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Cormega’s “Journey”
I don’t fuck with a lot of street rappers, but Cormega gets a pass. Directed by Brian “Deka” Paupaw. Taken from Born and Raised, which dropped last week.
Anti-Pop Consortium’s brief West Coast run
Last month, I complained that Anti-Pop Consortium only played a few East Coast shows for its new album, Fluorescent Black. Next month, however, the group has some West Coast dates coming up…four of them, and one in Canada. You take … Continue reading
P.O.S. fall dates
P.O.S. has been touring across the States all year, ever since his third album Never Better dropped in February. And it looks like he’ll perform shows right up to Christmas break. He’s currently on a Midwest run with Rhymesayers label … Continue reading
The Wrap Up: Wasted Youth
Leave a good lookin’ corpse: Facebook and MySpace’s racial, social, economic disparities (npr.org) Public Enemy works on fan-funded album (allhiphop.com) Rumors anticipating new Google, Facebook music programs spread (nytimes.com) Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, the Roots, others file lawsuit … Continue reading
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Introducing: Robots with Hearts
Robots With Hearts is a collaboration between two artists that will be familiar to two worlds. Icon the Mic King is a veteran battle emcee who has been around for ages. Andy Coleman has recorded several downtempo albums for labels … Continue reading
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Rita J’s “Artist Workshop”
On November 3, All Natural Inc. will release Rita J’s debut, Artist Workshop. The Chicago-to-Atlanta emcee collaborates with several guests, including Black Spade, Cap D, Guilty Simpson and Mr. Greenweedz. Here’s a bit from the bio: Sonically, Artist Workshop ranges … Continue reading
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Warren G on tour w/Kidz in the Hall, U-N-I
I usually wouldn’t post something on Warren G — although I admit to rocking “Do You See” and “Indo Smoke” back in the day. But the West Coast vet has two indie acts opening for him, L.A. duo U-N-I and … Continue reading
Saul Williams leads “Afro-Punk” revue
Next week, Afro-Punk is launching its first national tour. Saul Williams headlines all dates, and ass-man CK Kidtronik opens throughout. Other artists scheduled to appear in select cities include Living Colour, Kimya Dawson, Amp Fiddler and Hollywood Holt. Should make … Continue reading
Rakim’s “The Seventh Seal,” tour dates
Rakim has a new album, The Seventh Seal, that drops on November 17 via Ra Records/SMC Recordings. It’s his first album in a decade, and comes after a long (and ultimately fruitless) stint on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label. The Seventh … Continue reading
The Wrap Up: Change or die
From the left of the map: A few good suggestions for distributing music journalism across digital platforms (wired.com) Proto-rap poet Amiri Baraka celebrates 75th birthday (nj.com) Pharrell Williams tries to turn N.E.R.D. into the next Black Eyed Peas (complex.com) Common … Continue reading
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J.J. Brown feat. Eternia and Miz Metro’s “Gender Bender”
From J.J. Brown’s album Connect the Dots, which drops November 10. They’re having fun with it.
Mayer Hawthorne’s “Green Eyed Love”
Mayer Hawthorne gets hammered in a bar, and random hot chicks start messing with his head. We’ve all been there. From the just-released album A Strange Arrangement.
Goodie Mob reunite for tour
As widely announced, Goodie Mob are heading on tour together after performing a triumphant concert in Atlanta last month. Cee-Lo has been on good terms with T-Mo, Big Gipp and Khujo for the past few years; the quartet even planned … Continue reading
Kid Sister’s “Ultraviolet,” tour
On November 17, Kid Sister’s long-delayed debut Ultraviolet will finally come out via Downtown Records. She’ll celebrate with several concerts in major cities across the U.S. Close observers of this blog (if there are any) will snicker that I often … Continue reading
Del & Tame One’s “Flashback”
More goodness from Del and Tame One. Directed by Alex Ghassan, it features some nice shots of Tame’s graff work and a requisite Fat Beats scene. Taken from the duo’s Parallel Uni-verse, which dropped yesterday.
Gift of Gab, Chali 2na tour dates
Blackalicious front man Gift of Gab heads out on the road next month in support of Escape 2 Mars, which also drops next month via Cornerstone RAS. Joining him will be Chali 2na and a live band. And the opening … Continue reading
Mestizo, Robust and Dirty Digital on “Growing Pains Tour”
Galapagos4 artists Mestizo, Robust and Dirty Digital take a stroll through various West Coast clubs and bars.
Jern Eye’s “Beautiful/Something’s Wrong”
Decent joint by Bay Area rapper Jern Eye. Lorenzo Escalante directs the “Beautiful” half (and catches some nice shots of Lake Merritt in Oakland) and Charles Barcelona directs the “Something Wrong” half. I’m not a fan of videos that split … Continue reading
Sole and the Skyrider Band’s “Plastique,” tour
Tomorrow, October 13, Anticon icon Sole drops his second album with the Skyrider Band, Plastique. Unlike previous efforts, which all came out via Anticon, this one arrives courtesy of Fake Four Inc. To promote Plastique, Sole is embarking on a … Continue reading
Del & Tame One’s “Parallel Uni-verse”
Tomorrow, October 13, Del the Funky Homosapien and Tame One pair up for Parallel Uni-verse. It’ll be released by Gold Dust Media, and is completely produced by Parallel Thought. And for anyone who felt that Del fell off with The … Continue reading