Nas and Damian Marley Speak on The African Experience
Decon did a really dope interview with Nas and Damian Marley in which they talk about the African Experience, their music as well as tourmate, Nneka. Check it out below.
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Drinks on RTC 4.30.10 At Vision
As you know, Chicago pops off on Friday nights and we have a perfect and pocket friendly starter for you. Hit up Vision between 10-11:30 and enjoy free drinks and great music with mention of DJ RTC and RubyHornet. Hope to see you there!
Sofia Maldonado: Beauty In Naughtiness
Sofia Maldonado is used to receiving praise and attention for her art, but nothing quite like what's happened in response to her mural prominently displayed in Times Square. The mural, which Maldonado describes as an "opened a line of discussion that America needed," has come under protest for the way she represents Latino and African-American women.
"It is a new feeling," Maldonado says about how public reaction to the mural is affecting her. "[B]ut definitely a lovely thing that has made me grow internally as a human and artist." Currently out on tour, we linked up with Maldonado to find out more about this inspiring and influential artist.
Read on to get to know Sofia Maldonado in this new RubyHornet exclusive interview where she talks about the inspiration behind the buzzing 42nd St. mural, growing up in Puerto Rico, her Cuban heritage and what's on her iPod.
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Theophilus London: "No Answers" featuring Jesse Boykins
You know you've got a buzz when RCRDLBL is offering your tracks as the download of the day. They do such for the buzz-worthy Theophilus London and his track "No Answers" featuring another e-buzzer, Jesse Boykins. For some reason I always think of the basketball player Earl Boykins when I see Jesse's name. I don't know why that is. I guess I have "No Answers".
If you like this one, you can also download Theo's latest mixtape, I Want You, right here.
Theophilus London: "No Answers"
[audio: http://rubyhornet.com/media/rh/music/t_london_no_answers.mp3|width=180]Drake: "Find Your Love" prod by Kanye West
This feels like a hit record in the old classic sense of "a hit record". I hope that makes sense to everyone else... Drake leans more on the 808's Kanye for "Find Your Love" a sans rap track that will appear on his debut album, Thank You Later (in stores June 15th). If they were going to do a video for this it should feature Drake opening different cabinets and stuff, walking around an empty house, and other various spots always looking for "your loving/your heart", which can be depicted by different inside jokes and symbols. I'm telling you, that's good stuff right there.
[audio: http://rubyhornet.com/media/rh/music/drake_find_your_love_prod_by_kanye_west.mp3|width=180]spotted at 2dopeboyz.
Kings of Leon Tour Dates
The Kings of Leon have announced their full tour lineup as well as who they are taking on the road. Openers include The Whigs, Built To Spill, The Features, The Stills, and The Black Keys. The bands appear in different combinations and styles. See the what's what below.
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Lupe Fiasco: "I'm Beaming"Video
Lupe went the less is more route with "I'm Beaming", using little kids and sign language (literally signs) he furthers the song's "look at me now" theme. This is a very solid video, the first time I saw it I did think it could've been better, or at least I expected a larger scale video. See it for yourself below.
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Zara Women's Lookbook May 2010
Check out the new looks from Zara's May Lookbook. The palette is very neutral and the style is very causal, yet the silhouettes are brilliant! And the shoes...love 'em! All pieces are slated to hit stores in May, so start counting down the days 'cause there's not many...More looks after the jump