Sir Paul’s favorite artist blessed the BBC with a taste of two new tunes from New Amerykah 2. This actually came from her boo Jay Elect’s appearance on Giles Peterson show while he was across the pond. So blame him. You can check the full show out here. “Agitation” “Don’t Be Long” HHNM
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Guess guesting on a wack-ass Teairra Mari song does have its benefits. *YN shrug* TI5
Glasses flips Snoop’s vocals on this new blue rag ode. Getcha walk on responsibly. Box Kev
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You know, I still haven’t seen the play. Damn. Anyway, the video above has Philly’s favorite drummer waxing poetic over the African music legend. He also breaks down the hip-hop artists who have sampled his work. Footage provided by Knitting Factory Records who are re-releasing Fela’s entire catalogue. Already available is the “Chop N’ Quench” collection of 6 CDs from 1964-1974 at fela.net. Give the gift of music. Ha.
During Wasalu’s tour stop in the outback, he spoke with The Age to discuss past label conflicts and satisfying his core audience.”I don’t want to be Jay-Z and be worth $400 million and perform on every awards show,” he says. “It’s getting in touch with somebody who needs to improve their self-esteem. As opposed to driving a Bentley and putting some chains on.” LupE.N.D.
Here’s a spankin’ new leak from Freddie’s mixtape, Str8 Killa No Filla. Fred recited the first verse a couple weeks ago on Anglea Yee’s morning show. Good to hear it in its entirety. Call us crazy, but that chick at the very end sounds awfully familiar.
There’s been a gang of behind the scenese video from here, there, and everywhere, but here’s some image stills from Rik Cordero’s stimulating visual. Now if we could just get our greedy hands on a joint from the album to share. Hmm.
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Yo, catching Joell Ortiz dropping his track "Battle Cry" live at Guz Sports Bar was unreal! The energy in that place was completely wild, hitting harder than a heavy strike in a Korean MMA championship match. From the very first beat, the crowd was totally locked in, screaming every single lyric right back at him. It felt less like a standard bar gig and more like an intense arena showdown. If you ever get the chance to experience that vibe live, definitely don't miss it!