In the midst of the heated racial and political tensions of the U.S these days. It’s important that we keep in mind that many others in the world are dealing with issues too and thankfully there are those trying to help and improve the conditions of others.

A prime example of people reaching back to help are the good folks at Jam4Jamaica. Based in Toronto Canada J4J is in it’s second year of operation. They are currently preparing for their 2nd annual Jam4Jamaica fundraiser event on April 21st in downtown Toronto.  Their goal is to raise enough money to fully fund the schloarships of 10 young students back in Kingston Jamaica. They accomplished their mission last year and are looking for back to back successful ventures.

By now I’m sure most of you have heard the remarks of Geraldo Rivera as the Trayvon Martin case and its various layers effect the nation. Geraldo, while not faulting the victim, does basically place an unusual level of blame on the clothing young Trayvon was killed in vs the stereotypical views of his murderer. No matter WHAT you wear there is no true connection to what happened in Florida that night. This falls very much in line with the train of thought many rape victims deal with. Being told that the way you dress aided in giving signals to warrant or invite sexual aggression is a common occurrence.

Roughly a week after my 1st viewing of the KONY2012 video I can honestly say that I have no clue how I am going to proceed. Do I know more about the criminal Joesph Kony and the reasons why he should be dealt with? Yes I do, but with that simple knowledge came a wave of almost immediate backlash to the KONY2012 movement. People question the authenticity of the Invisible Children organization. There are cries of fraud and scam. Doubts exist as to where the money really goes and why there is this sudden interest in the nation of Uganda, not long after new reserves of oil were discovered there. Is this American propaganda to cover up another wild oil chasing campaign? Is this the “white man” trying to swoop in and play survivor to the lowly, helpless Africans. Can this be a genuine cause that will be lost under the weight of our distrustful, skeptical natures.

Blackberry has been rumored for months now to be releasing its much loved and copied(I’m looking at you here Apple. iMessage? You can’t be this blatant, can you?) Blackberry Messenger(BBM for the cool kids) to rival platforms Android and iOS for some time now(though with the coming of the aforementioned iMessage coming with iOS 5, would Apple even need or want BBM). Now we see with the coming of a couple of leaked shots of an unknown Android handset courtesy of tech blog T3, that BBM is indeed coming to, at the very least, Android by 2012. And therein lies the problem.

Tomorrow is the day all of the iPhone fans have been drooling waiting for. Tomorrow is Apple’s rumored iPhone 5 unveiling event(or iPhone 4S or both depending on who you ask), and what better way to put the icing on the cake(or worm in the apple) than by having the “man” himself, Steven Paul Jobs show up and say a few words at the event.

Reuters first announced Jobs’ “expected” appearance at the event today, but the report also cautions that while investors and fanboy’s alike would love to see Jobs on stage at tomorrow’s event, that its not necessary for the event. This is coming from Capitol Advisors Growth Fund manager, Channing Smith.

EDITORIAL: World Star Hip Hop- Hip Hop’s Friend or Foe?

By: QODAQ

Myself as well as many other Hip Hop heads feel that WorldStarHipHop.com should have remained shut-down when it went offline  and the government seized the site a couple of months ago.

We should not support this website, and we have MANY reasons for not doing so. I could go on for days about why YOU shouldn’t support the website either, but i’m just going to list five of the most OBVIOUS reasons.

Back in February, the entertainment industry lost one of the greatest. Dwayne McDuffie was a comic book writer, creator, animation producer and industry legend. Tributes to Mr. McDuffie are set to run in Comic Con International’s Souvenir Book by industry creators. Except for one creator that is, Mr. McDuffie’s long time friend, Matt Wayne. Apparently, CCI felt that Matt Wayne’s tribute would embarrass some in the industry and asked him to change it. Instead, Matt Wayne declined to contribute all together. Here is a quote from Matt Wayne:

Over the 4th of July weekend the Fox News political Twitter page  posted some disturbing  tweets regarding our President. Now one may argue if this is was really the work of hackers or a strategically planned release. Not beings a conspiracy theorist, only considering the rhetoric that the Fox political system currently promotes, combined with the “anything for ratings” attitude would not put that idea completely out of reach.

As the story is told, Hackers broke into the FoxNewsPolitics account early Monday, leaving a series of six tweets reporting that Obama had been shot to death in Iowa and the shooter was unknown.

The baby caught with a beer bottle in his mouth on the fan cam at a Phillies game is probably closer to 3 or 4, but that doesn’t make the video any less shocking.

The video of the little blondie in the stands in Philadelphia was yanked by Major League Baseball, but it’s already back up on a number of sites who have clipped out the action from the game and are just focusing in on the little boy and his bottle.

Not surprisingly, comparisons to the Indonesian smoking baby abound. But is this really the same?

The return of Shadiest One! Slim drops early freestyle fire over the top hottest (and over used) beats in the game!

This is just a preveiw as his first official single off Recovery is set to release on Friday.

 New Freestyle: Eminem “Despicable” (”Beamer, Benz, Bentley” beat)

BlaccYankee: Eminem reminds us every so often why he’s one of the best.