Jaw Jam (@JAWJAMZ) – No Sleep (EP)

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Jaw Jam has been turning our heads for awhile now and we are very excited to present this 3-track EP from this excitingly fresh artist. The release starts off with the title track, “No Sleep”, featuring vocalist Kiki Hitomi of King Midas Sound, with a powerful kick and overall percussive drive. “Can’t Recall” seems like Jaw Jam’s infectious answer to house music and is bound to get stuck in your head. “Long Night” wraps up this diverse, yet concise EP with some absolutely mental synth work and stuttered half-time beats. This is one of those releases you want to play from start to finish.

01. No Sleep ft. Kiki Hitomi
02. Can’t Recall
03. Long Night

Young Moe – T.I.N.O. (Video)

Fresh from doing an interview at the XXL offices in NYC, Young Moe drops off his another visual from his mixtape Humble Hustle 2 which is available now. On this record, Young Moe tells a story about a cat named T.I.N.O. (Trust in No One) who sets up some of his friends because he couldn’t handle the time he was facing. This is a deep ass record from Young Moe and probably one of my favorites off the project. Produced by Willie Wonka and directed by Jaysn Prolifiq from PROFILMS. Young Moe has really been making his mark this year with features from Freeway to Chief Keef, and I forecast that he will continue to make a mark to remember in 2013 which will land him a record deal.

T.I., Snoop & More Take Part In ‘No Guns Allowed’ Roundtable During BET Experience

You can actually watch the full webcast here.

During BET Experience 2013 weekend in Los Angeles, the League of Young Voters, BET and Snoop Lion hosted “No Guns Allowed: Disarming Violence in Our Community,” a roundtable dialogue on the impact of gun violence in America. The League of Young Voters also enlisted NAACP Youth & College Division and Casey Family Programs to join the cause and sponsor the event.

Police Inquest Claims That Smiley Culture “Took His Own Life”

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You can read the whole story at the Guardian…..my two cents is, I listened to his music (still do), but I didn’t know much about the events that occurred two years ago. But my family does…..and they don’t believe this inquest at all. For those familiar with the story: what are your thoughts?

Reggae star Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest during a police raid at his home, an inquest jury has found.

Surrey coroner Richard Travers said he would make a report to the Metropolitan police on changes or improvements to the supervision of a prisoner at their home during a search.

The 48-year-old singer, real name David Emmanuel, died from a single stab wound to the heart while police executed a search warrant at his Surrey home on 15 March 2011.

The jury of five men and six women took 12 hours and 52 minutes to reach their majority verdict on Tuesday.

The jury foreman said: “David Victor Emmanuel took his own life. Although the tragic events of 15 March 2011 were unforeseeable, giving one officer the responsibility of supervising Mr Emmanuel and at the same time the premises search book was a contributory factor in his death.”