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Our 1st Weekly Issue! f e a t u r i n g Prince Phil Gates Therman Munsin A re t h a Fr a n k l i n & mu c h m o re … Q & A

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On Fatherhood, Mentoring, and His LIVE RADIO SHOW!!!


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Sega was a multimillion dollar

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W hat RUINED Sega? - The Fall of an Empire

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W hy the DJ W on't Spin Your Music

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Listen to "2Official" by Ezzy Money x Lil Baby Pro...

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Stream & Purchase "Alabama Raised Atlanta Paid" by...

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Watch "Duppy Freestyle" music video by Starr Power...

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Listen to "Tables Turn" by MaC Judah (Prod. By Kwr...

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Meet Graphic Artist "Robert W ilson" from Milwaukee...

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PODCAST: The 10mile Walk to Prove I Can Go The Dis...

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Watch "Right Thing" music video by Austin Giavanni...

10. Watch "W hat America Needs to Tell Obama" music vid... 11. Listen to "Hello W orld" by FRAME featuring CHOKLAT...

powerhouse in the

12. Watch "Greeny Jungle" music video by Gabriel Teodr...

13. Watch "Never Lose" music video by Nipsey Hussle

1990s . They were a

14. W hat Employers Fail to Realize W hen Scouting, Hiri... 15. Listen to "Wanna Put Me Under" by The Game (((AUDI...

titan of the video game industry and waged war

16. Listen to "Soully" by Scribes One (Sleepwalk) (((A... 17. Submit Your Event(s) to ThaW ilsonBlock Magazine 18. DistroKid Is Offering ‘Mastered for iTunes’ Certif...

with Nintendo. But in

19. 23 more Prince albums now available to stream foll... 20. VIDEO: 12 Year Old Steals Mother's Car & Runs Over...

the late 90s, Sega lost

the console war. What

21. EVENT: 8/30/2018 Mayor's Arts Awards Ceremony (Sea... 22. Mistah W ilson's Exclusive Interview w/ Phil Gates ... 23. The Queen of Soul Returns To Claim The Throne (by ...

happened? What caused

24. Supporting Local Artists EPISODE7 by Mistah W ilson... 25. Stream & Purchase "I Ain't wit the Evil Empire" by...

Sega to fall so far from grace and fail in the world of console

gaming? Read More…

This may not always be the case but it seems you need certain type of music to make it on the radio, unless you paying. But then again that certain type of music is being paid for to get airplay anyway. I've had similar instances like this happen to me, its quite pathetic.


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Meet Graphic Artist "Robert Wilson" from Milwaukee, Wisconsin I find it little difficult to describe my art style. I find it changes with each project or maybe it’s more accurate to say that I alter my style based on what I am working on. If I am working on a concept/character design I will keep everything loose, a comic or cartoon would be tighter, and a portrait would be realistic. I prefer graphite and charcoal as my main medium, though I will add

some color if it helps the piece, I’m also starting to delve more into digital art. For me it is constant evolution in hopes of getting better and better. I love to draw so many different subjects that I don’t think I could commit to one style only the technique needed for the project. As long as my illustration conveys a story or narrative and is true to my original idea, I’m happy.


