the shots on the major decisions. Fast forward to today the dynamics have shifted. Women have a prominent position in the workforce and often match and in many cases make more money than their mate.
This raises the question with the switch in who owns the role as the bread winner does that change which person set's the house rules? Tonight on BKS1RADIO.COM "The Live in the Vocal Booth" Team tackles this question and wants to hear from you on who gets to set the house rules? In studio Special Guest Tim Shider featuring music from his upcoming CD "Betcha Never Thought" and the new single "Toe2Toe".
Special Guest: Tim Shider
Tim Shider, a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, was born into a family of musicians and singers. The sixth of seven siblings, his oldest brother is the late Garry Shider, who was a member of Parliment Funkadelic.
Tim has worked with artists, such as Alicia Keys, Leela James, Amy Winehouse, Kenny Latimore, Kool and the Gang, George Clinton and many more. Through his independent label "TLS Entertainment " Tim has developed and worked with new up and coming artist : Charmaine Rudd, Dennis Hilliman, Noe Feliz and William McLeod .. These projects are all available online everywhere ...
Now releasing his first single "Toe2Toe" from his first solo, and soon to be released, project "Betcha Never Thought". A hot new track, Toe2Toe is sure to make a lot of noise in the clubs, available online everywhere now.
Live In The Cipher Artist Review| N1S - Empty Space| Special Guest: Beyond BeliefWednesday, 04 April 2012 18:44
Tonight the Live In The Cipher crew brings you a couple of up and coming MC's. We are rating and reviewing MC N1S mixtape release Empty Space. Join us tonight and as we get back to what made BKS1 Radio known around the industry. We bring you another Best Kept Secret. Also we have MC Beyond Belief tonight on the Live In The Cipher Show.
Guest: MC N1S:
A lot of people have been saying "Hip Hop/Rap Is Dead". I find that hard to believe. There's a great number of talent out there, especially in the heart of Jersey and N1S is one of them.
Born and raised in the streets of Newark/Elizabeth, Erik Britt, also known as N1S or 'The Prince of the City', would be the first to let you know that where you're from doesn't determine your level of success. It's your talent that's going to take you to where you need to be. And I must admit his talent is going to take him to places beyond Jersey.
"It's not where you come from or what your buzz is, it's about your talent level."
N1S has been practicing his craft for over 16 years. He first began rapping when he was in the 4th. Grade. To be more precise it was September 1994. It all began in a lunch room in Plainfield, New Jersey. As he stood in line and heard the group of guys freestyling behind him. Being caught off guard N1S was approached by one of the boys and was put on blast to spit a freestyle. Unaware of his talents, due to the fact that he believed he could sing, he spit the first line that came to mind.
"I see Tupac coming around the corner with a boom box"
The line may seem like nothing to others but to him it was a door-opener. Once he said that line and heard how the rest of the kids reacted he went home and wrote his first rap called "The Realest Mack". According to N1S, that was probably the last day he did homework. He dropped his books to pick up a pen and write rhymes just as some his influences: Naughty-by-Nature, Redman, Kriss Kross, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Biggie Smalls and Tupac. The list doesn't stop there, those are just a few that he shared.
"Anybody who took this seriously and wrote their own rhymes and could perform was an inspiration to me"
With the help of his mother, he created his rap name from a nickname she gave him. She would always tell him he was the "Number 1 Son. So he took that concept and began to think of different ways to make it sound good. Once he originated his unique name he then gave it a unique meaning.
"The main meaning for N1S is: No one says what I says. No one sees what I sees. That's why no one that sounds just like me. Then I can say no one's seeing cause there's no one out there that's rocking on a track like I do. Then I can say I'm the nicest one still cause at the end of the day that's what I am. Then I can sit up here and say I'm no one special but I'm good at what I do. It has a lot of meanings to it"
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the music that N1S creates is a picture that tells a story you will never forget. Rap may have been his first love, but over time he evolved and branched out to writing R&B. His music has been inspired by his own life experiences or the experiences of those around him. To N1S the best part of this business is the reaction from the fans. To be able to grasp their attention by either the lyrics or the beat of the song is a fulfillment for him. The worst part of this business for N1S is not being signed. To have people approach him and tell him how much they enjoy his music, tell him how good he is at what he does and to bluntly tell him oppose to other underground artist getting signed he should have a deal is not just a compliment; it's also an indirect reminder that even with him taking two steps forward the worst rapper getting a deal sends him four steps back. As a result of this being humble is something N1S admits he needs to work on. According to him, why should he be humble when he knows he's better then his competition.
Me: If you could be signed where would you go?
N1S: At first I said I wanted to go to Young Money but then someone made me think about it, if you go to Young Money you'll be sitting on the shelf for a while. So I would say something like Interscope, Universal. I wanted to go to Grand Hustle because I'm a big T.I. fan so I would love to go to Grand Hustle. Or Ludacris' label. And that would probably be it.
Now that he's in the spotlight the Prince is shinning brighter then ever. His mixtape 'Rise And Fall Of An Empire" dropped on August 26, 2010. He described the process of putting it together as being fun but stressful. For seven years N1S was a part of a group but felt that their big break was taking too long to come. He decided to take his talent and become a solo artist. Even though he wasn't used to being a one man band, he's loving his time in the lime light.
Now that his creative control was in his own hands N1S was able to say what he wanted to say on any beat of his choice. The creative process for his latest mixtape took a year to complete. His release date was significant because his mixtape was released on the anniversary which he left the group. This album was an expression of everything that was on his mind and everything that he was feeling during that entire year. So you can say his first solo mixtape was a "musical diary".
The mixtape consist of 13 tracks which included artist such as, Kortini and Su. Out of the 13 tracks N1S chose "I'm The Shhhh" as his favorite song. The song portrays him as his fans see him. When you hear him on the track you would say he's "stuck-up", "cocky" or "conceited" but he hasn't been able to see that in himself.
