This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the weeks of July 25 & August 1, 2018 (originally broadcast on the Week of March 30, 2011) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week touched base on updates with the after effects of the earthquake + tsunami in Japan, the recent U.N. intervention in Libya news, the possible upcoming U.S. government shutdown due to budget issues and why it's just ridiculous how politicians are dragging this along, the re-birth of the "Birther" fake controversy with President Barack Obama and some other diverse topics here and there. We also had a great interview with Forbes magazine staff writer Zack O'Malley Greenburg about the creative inspiration, work & drama behind his latest book, "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office". Book Summary: Empire State of Mind tells the story behind Jay-Z’s rise to the top as told by the people who lived it with him–from classmates at Brooklyn’s George Westinghouse High School; to the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade; to the DJ who convinced him to stop dealing and focus on music. This book explains just how Jay-Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the heights of the business world. Zack O’Malley Greenburg draws on his one-on-one interviews with hip-hop luminaries such as DJ Clark Kent, Questlove of The Roots, Damon Dash, Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, MC Serch; NBA stars Jamal Crawford and Sebastian Telfair; and recording industry executives including Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records, to paint a tantalizing portrait of a very private mogul. Greenburg also reveals new information on Jay-Z’s various business dealings, such as: * The feature movie about Jay-Z and his first basketball team that was filmed by Fab 5 Freddy in 2003 but never released. * The Jay-Z branded Jeep that was scrapped just before going into production. * The real story behind his association with Armand de Brignac champagne. * The financial ramifications of his marriage to Beyonce. _________ Official FuseBox Radio Broadcast Website: http://www.FuseBoxRadio.com Official FuseBox Radio Broadcast Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/FuseBoxRadioShow FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of July 25 & August 1, 2018 [originally broadcast on March 30, 2011] Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) 1. Pharoahe Monch/Let My People Go/W.A.R. Media & Duck Down Records (Played Live) 2. Marsha Ambrosius/Butterflies/J Records (Played Live) 3. Illvibe Collective/Medicine Man/Soulspaszm & Fat Beats 4. L*A*W/Brooklyn!/Planet 12 Productions (Played Live) 5. Pro'Verb feat. yU of Diamond District/Too Hip-Hop/White Label (http://www.AllProAllDay.bandcamp.com) (Top Song Requested) 6. Tai Allen + Vicelounge/Canned Goods (It's Love, Love Mash)/Vicelounge & Record Breakin' Music (Top Song Requested) 7. Blueprint/So Alive/Rhymesayers (Top Song Requested) 8. Phil Ade/Use To Be/368 Music Group (Top Song Requested) 9. J-DaVey/Lazy Daze/White Label (http://www.JDaveyBaby.com) (Top Song Requested) 10. Mary Mary/Walking/C2 & Columbia (Top Song Requested) 11. The Villains 21/Heaven For The Wicked/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/thevillains21) (Top Song Requested) 12. Bilal/Levels/Plug Research (Top Song Requested) 13. Stalley feat. Rashad/Slapp/Res Ent. & Milq Music 14. Elucid/Dream On/Discord Research Labs (Top Song Requested) 15. Iyadonna/Actress/32 Track Productions (Top Song Requested) 16. Tiffany Paige feat. Jay ARE/Relax ur Mind/Beatvizion (Top Song Requested) 17. Leila Adu/Sick Department Store/Tracce/Rai Trade, Little Red Hen & Frizz Records (Top Song Requested) 18. Saigon feat. Faith Evans/Clap/Suburban Noize (Top Song Requested) 19. Lupe Fiasco/All Black Ev(continued)