Joe Lockett Q&A on Fatherhood, Mentoring, and Radio


Mistah Wilson : From your perspective, how impor tant are Fathers in the household and why ? Joe Lockett: Fathers are ver y impor tant in a household. The kids and their mom look to the man for leadership and stability. Without the man in the house women have to tr y to fill a man shoes. Many women do a great job but it tough to raise a young man without a father in the house. Mistah Wilson: What are some of the most controversial issues in Birmingham, AL that concern you today? Joe Lockett: Concerning issues in Bham, Kids killing kids in the inner city. There are many outside things we can point to that is par t of the cause in our community. I feel we should focus more on the parents and the kids. We have teenagers with guns this in a inside of the the community problem, that we need to address and hold each other accountable. Mistah Wilson: Who were some key influences in your life growing up? Joe Lockett: Key influences in my life of course mom an dad, but I think most of all seeing people that look like me succeed in dif ferent positions let me know I could become anything I wanted to Mistah Wilson: What current and upcoming events should we know about? Joe Lockett: Upcoming events are My new Mon- Fri 6-7pm tv show Outspoken with Joe Lockett that just debuted two weeks ago. It’s my largest project to date. It’s a LIVE T V debate show that covers national new, spor ts, and social issues. We accept phone calls. If you live in Alabama, you can watch it on ACN channel 80 or stream live at www.jlenhd.com For people who have cut the cord Outspoken with JL is a show they can watch, call and interact on social media live @ jloutspoken Mistah Wilson: So, tell us about the radio show! When and where can we tune in? Joe Locket: My radio show is the #1 weekend talk show in the south 4-7 pm saturdays. It's the Love Hate Debate Joe Lockett show. We mostly debate politics. Mistah Wilson: Recommended by James Clark, we learned about the JL Mentoring camp. Could you tell us more about it? Joe Lockett: JL Mentoring Camp is camp Lockett iN Media provides for 15 boys and 15 girls ever y year at no cost. To teach them live skills, expose them to CEO, Blue collar workers, and entrepreneurs. We want to give kids a snap shot at what life has to of fer. I believe when you know better you will do better


Watch "Right Thing" music video by Austin Giavanni

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"...my advice is to stay original. The world desperately needs new good music. Be yourself." -Phil Gates


Mistah Wilson's Exclusive Interview w/ Phil Gates on Touring, the Music Business, and Founding the Los Angeles Blues Society

Engineer, Producer and Author. Mistah Wilson: First and foremost, we MUST talk about your founding of The Los Angeles Blues Society. In what in ways are you working to preser ve and evolve and the genre? Phil Gates: I founded the Los Angeles Blues Society because I believed that there

was a need for the many dif ferent types of Mistah Wilson: Greetings, Phil Gates! What

Blues Artists and fans to get together.

a tremendous honor it is to have you here

They could experience a wide array of

with us for this exclusive interview with

Blues. From Traditional Blues, to

ThaWilsonBlock. How have you been?

Contemporary Blues to Blues/Rock, etc. So

Phil Gates: I’m good. Making it happen all

the membership is extremely diverse both

the time.

in music and fans, yet united under the umbrella of the Blues. It doesn’t delineate

Mistah Wilson: Respectively, you are

between the types of Blues as one being

arguably the most experienced musician

more authentic, or better than another

we've interviewed to date. But, for our

type. All types of Blues are welcome and

younger audience reading this, could you

appreciated. The goal is to be inclusive,

hit us with a quick background on

and invite all styles of Blues. To preserve

yourself?

the legacy and history. And at the same

Phil Gates: A quick one? LOL I’m a

time move it forward, just as the

musician who taught myself guitar, and

originators of the blues did from Slavery

singing. I’ve been very fortunate to have

Blues to Delta Blues, to Chicago

been included on some amazing projects. I

Blues,Texas Blues, Los Angeles Blues,

am involved in session work as a guitarist,

Contemporary Blues and everything in -

I am also a recording engineer, Mix

between to whatever is next.


Watch "Duppy Freestyle" music video by Starr Power

The 10mile Walk to Prove I Can Go The Distance by Mistah Wilson on WilsonBlock100 Radio

Alabama Massacre 6 (Prod by Karltin Bankz) Directed by Kold Breed & Kel Lowe


Listen to "Wanna Put Me Under" by The Game (((AUDIO)))

Listen to "Soully" by Scribes One (Sleepwalk) (((AUDIO)))


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VIDEO: 12 Year Old Steals Mother's Car & Runs Over A Police Officer

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The Queen of Soul Returns To Claim The Throne by Jhantu Randall

monotony of the day and uplift your spirits

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even if it only lasted 5 minutes or so. Born in Memphis, Tennessee to a preacher father and a mother who was an fter reports came in saying

accomplished piano player and vocalist, Ms Franklin relocated to Buffalo, New York and Detroit Michigan by the age of 5.

phrases like “gravely ill” and “Surrounded

Contrary to popular belief she was not

by family and friends,” the country awoke to

abandoned by her mother as she states she

news of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul’s

saw her frequently before her passing just

passing. At 9:30 this morning, at her home in

before Aretha turned 10.

