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This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of September 2, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on the passing of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy & his impact on laws in this country, especially those affecting women, People of Color and the poor, some upcoming album releases (including Whitney Houston's comeback) and some other things here and there. We had our interview this week with Washington, DC's own activist & Hip-Hop MC Enoch 7th Prophet (http://www.enoch7thprophet.blogspot.com). Some of the topics covered in this week's interview included Enoch's life & musicial influences, the background on his performance name, his travels in the music industry & how they coincide with keeping regular life balanced in general, if some folks are really made to be that Hip-Hop MC/Performer, his latest project with the "Data Frequency" album (http://www.miraconnextionz.net/enoch.html)

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of August 26, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on the recent update on the passing of music legend Michael Jackson's death now currently being ruled a homicide (and it's possible racial & class ramification with the current suspect, Dr. Conrad Murray), our weekend in New Jersey and NYC (especially seeing Hip-Hop Legends like Rakim & DMC of Run-DMC performing live at BB Kings) and some other things here and there. This week we do have new Black Agenda Report segment. The Direct EFX segments will return at the end of the HBCU's college summer break period in September 2009. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of August 26, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Johnny Polygon/Dreams/Invasion Music Group (Played Live) 2. Ledisi/E

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of August 5, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on some updates on the Prof. Henry "Skip" Gates arrest & post-situation (including the mainstream media named "Beer Summit"), the unfortunate passing and impact of Hip-Hop MC Baatin of Slum Village & the 1st Black Supermodel Naomi Sims and some other things here and there. This week we don't have new Black Agenda Report segment. The Direct EFX segments will return at the end of the HBCU's college summer break period in September. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Augst 5, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Rakim/Holy Are You/RA Records & SMC Recordings (Played Live) 2. The Roots/How I Got Over/Okayplayer & Def Jam (Played Live) 3. Georiga Ann Muldrow/Roses Pt. 2/E1 (

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 22, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on the interesting occurences & post-sitations with our U.S. Justice System & Black Men in the recent arrests of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers and Paradise Gray of the X-Clan. We also touched base on the recent freeing of football player Michael Vick and singer Chris Brown's YouTube apology and the differences between how media portrays the two men after their legal cases and punisements have been resolved. The FuseBox Radio Broadcast's commentary also touched on some other topics of discussion here and there. We had a great interview this week on the FuseBox Radio with Motivational Speaker, Author & Business Consultant Jawar (http://www.jawarspeaks.com). Some of the topics we talked about was his past history, how he decided to get into h

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 8, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on the impact on public funeral service, recent media coverage and lessons that could be learned from the passing of music legend Michael Jackson (R.I.P.), the utter lack of media coverage of the arrest of a non-profit humanitarian organization members (including former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney) during a humanitarian mission to Gaza by the Isreali government during the 4th of July weekend and some other things here and there. This week we do have new Black Agenda Report segment. The Direct EFX segments will return at the end of the HBCU's college summer break period in September. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of July 8, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Raheem DeVaug

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 1, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on the impact on both popular & Black Culture of the extremely unexpected deaths of music legend Michael Jackson and actress & activist Farrah Fawcett (R.I.P) and what we can learn from them, the utter mess of this year's B.E.T. Awards and some other things here and there. We had a great interview earlier this week to blast off on the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with fashion designer and businessman Polo The Fur King (http://www.myspace.com/potterjoh). Some of the topics we covered included his background growing up in New Jersey, how he got involved in the fashion world and the music industry (as a designer, studio head, etc.), being a quality entrepreneur, how important it is to stay humble and do good works in the community and some other things! Due to the length o

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of June 3, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on the recent so-called "reverse racist" controversy of the Sotomayor nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, the passing of academic Dr. Ivan Van Sertima (R.I.P.) and some other things here and there. We had a great interview with author Thembisa Mshaka about her latest book about the ins and outs of the entertainment industry for women (and just people in general) called "Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your [entertainment] Business". Some of the topics we went over with Ms. Mshaka included how a lot of women are in the entertainment business behind the scenes, the importance of having a solid mentor for assistance in getting into the industry, the mentality of the "microwave" (a.k.a.) way to stardom and how that is false, balancing your personal and professional life and a lot of oth

