Studio News: Q-Tip To Finally Release Kamaal The Abstract

Q-Tip has finally acquired the rights to the 2001 album Kamaal The Abstract which was shelved in 2002 by Arista Records. According to XXL, the re-release will also include several new tracks one of whom might be “That’s Sexy” which we played on the Podcast a few months ago.
Q-Tip will also release a new [...]

Random Ish: Spank Rock on Jimmy Kimmel Live And Other Music Notes

Spank Rock. Could this not be one of the hottest late night rap performances ever? Damn, that was live! Were they this good when they played Black Cat? I’m slapping myself right now. Move coverage and interview at The Fader.
And for the record, when I went to see Jimmy Kimmel Live I saw a crappy [...]

For The Greater Good

DC. GET THERE.

Review: Incognito - Bees + Things + Flowers

Incognito
Bees + Things + Flowers

Incognito - Bees + Things + Flowers Album Preview
The thing that I love about this whole Couch Sessions thing is the not just the music that I get in my mailbox every week, but the little gems I discover that I would never hear of otherwise.
I put the latest Incognito disc [...]

Free DJ Drama and Donald Cannon

At the beginning of 2007 I told myself that I wouldn’t blog about the the music industry on this site anymore, but this ish has got me pissed.
The RIAA and your local tax dollars have put DJ Drama and his associate Donald Cannon in jail for……….wait for it………..mixtapes. Not only that but they took everything…cars, [...]

Movie Notes: Dreamgirls, 300, Smokin’ Aces

(pic from Concrete Loop)

Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls pretty much swept the Golden Globes last night with my new homegirl Jennifer Hudson winning best supporting actress and Eddie Murphy won best supporting actor. The film also won best picture musical or comedy and even Beyonce got nominated for something. I was supposed to see Dreamgirls last night but chose [...]

London Meetup??

So a couple people suggested this to me a long time ago, and I’ve been kicking it around ever since. Anyway, since it seems that The Couch Sessions get so much love from the UK I was thinking…
Would ya’ll be down for a London Meetup?
Keep in mind that I don’t know if ya’ll do the [...]

Get Busy Y’all…

Enough Dilla links to really start your weekend off proper are here. I’m a fiend for OG samples, just seeing how people flip them and what not sparks my own creativity. Definitely some great business here.
These cats seem to be real heavy on the g.ive a.way tip so save em to your favorites [...]

Stephen Marley -Traffic Jam

Stephen Marley feat. Damian Marley - Traffic Jam (Video)
Late pass on this one cause I know its been floating around the ‘net for a while. I just heard this song last night and damn, this beat is off the chain. When was the last time you heard beat boxin’ on a track? Big up to [...]

Dad Got HOSED People. Not Hos, Hosed

Has anyone seen that new Verizon commercial with Isiah Whitlock Jr from the Wire? It goes a little something like this:

Anyway, I was searching for the video on the Internet to send to a friend and came across message boards with questions like this:
Ok iz it me (probably) or in that new Verizon [...]

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