REMEMBER TO REMEMBER” [YE TUMI ACADEMY]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, Academics, African-American, Afrispora Mindstate, Afrofuturism, Black history, Critical Thoughts, Dr. DD Clayborne, Future Hop, FWD: FINDS WHILE DIGGIN', Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, INFORMary, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Music, pan-Africanism, Pan-Afrik/can, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), radio, Salon Culture, SALUTE!, Santa Monica College, South Central L.A. Life, Vibe Out, WELP!, Woke Hop, Ye Tumi Academy

#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]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, Art ('Sanaa'), Canada, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Dr. DD Clayborne, FWD: FINDS WHILE DIGGIN', hip hop, Life Anthems, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Radio, Salon Culture, South Central L.A. Life, Stumbled Upons, Throwback,

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

STEADY LOUNGIN’ I + II + III = Superior Compilations by #DrDDClayborne of Afrispora [FOR HIRE]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, Academic Freestyle, African-American, City Planning, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Dr. DD Clayborne, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Music, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), REPOSTABLES, SALUTE!, Wow!, Ye Tumi Academy, , ,

STEADY LOUNGIN’ I ~ DJs Twin Tables = Jeanette + Tanya STEADY LOUNGIN’ II ~ DJs Twin Tables = Tanya+ Jeanette STEADY LOUNGIN III ~ Rebirth of Don Dada aka Kwame Tumi = Dr. Dontraneil D. Clayborne + DJs Twin Tables’ Google Podcast Much love and respect to these cool sistahs who are dope DJs. 

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2000Black = Most Me riddim I have ever heard + ~ + ~ + ~ [WOW!]

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, ACADEMIC FRRESTYLE, Afrofuturism, British, Critical Thoughts, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Dr. DD Clayborne, Life Anthems, mUSIC, Oye Lye-Fook, pan-Africanism, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), radio, Radio, Salon Culture

WOW! = I love life! Never heard this until this moment and I AM SO… = No words, just listen and Feel It, the warmth of that organ, slick snares and vibey drum bottom + the ‘key’s of life’! Life Vibe / Life Anthem – I MUST PLAY THIS FOR THE PEOPLE A DANCE IS

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Dr. Oop (Droop Capone) [SALUTE!]

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, African-American, Black history, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, hip hop, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Music, My Real Life Folks, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Radio, Salon Culture, SALUTE!, Stumbled Upons, Wow!, Ye Tumi Academy,

[UPDATED: Fe. 2019] I forget that my friend in real life is a fresh ass rapper and collabed on one of my favorite Life Anthems, like really though [OLD] …Long overdue, I just had an Aha Moment as I heard this dopest….wait Dr. Oop is my folks from way back on a personal note! “…Bobby

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WELL DONE! ~ Boblo Boat to Boblo Island

4RealHOP, AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, African-American, Black history, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, Hip (H)opinion, hip hop, History, mUSIC, Research & Development ( R & D), Salon Culture, SALUTE!, Ye Tumi Academy, , , , , 1 Comment

Love all I can perceive about this track! WELL DONE FELLAS!  #BrilliantBrothas #SmartSistas #Afrispora #BobloBoat #BobloIsland #JCole #RoyceDa59 Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne aka Don Dada aka Kwame Tumi

“Everyday Sunshine” with Fishbone and Filmmakers, Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler [FINDS WHILE DIGGIN]

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From my college days at UC San Diego… good times! A blend of funk, ska, reggae, hip hop and more, Fishbone is dope A good watch “Preserving ‘Cultural capital’ of note in order to better inform myself and others.” – Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne

FWD ~ Mndsgn

Beat, mUSIC, Salon Culture

I get a feeling this is the beginning of a new and bound-to-be long relationship musically. Instant fan…will have to check for more! Listen to Mndsgn – Use Ya Mnd (Twentyfourseven) by Stones Throw Records #np on #SoundCloud

FWD ~ ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

African-American, hip hop, History, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), Salon Culture, Soul, Throwback, WELP!, Ye Tumi Academy, ,

In search of musical accompaniment to be played sans earphones at a public laundrymat, I decided to search for De La Soul on Soundcloud ‘jus cuzz’ and voila! I am a Hip Hop head until dearh … Ancestral Vibes through my endeavors to you. Dr. Dontraneil Clayborne De La Soul ‘De La Soul Is Dead’

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Was Ever In A Band – INCOGNITO would be it!!! [IF I]

Academics, African-American, Black history, Dr. Clayborne Sayings, hip hop, IF I, Jazz, Life Anthem, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Public History, Salon Culture, Throwback, Tribute, welp, Ye Tumi Academy,

How does a native of South-Central Los Angeles become an avid listener of music and knowledge in general from around the globe and locally. I was born in 1973 to a mother who was an habitual music listener, who herself was descended from a lineage of music connoisseurs.   My family relocated from Houston, TX

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STUMBLE UPONS ~ Fela Kuti Vs. De La Soul – Fela Soul (2011)

Africa, Cellphone Blogs, De La Soul, hip hop, Life Anthems, mUSIC, Pre-Stroke (before March 18, 2014), Salon Culture, SALUTE, Tribute, Ye Tumi Academy,

I believe I heardthis track out right or maybe even a track off of this on a ‘mashup’, which emcompassed a lot of similar views and music culture sensibilities. Well, whatever happened exactly pre-Stroke?, I am so happy for this musical gem that was gifted somehow to me on a fitting day. Respect and happy

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SALUTE!~”Earthquake Raps” ~ Oxygen Eternal

AAA - Triple 'A' Approach, African-American, Bus / Rail / Tro Tro, Cellphone Blogs, Django, hip hop, Jazz, KPFK, Los Angeles, CA, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), SALUTE, Soul, Throwback, Tribute, welp, Ye Tumi Academy, ,

“We kick Earthquake Raps” – Oxygen Eternal (Django Craig), also catch him on AOTA Radio (Early A.M. on 90.7 FM -Los Angeles) Listen in on the site immediately after listening to a personal favorite greatly my public bus rides to and fro teaching introductory yet UC-transferable history courses at Los Angeles Southwest College,  Santa Monica

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SALUTE! ~ Dego mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide

Academics, Africa, Black history, Cellphone Blogs, European, IF I, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), United Kingdom, Ye Tumi Academy,

~Yes, I am a South-Central Los Angeles native that is a Anglophile musically at least….Thanks to my ear since a young person listening to the David Bowie my Mama was playing to watching the Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Boy George and such on MTV to chilling to Spandeau Ballet as my spun the record while we

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IF I: Was In London ~ Omar Lye Fook (music performance)

IF I, mUSIC, Post-Stroke 3-22-14), United Kingdom, , ,

Omar at The Jazz Cafe (02 Jul 16) Sat, Jul 2, 2016 The Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7PG, London, UK https://www.songkick.com/concerts/26961004-omar-at-jazz-cafe?utm_campaign=tracked_artist&utm_content=ZD0yNDU3NTU1JnU9MjA1MDI3MzQ%3D&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=ical Omar has been my favorite musical artist since my UC San Diegocolleague and  friend, Everett Williams [RIP Triton] introduced me to Omar (Lye Fook)back in 1993 or was it 1994? Well, what

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