Detroit, a voice that spanned 6 decades gave us all a final bow.

Shortly after that, Aretha started singing solos at the New Bethel Baptist Church

I’m not going to speak too deeply on this

debuting with hymn “Jesus, Be a Fence

icons personal life as I have never even

Around Me.” Soon after that she signed to

remotely crossed her path. For me, the

JVB Records and released a Gospel album

mention of this icons name triggers memories

entitled “Songs of Faith.” From there she

of younger, seemingly more innocent days

travelled with The Soul Sisters. She toured

where I can recall her music being blasted on

with Dr. Martin Luther King at the age of

my parents radio during trips. Her voice

16, and in 1968 she sang at his funeral.

always had the power to cut through any


At the age of 18 she informed her father that

and Black” and her Gospel Album “Amazing

she aspired to follow in the footsteps on Sam

Grace.” Later meeting with Quincey Jones, her

Cooke and make pop records. Helping her

album bombed and by 1975 she was no longer

record a 2 track demo, she garnered the

a top seller. After leaving Atlantic, she

attention of Columbia Records. Her debut

signed with Clive Davis and had a career that

single with Columbia entitled, “It Won’t Be

constantly ran from 1980 -2018. During that

Long” peaked at number 7 on the Billboard

time she worked with everyone from George

Hot 100 charts. During this time she recorded

Micheal to Lauren Hill. In 2003 she

in a diverse array of genres spanning from

released the album “So Damn Happy” which

standards to vocal jazz from doo -wop to

featured her grammy award winning song

R&B. By the end of 1961 she was named

“Wonderful”.

“new star female vocalists” by DownBeat magazine. She found commercial success 6

To a woman who has reached the souls of

years later after signing with Atlantic

countless people from all walks of life with

Records and hitting number 1 with her

her one of a kind power while influencing

rendition of “I Never Loved a Man (The

every subsequent generation that proceeded

Way I Love You)” in 1967. Her signature

her, I just want to end this by saying rest

song came later that year when she recorded

easy. Answer the call and go reclaim your

a version of Otis Redding’s “Respect” which

throne. Wear that crown you so rightfully

shot to number 1 on both the R&B and Pop

earned and know that your time on Earth can

charts. This lead to a string of hits including

be summed up in one word…Wonderful.

“Baby

I Love You” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” which elevated her debut album to go gold.

Her reach expanded in the 1970’s with hits like “Spanish Harlem” and “Rock Steady” as well as receiving critical acclaim for her albums “Spirit in the Dark, Young Gifted


Listen to "2Official" by Ezzy Money x Lil Baby Produced by Bugatti On Da Beat (((AUDIO))) For his latest release, Ezzy Money teams up with Lil Baby for "2 Official" — a deliberate, billowing single that finds the two rappers flexing about their lifestyles. Upon hitting play, it’s clear “2 Official” is an instant hit that will be on repeat throughout the streets across the

country. This is just a small sample of what’s to expect from Ezzy Money’s new EP "Alabama Raised, Atlanta Paid", which just dropped today and is available on all platforms featuring production from Buddha Bless and Bugatti OnDaBeat.


Stream & Purchase "Alabama Raised Atlanta Paid" by Ezzy Money (((AUDIO + Playlist))) Huntsville, AL native Ezzy Money has made a name for himself over the past year, surprisingly not on the music scene but in the new car culture phenomenon known as Big Wheel Racing where drivers race tricked-out Donks.

Currently holding an undefeated record in Atlanta, Ezzy’s car of choice is a 1966 Chevy Impala SS on 26-inch Forgiato rims with 1000+ Horse Power.



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