Monthly Archives: June 2009

K’naan summer tour dates

K’naan hasn’t rested on his laurels since surprising the music industry in February with a top 40 debut for Troubadour. He’s been on tour throughout the year, opening for the likes of Snoop Dogg and playing several music festivals. This … Continue reading

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The Wrap Up: Pop life

Another day, another dollar: Lil Wayne’s Rebirth set for August 18 (mtv.com) Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 set for September 11 via Atlantic Records (billboard.com) Drake sues over The Girls Love Drake, mulls deal with Universal Motown (billboard.com) Def Jam Records first … Continue reading

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Flying Lotus’ “L.A. EP 3×3″

Over a year after Flying Lotus first launched the EP addendums to his memorable album Los Angeles, he’s finally finishing the series. LA EP 3×3 lands on July 20 via Warp and features new tracks and remixes by Take, Dimlite … Continue reading

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Speech Debelle’s “Speech Therapy”

On Monday, Big Dada released UK verbalist Speech Debelle’s debut Speech Therapy to positive reviews. However, physical copies of the album — produced by Wayne Lotek of Lotek Hi-Fi — won’t see a U.S. release date until later this summer. … Continue reading

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Open call for Jamad’s “Afro Collabos”

Atlanta DJ and Plug One homie DJ Jamad is looking for singers and MCs to participate in his Afro Collabos series. In case you don’t know who Jamad is, he’s a member of DJ Drama’s Aphilliates crew, and was a … Continue reading

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Wale & Lady Gaga’s “Chillin’”

When I first watched this video, I was, like, “Fuck hip hop. Fuck all this pop shit.” Then I had to step back and remember that Rakim was doing this back in the early 90s, too. (Remember “Friends” with Jody … Continue reading

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DJ Vadim tours America

DJ Vadim is heading back to the States on the strength of his recently released U Can’t Lurn Imaginashun. The 20-date tour threads through California, New York, and a few cities in between.

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The Wrap Up: Ones x twos

Lights out: “DJ Hero” game on tap with contributions from DJ Shadow, Jay-Z, Eminem (djshadow.com) (hiphopdx.com) T.I. begins prison sentence after looong farewell “media tour” (allhiphop.com) (mtv.com) Eminem at number one on Billboard album charts, Method Man & Redman at … Continue reading

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A-Trak summer fun

Freshly minted from the release of two new mix CDs, Infinity +1 and Fabriclive.45, and an appearance on Kid Cudi’s “I Poke Her Face,” Kanye homie A-Trak will soon embark on the 10,000LB Hamburger tour. The summerlong run threads through … Continue reading

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Mos Def’s “The Ecstatic”

Next week on June 9, Mos Def will release his long-awaited album The Ecstatic via Downtown Records. Contrary to reports from last year, it appears that Kanye West hasn’t contributed any tracks. Instead, Mighty Mos turned to Madlib, Oh No … Continue reading

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