A 40+ friend of mine just watched the video and said he was reminded of an “old school” cut called, “The Crown” by Gary Byrd and The GB Experience. He’s rapping like a teacher and his lyrics have a similar to style and feel as the lyrics in Revolution. The hook even feels a lot like Revolution’s. I hadn’t even heard of this guy or this song before just now, and the two songs are pretty similar even though their over 20 years apart. History repeats itself once again…

My friend hadn’t heard of the Napalm Clique and doesn’t really listen to “new school” hip hop, but he was glad to see that the Napalm Clique was still holdin’ it down with the positive message and an appreciation for the 80’s style.

Check out the video for “The Crown” by Gary Byrd and the GB Experience (1983):

Shout out to… 82 Crew!

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KPFA 94.1 just aired the interview with the Napalm Clique & Eklectyk Creative Media about the Revolution music video.

The interview featured Unity, F.L.O., and Tai Chi of the Napalm Clique, and Trevor Parham & Aled Ordu of Eklectyk Creative Media. Revolution DVDs were also given away to listeners that called in during the breaks.

Big ups to Queen Jeannine, who invited the Napalm Clique to KPFA and conducted the interview! Be sure to check out her show, Chocolate Octave, at 12am on the 4th Thursday of every month.

You can listen to the entire radio show on kpfa.org (2 hours), or click on one of the clips below to hear segments from the 40min interview with the Napalm Clique.

KPFA - Revolution: Entire Interview (~40 min)
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KPFA - Revolution: Part 1 (Unity, F.L.O., Tai Chi, Word to Our Ancestors)
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KPFA - Revolution: Part 2 (F.L.O., Tai Chi, Unity, Revolution)
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KPFA - Revolution: Part 3 (Trevor Parham, Unity, F.L.O., Tai Chi)
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KPFA - Revolution: Part 4 (F.L.O., Unity, Aled Ordu, Trevor Parham, Everyday)
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We just added a few dozen production stills  to the photos section, including stills from the footage that didn’t make the final cut.

We’ve also started adding  short video clips from our behind the scenes footage to the videos section. You’ll see interviews with the cast and crew, plus a few freestyles from the Napalm Clique.

Keep checking back for more updates to our media galleries!

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The Napalm Clique will be on KPFA 94.1 this Friday night to discuss their new video Revolution and other projects scheduled for release this year. The radio show is expected to air on Saturday January 24th, so stay tuned for more information about the broadcast.

Napalm Clique Interview on KPFA 

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