So it looks like Tame One and Del the Funky Homosapien are teaming up with a producer who goes by Parallel Thought to make an album called Parallel Uni-Verses. The album will be coming out on Gold Dust in October. Check the website here.
They’ve released a track called “Special”. Download it here.
Found this nice piece of news on 2dopeboyz.
As previously mentioned by my man Tim, the album artwork and tracklisting were released for Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, due out September 11th. Apparently the initial tracklisting was only a rumor, and not the official tracklist. Above is the official tracklist. It looks like Kanye handles the production on all but 5 of the tracks. Kid Cudi, Kanye, Rihanna, Drake, Young Jeezy, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell make the guest spot cuts. Follow me after the jump for a track and producer list.
Also, on a side note, am I the only one that find’s “D.O.A.” a weird topic choice for Jay-Z, especially since one of his best buds, Kanye, uses the autotune quite frequently clearly. Plus Jay has been on tracks that use autotune (“Swagga Like Us” comes to mind). Seems a bit hipocritical. Just a thought I’ve had.
On September 1st, Blue Scholars will be re-releasing one of my favorite albums, Bayani. The 2007 version, out on Rawkus/Massline, is out of print. Bayani Redux will be re-released on Duck Down to get it back out again. As you can see from the art above, it has a slightly different cover (I LOVE the color scheme) and will feature 3 more songs. Two of those songs were previously released on Digital EPs (“27” and “Southbound”). The last is a brand new track entitled “The Dawn Song” and features the Canadian rapper Shad (who is pretty dope).
So besides the artwork and the new track, there isn’t a lot here, which is somewhat dissapointing for me. I’ve been waiting 2 years+ since Bayani for some more material and we’ve gotten a couple of new tracks and the OOF! EP. Another new full length is apparently in the works so me and the other scholars fans are gonna have to sit tight.
Shout out to Colby from the RSE street team for these videos. Yesterday I posted the video from the Atmosphere show in Colorado last weekend, but here are some better quality videos from the show. The one above is “Trying to Find a Balance” and then the freestyle. Follow me after the jump for some more footage from the show (including some Felt action!)
Psalm One released her take on Drake’s song “Uptown” available on the Rhymesayers website. Apparently Psalm has been working on her follow up to 2006’s The Death of Frequent Flyer.
You can download “Uptown” here.
The duo behind Fashawn’s upcoming debut Boy Meets World is the Hip Hop Official artist of the week. I can’t wait for this LP to come out, it’s been driving me crazy waiting for it. Watch this video to hear Fashawn talk about the chemistry that these two have, and perform a couple cuts.
Spotted @ Hip Hop Official
So I was hoping I would be able to find a video of this. Atmosphere, MURS, and Aesop Rock (Felt 3!) did a show last weekend at Red Rocks in Colorado. As most Atmosphere shows conclude, Slug does a freestyle with his buddies from the show. I apologize for the poor quality. Shout out to durden54 for the video.
So I don’t really know how I let this performance get under my nose since I am now in NY. Shout out to AlwaysHustle for this clip of Del tha Funkee Homosapien performing the Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the Jelly NYC Pool Party.
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Watch it, I don’t really need to say much more than that…
Spotted @ 2DopeBoyz
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