STOLEN FROM AFRICA: Recent Episodes
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Stolen From Africa Digital is a collection of selected episodes from 3 weekly LIVE podcasts:
YOU GOOD FAM?? Mondays LIVE 11:00-12:00pm INSTAGRAM Virtual community check-in, each one teach one
THE REMINISCE SHOW! Tuesdays LIVE 7:00-7:30pm YOUTUBE/TWITCH/FACEBOOK Reminiscing on foundations that shaped Toronto Hip-Hop culture with the people who were there!
SANKOFA SPACE Thursdays LIVE 3:30pm- 4:30pm TWITTER Curious about NFTs, Crypto, Metaverse and Web3?
Last Thursday was one for the books! Reminisce Show hosts Logik and Mindbender had exclusive VIP access from DRAKE himself to the launch of OVO Fest weekend - ALL Canadian Northstars homage concert to those who paved the way for Canadian Hip Hop . Artist who performed include Michee Mee, Maestro, Infinite, Kardinal Offishall, K-OS, Saukrates, The Rascalz, Choclair and more! Join us today at 7pm LIVE for an in depth review of this historic moment in time! Rooted in Ancient Afrocentric philosophy of Sankofa (go back and fetch what you forgot) The Reminisce Show! Hosted by Neil "Logik" Donaldson (@Logik416) and Adhimu Shabazz Lateef Stewart (@Mindbendermind) Explore Toronto Hip-Hop History and culture from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s through exclusive interviews and content from the people who were there. Join them Tuesdays at 7pm LIVE as they Reminisce!
Founded by Garie Adamson in 1992 as both one of the world's first hip hop & Toronto-based clothing companies, 100 Miles is a brand that has created timeless designs of shirts, pants, hoodies, lifestyle gear and more over its history, providing top choice contemporary style to legendary artists from TUPAC SHAKUR, BIGGIE SMALLS, ODB-WU TANG CLAN, to Drake and many others. Expanding even further into hats and bandanas as well as other additional branding opportunities as it continues to grow over 20 years later, 100 Miles is running laps around the pretenders out there only in it for the short term. It's a marathon journey, not a sprint to the top. Peace to 100 Miles and Garie, we look forward to talking to him on the Reminisce Show! - Logik & Mindbender
You Good Fam?!
Today we had an incredible and healing conversation on Black experiences in protecting mental health and wellness not just here in Toronto but our in the East Coast as well!
Themes that came up:
-Being Black in all White environments New Brunswick
-Lack of resources and representation
-Navigating these spaces
-The collective Black community here in Toronto
-Access to Black mental Health supports
-Creating meaningful connections online for stronger connections offline and more!
Big thanks to our special guests:
@cropberry
@gw_counselling
Hosted by
@logik416
@symbolikone
Featured tune:
Went to Ghana @zakisha
sfacommunity
yougoodfam
stolenfromafrica
Join us every Monday LIVE on IG 11-12 pm @SFA_Community
In the personal opinion of Mindbender: our next guest on The Reminisce Show IS the Greatest MC In Canadian History! Of course, that's a very debatable discussion, and we would like to invite you to join our conversation with the one and only SHAD K also known as Shadrach Kabango, to see who he thinks is the best MC between: Maestro, Kardi or Drake... or him! Born in Kenya and soon after moving to London, Ontario, Shad has humbly but spectacularly risen to international prominence through a variety of creative endeavors that we will discuss together, such as his seven hip hop albums (one of which won 'Album of the Year' in 2010... over ya boy Drizzy & 'Take Care', ), his five EPs with artists as diverse as DJ Scratch Bastid, DJ T-Lo and Holy Fuck, his former CBC talk show, to his Emmy & Peabody Award-winning documentary series 'Hip Hop Evolution', which has been blessing Netflix for four seasons now, and counting. Will we get a Canadian Hip Hop Evolution season? How does Shad come up with those stunningly clever lyrics? What does it feel like to create hip hop music now that he's a married father of two daughters? Did Will Smith ever hear Shad's version of 'Bel-Air'? So many wonderful, insightful, intriguing and original questions are going to be discussed and explored when we sit down to talk to SHAD, on a special 8:30 PM edition of 'The Reminisce Show', featuring Logik & Mindbender! See you Tuesday night as usual!