"People always tell me, you're so arrogant with your rap, you're so arrogant with your attitude but if you really knew me I'm the shyest person in the world. I'm a very shy person but people tell me when I do music I'm cocky as hell"
He's currently in the studio working on his next mixtape which is called "Top Floor" which is scheduled to drop February 2011. The concept of the mixtape is a metaphor of what it takes to succeed. For N1S, his goal is to make it in the music business but for others this could be applied to any and every aspect of succeeding. Everyone has to start at the bottom in order to make it to the top.
N1S is creating one mixtape with three sections. The first section of the mix tap is going to be the "Lobby Section". It will consist of upbeat songs which shows that he's 'starving', 'hungry' and ready for success. Then there's "Elevator Music" which geared more towards his female fans. This is going to be his collaboration section. The songs will have a mellow vide which gives you the impression that success is a slow process. No one makes it over night. Next you have the "Penthouse Suite" which is the "I've made it, I'm successful, they know me, I'm here" music. You could consider this section of the mixtape the party tracks. The first song off the mixtape is called "Talk Dirty" which features Savoy and let's just say it's a track that can't be described, it can only be felt.
Although the road to success seemed lonely, which is why N1S referred to himself as a "one man gang", he wasn't walking the road alone. As the saying goes, "behind every great man there is a strong woman pushing him to succeed" for N1S that woman was his mother. Just as she gave him life, N1S received an opportunity to return the favor. On July 28, 2011, he underwent surgery and gave his mother a kidney. The transplant was a success and the road to recovery was what inspired his newest project "Empty Space". The first single off his mixtape, "The Recovery" ft. TeNeil Nicole, shows you the growth of N1S. Not only as a person but also as an artist.
Since the surgery N1S has pushed himself to exceed beyond his own expectations. Not only has he dropped one of the hottest mixtapes, but he's also taken the crown as the "Remix King". He's remixed songs from artist such as Usher, Rhianna, Big Sean and Ella Varner.
Special Guest: Beyond Belief:
It all started back in 1994, when Beyond Belief first got his hands on Biggie's debut album Ready to Die. After hearing the record, he was immediately hooked, and began writing rhymes in the basement of his parents' Rockaway Park home.
Later influenced by artists such as Kool G Rap, Big Pun, Nas and Run DMC, it was through a high school classmate that the Rockaway emcee met rapper-turned-producer Kwame, who he credits for teaching him the art of songwriting.
Kwame, who is most notably known for starting the polka-dot trend in hip hop in the late 80s, as well as his production on the number one records "Switch" (Will Smith) and "On Fire" (Lloyd Banks), saw Beyond Belief's potential, and quickly signed him to his boutique production company, Make Noise.
While completing a full-time bachelor's degree program at the University of Miami, Beyond Belief still managed to release two mixtapes (Bobby J From Rockaway and Beyond Your Reach), as well as a full-length album (What About BOB?) under the Make Noise imprint, and is currently working on his second full-length project, the bulk of which will be produced by Kwame.
With this next offering, as with his previous projects, Beyond Belief strives to bridge the gap between the conflicting worlds of commercial music and underground hip hop, proving that it's possible to make commercially accepted tracks, while still maintaining artistic integrity, and upholding the roots of hip hop: true lyricism and self expression.
Having completed a certificate program at the New York Film Academy, Beyond Belief not only writes and records his own music, but also shoots, directs, and edits all of his own videos.
Be sure to check out his new music video series, Breaking Beyond, which airs every Wednesday on his website: www.beyondbeliefonline.com.
Live In Vocal Booth Artist Review: Q Parker - The Manual| Tonight's Topic: Who Sets The Boundaries In Relationships?| Special Guest: Singer OmiSaturday, 17 November 2012 15:53
Artist Review: Q Parker
He has had huge success as one-fourth of the chart-topping, Grammy-award winning R&B group 112. But now Quinnes "Q" Parker is ready. He's more than ready to show the world that he is a super-talented songwriter and performer, capable of standing on his own as a solo artist.
Music has been part of the Atlanta native's DNA since he was a child. "I grew up singing in the church and in the school chorus," says Q. "I was also in the Atlanta Boy Choir and we toured Europe when I was only 10 years-old." It was during high school that Q was discovered, along with Marvin "Slim" Scandrick, Michael Keith, and Daron Jones, by producers Tim and Bob, who presented them to P. Diddy. The group eventually signed to Bad Records and enjoyed mega success, cranking out hit after hit, until disbanding in 2007.
But Q is back. Now he's on his own with his solo debut. His album, The MANual, will be released in late October by his production and artist development company, NeWFam Entertainment and Malaco Records, one of the largest independent labels in the U.S. The album features collaborations with some of the industry's finest: Faith Evans, Styles P. from the The Lox, and Crystal Nicole. Producers on the album include Chuck Harmony, Kendrick Dean, Carvin and Ivan, Oak, DeWayne Nesmith of The Corna Boyz, Warryn Campbell, Selasi, Mandobeats, and Adrian Porter. The album will show the evolution of Q Parker as an artist, and of course, as a man, hence the title. Earlier this year, Q released a popular mixtape, Qgasms 1: Prelude to The MANual to give folks a taste of what's in store with this debut album.
"For years I've just been one-fourth of the video, one-fourth of the show, and one-fourth of the interview. And when you're part of a group, people tend to only have a partial perception of you," Q explains. "So this is an opportunity for people to really get to know me as an individual, an artist, a producer, and a songwriter. This solo album is an introduction for people to know who Q Parker is." With the first two singles "Show You How" and "Yes," and tracks like "Two of Us" (featuring Faith Evans) and "Hold Me," The MANual showcases Q's trademark romantic side (he was, after all, the sexy, charismatic ladies man of 112) and will serve as a conversation he says he needs to have with women . "The songs on the album are timeless, classic and full of substance," he says. "The album serves as a 'manual,' a how-to-guide for women to learn how they should be treated and for men to know how to treat them. It will give an inside scoop on how women should be approached, talked to and respected. The album will show how intimacy and chivalry aren't dead. There are still some gentlemen out there."
