Video: Wiz Khalifa x Toads Place
I procrastinated creating a Vimeo account, which prevented me from publishing this video. Anyway I decided to hit the Wiz Khalifa concert at Toads Place on York Street in New Haven. A few local artist hit the stage before Yelawolf opened for Mr. Khalifa man. Toads was packed like a regular Saturday night, except steady blunts and paper planes were being passed around. I managed to get the last song he performed on video despite the madness in the crowd.
Video: Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
It’s the intro song to How To Make It In America, dude has an awesome voice. “I Need A Dollar” from his forth coming album, Good Things.
Video: Nas & Damian Marley Interview W/ Okayplayer TV
Okayplayer hooked up with Nas & Damian Marley whilst they were at SXSW, in part 1 of this interview they touch on the overall aesthetic of the album, health care, and Barack Obama after completing one year in office.
Alright Gucci
DJ JAYCEEOH PRRESENTS: AVANT-GUCCI threw me so off when I spotted it. It’s a completely different mixtape cover I expected to see – from anybody. The cover took me back to Design History, I was thinking it could have been inspired by the cubist movement or African art. Anyway, the design is fitting and it kinda looks like Gucci, haha. It also reminded me of some African masks I was looking at a couple days ago..
Check it out after the jump.
Video: Raekwon – “House of Flying Daggers” Produced By J. Dilla
The Wu always had a unique gritty taste for the martial arts. Artwork by 1000Styles +animation by Ryan Johnson x drew Taylor is SICK ! House of Flying Daggers is off Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linxx II.
Video: Roger Steffens’ Reggae Archives
This past January Roger Steffens gave us a full guided tour of all six rooms of his Reggae Archives. Comprised of collections within collections the ‘Ark-Hives’ represents a lifetime dedicated to Reggae music. Involved since the earliest days of Reggae music’s debut on the international scene Roger has not only been a collector but a participant and key player in the development and spread of the music and culture.
Affectionately known as the Reggae Ambassador to some, Steffens has left his mark on the music through his work as radio host at KCRW 89.9 in LA, a founding editor of The Beat magazine (1981-2009), as well as the various liner notes and books he has authored, the interviews he’s conducted, the lectures he’s given, the shows he’s emceed, his position as the chairman of the Reggae Grammy committee, and his open door policy at the ‘Ark-Hives’.
Video: Another J. Cole x Elite joint, “Who Dat” @SOB’s
The hook had me rock’n from early! J. Cole x Elite put together another track with a mean hook and uncut thought provoking word play. I mean, it’s a simple hook, but it’s live… I’m think’n back to the early ’90s, anybody contest me, I wanna know some thoughts. J. Cole performs a new track entitled ‘Who Dat’ to a sold out SOB’s crowd last night. Footage courtesy of Hot97, who put on the show.
Also listen to Grown Simba off the Warm Up. Cole World put together another simple hook and still have you rock’n.
Drake – Over
I’m real late on this but I just touched down from the Bahamas. When I first heard the song I didn’t like it, and after a few listens I’m still not too fond of it. The drum infused song that he spits over anchors his voice in a interesting way. The chorus to the song is very harsh. Overall the song is an inconsistent mess in my eyes. The first debut song off his album “Thank me Later” was kind of disappointing as well. Especially after all of the hype he was built on. This must mean he’s saving the good songs for the album.
J. Cole > Drake, but that is for another time..
Video: Nothin’ On You – B.o.B x BTS footage
They shot the video on a white sound stage. I edited it on Final Cut Pro. Then they printed out over 3,000 frames onto paper. Then every frame was hand torn by a team of 8 people. From there we animated the frames, photographing each frame with a digital camera, and then imported it back into Final Cut Pro. The backgrounds are also paper collages we took digital stills of and keyed in after animation.
Behind the scene footage after the footage
Supreme x “Scratchy” Perry
If y’all don’t know who Lee Scratch Perry is you better do your research; google him, find his musiq, or pick up a back issue of Waxpoetics Magazine.
A complex and contradictory being, Lee Scratch Perry is one of the most important creative, artistic and musical figures to emerge in the latter half of the 20th Century. He is a devout Rastafarian that believes in extraterrestrials, has proclaimed his children angels in the literal sense, and advocates black supremacy and an end to taxation while living with a wealthy European wife in Switzerland. The sonic innovations he fostered at his Black Ark studio in Kingston during the 1970s have spawned immeasurable changes to popular music worldwide, and he has directly influenced numerous important figures active in other genres, including everyone from Paul McCartney and Brian Eno to the Clash, the Beastie Boys and Jay Z.
For this Spring season, Lee Perry has collaborated with Supreme on two T-Shirt designs featuring his written word and his original artwork. Available in-store on now.
Source via: Culture Shoq
Video: J. Cole @ The Loft
J. Cole is that dude! I can’t believe I missed him when he was in New Haven for the Yale Black Solidarity Conference. Believe we will be front lining for Cole at the next concert.
Curren$y – Smokee Robinson
So Curren$y relased his new mistape in honor of the New Orleans Saints. This was supposed to drop last night during the second qtr of the superbowl. The mixtape is hot, apperances from Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Fly Union, Nipsey Hussle and much more. Check it out
Mick Boogie x Busta Rhymes – Dillagence
In respect to Dilla’s b day, why not pay homage to the 2 greatest to ever grace this earth.