As we enter 2022 we explored how the 7 principles of Kwanzaa could act as pillars in establishing integrity, discernment and foster flourishing digital community globally. history has been known to repeat itself so we unpacked Black Body in the digital era, Organizations partnering with Black Community vs positioning to compete, Umba Daima/BlackNFTart and the African NFT Community
We also came across a meme that we found useful in understand Web3 language:
NFTs = Shares
Projects = Companies
Creators =Founders
DAOs = Management
Collectors = Shareholders
JPEG= Stock Certificate
Royalties = Revenue
Tokens = Dividends
Utility = Products
Community = Marketing
HOSTED BY:
Neil 'Logik' Donaldson @Logik416 ( Stolen From Africa/Reason With Logik)
Kwame 'Symbolik' @Symbolik ( NEAR, BlackLove DAO)
CONTRIBUTORS
@MoCasso_of_nfts
@NonfungibleQ
@KristianOXBlack
@Rootzculture
@8BitAfroo
@sirthelonious_
Join us LIVE every Thursday 3:30pm EST on TWITTER @ALLDAYSFA
From Darkness to light: how we evolved our consciousness
You good fam?!
Yo we just had another powerful meeting of the minds with brothers tapping in from Ghana, California and of course Toronto! Not mention our chat was booming with people from South Africa, New Orleans , Calgary to name a few!
The phrase “let there be light” would suggest that darkness is the prequel to manifestation. Darkness is merely the absence of light. People have been showing us a lot of love appreciating Black men hosting conversations rooted in emotional intelligence but for many of us it was a process of trials and tribulations to arrive at this point. Join us today as we share some back stories to our enlightenment
Themes that came up:
-Tolerance vs patience
-The power of community love
-Family/ cultural identity
-connection to God
-Seeing each other as Brothers and not The N-Word ( it’s hard to hate your brother but easy to hate a N-Word)
-seeing beyond our immediate circumstance
- reconnecting with our roots (#Sankofa)
Thank you to our contributors! Let’s keep the fire blazin ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
@kofiobuobi (Ghana)
@symbolikone
@kem.yah
@logik416
@famtvca
@freedom4jayburton (California )
@the_dying_thief (Ghana)
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Dan-e-o is a legendary Scarborough hip hop representative, delivering high powered lyrics and clever concepts since his debut in 1996 with "Dear Hip Hop" on Beat Factory Vol. 1. Leading the way for the 10-man crew of talents Scarborough artists called Monolith, Dan-e-o has recorded multiple solo albums and projects in his historic career, starting with "The Book Of Daniel" in 2000, he has gone on to make numerous albums, collabs, mixtapes, tribute records and more, as well as podcasts about wrestling, his other passion. Let's reminisce with Dan-e-o, Mindbender & Logik!
Rooted in Ancient Afrocentric philosophy of Sankofa (go back and fetch what you forgot) The Reminisce Show! Hosted by Neil "Logik" Donaldson (@Logik416) and Adhimu Shabazz Lateef Stewart (@Mindbendermind) Explore Toronto Hip-Hop History and culture from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s through exclusive interviews and content from the people who were there. Join them Tuesdays at 7pm LIVE as they Reminisce!
What a journey! Thank you to everyone who has been rocking with us, this is truly a collaborative effort and we couldn't do it without you all! We've had people calling in from Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, the UK, Montreal, Toronto, Atlanta, Ohio, New York just to name a few. We are in a place where space nor time could divide. This is the future rooted in SANKOFA and we are excited!
With that being said, we've gotten a lot better at simplifying our understanding of these new digital terminologies so come recap with us!
HOSTED BY:
Neil 'Logik' Donaldson @Logik416 ( Stolen From Africa/Reason With Logik)
Kwame 'Symbolik' @Symbolik ( NEAR, BlackLove DAO)
CONTRIBUTORS
@JBIZRUSSELL
@NonfungibleQ
@blkgrlcrypto
@NicoFara
@Rootzculture
@8BitAfroo
@KossGh
@RoseofSharonO
Join us LIVE every Thursday 3:30pm EST on TWITTER @ALLDAYSFA
In this session of you good fam we had a very powerful and transformative meeting of the minds. People tapped in from Ghana, Nigeria, Calgary and From a Freedom fighter Jay Burton who has been serving 30+ years and counting in a maximum security prison in California!!
Themes that came up:
-Abundance vs scarcity mindset
-Observation vs participation
-Understanding needs vs wants
-Patience as a tool for spiritual growth
Then the conversation took a turn towards political prisoners and freedom with special guest @freedom4jayburton LIVE from California ⚡️⚡️⚡️
-30+ years in prison and still counting
- litigating cases/ representing as a lawyer for other inmates while in prison
-BLM prison advocacy
-mental freedom and more!
