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GRAMMY-WINNING HIP HOP ARTIST / ACTOR COMMON ROCKS THE HOUSE WITH THE COMMON & FRIENDS SHOW
Concert Featured Surprise performances by Kanye West, Queen Latifah
Heavy D and Mos Def to Benefit the Common Ground Foundation
September 27, 2009 (LOS ANGELES) –The Common Ground Foundation held its second annual “Common & Friends” concert at the famed Hollywood Palladium Saturday night. The show, sponsored by Hennessy Artistry with additional sponsor support from American Airlines, Best Buy @15, Diesel and William Morris Endeavor, raised funds for the foundation, created by Grammy-Award winning hip-hop artist and actor, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, best known as Common.
The concert featured live performances from Common, The Roots, Nas, De La Soul, Ludacris, Queen Latifah, Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Heavy D. while Freddy Rodriguez, Garth Trinidad, Rasual Butler, Toccara Jones, Serena Williams, Amber Rose, Erica Hubbard, Alyssa Milano, Eva Amurri and Ian Ziering were all in attendance to support the Common Ground Foundation.
“I am very grateful and thankful to all who attended and supported the 2nd annual Common Ground Foundation event. To all the gifted artists that participated – I thank you for giving your time, energy, and creativity,” said Common. “To all the sponsors, thank you for your ongoing commitment to the progress of the future of our youth. God bless… Love.”
The Common Ground Foundation continues to show support through partnerships, events and programs reaching many dynamic groups. Recent initiatives have included being the recipient of Cartier’s LOVE Charity program; the Chicago White Sox’s “Be in the Game” day at Cellular Field; and the Emmy-award nominated “A Minute” campaign. Last year’s inaugural event, “Start the Show & Bowl” featured will.i.am, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Bilal, and Marsha Ambrosius.
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About The Common Ground Foundation
The Common Ground Foundation is committed to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States. The Foundation’s vision serves as an inspiration for equality, opportunity and hope among youth in underserved communities. For more information, please visit www.commongroundfoundation.org.
1. Oveous Maximus (Yoruba, NYC): Oveous Maximus – “P.Y.T.” (“Feel Good” Remix) | Free Download
2. Q-Tip (NYC): Q-Tip vs. Michael Jackson – “Breathe and Stop vs Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” | Stream
3. DJ Scribe (Raw Fusion, NYC): Michael Jackson – “We’re Almost There” (DJ Spinna Remix) | Soul Source Jackson 5 Remixes Compilation [Polydor, Japan, 2001]
4. Carlos Mena (Casa Mena / Ocha, SFB): Michael Jackson – “Rock With You” (Frankie Knuckles Remix) | White Label
5. Terrence “TP” Parker (Parker MusicWorks, Detroit): The Jackson 5 – “Maybe Tomorrow” [Motown]
6. Mark de Clive-Lowe (London/LA): Michael Jackson – “Get It Together” (4Hero / Dego Remix) | Soul Source Jackson 5 Remixes V.2 [Universal, Japan]
7. Karizma (Kaytronik, B’more): Michael Jackson – “In My Nature” (Karizma Mix)
8. Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw, LA): Michael Jackson – “Show You The Way To Go”
9. Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw, LA): Michael Jackson – “Style of Life”
10. Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw, LA): Michael Jackson – “Blues Away”
BONUS:
Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw, LA): The C.O.D. – “Michael” (c.1960s)
The 10th Annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival, known now as Movement (in its 4th year under direction of Paxahau), kicks off Memorial Day Weekend in the Motor City on 05.23.09, with pre-parties on Friday, 05.22.09. The 3-Day festival at Hart Plaza features performances from Afrika Bambaataa, Osunlade, Flying Lotus, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Al Ester, Detroit Beatdown, Los Hermanos, RJD2, Dennis Ferrer, Exchange Bureau, Z-Trip and more. Yet, it is the afterparty action this year that has us a bit excited, as the list of dope afterparties seems to keep growing, with many starting in the early evening and going all night… what? Is this WMC in Miami or something?All-weekend festival passes go up to $50 from $45 this Friday, 05.15.09. VIP passes $150. | Fusicology 09 Movement Festival Afterparty Guide | Check out the Flickr fun we had in 2007 and 2008
What recession? Fusicology tore it up this year in Miami for Winter Music Conference just as hard as years past. In fact, the slightly smaller attendance only made it more like a giant party vacation with all our close friends and colleagues that are pushing the envelope to revolutionize the music industry right now. Amazing and inspiring.
