Kanye West – Runaway (Entire Film Clean)

Photographer / Activist: Ernie Paniccioli - So Much Things To Say

Ernie Paniccioli, where do we start?  He's a Native, a Photographer, an Activist.  One of the realest men, we here at Manifesto have had the opportunity to meet.  He has been photographing and documenting Hip Hop, Politics, and The People, for over 30 years!  

Ernie's first book "Who Shot YA?: Three Decades of Hip Hop Photography" is must have.  Period  "The Other Side of Hip Hop" is a film about his life, art, politics and photography, and has received rave reviews.  You can find out more about the film, and watch it live at Hiphopotherside.com

Some of his other published works are "Four Decades of Artwork By Ernie Paniccioli"- 1966-2007 was a limited edition printing. It included 50 black and white drawings. "Ernie Paniccioli Four Decades of Color Artwork"- 1962-2007 is another showcase of Ernie's skill, which contains 45 drawings, paintings and watercolors.

These three books and many more are avalible for purchase via his online store here.

This video below is a presentation he did this year at Toronto, for Canada's Manifesto Community Projects.  Getting into Ernie's head is one of the hardest journeys one will venture.  But it is well worth it.  Enjoy.

Ernie Paniccioli - So Much Things To Say - MANIFESTO Speaker Series from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

Video avaliable courtesy of Canada's Manifesto Community Projects.

Rhymefest...Politician?

It's true, Rhymefest, the Chicago MC best known for his Kanye
West collaboration 'Brand New' is throwing his hat in the ring
and running against incumbent Willie B.Cochran for Alderman
of the 20th Ward. We here at Manifesto want to wish this man
success; it's not often you find MC's or artists period actually
acting on their words.

The Get Up Aide

Spotted over at Albotas...

Sprayground has designed this funky little backpack
for those graf heads who don't care for the sounds of
cans rattling around in the Jansport they've rocked
since Bone Thugs and Harmony were atop the charts.
The main compartments hold 8 cans and there's room
for your markers, pens - even a skateboard. And if
still feel light, there's pockets for 2 more cans on the
side. All for 69.95 no less.

They made an action figure out of this?!!!

Courtesy of those zany folks at ThinkGeek...yes it is
real and available for purchase on their website. All
I can say is...just wow.

Timberland Abington Canvas and Suede Chukkas

Spotted over at RealTalk NY...methinks these might get the
gas face.

Video: Japanese Cartoon - Heirplanes

First official video from their debut album, In The Jaws of The
Lords of Death.

Hip Hop with a $300 Million Punch

K'Naan, the Somalian-Canadian MC/Poet can put this
feather in his cap...according to Fast Company, Coca-Cola
by using his song 'Wavin'Flag' made about $300 million in
profit. Read more on the link below. Seriously though, it is
another reminder of just how more malleable hip hop is within
the business world these days. And it's also a testament to
this cat's talent.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/150/waving-the-flag.html?page=0%2C0

Premo and Mandela

DJ Premier speaks about his recent trip to South Africa
and a meeting with Nelson Mandela.

Video: Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers

Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers from beeple on Vimeo.

This trippy video goes out to all those bonehead co-workers we
complain about at happy hour and on Facebook. This track is
off of FlyLo's latest EP and was done with Cinema 4D work by
Beeple(aka Mike Winkleman).