A global meeting of the minds. With contributors from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Germany, The UK, Toronto, Montreal and New York The "Sankofa Space" Discussed NFT's, alternative minting platforms and ways in which the African Diaspora is creating a digital community of empowerment, collaboration and preserving culture on the Blockchain
Hosted By:
Neil 'Logik' Donaldson (Reason With Logik)
Kwame Symbolik
Contributions from:
@pablozmelu
Kofi Obuob @OBJClothing
Mamadou Sow @mamadousow221
@Atokwamina_27
Dr_Dropper @McDropper
Nat Nye @natnyetla
@Krystal21017235
With over 20 years of acting experience and having the honour of working with the likes of John Singleton (Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher learning) , Maya Angelou ( Down in the delta, I know why the caged bird sings) Steven Spielberg ( Star Wars ,falling skies) Kevin Costner(The Bodyguard, Black and White) and 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Tryin') Gemini Award winning Actor, Mpho Koaho opens up in a retrospective conversation on his experiences and challenges as a Black Canadian within the film industry. Mpho also reflects on conversations with his mother about intergenerational trauma,his desire for marriage,self care practices and more!.
MPHO KOAHO:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mphoboi/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MphoAK
FEATURED MUSIC:
@thelolabunz - Shiesty https://open.spotify.com/album/7znED8AkdqFOI7pfDnvmss
@RochesterJuice - Black Don’t Crack https://open.spotify.com/album/1hkX9XpIolIvLZXm3wdpc3
QUICK BLACK FACTS:
@femilawson_
FEATURE BUSINESS:
By Blacks https://byblacks.com/
This Episode of Black Don't Crack we have the privilege interviewing a Ghanaian born, Toronto based visual artist, community health worker and founder of Freedom Fridayz. This artist has passion for creating safe spaces which are conducive to love, learning, laughter and endless possibilities. As a professional artist, he has been able to build a successful art career and had the honor of having his work featured in multiple galleries across Ontario, Miami, New York, and Atlanta.
Featured Music
TOBI -24 (Toronto Remix) https://open.spotify.com/track/6EZKdnMP6jAaXu3emKYZ8j
HOUDINI -Myself https://open.spotify.com/track/5oaAE6Fcoftc6XZr1q2Ru1
Quick Black Facts: Mathieu De'Costa
Featured Black Buisness : www.Mamaslifeproducts.com
Follow us!
@Logik416
@QueenKukuoyi
@BlackDontcrackTO
Malcolm-Emilio aka Stay Relevant is a Toronto based artist who produces various mediums of work that represent his global experiences including medicinal tools, artifacts, and functional accessories for sacred spaces to artistically cultivate and create sustainable living communities. In this episode Malcolm shares his experiences and influences growing up in Toronto and how it has shaped his interest in travel, The philosophy behind his name and some his self care practices.
Malcolm Emilio aka Stay Relevant https://www.instagram.com/stay_relevant/
Featured Music:
Zakisha Brown - Went to Ghana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e79K...
Dynesti Williams - See me roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZKs...
Quick Black Facts: Blackburn Taxi
Anique Jordan is an Award-winning artist, writer and curator. She has been working for over a decade at the crossroads of community economic development and art. This work creates space to reinterpret the archives offering a new and speculative vision of the future. In this episode, Anique discusses experiences living in South America with Afro-Ecuadorians, the Story and court trial of Black woman from the late 1800's in Toronto named Clara Ford and more.