It's quite obvious that Q, who has written for Kelly Price, Pink, New Edition, Mase, Aaliyah, Keyshia Cole, and most recently Tyrese ("One Night"), has a genuine love for his craft. He is one of those artists who meticulously analyzes and dissects every element of music, and it shows brilliantly in his own work. "I have a great appreciation for music, we speak the same language," he says. "I get her and she gets me. We have an unspoken connection."
Music may be Q's first love, but he is also on his way to becoming a leading fitness expert. A few years ago, he released a health and wellness calendar full of clever nutritional tips and effective exercises and recently shot an exciting 2013 version of the calendar. He is currently taking classes to become a certified personal trainer and is determined to make people understand the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. "I did the calendar because as a nation, we got to get more health conscious. This is really important to me. When you think about the rise in obesity among black children, we've got to instill the importance of eating right and exercising in them—especially because they're our future." He plans to release another calendar and eventually become a certified fitness trainer.
Q is also a philanthropist with a huge heart. He's in the early stages of planning and solidifying infrastructure for his foundation, Q Parker Cares, which will focus on fitness and health for children, as well the importance and significance of keeping music in schools. He also plans to create a mentoring program and a music summer camp for kids. "My foundation will be devoted to keeping kids physically, mentally, and creatively strong through fitness, healthy eating, and exposure to music," Q says. "Any way that I can give my time and my resources to help others, I will. Any way that I can use my brand and my expertise to give back, I'm all for it." He's also participated in several walks, campaigns and events for autism, cancer, and Alzheimer's.
In addition to giving back to the community, Q is also a huge proponent of giving back to up-and-coming artists. In addition to being a production company, NeWFam Entertainment also focuses on shaping the careers of new talent. "A lot of today's artists are missing the simple development they need to compete at a level that they need to. I provide hands on experience to help vocally prepare artists," he says. "I can just see the difference between when 112 came into the game and now. It's like night and day. I believe a lot of the kids aren't given a fair shot to be successful. Before 112 came out we spent almost two years rehearsing and vocal and media training. We learned what it took to perform in front of a crowd."
And he's still performing, doing shows around the country to promote The MANual and for the first time in sixth years, touring with all the members of 112. The group will be headlining shows overseas this winter, proving that the 112 brand has been accepted all over world.
But now it's time for the world to also know Q Parker, the solo artist. The MAN.
"I have a great work ethic. I believe that whatever you put into something is what you're going to get back," he says. "So I'm willing to put all of me into everything I do. Five years from now I can guarantee that Q Parker will be a mainstay. The sky's the limit for me."
Get ready for Q Parker.
Bio from: www.amazon.com/Q-Parker
Who Sets The Boundaries In Relationships?
Who is more likely to set the boundaries in a romantic relationship? Some may say men have the upper hand because traditionally they are the pursuer. Some may say women because women typically decide when the relationship will move to the bedroom. Does the person that sets the boundaries first maintain control of the relationship? Can women use boundaries to take a shaky relationship into a long-term life commitment? Can boundaries be a training boot camp to get and keep your mate in line? Join the "Live in the Vocal Booth Team" let your voice be heard call in 646-233-1302 or jump in the live chat and become a Chat Rebel.
Special Guest: OMI
One writer says, "Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others had greatness thrust upon them." In the case of OMI (Omar Samuel Pasley) he was born a great singer! Hailing from Clarendon, Jamaica, OMI is last of the four children of Kenroy and Rachel Pasley. As a child growing up, he sang at every occasion that provided an audience - the church, school concerts or any other community gathering. Much to the delight of his onlookers,
OMI would rise to the occasion once he got the opportunity.
OMI idolized his father and nurtured the desire to follow in his footsteps as a visual artist and musician. For him, this was no easy feat to accomplish, as his dad was not only outstanding at painting portraits, but also a great musician known in the industry as Jah Ken. However, before Jah Ken could pass-on all he knew about both vocations, he died of emphysema when OMI was nine years old. His dad's passing left a vacuum in his world and as young as he was, OMI pledged to use his talents to keep his family anchored together.
He attended the May Pen Primary School, before moving to the Garvey Maceo High School where he started to shine as a true performer among his friends. OMI was captivated by the beats and 'raw street poetry' that coloured the hip-hop music genre, so much so, that during class breaks, his peers would take turns providing hip-hop beats while he rapped. His friends were fascinated with the cutting edge lyrics he spit and voiced their approval by drumming on the desks and chairs, while maintaining the rhythm to the lyrics he spun. It was at that moment OMI realized he could effortlessly create catchy melodies. As he grew older and his voice became more distinct, he found singing more to his liking. He enjoyed the latitude it gave him in putting more "soul" and creativity into his compositions.
OMI is the newest young discovery of international talent wizard, Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, who successfully produced and marketed such luminaries as Shabba Ranks, Patra and Italian reggae singer Alborosie. Discovered by Specialist three years ago, OMI is a prolific singer and songwriter inspired by music stars such as Nat King Cole, John Legend and Tanya Stephens. He enjoys reasoning on social, cultural and spiritual issues, from which he elicits material to incorporate into the body of his songs. The timbre of his voice is smooth, bright and compelling. OMI's fluid vocal delivery and his contemporary songwriting skills will no doubt secure successive hits on both local and international charts.
OMI is being groomed in all aspects of the music business under the direction of Kingston, Jamaica based Oufah Media & Production, spearheaded by Specialist, who is also producing his CD. He is currently in the studio laying tracks for his not-yet-titled debut album, of his self-penned songs, for which the intro singles "Standing On All Threes" and "Cheerleader" will be released shortly. Already on the scene is his "Firecracker" song, teasing music fans on YouTube.
You are now officially forewarned: Prepare thyself to meet OMI
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A head on collision late Saturday night resulted in the death of Wasilla man, Alaska State Troopers say.
According to troopers, the accident occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday night, involving a 2012 Jeep Wrangler traveling eastward on Bogard Road and a 1980 Yamaha motorcycle heading in the opposite direction. AST spokewoman Beth Ipsen reported that at the time of the accident, the driver of the Jeep was attempting to turn onto Caribou Street, and crossed the lane the motorcycle was traveling in when they collided.
