FuseBox Radio #480 - R.I.P. Phife & Prince, Black Folks Ain't Your Cause's Workhorse, Zulu Nation's (Possible) Terrible Situation [Week of April 30, 2016] episode artwork

EPISODE · May 6, 2016 · 3H 39M

FuseBox Radio #480 - R.I.P. Phife & Prince, Black Folks Ain't Your Cause's Workhorse, Zulu Nation's (Possible) Terrible Situation [Week of April 30, 2016]

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** NOTE: This week is an explicit/not radio friendly episode on the music and commentary ends... ** This is the latest, BRAND NEW episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the week of April 30, 2016 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary on everything from politics to pop culture. This week's radio show breakdown (by minutes/hours): 0:00:00 - 1:40:44 Extended Intro & Commentary 1:40:44 - 2:26:26 DJ Fusion Mix2:26:26 - 3:39:05 Ausar Ra Black Hawk MixOur commentary this week touched base on:* what we've been up to since our last full length show (our recent "Politics with Real Spit" interview series with organizations and 3rd Party Presidential candidates, starting off the 2016 Music Festival Season Press runs, etc.)* The sad, unexpected passing of musicians Phife Dawg (of classic Hip-Hop collective a A Tribe Called Quest) and singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Prince, how they've affected our appreciation of music and us as individuals, their different impacts on Black Music and more* Recent rounds of high-level f**kery with people thinking that Black Americans are their workhorses for votes, causes, etc. and not full human beings with our own minds, things WE have to worry about on a daily basis and whatnot with everyone from the Democratic Party, to singer M.I.A. and more the past few weeks (which lead to a DJ Fusion rant)* the latest updates on the sad, steady spectacle that is the U.S. Presidential Election nomination race as of late * recent news about sexual abuse accusations against Afrika Bambaataa (the founder of the Zulu Nation) & our viewpoints on what we know thus far* mini-movie reviews of "Hardcore Henry" and "Barbershop 3" and other things here and there!There is no brand new Black Agenda Report news mini-segment on this week's episode due to our extended commentary.Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.FuseBox Radio Playlist + Charts for the Week of April 30, 2016 DJ Fusion Extended Music Mix [tunes listed by artist/song title/label(s) in order]1. A Tribe Called Quest/Butter/Jive2. Prince/Alphabet Street/Paisley Park3. Vast Aire & Radicus/In The Zone/IGC4. Fela Ransome Kuti and his Koola Lobitos/Egbin/Knitting Factory Records5. Mr. Lif faet. Del the Funky Homosapien/World Renown/Mello Music Group6. Camp Lo feat. Yazarah/Make Me Dance/SinceEighty67. E.U./Rock Yuh Butt/Go Go USA Records 8. Kaytranada feat. Alunageorge & Goldlink/Together/XL9. Anderson .Paak feat. Schoolboy Q/Am I Wrong/Steel Wool, OBE, Art Club & EMPIRE10. ASAP Ferg feat. Chuck D & Mama Ferg/Beautiful People/A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds & RCA11. Count Bass D/Jo/CountBassD.com 12. Louie Vega & Zara McFarlane/Because We Love It/Vega RecordsPLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Ausar Ra Black Hawk Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics and Independent Music Finds

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