Anique Jordan Instagram: @aniquejordan https://www.aniquejjordan.com/
Black Don't Crack hosted by:
Neil 'Logik' Donaldson (Reason With Logik)
Queen Kukoyi
FEATURED MUSIC:
Mustafa the Poet "Stay Alive"
Wolf j McFarlane:
QUICK BLACK FACTS: Trauma to No More Drama Claudette Coven
FEATURED BLACK BUSINESS: Deeply Dope Tees http://deeplydopetees.ca/
In this session of our weekly virtual check-in YOU GOOD FAM? We had a powerful conversation with Nichole m Leveck and her daughter Naz on the intersections of African/Caribbean heritage and how they are bringing communities together Topics covered: -Caribbean and First Nation views on connecting to the earth -Drumming and Dance -Participation vs observation -Children as teachers -Living by example -Mother and Daughter dance -Communicating without words -Healing through connection -First Nation teachings on 7 Generations -Visiting the Caribbean and being a guest on the land. -Human dignity -Trusting our authenticity -Rest as a revolutionary act Hosted by: Neil 'Logik' Donaldson aka Reason with Logik Every Monday at 11am est LIVE! onhttps://www.instagram.com/sfa_community/
Thrust is a OG Canadian hip hop pioneer and MC who has been representing Toronto on an international level since the early 80's. He was featured on one of Canada's biggest hip hop records of all-time, aka "Northern Touch" with Kardinal Offishall, Checkmate, Rascalz, and Choclair, as well as releasing the albums "Past, Present, Future" in 1996 and "The Chosen Are Few", legendarily coming out on September 11th, 2001, alongside with Jay-Z's "The Blueprint". Thrust has worn many hats in his time in hip hop, from teaching at Harris Music Institute to co-hosting and producing a podcast about Toronto hip hop history called "Before The 6ix" with Big Tweeze, as well as being signed to EMI Records and touring alongside the likes of Public Enemy, The Fugees and Destiny's Child, Thrust name rings bells from T. Dot to NYC and well beyond. We are going to talk about his collaborations, his triumphs, his failures and his new ambitions tomorrow on The Reminisce Show, stay tuned to another amazing conversation with another amazing Toronto hip hop legend!
Rooted in Ancient Afrocentric philosophy of Sankofa (go back and fetch what you forgot) The Reminisce Show! Hosted by Neil "Logik" Donaldson (@Logik416) and Adhimu Shabazz Lateef Stewart (@Mindbendermind) Explore Toronto Hip-Hop History and culture from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s through exclusive interviews and content from the people who were there. Join them Tuesdays at 7pm LIVE on Youtube @alldaySFA as they Reminisce!
In this episode we explore the idea of investing in the blockchain as a tool for preserving culture, using platforms like NEAR, creating DAO ( Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) for community empowerment and other innovative of connecting locally and Globally.
Sankofa Space is a LIVE digital meet up on Twitter where members of the global African diaspora community connect, collaborate and sharing all things related to NFTs, The Blockchain, Crypto and other digital innovations. So Far we have had contributions from people in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Congo, Nigeria, Urganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Ohio, Arizona, Atlanta Montreal, England and Toronto! Join us Every Thursday 3:30pm est time on Twitter: @AlldaySFA
On today’s virtual check-in “ you good fam?” We had Gemini Award winning actor Mpho Koaho (@mphoboi ) share some valuable gems on the following: Gratitude, The importance of having a support system, Taking time to know yourself (knowledge of self), emotional intelligence ( not letting emotions overtake decisions - proactive responses vs reactive responses),The power of belief, using your voice to speak up for others and more Mpho is currently on the CBC series @diggstowncbc you can watch the first two sessions on @cbcgem #sfacommunity #alldaysfa #stolenfromafrica
IG Live facilitated by:
Neil 'Logik' Donaldson (Reason With Logik)
Don By The Valley
Catch You Good Fam Live every Monday 11am-12pm on IG @SFA_Community
If you know about who is arguably Toronto's most successful and most legendary hip hop collective, you know the name The Circle. And if you know who Kardinal Offishall is, you definitely should also know the name Solitair. A founding member of the former yet super-successful production team The Black Jays with Kardinal, Solitaire is a multi-talented hip hop head with a heart of gold to go along with it. His first single "Silver Surfer" put him on the Canadian map, and since then, he just continued making dope beats, dope rhymes and quietly being a dope representative of Toronto hip hop. "Silver House and the Girl" (S.H.A.G.) was the production team he created with Kardinal in 2000, and produced for Nina Sky, Glenn Lewis, Cham, Maestro, Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall, Ivana Santilli, Jully Black, Choclair, and Sugar Jones among others, but wouldn't stop there. In 2006, he kept his song-crafting skills expanding and began collaborating with Cipha Sounds in NYC, providing music for legends like Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Dj Khaled, Jim Jones, Elephant Man and Trey Songz. Solitaire continues to be involved in both the hip hop industry and community service, speaking at schools around Toronto and inspiring youth to make music. Join The Reminisce Show as we catch up to Solitair and see what he's humbly and greatly building in 2001.
Rooted in Ancient Afrocentric philosophy of Sankofa (go back and fetch what you forgot) The Reminisce Show! Hosted by Neil "Logik" Donaldson (@Logik416) and Adhimu Shabazz Lateef Stewart (@Mindbendermind) Explore Toronto Hip-Hop History and culture from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s through exclusive interviews and content from the people who were there. Join them Tuesdays at 7pm LIVE as they Reminisce!