Troopers responding to the scene discovered the motorcycle driver, Cameron MacDonald, 29, was trapped under the Jeep. With the help from bystanders, Ipsen notes, they were able to lift the vehicle off of him, but he died at the scene from his injuries.
The driver of the Jeep, 29-year-old Ross Forys, also of Wasilla, was not reported to have any injuries. Troopers are awaiting toxicology reports, and Ipsen says they believe the Jeep may have been in the wrong lane of travel. She notes, however, that driving motorcycles in certain conditions is dangerous.
"I'm a motorcycle rider myself," Ipsen said. "And it's one of those things, where us bikers, we always ride like nobody can see us, and unfortunately sometimes that's the case."

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Navy Screws Up - Sends Reporter Details On Avoiding His FOIA Request
Following a Washington reporter's request to the Navy to turn over documents related to the Navy Yard Shooting, a US Navy official mistakenly forwarded an internal email outlining instructions on exactly how to avoid his Freedom of Information request. As RT reports, hours after NBC's Scott Macfarlane's tweets on the matter went viral, the Navy "regretted the incident" and re-iterated its "commitment to transparency."
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Scott MacFarlane, a news reporter for NBC 4 in Washington, DC, had filed a FOIA request with the Navy in an attempt to compel authorities to turn over documents related to the Navy Yard shooting in September. MacFarlane was seeking memos written by higher-ups at Naval Sea Systems Command from September, October, and November 2013--messages sent by the same officials in the hours directly after the shooting occurred, and images of building 197 at the Navy Yard, where the gunman killed 12 people and injured three others.
The Navy's FOIA office confirmed that it had received MacFarlane's request, but instead of sending him the relevant documents, they inadvertently sent an internal email containing instructions on how to avoid the reporter's request. MacFarlane tweeted a screenshot of the message – which included the name of Robin Patterson, the Navy's FOIA public liaison – accompanied by the phrase "EPIC FAILURE."
"I think the appropriate response is 'cameras are prohibited from the premises, with the exception of 'official photos' of specific events and assemblies, or ceremonies, such as retirements," the email read, in part. "This request is too broad to tie to the specific event. If you discover that there is a 'photo library,' I would recommend negotiating with the requester..."
FOIA workers advised each other to avoid turning over information by telling MacFarlane his request was too broad and would constitute a "fishing expedition," and that he should "narrow the scope of his request."
"Again, another 'fishing expedition,'" the screenshot shows. "[J]ust because they are media doesn't mean the memos shed light on specific government activities."
Officials also singled out one of MacFarlane's requests in particular, noting "this one is specific enough that we may be able to deny it. However, I want to talk with the FBI as they may have 'all the emails during that time, in their possession.'"
Just hours after MacFarlane's tweets went viral, the Navy's Twitter feed published a series of messages addressing the military's respect for the FOIA process.
#USNavy regrets the content of an internal email sent to @nbcwashington cc @politico @Gawker
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) January 7, 2014
The #USNavy remains committed to transparency & responding to FOIA requests in a timely and professional manner. CC @politico @Gawker
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) January 7, 2014
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Yes indeed, committed to transparancy. So turn over the documents and emails as requested. Now.
Probably the only conspiracy here is government workers trying to avoid work.
Just more Loose Change
It seems to always be a conspiracy theory until it's not.
Business as usual. When are people going to wake up?
Why is it called a "FOIA request"? If the law is on the side of the public, shouldn't it be called a "FOIA demand"?
I fucking love it when shit like this happens. The aftertweets™ just make it that much more epic!
The twittee reads the post on twitter that was written by the twit.
Just thought that might need clearing up.
Just a quick question: Who works for whom, exactly?
We have hired a massive governmental system to specifically protect us from ourselves as "we know not what we do". Its like we have voluntarily committed ourselves to a mental institution because our "loved ones" and other very smart and caring people have told us its for our own protection. Of course they were not particularly forthcoming about the fact that we might be able to check out but we can never leave. It is amazing how they can be caught red handed at these things and then throw out a few tepid apologies and denials and then act like it never happened. As Hillary would say "What does it matter anyway!" She's right. We are fucked and we all know it.
They'll stick with the word request, because they'll also stick with "no" as a response.
A classic "Uffda".
NAVY: QUICK, CALL THE FBI, we got another nosy reporter who wants to see our videos from when our manchurian-candidate blew his fuse.
FBI: No problem, we'll take care
Conspiracy? If ant's can collectively move 40X their body weight in mass, humans call this 'magic'. If an orgnization of men conspire to meet in secret and collude, the PTB all this an impossibillty.
Why do when SUITS meet we call it 'conspiracy', but when ant's organize we think nothing of it? Go figure....
Move along.
Another "workplace" false flag. A SWAT team was enroute and was told to stand down.
SWAT teams are only used for breaking into citizen's homes in the middle of the night 'cuz they heard that they might have .5 grams of cocaine somewhere.
SWAT teams are most definitely not to be used to stop the government's perception management ops.
If you want to continue posting frequently, please learn the difference between plural and possessive nouns. Thank you.
Lax public schooling. There's nothing rigorous about learning or teaching any longer, considering Equitable Outcomes and all. English in America is a dynamic second language, apparently.
indeed. I don't even need a spell checker most of the time & no grammar checker's ever been accurate enough to be worth using.
It's actually one particular English teacher I can credit for my good spelling. Way, way back in the days of BBS's (which I'm sure is poorly pluralized but I don't give a fuck), I was corrected repeatedly on spelling & grammar.
Since that wasn't 'work' it was just a hobby it just goes to show how much one particular teacher cared. And in trolling form. I am an honorary graduate of spelling-trolling school :-)
We regret to inform you that your FOIA request cannot be fufilled due a MOST unfortunate series of events resulting in a complete database failure, fire, and tragic shreading accident. However, the USN takes your requests very serious and will be happy to comply with any and all future requests.*
Thank you,
Admiral Boom
*Not all records may availble due to the accidents listed above.
We regret to further inform you that the records from investigation into the unfortunate database failure, fire and tragic shredding accident, have themselves been lost in an unfortunate explosion. The investigation into the subsequent explosion is ongoing.
