Nyle: Ley the Beat Build (Lil’ Wayne cover)
This video was filmed in one take, with audio being recorded simultaneously with the film.
An Interview With Nelson George
James Hunter: Carina
“Q: Last Question. In the past couple of years, there’s been something of a soul revival: Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones, James Hunter and a few others. Any thoughts about it?
Yeah, I think it’s great! Last year I traveled around the country for a show I do on VH-1 called “Soul Cities.” I went to New Orleans, Memphis, Chicago and a few other cities and there are some great singers and performers out there. There’s a huge international audience for this culture that hasn’t gone anywhere. The artists that embrace it will reap rewards, and there are some great young artists doing it. Soul music is kind of like blues music – it’s a building block for so much. Soul music is benefiting from the collapse of the record business because it is a performance based culture more than dance music is. Of all the black music genres, more than hip-hop, more than slick r&b, soul benefits from performance, and with record structures breaking down, the ability to perform is becoming more important than ever –again.” A Deeper Shade of Soul/Ben Lazar
The 70 Best Hip Hop Music Videos Ever
Kanye West: Jesus Walks (part III)
“Kanye West’s policy of shooting a video (or in the case of “Jesus Walks” – three) for as many songs as possible led to some great visuals accompanying College Dropout. In some ways it was a throwback to the creative freedom rap enjoyed in the mid 90’s. You know what, Format is going to give him video of the year for 2004, because we’re on his blogroll and to be quite frank, we’ve seen how he reacts when his videos don’t get the respect he believes they deserve and we don’t need that kind of drama in our lives.” Format Magazine