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of May 27, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on how the mainstream & independent media has covered the accidental and tragic passing of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's daughter this week, the recent news story of 29 Year Old Man with 21 Kids (ridiculous) and some other things here and there. The syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast was honored to have a great interview with one of the MCs in the legendary Hip-Hop crew, The Fat Boys (http://www.originalfatboys.com), Kool Rock Ski (http://www.koolrockski.com). During the interview, we covered everything from Kool Rock Ski's beginning history with Hip-Hop & the founding of the Fat Boys, the evolution of how the music industry has treated Hip-Hop, especially when it started getting popular (and folks reaching for pop music status) & how it affected The Fat Boy's career, th

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of May 13, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on the absurd bill that Rep. John Conyers (Democrat - Michagan) is trying to pass through the U.S. Congress called HR848, that if it passes, will have various NEW music costs are passed on to all sorts of FM radio station owners, with the high possibility that great deal of Black-owned Radio Stations (and just regular radio station period) to shut down due to various economic issues. We talked about the potential impact this could have culturally in the U.S. for not just the Black Community, but for the music community at large from music artists, to listeners and others. We also had a great interview with independent Hip-Hop MC, producer, graphic artist & activist Ravage the MeccaGodzilla (http://www.ravagenrumble.com). We covered everything from Ravage's influences, being one of

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of April 15, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on the entire mainstream media (MSM) coverage about the Somali pirate scenario, the rise of more extreme right-wing organizations in the U.S. since the election of Pres. Barack Obama (and why in a way, it's a pretty silly scenario on multiple levels in regards to being scared of certain Black People) and some other things here and there. This week on the show, we had a great interview with Dave Kusek (instructor at Berklee School of Music amongst other accomplishments), the co-author of book "The Future Of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution". Some of the subject matter we touched on during the interview included how technology has totally changed the current state of music industry in the past 10 - 15 years, how hard working independent artists currently have some of

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of March 25, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on some recent mainstream news stories about health disparities and issues for the Black community to other communities in the U.S. and some other things here and there. This week we have a great interview with Soul Music Artist Tony Williams (http://www.myspace.com/thetonywilliams) from G.O.O.D. Music. This interview was done right before the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in D.C. where we takled about everything from Tony Williams' life & background, the importance of continuing a strong Black Music tradition, his influences, the music industry, his upcoming album "King or The Fool", the historical impact of having a Black American elected to be president and many other things! Due to our interview, we did not have new Direct EFX or Black Agenda Report segments this

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of February 25, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on our opinion about the racist (or at the very least, stupid) NY Post editorial cartoon that portrayed President Barack Obama as a dead ape, the HBO documentary "Right America", Attorney General Eric Holder's comments in the U.S. being "a nation of cowards" in regards to addressing racial issues and some other things here and there. We do have new Black Agenda Report on this week's broadcast, but no Direct EFX news segment (did not recieve before the show recording). FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Feb. 25, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Tony Williams/Hey/G.O.O.D. Music (Played Live) 2. K'naan feat. Buckshot/In Jamaica/A&M & Octone (Played Live) 3. Mavado/So Blessed/

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of January 28, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary focused on the first week of U.S. President Barack Obama's presidency and media coverage of it, the rise of white supremacist groups and such since his election and it's overall impact on race and class in this country along with other things. We do have new Direct EFX and Black Agenda Report news segments on this week's broadcast. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Jan. 28, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. DJ Class feat. JD & Trey Songz/I'm The Ish RMX/Unruly Records (Played Live) 2. N.A.S.A. (Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon) feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Seu Jorge, Ras Jorge & DJ Z-Trip/Money/Anti- (Played Live) 3. Tony Williams/Dreamin' of Your Love/G.O.O.D. Music (Played Live) 4. Nas/Fear of Mandingo/White Label (

