Kill Bill is by R&B artist SZA from her second studio album, S.O.S. The song gets its title from Kill Bill:Volume 1 and Volume 2 a martial arts film duology that focuses on an assassin named the Bride and her quest to exact revenge on her ex-boyfriend by murdering him. Continue reading
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3/6/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Pam Grier Is Sheba, Baby

Fresh off her career defining roles in “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” Pam Grier returned in cult filmmaker William Girdler’s (“The Manitou”) “Sheba, Baby.” Continue reading
3/1/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Method Man, Rakim, Nas – Life After Death ft. Jaimee Tyler
Clifford Smith Jr better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast Hip Hop collective Wu Tang Clan. Continue reading
2/28/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us (Prison Version)
They Don’t Care About Us is by Pop artist Michael Jackson, released in April 16, 1996 as the fifth single from his ninth album,HIStory: Past, Present and Future,Book I. Its a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. Continue reading
2/27/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: 400 Years – A Case for the Deliberate Destruction of the Black Community (2020)

400 Years – A Case for the Deliberate Destruction of the Black Community (2020) is the story of black people in America, from the 1400s all the way to 2020. This is a heavy history, full of pain, but it must be understood. Enjoy and wake up. A film by Kenjah King.
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2/24/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Popcaan ft. Burna Boy – Aboboyaa
Aboboyaa is the anticipated song recorded by Reggae artist Popcaan which features a voice from the Afrobeat artist Burna Boy. It was recorded and put in for entertainment in 2023 and has started making a trend internationally.
2/24/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Rainbow Round My Shoulder- Donald McKayle with Mary Hinkson
Donald McKayle’s 1959 masterwork, Rainbow Round My Shoulder, is acclaimed as a modern dance classic. A searing dramatic narrative, it is set on a chain gang in the American south where prisoners work, breaking rock from “can see to can’t see.” Their aspirations for freedom come in the guise of a woman, first as a vision then as a remembered sweetheart, mother, and wife. The songs that accompany their arduous labor are rich in polyphony and tell a bitter, sardonic, and tragic story. It was created for the Donald McKayle Dance Company, and has been in the repertoire of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva Dance Company and Dayton Contemporary Dance, among others. The cast in the video excerpt includes Donald McKayle and Mary Hinkson. Continue reading
2/23/23 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Ne-Yo – Champagne Life
Champagne Life is the second single from’s fourth stud R&B artist Ne-Yo’s forth studio album, Libra Scale. The song premiered on radio on June 5, 2010. Continue reading
2/23/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Ayra Starr – Sability
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe known professionally as Ayra Starr, is an Afrobeat artist. She was born in Cotonou,Benin. Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue her musical career properly.She posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. This brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy and led to her signing to Mavin Records. Continue reading
HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sidney Poitier- To Sir with Love (Happy Birthday Mr. Poitier)

A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London’s tough East End. Continue reading





