A goddamn triple post? Sorry ZH folks...no matter how appropriate to the subject, I'll try and lay off the Salior Jerry next time while posting here.
any network hiccup & zh does this.
I've got a temporary solution since I never have this problem with any other site.
I prepare my comment, I save a small one once, and when I see it went through I re-open it.
Doesn't matter how many times the 'save' event is sent by accident, on an edit there's only one message, on a new post it would create a new one every time.
Once I got a quadruple post. That's embarassing.
Hey, they tweeted a ten-word apology, so everything is okay now.
I thought the Navy just threw the request overboard like all the other annoying things.....
I hope this reporter drives a manual transmission car and not an automatic that may unexplicably accelerate into a tree thanks to computer controlled throtle and electric steering (drive by wire, die by fire).
Hey he should also make sure he is not close to shore where a stray shell accidentaly launched from a ship can take out his house at 2am
Stray shell?
Surely you mean "gas explosion".
Here's the $64000 question: who was in those homes when they blew up? Fuel-air explosions can be very powerful. But consider the odds of two homes in the same place at the same time each having gas leaks that reach perfect stoichemtry before "accidentally" igniting. Pretty similar to the odds of two massive 110-story skyscrapers in the same place on the same day collapsing into their basements due to burning kerosene.
Here's an even better question, did you do any verification of information? Google is start http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/three-charged-with-murder-...
Were their passports found in the rubble?
From the comments at that link:
John Dion Longworth
"Was a victim of the Indiana home explosions.
He was a genius and developed wireless electric plasma lights.
Plasma lights use a Radio Frequency power supply that converts Electrical power to Radio Frequency (RF) power.
Energy savings of up to 70%."
Many, many reasons a gifted researcher into those type of technologies might have a nasty accident.
I realize that correlation isn't necessarily causation, but that is certainly something to make one go "hmmm...."
Let's also not forget the bloombox that can cut energy 50% for the same electrical output converting nat-gas directly without combustion.
Combine the two together...
you mean 3 (3rd not 110 stories but...).
Obumma's NSA henchmen have taught them well ...
Does "rigging the market" count as a Screw...up!
What is their new motto? "A Global Force of Good?"
More like "A Globalist Force for The Good of a Few Elite Banking Scum."
My Grandfather was a Chief Petty Officer in WWII and saw shit that haunted him until his passing...I can only imagine what he'd say if he was alive today.
Your grandfather would likely be proud that he had a grandson that saw through the bullshit. He might ask what the fuck is twerking...but that is another story.
My grandfather was in the Air Force and NEVER spoke about a thing regarding the shit he must have seen.
i'm always surprised in organizations as large as the navy, and as full of physically brave men as the navy, that there is less pushback to this kind of nonsense. not one person has the common sense to say 'i'm not going to do that.' i would think there would be thousands
Loose lips sinks ships - 1942
Loose Lips don't get retirement checks - 2001
The frog has been boiled. A long time ago.
Not the jumping one sucker!
I suggest that you read "Obedience to Authority" by Dr. Stanley Milgram
This is a good one too: Chain of Obedience
Doing what you are told to do is not my definition of "brave".
"not one person has the common sense to say 'i'm not going to do that.' "
Well, that would assume that the release of the internal e-mails was truly an accident.
"My grandfather was in the Air Force and NEVER spoke about a thing regarding the shit he must have seen."
Yeah, neither did Pops. It wasn't until after he passed away that my grandmother told us about the knife fight he gotten into when some Japanese soldiers spang a trap on him and a couple of buddies during some off-duty time. Apparently they'd rigged an abandoned house with all kinds of goodies that would appeal to Americans. Fortunately he and his buddies made it out of there alive. No details survived passed that, but one's imagination can only wonder what would lead a guy to drink like he did and smoke 2 packs of cigs everyday. I will say that he had quite a few medals buried with him...and a purple heart was one.
I always wondered why WWII vets never talked about their experiences and always seemed to have cured themselves of whatever ails returing vets. Now, thanks to the WSJ, I now know that they were scared to death that if they said anything, their own government was going to come and cut out a piece of their brain. A hell of an incentive to shut up about the things you experienced.
NOPE VETS are scared shitless of losing thier pass to the FSA, or COMEX,
All vets are extra-special members of the free-shit-army for life,
If you open your mouth you lose everything,
Just like NAZI GERMANY folks would say, why did nobody speak up?
Cuz EVERYBODY WAAS ON THE FUCKING PAYROLL
FOLLOW US-MIL PENSIONS BOYZ if you seek truth
Once the debilitating and pacifying effects of, basically, putting indian nations on tit, it was so successful in controling a once independent and warlike people, into servile dependent pacifist s that this has been expanded to each and every group.
Civil War vets were the first.
Long ago I was cleaning out an old freezer with the old man, had rotten meat, months old, might have been a rental house, don't remember.
The old man said "Shit smells like Germans", what do you mean pop? He said, "We used to pull the boots off of dead germans, and sometimes their leg's would come off, smelled just like this".
Pa, had lots of Story's about Normandy.
Reminds me of this classic:
I guess everyone has trouble finding decent help.
A threat to national security under every rock... Meanwhile the bankers and their politician puppets rape and pillage the planet totally unmolsted.
Hmm, looks like someone(s) is watching the watchers (and they don't like it!)
It only re-inforces the reality that government and Wall Street will create false data, destroy any incrimintaing data, will lie under oath, will bribe any regulators either directly or via future job offers, and will settle for only token penalties if all else fails. Whomever wrote that Navy memo should be thrown into jail for life -- because while this may be the first time they got caught -- you know that the memo is actually "policy"...
No what this story tells you is that the FOIA is a pain in the ass, and must be eliminated.
I'm sure OBAMA-OREO is drafting an executive order as we speak to NULL&VOID the FOIA.
I think the FOIA was one of those things to give We The Sheeple a sense and feeling of transparency without having to actually deliver it.
From what we've seen, in actuality, since the inception of the act is that it is all too fungible, too easy to avoid. Oh you'll get your information, it just won't be the truth or only infinitesimal slivers of truth while ignoring that which you are not supposed to know.
