Latasha Alcindor (otherwise stylized as L.A.) is making it a goal to bring back a somewhat lost candor with, “”Bee.Em [Black Magic]”. Directed by Jamee Cornelia x Jay Chandler and produced by Another Planet Productions, L.A. made sure to attack her verse with some thought-provoking lyrics bursting with heightened social critique that is so necessary in our culture. The video was originally premiered on Noisey and since then has been garnering attention from just about every social site.

.RESPECT also reached out to L.A. to ask her about the intentions behind the record/video and what it meant for her to create it. This is what she had to say:

Someone wrote that this song is a manifesto to melanin and its power. I agree with that and add on to the fact that its power has been manipulated and denigrated. And this song and video is just the beginning of how I would like to be the change I want to see in the world. A big middle finger to those who think we can’t see how they are messing with us. A big thank you but no thank you cause we are awaken.

From tearing down her show at A3C Festival this year to modeling with Rocawear Blak, this definitely won’t be the last time you hear from this Brooklyn MC.

You can watch the full video below:

Be sure to follow L. A. on Twitter: @UCanCallMeLA

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Your time is running out. Dizzee Rascal released a video for a new track , “Couple of Stacks” exclusively through Noisey that goes offline at midnight. It’s gory and sharp, lyrically and visually. According to Noisey, it “won’t be on Youtube” and the track “won’t be on radio.” The track is produced by Footsie and the video is directed by Emily Sornin and produced by DIVISION. Go watch it right now and whatever you do, don’t take a low quality iPhone video of it in attempts to elongate this experience past midnight. Happy Belated Halloween to all our beloved Respect Mag readers. Listen and watch at Noisey via the link below.

http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/dizzee-rascal-dirtee-halloween-couple-of-stacks-666

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Gangsta Gibbs was the latest to grab Noisey’s laptop and read some YouTube comments for his “Thuggin” video. Gibbs has never been one to hold his tongue, so you already know his responses are memorable. Hit play.

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Canada-based blog Montreality just released a lengthy Schoolboy Q video interview. Schoolboy talks about a variety of subjects, such as still wanting to be a pimp, watching cartoons (Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles), playing Call of Duty, lacking beef with Childish Gambino and being a “bad ass kid that did the work” in high school. Despite the seemingly random questions, it cohesively aligns with the image of Schoolboy that his fans adore. Q always kills interviews, whether it be something as straight forward as this or his Back and Forth series with A$AP Rocky on Noisey.

It’s definitely worth a watch, especially Schoolboy’s touching remarks on West Coast hip-hop pioneer Nate Dogg. His most relevant comment to contemporary hip-hop is when he remembers Dogg’s ability to “bring life to a song” without ever dropping a real record. Towards the end of the interview, Q not only provides his definition of a G but also sends a message out to all the youths out there. Check out the entire interview below:

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While Cam’ron was over in London, he teamed up with Noisey for their The People Vs. series, which gives artists the chance to comment on YouTubers comments. This series is usually pretty hilarious since the comments people post are often off the wall and Killa Cam is the perfect vessel to entertain them. He responded to comments regarding his infamous capes, fur coats, Chief Keef and the violence in Chicago, and the on-going debate of the state of hip-hop right now. Cam had his comical moments but he did drop some much needed knowledge. Take a listen below.

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Noisey’s The People Vs. series continues, this time with Killer Mike and El-P. The Run the Jewels boys take a look at some YouTube comments for their “36 Inch Chain” video and take all the hate, love and weirdness in stride.

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