Stream The Roots New LP
The Roots new LP drops on 12/6. NPR comes through again with a full stream of the LP. Listen to Undun here.
[Video] Kanye and Jay-Z Live At Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Kanye West and Jay-Z performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last night. Together they did "N***as In Paris", while Kanye performed "Stronger" by himself, making up for a canceled performance in 2007. The Watch The Throne tour hits Chicago tonight. I got my tix.
[Video] Scheme x Astonish: "The Enemy"
Scheme and Astonish finally put some visuals behind "The Enemy", a song they've been performing together for years, and really a personal favorite of mine. These two emcees are two of Chicago's best. Scheme is about to release Life That I Chose on 12/6, and Astonish will drop his new project, AstonishinglyODD, on 12/13. Get ready and check out the video below.
The Kid Daytona: "Ivory Coast Crime Scene" feat Action Bronson
This song is especially useful as the December cold starts to move in. The Kid Daytona brings in some fire featuring Action Bronson and production from 6th Sense. Lisa Turtle, Goldie Hawn, Diamond Dallas Page, and many more are referenced on this straight spitters track. No hook needed. This is off The Kid Daytona's forthcoming Interlude 2, dropping December 19th.
[Video] Auggie The 9th: "Raise The Bar"
Short, sweet, and to the point comes Auggie The 9th with "Raise The Bar". That's an ill MF Doom mask too. Watch it after the jump.
Ricky Powell Celebrates 25 Years with Tee Collection
Ricky Powell is one of the best street/culture photographers to ever do it. His classic photos will forever be a part of Hip Hop history. To celebrate his longevity in the game, he is releasing these tee-shirts featuring his famous photos of The Beastie Boys, Spike Lee, Run DMC, and Basquiat. The shirts will be dropping tomorrow.
Read our interview with Ricky Powell right here.
[Video] Thurz: "Dope"
Thurz has linked up with Red Bull to drop a video from his summer release L.A. Riot. Mister Whitmore directed the clip for "Dope", which uses an assault of camera angles, cuts, and tricks. Says Mr. Whitmore:
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MetroPCS x tokiDoki Event Coverage
A few weeks ago I attended the MetroPCS X tokidoki phone launch party at the tokidoki store on Melrose. It was a dope event celebrating the new Sanctioned by tokidoki Android phone. The event was hosted by Brenda Song and featured a live set by Das Racist. There was free food, drinks, and yogurt from Yogurtland. My favorite was definitely the cheesecake lollipops. Yes, I said cheesecake lollipops, and not cheesecake flavored lollipops, literally cheesecake in lollipop form. Amazing.
Check out footage and pictures from the event after the jump.