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#NowPlaying "THE SEVEN" EP by Styles P and Kweli

Just got back from Africafest, and sitting down at the drawing board with The Seven by Talib Kweli and Styles P bumping in the background...

The Brother has been busy...

Jay Kelley's messianic African time-traveler The Brother returned to my drawing table this week to help me and Jay vent our frustrations with President Trump and the Legion of Extraordinary Super-Bastards he calls a Cabinet. But like Trump, the Brother has been busy lately...

The video for "MARIA" by @3DNaTee got me fucked up! Let's get familiar...

Generally speaking, people love the myth that female rappers can't spit. I'm not sure why. Maybe dudes like to horde all the quick-thinking ladies to themselves? Maybe their egos can't handle the thought that a woman can bury their favorite emcee in bars? Maybe they are afraid of being let down again like Sean Price (riP)?

Who knows... Anyways, a dude shared this video for Maria by New Orleans spitter 3D Na'Tee on one of the groups I'm in.

And.

DAMN.

Tweet of the Week + The Terminator VS Donald Trump

Congressman: god will take care of climate change.

God: bitch I sent you scientists.
— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) June 2, 2017

Check out a whole bunch of dope tattoo art by Wes "MrWes" Holland!

Cartoon Portrait- ARI by Samax Amen

A long-time client got at me to do a Cartoon Portrait of his daughter Ari as a super hero for her birthday, and I jumped at it...

Do the Knowledge- THE PERCEPTIONISTS

Wanna quickly learn about the meltdown and resurgence of monumental Boston crew The Perceptionists - Mr. Lif (no t), DJ Fakts One and Akrobatik? Peep this sweet Mello Music mini-documentary.

PREVIEW- LADYCASTLE #4 (coming to stores this week!)

If you ain't already checking for Delilah Dawson's post-Disney fantasy LADYCASTLE, you probably wanna just wait on the trade. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy this preview from LADYCASTLE #4!

#nowPlaying THE COMEBACK STORY EP by DJ Brimlo + Bavu Blakes (trust me, it's a big deal)

Bavu Blakes is one of my favorite emcees of all time. There I said it. He's been incognito for a minute, but just dropped a new EP with Mississippi to Austin transplant DJ Brimlo which I just dropped a Lincoln on before listening to it... because I want Bavu to release more new music. You can stream it for free below though...

Cop that classic STORM fan art print by Samax Amen

The homie Camisha (a serious Storm appreciator) shared my STORM fanart print on Instagram, so people are asking about it.

Tweet of the Week

@ghettoManga I can't wait to read your review of #theGodbox https://t.co/L6xQvZj3Wh
— #theGodbox 👈👈👈 (@blaque_fiure) May 21, 2017

Peep my new drawing "The Dragon Queen"

If you've been a fan of my art for very long, you're already familiar with Seattle-based jewelry designer Camisha Jackson, a frequent subject of my portraits and sketches. The first drawing I did of her was as a character called the Dragon Lady (Camisha hearts dragons), back in the Myspace Era. Since then, the Dragon Lady has ascended to the throne of whatever afrofuturistic fantasy realm she inhabits, as evidenced by the title of this piece...

Just bought my copy of THE GOD BOX by David Banner

Just copped that God Box like...

#newVideo "G.o.D" by Wise Intelligent and Gensu Dean

I've been busy since I shared news with you about Gensu Dean and Wise Intelligent's upcoming collabo album G.o.D (Game of Death), and now the duo has put a foot on the gas, dropping this video for the title track on YouTube this week to help hype the album's impending release...

Here's a Kid Carvers sketch Samax drew for a customer

So I needed some money one day, so instead of asking for money, I offered a one day sale where customers who bought an issue of Kid Carvers & The Backyard Bike Bandits from the GM store got a free sketch of the Carver twins. The offer got lots of likes, shares and a few comments, but only one customer. So here's what I drew for him...

Ladies love cool Merkules...

I was talking to my girl on the phone when I clicked on this video of Canadian emcee Merkules in the booth. I never heard of the guy before, and I don't know what I expected to hear, but this wasn't it...

GENSU DEAN and WISE INTELLIGENT are dropping a new album next month?!?

So I found out yesterday via a Facebook ad that super-producer Gensu Dean and conscious rap luminary Wise Intelligent were ganging up to drop a new album Game Of Death next month. Check out the first single Amen, via the miracle of Bandcamp.

