Saturday Oct 25th, I'm guest DJing @ Brooklyn Bounce, a hot bi-weekly party held at Deity (BK) with resident DJs Stimulus & Dhundee
CMJ - Spectrum Funk
Rockin this Thursday Oct 23rd, Spectrum Funk @ SOBs with Amanda Diva, Charles Hamilton, 88 Keys, Blitz the Ambassador, Raye 6, U-N-I, Proton
CMJ - BK Bodega Is Open
Catch me Tuesday Oct 21st, BK Bodega @ Drom with PPP (Platinum Pied Pipers), Tonya Morgan, Fresh Daily, Homeboy Sandman, Pacific Division, Che Grand & Housing Authority
International Grind
Headed to the motherland tomorrow...that's right, South Africa son! (insert Dave Chappelle voiceover)...it will be my first time rocking a crowd there
10/10 - Melrose Arch - Johannesburg, South Africa
10/11 - Moloko - Johannesburg, South Africa
10/17 - TBA - Johannesburg, South Africa
Gonna visit Capetown and a few other places during my downtime...I'm out for about 2 weeks, then jump into CMJ week in NYC...more info to follow on the NY gigs
VH1 Hip Hop Honors
The 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors premieres tonight, Monday at 10 p.m. ET...honorees this year include Slick Rick, the late Isaac Hayes, Too Short, De la Soul, Cypress Hill and Naughty by Nature...this is the fifth class of legends to be nominated
Click Here for more info & footage
via MTV News
Colin Munroe - Will I Stay
Cover Pages
Vibe Magazine November issue...
The New Yorker cover...
(In case the image is too small to read, the small mountain in the back reads "Russia")
Click images for SNL skits...
Torae - Switch
Great video from Torae..."Switch" Produced By Black Milk...Directed By Science Projects...love the House Party & Scenario references..."swiiiiitch!"
Skillz - Be Alright
Video For Skillz' "Be Alright" Featuring Kornbread and Aaries...Directed by Kory Smith and Skillz..."The Million Dollar Backpack" Is In Stores Now
Quantum Leap - 1998
Janelle Monáe - Many Moons
"Many Moons" video from futuristic soul singer Janelle Monáe...
Connect 3
Samplology 101...from Harlem soul singers Black Ivory to Queens MC Q-Tip...
Black Ivory "You and I"(1972)
Jay-Z "Sweet" REMIX using Madlib's "Understanding" (an instrumental track) (2006)
Q-Tip "Gettin Up" (2008)
The KnuX
The KnuX "Bang! Bang!"...from the upcoming release Remind Me In 3 Days...Available October 28th
Love Hangover
New Video For Kidz In The Hall Second Single "Love Hangover" Featuring Estelle Off their album The In Crowd which is in stores now
Notorious
Movie trailer for Notorious BIG movie...Click Here for more info
Kid Cudi
Travis Barker & DJ AM
Prayers go out to those who lost family & friends in the plane crash, wishing Travis & AM a speedy recovery...video for their upcoming project "Fix Your Face"...
Click Here for the full story via CNN
Connect 3
Samplology 101...this could easily be Connect 300, seeing the number of people that have sampled this classic Bob James track...Nas, Ghostface Killah, Run DMC, Pete Rock, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, and the list goes on...
Bob James "Nautilus" (1974)
Mary J. Blige ft Nas & DMX "Sincerity" (2000)
D-Block "It's Like That" (2008)
The Lo aka Camp Lo
New video for The Lo (formerly Camp Lo) "Lumdi"
Raphael Saadiq
Singer, songwriter, & musician Raphael Saadiq revives the soul sounds of the 60's with his latest release The Way I See It
With instrumentation & production reminiscent of the classic Motown soul era, this is a definite must-have album for 2008
Click here to check the video to the single "Love That Girl"
For more info go to:
http://www.raphaelsaadiq.com
http://www.myspace.com/raphaelsaadiq
http://www.youtube.com/raphaelSaadiqTV