As always, we brought you our annual Fusicology Alternative Guide to The More Soulful Side of WMC, and here we present who turned out the joints last week in Miami with our WMC 09 TOP PICKS…
+ Fusicology WMC 09 Photo Wrap-Up c/o Oh!Beatrice Photography
+ Exclusive Live Audio from Godfather III – The JB Tribute!!! c/o Daz-I-Kue & Karl Injex *Available as a FREE DOWNLOAD only for the next 48 HOURS are the 1st three audio segments of Godfather III exclusively here on Fusicology.com. Next week the entire party audio will be available streaming, you know we’ll give ya that link 
> Ayro aka Jeremy Ellis live MPC Freestyle
*Want to know when and where the next GODFATHER event is? Join the mailing list >>> godfather@rude-nyc.com
+ Stay tuned next week for more photos, WMC DJ Top 5’s, and exclusive video from Godfather III !
04.16.09
> As promised, The Goodness & Fusicology bring you *exclusive* live video clips from the notorious GODFATHER III party @ WMC this year featuring improv freestyle sets from Phonte & Mad Skillz w/Jeremy “Ayro” Ellis — it was hottt in thurr! More footage to soon come, complete with witty pop-up bubble captions for each song (hehe), in the meantime… enjoy!
+++ OUR FAVE WMC 09 PHOTOS FROM OH!BEATRICE +++
FUSICOLOGY WMC 09 TOP PICKS
…curated by the ladies of Fusicology.
BEST PARTIES (in order of appearance)
1. Soul Heaven
2. Bugz in the Attic vs Jazzanova
3. GODFATHER III JB Tribute
4. Objektivity
5. Body & Soul
6. Deep
7. Stones Throw Hella Intn’l
8. AquaBooty w/ Jump N Funk
9. Raw Fusion / The Goodness
10. Sundae Philadelphia Pool Party
HARDEST WORKIN’ DJs (in alphabetical order)
1. Daz-I-Kue
2. Rich Medina
3. Spinna
BEST NEW ARTIST
1. Kissey Asplund
2. K’Naan
3. Joy Jones
4. Cecilia
5. Rozzie Daime
* Taylor McFerrin (honorable mention)
BEST LIVE PA
Ayro aka Jeremy Ellis
BEST DJ SETS
1. Karizma @ Objektivity
2. Rich Medina @ Deep
3. Ge-Ology @ Raw Fusion
*Biggest Surprise DJ Set > Lil’ Louis @ Soul Heaven
BEST DRESSED
1. Joy Jones
2. Rozzie Daime
3. Nadia Harris
BEST BRUNCH
Sunny Side Up w/Bagpak @ Raphael
BEST GRUB
TAP TAP Haitian
BEST ON-THE-RISE COLLECTIVE / LABEL
1. Raw Fusion
2. Restless Soul
3. Exchange Bureau
MOST SOUND DRAMA
King Britt
TOP 10 TRACKS
1. God Created Woman - Teddy Douglas ft. Margaret Grace
2. The End of Me and You – EXB x Daz-I-Kue
3. DET.RIOT – Moodymann
4. 99 Bottles – Kissey Asplund
5. The Joy / This Too Shall Pass – Joy Jones
6. White Cloud – Rozzie Daime x Sa-Ra
7. Badly - PirahnaHead ft. Clara Hill
8. Mirror Dance – Osunlade ft. Afefe Iku
9. Running For Nothing – Lady Alma x Universal Sun (+ Simbad mix)
10. Everytime – Restless Soul ft. Zansika
* Girl Let Me Change Your Mind - Zed Bias ft. Jenna G (Restless Soul mix)
* 78 - Hygher Baby x Raw Fusion
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LA 2/22: A Suite For Ma Dukes concert. A 40-piece orchestra interpreting Jay-Dee’s wonderful work from the hits to the obscure. Arrangements by Miguel Atwood Ferguson.
1st clip is Rehearsal: Day 1 2nd Clip is of Talib Kweli and Posdnuos of De La doing “Stakes Is High” (Finale & Encore)
March 31 – April 3, 2009
Moscone West, San Francisco, CA
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco brings together the designers, developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketing professionals, product managers, and business strategists building the next-generation web. Along with a vibrant Expo Hall and plenty of networking opportunities, five main conference tracks discuss a spectrum of Web 2.0 topics from strategy to web ops, design, security, and more. Register today and save $100 or get a free Expo Pass at http://www.web2expo.com/sf
The Recipes:
THE DEMOCRAT MARTINI (THE WINNER)
1oz. Cîroc Vodka
1 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. cranberry juice
Splash of triple sec
Preparation: Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a wine glass.
THE REPUBLICAN MARTINI
1 oz. Cîroc Vodka
1 oz. Orange Juice
Splash of Ginger Ale
Preparation: Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
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