Tweet of the Week- E-A-Z-Y comma. Now that's drama...

Felipe Smith tagged GhettoManga in this drawing of Master Yoda rocking his Eazy-E style, so I'm thinking he wanted me to show it to you guys. Here's a brief exchange with Felipe, another fan, and Gabriel Luna, who plays Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider on Agents of Shield.

In stores NOW- LADYCASTLE #3

Please tell me you're checking for Delilah Dawson's fantasy joint LADYCASTLE...

Lando Chill releases lead single for upcoming album "The Boy Who Spoke to the Wind"

If you've been paying attention, you know I fux wit indie hip hop label Mello Music Group. So when they dropped Lando Chill's new single Break Them Shackles in my inbox, I had to at least give it a spin...

Oddisee is the hero hip hop needs right now...

I been bumping this OddIsee song Like Really for a minute, so I was pleased to stumble across the minimalist video for the track on the COLORS YouTube Channel...

A few words about the CLOAK & DAGGER trailer

This is a drawing I did of the street-dwelling vigilante duo Cloak & Dagger for a client, just so you can feel the love I have for the characters. So now that you know that I rides for Tyrone and Tandy, watch this trailer Marvel dropped last week...

Who want some #GodHop from Black Thought and David Banner?

Everybody knows I cuts for David Banner, and on Who Want It? he got a sick verse from Black Thought too. So yeah...

#NowPlaying LOOPS TWO by MidaZ the Beast

Rhymer/Illustrator Gift Revolver did artwork for this guy MidaZ the Beast, which would be reason enough to encourage you to listen to MidaZ's 2016 album Loops Two. But as it turns out, Loops Two is a fabulous blend of true-school street hop and nerdcore wordery. Stream the record below, and read some words from me, if you're so inclined...

OH SNAP! @HOODRATZinSPACE is LIVE on KICKSTARTER!

Here's the promo video and some unlettered pages from the Kickstarter campaign for Hoodratz in Space #4 by the homie Erik Reeves...

"No longer picking cotton. Niggas stitching cotton. And I sell that shit dirt cheap to Sam Walton..." @Griffen

Chicago rhyme animal Griffen goes in on your prison industrial complex in this video for Economik Splendor...

I didn't care about THOR: RAGNAROK, but then I saw the trailer...

I was not particularly interested in THOR: RAGNAROK... until I watched this trailer. Now, I'm on board like Tony Hawk...

ECBACC Returns to North Philly!

#nowPlaying MOOHAMMADEEN by Obadiah ONE

I first discovered Obadiah One years ago, via one song on a mixtape one of my co-workers slid to me. Somehow me and Obadiah became friends on Facebook recently, and he linked me to his soundcloud, where I found this song MOOHAMMADEEN, which is now officially my new sheet...

Just a one panel I drew last night...

In stores now- LADYCASTLE #2

The second issue of Delilah S Dawson's postmodern princess tale LADYCASTLE has arrived! Peep some preview art below...

Funk Doc makes an appearance in "MENTHU: The Anger of Angels" plus your man Pythagoras got a comic coming out too!

This post is guaranteed to move you fam! I got updates for you courtesy of the Operative Network from their Egyptian demigod superhero webcomic Menthu, which features a cameo by New Jersey's favorite son, Redman... sorta. Also, do the knowledge with that dude Pythagoras in Irrational Numbers...

Tweet of the Week- "Forge Be Like..."'

Forge be like:
"I ain't hatin', but that shit ain't gone last..." pic.twitter.com/AkcvJTU86o
— GhettoManga Magazine (@ghettoManga) March 26, 2017

NEW VIDEO- "HOT DAMN" by Venomous2000 & Trilian

Yeah, you should already know this song Hot Damn, because I should have already dropped my review of Venomous2000 & Trilian's dope ass collabo album Sounds of the Great Ones. But I didn't. So you don't. Blaming me is not gonna fix anything, so let's just dive into the new video, and we can all agree that I helped by showing it to you...

Oeming is DESTROYING the art on CAVE CARSON!

DC's handed the keys to some lesser characters to Gerard Way for his Young Animal label of books, and he is making some damn good comics. My favorite is the incredible Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye with incredible cartoon art by the mighty Mike Oeming (Powers, Mice Templar, Hammer of the Gods).

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