Video: “Love Away” Kinetic Typography
By: Chris Brice
Music by: Curvine
Kinetic typography is technically defined as an animation technique mixing motion and text. It is presented in a manner intended to convey or evoke a particular idea or emotion.
Video: Gallis/Sassa Step
I had to get back to basics for a little bit and digress from the mainstream musiq. Originally, my fam and I are from Jamaica; and this type of musiq and dance is typical of our culture. The song is a sell off!
Jermaine Squad took over the dancehall!
el fin.
NOIR
(Click the picture above to download and make your day better.)
Erick “Arc” Elliott presents “Noir.” In the midst of a game full of ’rappers’ who are more concerned with singing their verses or convincing us all that they are an alien from another planet, it’s refreshing to sit down and hear a tape full of nothing short of straight forward, heart felt, authentic rap. No gimmicks, no nonsense-just the voice of a hungry, 21 year old, MC from Flatbush Brooklyn relating his day to day to the listener over some beautiful original production from The Remedy + (!!) and Flash Frequency Music.
Personally, I love this composition! Download to see what I’m talking about. Make me happy knowing you made a good choice, haha.
Follow him on Twitter and check out TheLoveInUs.com
Source via: The Award Tour & NYSF
I Deserve To Be Here
Here is the long-awaited first single from Preme Da Prez, “I Deserve To Be Here,” featuring and produced by Kayla Bliss. Also, the “I Deserve To Be Here Mixtape” Will be available for download IMMEDIATELY after the song receives it 10.000th download. This is a real inspirational song about overcoming the odds – it’s a wonderful mix between real rap and R&B. I Deserve To Be Here is one of those songs you blast in ya car, hands in air – carefree. You have to listen to the song to understand where I’m coming from. Can we make this a trending topic on twitter people?!
Download I Deserve To Be Here here
Untitled (Radio Rip) – Talib Kweli Feat. Jay Electronica, J.Cole & Mos Def
This track go hard for real! Talib created something special with this track – bringing together some serious artists to body the beat. Keep It Surreal APPROVED!
Download “Untitled (Radio Rip)” – Talib Kweli Feat. Jay Electronica, J.Cole & Mos Def
Dailysessions #1
I finally took the time to finish creating the artwork for our “Dailysessions.” Good Feel Musiq is a project started by my boy Jay at SomethingBrandNew, and I hopped on with him. Hope you enjoi this new feature to the blog.
The session for today is the Brown Sugar soundtrack. If you really love good musiq and enjoy a good film dedicated to Hip Hop, definitely, check out Brown Sugar. It’s one of my favorite movies by far. They do a really good job documenting the early stages in the hip hop movement. Anyway, the soundtrack is loaded with good feel tunes, which is probably why I chose to start this thread with the soundtrack.
Dailysession #1
- Brown Sugar (Fine) – Mos Def
- Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) – Erykah Badu feat. Common
- Bring Your Heart – Angie Stone
- Brown Sugar (Raw) – Black Star
- Easy Conversation – Jill Scott
- It’s Going Down – Blackalicious feat. Lateef the Truth Speaker and KeKe Wyatt
- Breakdown – Mos Def
- No One Knows Her Name” – Hi-Tek feat. Big D and Piakhan
- Paid In Full (7 Minutes of Madness Remix)” – Eric B. & Rakim
- You Make Life So Good – Rahsaan Patterson
- Act Too (Love of My Life Remix) – The Roots
- Never Been – Mary J. Blige
- Brown Sugar (Super Fine)” – Mos Def feat. Faith Evans
Enemy of the State: A Love Story
What a great way to start off your Thanksgiving, and make it that much more memorable with the anticipated release of Lupe Fiasco’s new mixtape titled Enemy Of The State: A Love Story! The one track cassette style mixtape has a rock influence, and a more aggressive Lupe Fiasco flow. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Give thanks for the unreasonable happiness that is your life, and for all the people and things that make it so damn interesting.
Also as a special bonus, Lu’ is dropping another mixtape called Friend of the People on Christmas.
download Enemy of the State: A Love Story here
Josiah Venter x Bar4 Brooklyn
I hope all of you have been enjoying these beautiful and surprisingly warm, autumn days. I imagine most of you are heading out of town for Thanksgiving but for those of you staying here, or for those still undecided, perhaps an evening of music in Brooklyn with Josiah persuades you to stay and better yet, come out and celebrate.
- Josiah
8pm @Bar 4 in Park Slope Brooklyn
444 7th Ave (corner of 15 St) 11215
Free!
Blakroc Project week 1
11 artist who collaborated with the Black Keys x 11 days x 11 tracks. 11.27.2009. Photos by John Peets
More photos after the jump.
Video: “BK BK BK” Maino
When I see videos like this, it’s makes me proud to be from BROOKLYN USA! You may not like Maino or he may not be the best but he went in on this joint. When people say BK is a big place believe them, just take a look.
Video: Ain’t Nothing Like You, Blackroc feat. Mos Def x Jim Jones
Check out Blak Roc’s impending album with the same name featuring NICOLE WRAY.
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