These days, I wouldn't be surprised if people who use FOIA are put on watchlists as "subversives" or "sabateurs" nor surprised if they become the first in line for FEMA camp showers.
That's a long time ago, ... all else has been taken away, why in the hell not the FOIA? It ain't sacred a long time ago the US-MIL was exempt from the FOIA, they would just say 'secret'.
FOIA was for 'waste' if I remember correctly, obama nazi-oreo can take away the FOIA with a stroke of a pen, ... if he hasn't already.
We wouldn't even know, most Executive Order's must be secret, to keep you safe.
It boggles the mind, here that this POST has been here for many hours, now and not one ZH'er here has focussed on the issue about the video taps at the navy-yard shooting, ... all this fucking COINTELPRO DISINFO here from the US-GOV trolls, sometimes I think 90% of all the commenters here are GUB-MINT-BOTS.
NAVY-YARD videos are the issue here, to see what actually happened, as nobody really knows because the NAVY locked everybody, including DC civililian police.
If this story can't even be properly told here, or comprehended by even 10%, what is the fucking point?
what's that, Felony of Inquiring Aspirations?
Can we send Obama back to Kenya yet?
What an embarrassment this country has become.
Hate to break this to you but the States took out that title when GW misunderestimated his ability to string a coherent sentence together.
The racism and anti-Obama stuff is trollish and distracting. See Dreams from My Real Father. Who the guy really is is itself a matter of national (in) security and beyond the FOIA. He was likely not even born in Kenya. Obama is a distraction from the forces behind the throne. Not everyone is a paid shill, some are just "useful idiots" trained well by the media. See Webster Tarpley's breakdown of how false flags work. The rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper until the entire official story is shown to be a lie. It's machiavelli -- the ends justifiy the means. A new world order is being built upon the ashes of western enlightenment. The Nazis were not defeated in WW2. They were brought over in Operation Paperclip to give birth to the CIA and NSA. Don't give up your guns, don't give up your gold. Oh yeah, and don't fucking breath the air being engineered with heavy metals across G-20 countries to help ease the burden of unfunded tax liabilities via earlier deaths for the sheeple. It's the green thing to do, you know. Criminal aerosol spray operations.
This paranoid secrecy shit really pisses me off. Somebody needs to punch these bastards square in their cocksuckers.
Funny you should mention that...
The Navy tweets? "#USNavy sending troops to atomic death @ #Fukushima. #MidrareLongshoreman."
Wow, nobody here commenting on the issue that the NAVY doesn't want anybody to see what really happened when their manchurian-candidate went haywire.
Remember also that on that day the WASH-DC capitol police sniper team was training across the street, and they were the first responders, they were ordered to stand down by CAPITOL-POLICE chief via radio, and return to their training.
This entire story about the NAVY shooting is a cover-up and also notice they want the FBI to help them cover and report this nosy reporter.
Remember the FBI is no longer in the job of 'law enforcement' now their job is to exterminate nosy reporters.
Problem here folks is EMAIL, its just too easy to send the wrong script, let's hope that more reporters are sent this shit, so that more light can be put on the cockroaches.
Lastly, this story was about how the Navy was testing Microwave devices to put 'sounds' in peoples head, and driving them nuts, the shooter was said to have complained for a long time about the 'voices' and everybody ignored his problems, the problem of course is that these devices really do exist and the NAVY really does test its own 'black' enlistee's.
Most likely the 'Manchurian Candidate' just went 'HAYWIRE' at the wrong place and wrong time, but important thing is the NAVY did not want the CAPITOL POLICE SNIPER to enter during the event, there is something they don't want non FBI/MIL people to see.
Pelosi and Feinstein to View the Videos in question.
Sanders (VT) to send letter to NAVY asking if 'persons' can see videos?
SHit is very real, anybody that doesn't know about this shit should study it, ...
Essentially at a distance words/thoughts can be implanted in your brain at a distance. Using microwave energy, of course if you get a more than a few minutes a day of this shit your brain heats up, and you go nuts or die.
But it works, and has been researched by the NAVY since the 1960's.
Ever heard of the Russian "Woodpecker" satoshi?
Some very interesting conjecture about it's purpose going around.
I hear you, but stay focussed on the issue at hand.
'woodpecker' was broad project, the device used here by the US-MIL is directed to individuals, at short range, essentially the part of the brain that handles speech, and auditory-cortext are heated ( microwaves make water molecules bounce ), sound waves are just heat in the innner ear,
Correct use of micro-wave weapons, allows the MIL to put sounds in the MIND, which in some individuals, allows you to control them.
Stay foccussed folks, and don't let us be derailed from the topic at hand.
1.) Why does the NAVY/FBI not want anyone to see the SHOOTER in action?
2.) Why did the NAVY refuse Capitol Police Sniper team access who were first responders?
3.) Why did the NAVY report the FOIA request to the FBI?
4.) Who is the real target? When the NAVY makes these manchurian-candidates, who are the intended victims?
Yeah, gotcha.
I read about that stuff a while ago I must admit. Amongst some conjecture about possible uses of HAARP arrays for large scale mind alteration as I recall.
Wet warez, Hooman hacking. Welcome to the new reality.
Well I think if your read the wiki you can see this stuff is actually 50+ years old.
The secret stuff is even more interesting, they were doing this in the 1960's, but now with modern computers and MP3 files driving microwave directed antenna's, they can play 'stair way to heaven' inside your brain,...at a considerable number of feet, and through walls.
What's most useful is that some people, react differently than others, the deal is to find the weak minded fool who thinks these words are his own thoughts.
My guys are strong enough to reject the bullshit, but 1 in 10, you can lead them like a lemming anywhere you want take them.
HAARP can resonate signals in the upper ionosphere. That's it. It doesn't hit ground-targets.
And where is the media reporting on this?
The media is here.
I followed you until "Essentially at a distance words/thoughts can be implanted in your brain at a distance."
help me out here
not to derail satoshi101, i'll reply you. actually the voices are formed in the ear or in the skull, not in the mind(brain), at least according to the wiki page he provided.
actually this Microwave_auditory_effect explains the phenomena 'targeted individuals' which i thought to be total bull.
