Oh my god, thank you Meka. There has been footage of Jay performing all over the internet over the last few weeks, but nothing compares to this. This is some dope ass footage of Jay Electronica & Mos Def dropping megaton bombs on the microphone. Lord, please give me a Jay Electronica full-length, and for the 950th time I’m pissed off I missed this show…
Jay Electronica & Mos Def Perform “Exhibit B” Live
Posted in Media, Video with tags Exhibit B, Jay Electronica, Mos Def on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Tim AlthausWild Style Wednesday Review: Atmosphere, God Loves Ugly
Posted in Music Reviews, Wildstyle Wednesdays with tags Ant, Atmosphere, God Loves Ugly, minneapolis, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Slug on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Tim Althaus
To sit here and tell everyone that reads this blog that God Loves Ugly is an album that didn’t influence me, is a total lie. I’m almost certain I was in 10th grade the first time that I heard the song “Godlovesugly”, all I was thinking was “Who in the fuck is this?”. When I heard that the emcee brilliantly blessing the microphone was from Minneapolis, I simply couldn’t believe it. This album introduced me to the whole world of the Rhymesayers Crew, and if it were for that reason alone I would still never forget this album. What God Loves Ugly showed me, more than anything, is that great talent is much closer to home than you may think. Yeah Slug may rap about women a little too much, and yeah his ego might come off a little bigger than it should be… but dude has mad skills on the mic. Continue reading
Tame One & Del – Parallel Uni-Verses
Posted in Audio, Downloads, Media, Music News, News with tags Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Del the funky homosapien, Parallel Thought, Parallel Uni-verses, Tame One on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Nolan Levenson
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.
Updated Blueprint 3 Tracklist
Posted in Art, Media, Music News, News with tags Blueprint 3, jay-z, Kanye West on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Nolan Levenson
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.
Blue Scholars – Bayani Redux
Posted in Art, Media, Music News, News with tags Bayani, Bayani Redux, Blue Scholars, Duck Down, Geo, Massline, Sabzi, Shad on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Nolan Levenson
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.
More footage from Atmosphere, Murs, and Aesop Rock at Red Rocks
Posted in Media, Video with tags Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Felt, Felt 3, Murs, Red Rocks, Rhymesayers on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Nolan LevensonShout 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 – “Uptown”
Posted in News with tags Drake, Psalm One, Rhymesayers on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Nolan Levenson
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.
Fashawn & Exile are Hip Hop Official’s Artist of the Week
Posted in Media, Video with tags Boy Meets World, Exile, Fashawn on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Tim AlthausThe 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
Atmosphere + Aesop Rock + Murs live freestlye
Posted in Media, Video with tags Aesop Rock, Ant, Atmosphere, Felt, Felt 3, Murs, Rhymesayers, Slug on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Nolan LevensonSo 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.
MIND INVERSION 