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Ursula Rucker’s “Ruckus Soundsysdom”
On November 11, Ursula Rucker drops her fourth album, Ruckus Soundsysdom, via King Britt’s Five Six Media label. For hip-hop fans who haven’t paid attention to her since the Roots’ Things Fall Apart, the Philadelphia poetess has carved out an … Continue reading
Greyboy’s “15 Years of West Coast Cool”
Acid jazz veteran Greyboy is releasing a retrospective, 15 Years of West Coast Cool, on November 4 via Ubiquity Records. Before the West Coast label became known for artists like Nobody and Platinum Pied Pipers (and, for beat heads, a … Continue reading
Girl Talk on tour
Heavily-marketed digital prankster Girl Talk is currently on tour promoting his somewhat underwhelming mix album Feed the Animals. Grand Buffet and Hearts of Darknesses are opening the first half, which ends next week; big booty fetishist CX Kidtronik and fellow … Continue reading
Jedi Mind Tricks on tour
This week, Jedi Mind Tricks kicks off a tour in support of its forthcoming album A History of Violence, which drops November 11 on Babygrande. Opening acts include Outerspace and Reef the Cause as well as random special appearances from … Continue reading
K’naan’s “Troubadour,” tour dates
Somalia-to-Toronto rapper K’naan has completed a follow up to his critically-acclaimed debut, The Dusty Foot Philosopher. The album, Troubadour, is set for release via A&M/Octone in January 2009. Guest shots include Mos Def, Chubb Rock, Damian & Julian Marley, Adam … Continue reading
2008 DMC World DJ Championships
Belated congratulations to DJ Fly. The French DJ won first place at the 2008 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships, which were held September 26-27 in London. Other winners at the 23rd annual event include UK DJ Switch (not to … Continue reading
Flying Lotus, Aloe Blacc remix Radiohead’s “Reckoner”
Radiohead is holding another remix contest for a track from its album In Rainbows. The first, for “Nude,” drew over 2200 submissions. At last count, UK junglist Spor was in the lead for that contest. The new contest, which started … Continue reading
P.O.S. mini-tour
For the next week or so, P.O.S. will be doing the token-rapper thing as an undercard to metal band Underoath. But why hate? If it worked for Gym Class Heroes, then it may work for him.
Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown”
“Love Lockdown” is the latest stylistic shift from Kanye West. It’s a predictable move similar to West’s prior co-opt of French electro-house (“Stronger,” ironically just months after his beef with Justice) and Portishead-style downtempo (“Diamonds from Sierra Leone”). This one … Continue reading
Oh No & Roc ‘C’ lead Smash Mouf Tour
Ace producer Oh No and Oxnard, Calif. spitter Roc ‘C’ hit the road last week. The Smash Mouf Tour, which courses through the East Coast this month, is ostensibly a preview of the duo’s upcoming projects, including the Transcontinental (Oh … Continue reading
Sole & the Skyrider Band on Red Carpet Tour
For the next two months, you can find Tim “Sole” Holland and his Skyrider Band on the Red Carpet Tour. It’s just for kicks, although there’s a remix album of the band’s self-titled album coming shortly. Here’s the word from … Continue reading
Another Mac Lethal tour
Another season, another Mac Lethal tour. His fall itinerary is broken up into two parts. First, there’s a run of October dates that ends next week. Then he’ll head home to Kansas City and vote in the presidential election (and … Continue reading
Vast Aire tour in progress
Vast Aire launched a tour for his recently released album Dueces Wild at the beginning of October. It’s now October 14. But don’t fret…there’s still plenty of shows left, as the tour lasts until the beginning of next month.
Mixtape Madness – October 10 (late edition)
Don’t know who Proton is? Check out this interview I did with them back in March. Download: Proton – Red and Blue Vol. 1
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David Banner, Talib Kweli on Hip Hop Live tour
Continuing a flood of fall hip-hop tours, here’s the itinerary for David Banner and Talib Kweli’s appearance on Hip Hop Live! (Exclamation point not mine.) This is the second year of Hip Hop Live, which is sponsored by Flow TV; … Continue reading
Meth & Red finish “Blackout 2,” reschedule tour
Method Man & Redman will soon hit the road and reprise the tag-team dynamics that dazzled crowds during Rock the Bells this summer. Boston rapper Termanology and Alchemist & Evidence (who just formed a new supergroup called the Step Brothers) … Continue reading
The Roots, Gym Class Heroes on tour
The Roots are currently on tour with Gym Class Heroes throughout October. UK “American Boy” soul singer Estelle is opening on most dates.
DJ Babu’s “Duck Season 3”
Here’s the track list for DJ Babu’s Duck Season 3. Set for an October 28 release on Nature Sounds, it features guest shots from DJ Babu’s group Dilated Peoples, the fast-rising Termanology, and other mixtape favorites such as MF Doom, … Continue reading
New Murs tour, DVD
Today, Murs heads out on the road for a long tour that will incorporate just about ever major city in the continental U.S. And then he’ll probably tour some more. With his major label debut Murs for President (not counting … Continue reading
DJ Vadim’s cancer essay
DJ Vadim has posted an amazing essay about his ongoing bout with ocular melanoma (eye cancer). I don’t mean to get all McPalin, but it is truly a demonstration of the wonder of the Internet that Vadim could post such … Continue reading