+1 for you
Yes, tell them to google.
"Richard Alan Miller "
and read this among other things...
Also I would add dr John Hall who got involved in the topic by giving his relative benefit of the doubt when she complained of being mind-targeted, drugged and raped. He actually encountered the private contractors(ex-fbi/ex-cia personnel) who were surveilling and terrorising the patient. According to him the technology is in the human experimentation phase at the moment so that's why the targets are mostly (hot) housewives.
Absolute bullshit.
Words unspoken in the mind have a physical form. That physical form is a gigantic network of neurotransmitter chemicals. You can't control precisely which chemicals & neurons will be active in this pattern from ANY outside source.
Not magnetic, not force, not whispers, not ANYTHING.
The brain is incredibly complex. For what you're describing to work the brain would have to be no more complex than a child's push-toy.
Meanwhile, despite this, our valiant media will continue to simply sit on their collective (pun intended) hands (or bow if Obama walks into the room).
This MYTH is long dead,
You cannot speak on behalf of the MSM unless you belong to the club, if you see anybody on TV talking, he is a member of the club.
The MSM belongs to the PTB, they OWN the MSM, by definition,
They're not going to fuck themselves,
The PTB own the NAVY, the FBI, and the MSM.
You can be sure this info-officer at the NAVY who sent the wrong EMAIL, will spend the rest of his life peeling potatoes.
There is nothing we can do put make of fun of them and tell jokes, the frog is boiled dead long ago. Nobody can get near the MSM and tell the truth, he will die.
This case if anything proves that Manchurian-Candidates exist, and that they can deploy them anywhere any time, and that they can use them in DC, and get away with any crime.
Just like BOSTON-BOMBING these are just tests.
My feeling along the NAVY-YARD shooting was to test loyalty, to make sure the CAPITOL-POLICE did stand-down as ordered.
Me thinks the NAVY-YARD shooting fulfilled its goal, everybody did as they were told.
Our "brave men and women in uniform."
Cowards. It takes a brave man to disobey illegal orders. Not one war has been declared since WWII. Not one.
If they tell you to deploy in some part of the world, say "no, that's an illegal order since Congress didn't authorize it."
Go ahead you lying, ratfuck coward scumbags, act like a goddamned Continental Soldier for once.
If you know me at all, and there's no reason you should, this will seem out of character. Supposedly, a guy named Jesus hanging, dying on a crucifix said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
We have to do the same, Mars. We have to forgive them- doesn't mean I won't kill the ratfuck coward scumbags if they fuck with me or mine, but they will die forgiven.
I think its more fashionable to thank them for their service. After all they do go abroad on the taxpayers stolen dime and rustle up some new enemies for the taxpayer while prosecuting the NWO's agenda to turn the taxpayer into slaves. And then they get themselves PSTD and blown into bits and the taxpayer gets to help keep them together as well. Mummy and Daddy makes them strong but the military makes them army strong, advertising horseshit also paid for with the taxpayers stolen dime.
career officers...maybe. But if you are refering to the 18 year old Lance Corporal who joined so he can get the fuck out of BFE (which is the vast majority of the "trigger pullers") you have it all wrong. He's been indoctrinated just like everyone else. Just like you were at one point in time. Give him a fews years...a few life experiences...many of us come around and learn to see things for what they are.
One day these same people become the biggest threat to the status quo. They have been inside the machine, they know how it works, and therefore they know how it can be broken.
The System will also do everything it can to ruin these soldiers, placing them on extended duties till they break, give them unwinnable and immoral directives, put them on psychotropic drugs to ease their pain, and then declare them unfit to own a gun when they are back state-side as civilians again. I am not as confident as you that there will be a "mass awakening" of this group, nor that the numbers of retired service people who have survived intact will be sufficient to alter the course we're on. But there is always hope...
Just an extension of the Navy's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Oh wait a minute poofters can join now.
A friend of mine (known for 3 years now, seen his youngest two grow up) is an LT in the Navy. Asks another LT (both senior grade) what her husband did for a living. Room gets dead quiet. Tension.
She gives him "the eye" and then snidely informs him that she's married to a woman. Friend says "Oh, OK, sorry, I didn't know, so what does your wife do for a living"
Lesbo chick files conduct complaint about her fellow officer's "insensitivity". Goes as high as their Captain (equivilant of Colonel) before it gets dismissed. Absolutely wild times we live in.
All this does is teach people that they can't even have friendly conversations. And being "an evil white male OMG check your privilege!" it's easy for ANY OTHER group of person to be able to claim that you discriminated against them.
Isn't that one of the core beliefs of liberalism...."The white hedro sexual male is to blame for all the worlds woes" Lou Marinoff
Yes, yes it is. And this woman that he told me about in particular gets not onw, but TWO sets of "victim points". One for being female, another for being gay.
If she were black I think my friend would've been shit canned and ruined for life. You can almost see it like a scene from the movies: "Well it be just the two of us in the room and, well, he did be called me a nigger"
What's worse is that the "victims" can literally make anything up these days. Don't like your husband: Just claim that he hit you. Don't like your boss: Just say that he grabbed your ass. Don't like your landlord: Claim discrimination....the list goes on and then we wonder why there's so little investment in the USA and why so many White Males are simply checking out of the system altogther.
If you want your fucked up victim mentality...You can keep your fucked up victim mentality.
Old wisdom says: A liar needs a very good memory.
But the federal government just needs the NSA and militarized police.
Does the US Navy really need to be tweeting in the first place?
Let's not be too hard on the Navy.
It's not like they drove a brand-new aircraft carrier through an intensely radioactive cloud or anything like that.
Stay focussed folks, and don't let us be derailed from the topic at hand.
1.) Why does the NAVY/FBI not want anyone to see the SHOOTER in action?
2.) Why did the NAVY refuse Capitol Police Sniper team access who were first responders?
3.) Why did the NAVY report the FOIA request to the FBI?
4.) Who is the real target? When the NAVY makes these manchurian-candidates, who are the intended victims?
wasn't there a SWAT team ready to engage and ORDERED to stand down?
