Mashups of Note: ATCQ & De La Soul + AZ x Roy Ayers + 2Pac x DJ Premier + Nipsey Hussle x DJ Premier = Specialness [FINDS WHILE DIGGIN]

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  …AZ knows how to ‘ride’ a bass line and beat as if he is truly skilled in communicating via rap likes from a Hip Hop sensibility

REMEMBER TO REMEMBER” [YE TUMI ACADEMY]

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#DrDDClayborne at the University of Ghana in 1993 during my junior year of college as a UC San Diego as a UC exchange student
“Demonstrated Knowledge!” ~ Afrispora ~ “Connecting Those Connected” since 2005 via Afrispora

Talk Some Sh!t ? (GoYama x Elaquent)[STUMBLED UPONS]

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As has become usual, I have Stumbled Upon quite A LOT of specialness while lounging + diggin’ Tres Nutella 🙂 Enjoy and give feedback

Better Than This – Dego & Kaidi Tatham + 2000Black +++ [LIFE ANTHEMS]

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FOR ME THESE TRACKS ARE TRANCE-INDUCING…YOU LIKE?   UPDATE TO BLOG = The official video for the track I was drawn to with the help of Kaidi and Dego’s musical treatment of this special sound art   Voila!     …sporting those Vans Chukka boots back in 1993 with the gap fit on at the

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“Ghettos of the Mind”[LIFE ANTHEMS]

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…teaching “History of the Americas” at L.A. Southwest College this Fall has t lead me to complete some critical thoughts…not limited to the limitations of my mind.   Genetic proof that folks from the Catalina Islands made their way by boat to inhabit Central America and South America. #DrDDClayborne

Hyperspace = SPATIAL HIP HOP [WOKE HOP]

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SO ON POINT! Trying to stumbled my way to Fulfilling a ‘Charge’ one of my academic~intellectual

From The New Negro Movement to ‘The New Negroes’ starring Open Mike Eagle & Baron Vaughn, simply brilliant! [ACADEMIC FREESTYLE]

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From The New Negro to The New Negroes ~ Alain Locke to MLK, Jr. to Michael Eagle + Baron Vaughn

Anderson .Paak (2016-2019) In case you missed these Historically Epic live performances +++ [REPOSTS]

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UPDATE OF MY FOLKS SHOWS! Feck at the time of posting I need to catch up on 1 1/2 concerts…join me in enjoying my bruh’s dope sounds. Righteous Breezy, well done fellas respect to Jose Rios + Ron Avant + other Fellas So proud of bruh, quite inspiring https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMSK1i_uksa4FrXZZqGYvw

WELL DONE BRUH: Pat Mahomes II = Pre-Super Bowl champion QB [#BLACK STAR SPORTS]

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UPDATE!!! – SUPER BOWL CHAMP ALREADY THOUGH = AMAZINGLY GREAT FROM THE START!!! All this Kaepernick wackness has caused my viewership and thus the analysis of the NFL to be off QUITE a bit.  The full proof is that I am just now blogging about Pat Mahomes being a Bruh! I remember hearing and seeing

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YE TUMI ACADEMY ~ okayAfrica.com

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and Okayplayer.com from jump. Hope all is well.  Sonic heat thus far 1 track in an blogging. Yup, returning to that mid-2000s get down.  Collectively humanity Makes Progress #DrClayborneSayings #Afrispora http://www.okayafrica.com/african-music-songs-spoko-muthoni-tiwa/ All the best, Dr. Clayborne P.S. not that I have to tell you all but will, enjoy the vibes and please spread yours back

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FWD ~ Tech N9ne leads me to new Tupac…Asante

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  It’s ‘New” if you never ‘experienced it’ — hell and more evidence of QD3’s key role in the music ‘game’ from Sweden to the U.S. and beyond QD3 (Quincy Jones, Jr.)      