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of January 21, 2009 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary was on the U.S. Presidential Inaugaration of President Barack Obama, our personal viewpoint from the FuseBox Radio & BlackRadioIsBack.com family about the events leading to that event the past few days in the Washington, DC Metropolitian area, the historicial significance of having a Black/African-American president and what this could mean for the U.S. and the world at large in regards to thier views of Black Americans and this country. We do have new Direct EFX and Black Agenda Report news segments on this week's broadcast. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Jan. 21, 2009 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Grandmaster Flash feat. Q-Tip, Jumz & Kel Spencer/Shine All Day/White Label (Played Live) 2. Grouch & Eligh /Say

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of December 10, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary was on the finale of the 2nd OJ Simpson trial and why the Black American community could more or less not care about his sentencing due to being arrogant and non-thinking, how Black American athletes were not having a good week (Plaxico Burress, etc.), the passing of Hip-Hop MC and D.I.T.C. member Party Arty and some other things. We also had an interview this week on the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with documentary director Kevin Booth of "American Drug War: The Last White Hope" (http://http://americandrugwar.com/). Some topics covered in our talk include some of the history of the Drug War in America, some of the unfairness that's in the legal system for those who do illegal drugs (long prison terms, little rehabiltation programs for those who need them, racial and economic disparities with those arrested, e

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of November 12, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary was on what to do now post-U.S. Presidential Election of President-Elect Barack Obama - responsibility to make positive change within both the government at large and our own communties, the role of Independent Media in keeping all sides in check, some of the foolish racial comments made by some World Leaders and so forth. We also have new Direct EFX segment this week - we were not able to access a new Black Agenda Report before the show recording. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Nov. 12, 2008 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Q-Tip feat. Busta Rhymes/Getting Up (DJ Scratch RMX)/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/qtip; http://www.djscratch.com) (Played Live) 2. Blitz The Ambassador feat. Rob Murat/Breath/Reprise Re

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of November 5, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary covered the final results in the U.S. Presidential Election with the overwhelming win by President Elect Barack Obama and it's emotional and historical meaning to both the Black American Population, overall American Population and Worldwide Hip-Hop Generations by both it's numbers and impact. We do not have new Direct EFX or Black Agenda Report segments this week due to the extended Presidential Election commentary. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of Nov. 5, 2008 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Mos Def/Life in Marvelous Times/Downtown (Played Live) 2. Brand New Heavies/All Fired Up (Tom Moulton Mix)/Delicious Vinyl (Played Live) 3. K'naan/ABCs (Chubb Rock RMX)/A&M & Octane (Played Live) 4. Jazznova feat. Ben Westbee

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of October 1, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary covered the recent developments in the U.S. Presidential Election and economic situation along with some other things. The FuseBox Radio Broadcast had the honor to do an interview with the Green Party's Candidate for the U.S. Presidency, former Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (http://votetruth08.com/). Some of the things covered this interview included the importance of the right and power in both registering AND voting, her party's platform and issues, the ups and downs of this current U.S. Presidential Election in regards to media coverage and so forth, long term corruption in the U.S. government, and more! There are no new Direct EFX and Black Agenda Report segments with Glenn Ford this week due to our interview. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of October 1, 2008 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of September 24, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week's commentary covered the recent racial and age-related tactics for people to not vote in the U.S. Presidential Election, the U.S. Economy and some other things. The FuseBox Radio Broadcast had an interview this week with classic Hip-Hop MC Sadat X (http://www.myspace.com/sadatx) of Brand Nubian about his upcoming album, his thoughts on Hip-Hop, the U.S. Presidential Election, the music business and more! There is a no new Direct EFX segment on this week's show since we were not able to procure a new segment by the time of this week's broadcast. We do, however, have a brand new Black Agenda Report segment with Glenn Ford. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of September 24, 2008 Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners - short due to interview

This is the FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of August 20, 2008 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul music, news and commentary. This week we had a on point interview with author Douglas A. Blackmon for his book, "Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II" (now currently out on Doubleday Books), which "brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history—when a cynical new form of slavery was resurrected from the ashes of the Civil War and re-imposed on hundreds of thousands of African-Americans until the dawn of World War II" by throwing Black Men, Women and Childresn into prison in the South for labor purposes under false pretenses to be arrested. Feel free to hit him up the official book website, http://www.slaverybyanothername.com. Due to the interview, there is no new segment of Black Agenda Repor