African Diaspora collaborations in Tech and digital spaces with a focus on innovations in web3, NFTs , DAO Today’s session included contributions from:
Dai -@DaivuuO
Young Denzel -@8bitAfroo
Bl0ckstone - @Bl0ckstone
Symbolik @Symbolik
Reason with Logik @Logik416
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Mother’s Peace Walk – against Gun Violence and recognizing the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Homicide! Saturday, September 25th, starting from Yonge and Bloor at 3:00PM, Mothers from across the city and province, impacted by the tragic loss of children due to gun violence will be walking for peace to recognize the National Day of Remembrance for victims of homicide on Saturday, September 25th. In this session of you good fam? We had a power discussion about the “Mother’s peace walk against gun violence” that took place over the weekend here in Toronto Topics that came up: -The power of community -Community workers are not on the front line they are on the firing line - Mothers impacted by gun violence - the media only leads when the community bleeds -the power of alternative media - let’s document ourselves - community work with with mother’s at the forefront - the importance of sharing this type of content And more!! Hosted by: @logik416 @symbolikone With special guests: @g.l._glowz @zerogunviolence.movement Intro song via @kem.yah “shango” Mother’s Peace Walk – against Gun Violence and recognizing the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Homicide!
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Rooted in Ancient Afrocentric philosophy of Sankofa (go back and fetch what you forgot) The Reminisce Show! Hosted by Neil "Logik" Donaldson (@Logik416) and Adhimu Shabazz Lateef Stewart (@Mindbendermind) Explore Toronto Hip-Hop History and culture from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s through exclusive interviews and content from the people who were there. Join them Tuesdays at 7pm LIVE as they Reminisce! https://www.youtube.com/alldaysfa
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What are NFTs ??? In this session of “ You Good Fam?” We Continued our powerful and very informative conversation with Nilla (https://www.instagram.com/nillamusic/ ) Kwame Symbolik (https://www.instagram.com/symbolikone/) , Tegin Davis ( https://www.instagram.com/tegindavis/ ) and Neil Logik Donaldson (https://www.instagram.com/logik416/ ) on #NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and creating digital assets as it pertains to autonomy and the potential to create generational wealth 👀👀 Follow Money Hugz( https://www.instagram.com/moneyhugz/) for more information and free workshops on #Crypto #cryptoinvesting and genuine good vibes 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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DJX One of Canada's, and therefore, the world's greatest DJ's, the OG known as Adrien "DJX" King has been sacrificing, celebrating and spinning hip hop culture since the early 80's, and has never stopped, even though his journey has had as many twists and turns as hip hop culture itself. Born in Vancouver, and moving to Toronto later in life, DJX got his start helping out the very first hip hop radio show in college radio history, the Fantastic Voyage show featuring notorious promoter/DJ Ron Nelson, and subsequently christening it "The Powermove Show". That unparalleled hip hop radio show dominated Saturday afternoons in Toronto from 1989 until 2000, where it broke/debuted countless Canadian, American & international hip hop records, as well as showcased dozens of MCs on their popular segment 'Eat The Beat', as well as nurturing numerous MCs & DJs careers and connections by being a central community hub for the people to gather at every Saturday. Moving on to spin at Flow 93.5 FM and then to other commercial radio stations in Toronto, DJX continued to evolve and explore. Eventually, Adrien started a consulting company called TheSecretService.com in the early 2010's, and since then, DJX has continued to help grow, shape and guide artists of all kinds in Toronto and beyond to bigger and better things in Black music and modern entertainment. No matter the year, DJX has never stopped making powermoves!
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For our weekly Monday check-in “you good fam?” We had special guest @knowledgeawakens who is a Mind Power Coach. A former psychotherapist and hypnotist. He teaches meditation techniques and how to access the subconscious mind. Topics that came up in discussion include -Our 3 brains (mind, heart and gut) -Mental programming through the media -Brain waves - shifts in our collective consciousness -honouring our higher self -inner child (wounded child) healing -silencing the mind And more!!! Hosted by : @logik416 @symbolikone Featured music: Shiesty via @thelolabunz
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Kalmplex shares how it was in raves in the pre-millenial days of music history in Toronto -DJ Kool Herc and how he connects to ALL music history -America vs. Canada perspectives on arts and culture -Toronto rap crews (Monolith, Circle Crew, etc.) -spiritual and emotional warfare in society -how to maintain during rough times -African history and African future -Most High hope and faith in self -peace to his family and friends
Hosts: Neil "Logik" Donaldson ( Reason with Logik) and Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart
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