LIVE INSPIRED! ~ Blu Matic Beats

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IWOW what a find today…the joint “Ocean Breeze” even brought forth tears as I am dealing with some MAJOR life challenges that have me “off my square” as I have heard said but it was therapeutic to be thankful to be reflective and self-care via music as I have subconsciously and consciously been doing ALL

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FWD ~ Stay Inside with Earl Sweatshirt & Knxwledge

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What what so much more Afrispora-type content exists since 2014 when we had or 3rd artist showcase “Future Endeavors” at Kaos Networks on February 28, 2014 and the three week period following before I had an Endocarditis-related stroke Nutty how life works…vibe out and “Stay Connected!”

SALUTE! ~ Mndsgn

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Overdue!  I was an instant fan, so not the first post. Hate that I was rehabbing from Spring 2014 thrugh Winter 2015, literally right as a number of my favorite artists, some of whom aremusical artists that across the board are Dope, but the Ras G + Mndgn gigs had to be interstellar. Now it

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SALUTE! ~ Talib Kweli

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Paused this post MONTHS AGO…now this banger with my folks Anderson .Paak, cool Well no time like now… Respect, fan since Black Star and it was fresh seeing you deejay an after hours over on Washington in L.A. Great vibes my brother. Salute, Dr. Clayborne Thank you for your service in the all to real

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Verbal Anime by Herbaliser f Rakaa Iriscience [FWD]

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Super dopeness! FWD’sFWD’s( Finds While Diggin) tend to be impeccable moments when I stumbled upon epic art because I am flowing with the right vibes of my ‘mindspace’ at that moment of ‘discovery’ and this is surely the case this another installment from the Mar Vista Gardens (projects) z proof that “You are where you

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Nasheed x Sa Neter [YE TUMI ACADEMY]

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Brotha Tariq Nasheed Interviewed by Sa Neter left some nuggets and identified so ‘boulders’ to crushed and moved out the way. Where here is #2 … peep the title for #3 though, yup on target. Respect all around, Dr. Clayborne

Linafornia #2 [SALUTE]

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This beat is STUPID DOPE! Great shot, I see the African print and Henna, spiritually stylish my dear. Dope. Long time and the best Like I said Did not even know a website existed since I only searched to have a pic for the blog.   UPDATE 1/16/19 keep rockin’ sis! Much love, Don Dada

Dapper by Domo Genesis f. Anderson .Paak +++ [LIFE ANTHEMS]

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Righteous fellas, A straight boogie joint, thanks! from Don Dada + UPDATE see Anderson .Paak tag IT LEADS TO EPICNESS trust me on this.  Please give me Jay-Z like credit and backup/support “…I reiterate…way too complacent in My Ways too often…tranquil…” = Unique Dopeness #DrClayborneSayings

FWD ~ Nardwuar vs. Chance The Rapper

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If you are not up on Nardwuar,I will tell you laughs are in-store.  I want to know “Who the hell is Nardwuar? lol but yea?  There must be stuff on Youtube?I must lookit up. In the mean time, so ‘insight’ into ‘Chance The Rapper’ Check the catalog folks, I am only 7 or so in,

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AFRISPORA TV (BETA) via Youtube

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Happy to say the interest is HIGH amongst my Santa Monica College and L.A. Southwest students in bringing this into FULL existence in 2018… stay connected, enjoy the Beta version and give feedback good folks https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnKbEZAr8TUK9bYLQl-s1dOoTP903TJJl

A Rewarding Read To Start This Father’s Day Off! – Respect Big Papi (David Ortiz) [BLACK STAR SPORTS]

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Again! A Rewarding Read To Start This Father’s (or is it?, Papi’s) Day Off! EVERYDAY IS FATHER’S AND MOTHER’S DAY!!! Just quickly connecting a few nuggets and gems I come across of importance in an Afrispora way (Africa + Diaspora= Afrispora) This excerpt is a quote from an interview of which does a range of

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