Before there was Jeremy Lin, Yao Ming and the few other Asian-Asian American NBA players, their was Wataru “Wat” Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted by the NBA to the New York Knicks in 1947. His legacy was largely forgotten until recent years, Wat Misaka joins Jackie Robinson in 1947 in breaking the racial barrier in U.S. sports. The first four black NBA players were drafted three years later in 1950: 1st – Earl Lloyd – Washington …
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Queens, New York City rapper Rekstizzy expressed his love for the famous Huy Fong Sriracha hot sauce, which has been forced by LA county officials to shutdown it’s factory, due to neighborhood complaints of alleged smells, and alleged eye burning from factory fumes . Rekstizzy is also promoting shirts for the Hoy Fong Sriracha lovers out there to rep. Rep the Cock #FREESRACCI shirts here. Also cop his debut album Whatever You Say on itunes. Included below is the #FREESRACCI video, interview with Dumbfounded (DFD, …
In the post World War II era, Germany and Japan had to go through major reconstruction while getting their economy back on it’s feet. Life after WWII was the backdrop for the birth of amazing arts, and musical movements. Out of these movements we get a German band like Kraftwerk, and in Japan we get Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). In this particular piece we travel back in history, and then speed ahead into the future, to discover Yellow Magic Orchestra’s legacy …
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