Who gave the order for the CODE RED?
FOIA request or not, is anyone naive enought to believe that the armed forces divulge anything they really do not want to divulge?
Most of those vets are nothing more than used and abused, once finished spat out like yesterday's news for the next crop of fresh fish. It can be hazardous work and the contracts you sign when you sign up reflect that in the benefits it is no different than in the private sector. Hazardous work you need better pay and or perks to attract talent that would otherwise not consider risking life and limb. Don't hate the vets, hate their sociopath handlers and assholes who promise the moon and stars then don't deliver afterwards.
Hate the VETS
When the VETS are finsihed with their 4-6 years they come out and become cops, tsa, or DHS,
They exit 4 years of butt-fucking iraqis' and then theey go work at DHS and fingerbang babys, slap little girls, and knock grandma out of her wheel chair.
Defend the vets all you wish, but where do you think the assholes that are filling all the cop jobs are coming from?
The entire reason that Law Enforcement in the USA is infested with assholes, is that we have been running a non-volunteer army for 40 years and only hiring assholes who like to beat and kill, and then after they do their 4-6 years we make them cops.
Duh, and you wonder why the cop's treat citizens like shit, because every cop on the street thinks that he's still in Iraq.
truth hurts, eh?
He's makin' his list
he's checkin' it twice
he knows which cops been naughty or nice
Dorner Claus is comin' to town
All government military and agencies are bought and paid for. There is no way anyone can fight it or do anything about it. TPTB have all the tanks, planes, drones, advanced weapons and they control all local law enforcement. TPTB have a hold on everything you do and everything that you have. They essentially own you... they own everything.
American revolution 2 is the only way to change all this. It will be bloody, violent and millions will die, but there really is NO other way.
Trollish. There are some, maybe many good people in government and the military. Financially, it's one of the only games in town to put food on your table. Not everyone is so easily corrupted. Calls for violence are usually from paid shills or useful idiots. Who's the enemy? How do you fight an air force that is largely remote controlled? How do you get good leadership at the highest levels of the military when so many of the honorable ones are weeded out via recently leaked litmus tests, such as "will you confiscate guns from Americans" ? Right now I am in the Joel Skousen camp, which predicts that the current system will fail, and as 100 million Americans are on Welfare -- and many more work FOR the system -- few will mount an effective effort to seriously change things. But even this failure is planned for by TPTB, who will invite a nuclear attack on the US by China or Russia in the next 10 years or so, but the attack will spare most of the cities and just decapitate the military, at which point TPTB will emerge from their underground bases with new weapons and will retaliate, but only after the USA has agreed to complete merging with Rothshild/Rockefeller international banker NWO via some UN agreement, which allows a total rewrite of civil liberties, property rights, and tax law in the US. Skousen hopes there will be some patriotic outposts in the US that will continue living the tradition of liberty and not under UN/banker occupation. He has a book called Strategic Relocation which is part of an overall survival guide through these rocky times. In the meantime I contibnue to support Constitutional Conservatives and I write letters and make phone calls to say no to more wars and banker bailouts. And I do other things to be more independent of the system in terms of finances, health, and energy and food production. Best wishes to everyone here at ZH.
#1 use EMP's to take out the remote controls
#2 control the land food comes from so they do as you say or they starve.
#3 who is the enemy: R U FKN SRS? Really?
So, once again the servant tells the king to shut up and eat shit. I say off with his head!
zero accountability..... so without whistleblowers WE DONT GET THE FACTS...
this is why obama has the intel agents on the ground in benghazi under wraps....
however there will be a revelation at the right time..... just like the swifties acted revealing the facts about john kohn (aka kerry)... puppet of georgi schwartz (the nazi collaborator aka soros)...
foia requests are a joke, the only way you get any information is if they mistakenly send it to you by filing it in the outbox instead of the shred box.
with competence like this, who needs whistleblowers?


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The ability to recognize pathogens and initiate inflammatory and immunologic processes to control their spread relies on innate immune system signaling. One of the most recently identified pathogen-sensing signaling pathways involves the activation of the inflammasome, a macromolecular complex responsible for proteolytic processing of several immature cytokines (IL-1b and IL-18 in particular). The protein NLRP3 acts as a central scaffold during in the assembly of the inflammasome in response to numerous inflammatory stimuli known to induce IL-1b secretion.
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Does he deserve our sympathy? Some are beginning to think so but I'm afraid he is a guilty man: compare the small rise in sympathy to that that may be displayed by victims of a bank robber/rapist watching him get surrounded by more victims or an angry mob and get the kicking he deserves.
Iain, I beg to differ about the Prime Mentalist. As I said here:
All it would have taken for this to go away would be for him to have said: "I'd like to start by saying that I'm terribly sorry for sending that letter to you as it stood and I'm sorry that it didn't achieve the aim of expressing my sincere sympathies with you for your loss. I wanted to convey my respects and condolences in person and I hope that you can forgive me."
Even I wouldn't be able to fight that.
But no. He can't admit that he, James Gordon Brown, f*cked up. Even his most recent apology (at today's press conference, I believe) was not an apology:
"To all other families whom I have written to, I can only apologise if my handwriting is difficult to read."
Once again, he's trying to imply that it's all the silly moo's fault for not being able to read his handwriting.
He's treating this like PMQs.
The deficit is this high because Gordon Brown as Chancellor between 2001 and 2008 spent £200 billion more than he got in in taxes.
Good piece looking at America's options for an exit strategy by John Mauldin:
Can you imagine if Ed Balls had been made Chancellor? Argentinia holla
The deficit rose from 5.4% in June 2008 to 11% in June 2010. During that period the UK governments investment in US treasury bonds rose from $50 BILLION to $350 BILLION. Did we therefore borrow $300 Billion over two years by selling sterling gilts to buy US treasury bonds each month for two years??
What effect does this have on our deficit. We now own $405 BILLION in September 2010 that equates to 270 BILLION POUNDS or 27% of our total national debt
Iain Martin is Deputy Editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe. He writes on politics.