The latest from Joell Ortiz via thesource

It’s hard to keep up with the kid. Check out the latest video off his new album, First of a Living Breed, below….

Keep those eyes and ears open. Read the lyrics here: Illuminati Lyrics | Stones Throw Records.

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Eat up. Check out the details below and after the jump…

Pastelitos

Ingredients:

For Dough

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• salt
• 2 cups oil

For Filling

• 1 lb ground chicken (beef, pork,or turkey)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 leaves coriander, chopped finely
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 small red onion
• 1 medium green pepper
• ground black pepper (to taste)
• green olives (optional)
• raisins (optional)

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See details below and after the jump…

Besitos De Coco

Ingredients:

• 3 cups coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons coconut (or vanilla) extract

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Angel keeps on doing it. Check out his latest video below….

Purchase his new album, First Of A Living Breed, here: Homeboy Sandman | First of a Living Breed | Stones Throw Records.

Perhaps lost in the news of the reelection of President Barack Obama last week was the question of Puerto Rican statehood. For the first time in their history as a United States commonwealth, the people of Puerto Rico spoke with their votes on the issue, favoring statehood by a slim margin.

Check out the details below, via CNN:

In an overshadowed Election Day contest, Puerto Ricans voted in favor of statehood in a nonbinding referendum, marking the first time such an initiative garnered a majority.

Puerto Ricans were asked about their desires in two parts. First, by a 54% to 46% margin, voters rejected their current status as a U.S. commonwealth. In a separate question, 61% chose statehood as the alternative, compared with 33% for the semi-autonomous “sovereign free association” and 6% for outright independence.

While the results may be an indicator of what Puerto Ricans want, statehood will not be possible without congressional action in Washington, something that is not guaranteed….

Only time will tell if we will soon welcome a 51st state into the union, but this certainly, at very least opens things up for conversation on a more serious level.

What’s your take? Voice your opinion in the comments.

Read the full story here: Puerto Ricans favor statehood for first time – CNN.com.

Reebok continues its Basquiat themed shoes with this year’s Blast model. Check out a few shots of the shoes you can expect to see on selected retailer’s shelves below…

They are on sale now at French retailer Snkrs, but be on the lookout for a US release date.

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BURDEN CLOTHING JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT TEE

Off of his Stones Throw debut, First of A Living Breed.

Check out the video below…via PotholesInMyBlog…

Purchase his new album, First Of A Living Breed, here: Homeboy Sandman | First of a Living Breed | Stones Throw Records.

This recipe is an example of making a lot of a little.

Check out the details below….

Mondongo (Tripe Stew)

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds honeycomb tripe, cut into small pieces
• 4 cups lemon juice combined with 8 cups cold water
• 3 quarts cold water mixed with 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon annatto oil
• 1 tablespoon corn oil
• ¼ pound smoked ham, diced
• ½ cup basic Recaito
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup alcaparrado
• ½ lb yautia, peeled and diced
• ½ lb yucca (cassava), peeled and diced
• ½ lb calabaza (West Indian pumpkin), peeled and diced
• 2 green plantains, peeled and sliced
• 4 bay leaves
• ½ tablespoon black pepper
• salt to taste
• 1 cup canned garbanzo beans

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Felipe Luciano (of The Last Poets) performs “Jibaro, My Pretty Ni**er” from Def Poetry, 2003.

Check out the video and lyrics below…

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