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Talib Kweli
VIDEO: Mos Def and Talib Kweli – History
Mos and Talib start off 2010 their collab “History,” which was off of his album The Ecstatic. Unfortunately, as Talib told us in September, there is no sign of a Blackstar reunion (which would go over better than Reflection Eternal, let’s be honest), but we can dream can’t we? Check a snippet of the Talib [...]
Recap: Talib Kwlei, Hi-Tek are Reflection Eternal at the Manifesto Festival, Toronto
Beautiful Photos by Philippe N, aka Star P. Please support. Before Reflection Eternal hit the stage on Sunday, Toronto MC Tona performed giving the crowd some of his grimey, Detroit style flavor. DJ Scratch of the Roots was a highlight, his beatboxing/sampling/drum kit mashups got everyone energized. Afterwards Torontonian Colin Munroe did a set, perhaps [...]
Recap: Manifesto ’09 – Toronto
Beautiful Photos by Philippe N, aka Star P. Please support. With so much happening in the States it’s easy to forget about us up North, but this weekend Toronto was host to the 3rd annual Manifesto festival, celebrating the dopest talent in all areas of Hip-Hop culture. Last year the legendary DJ Premier and Pete [...]
REMINDER: Talib Kweli on Sirius/XM’s Subsoniq TONIGHT!
What would you do for another Black Star album?! Okay, so we can’t deliver on your Black Star demands but what the crew on Subsoniq Radio does deliver on is a great in depth interview with the Brooklyn born rapper Talib Kweli. Hear all of the gruesome details behind the making of the new Reflection [...]
Preview: Talib Kweli Interview on Subsoniq Radio
This Tuesday, September 22nd, lyricist Talib Kweli stops by on Subsoniq Radio to give up the details on the upcoming release of “Reflection Eternal-Back Again” with Hi-Tek, while also discussing collaborations with Asher Roth, Wale and Kid Cudi and even the possibilities of another Black Star album with Mos Def. Our good friends over at [...]
WEDNESDAY- MOS DEF, TALIB KWLEI, JAY ELECTRONICA at SONAR, Baltimore
On Wednesday, the Ecstatic tour rolls through Baltimore featuring Mos Sef, Talib Kwlei, Jay Electronica, and Media Green. The lineup speaks for itself, but if you haven’t seen these acts live or missed your opportunity to see Mos and Talib when they rolled through DC, then you need to be at this event. Tickets are [...]
Video: A Suite for Ma Dukes
From what everybody told me, the Suite for Ma Dukes performance out in LA last Sunday was as good as promised. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it out to the West Coast for this performance (I might fly out in April for David Axlerod though), but at least someone was able to snap some video [...]
Video: Black Star Reunion at the House of Blues LA (Pre-Grammy)
Black Star @ the House of Blues 2/09 from gregthedude on Vimeo. So yeah, Ms. Monae’s dip in the pool and now the reunting of Mos Def with Talib Kweli have proven that the Grammy parties are much better than the actual ceremony. Tunji Balogun from Year of the Blacksmith shot this video on stage [...]
Video: Idle Warship Takes Over Your Party!
Idle Warship Takes Over Your Party! from Restless Films on Vimeo. Idle Warship – Steady [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A couple of readers have asked me why I haven’t posted much about Idle Warship, the backpacker supergroup of Talib Kweli, Res, and Graph Nobel, however I haven’t really been impressed with what [...]
Zion I Drops New Remixes With Talib, Santogold
[Audio removed because of infringement notice] Zion-I, the potent Oakland duo of Amplive and Zumbi have been out of the spotlight since around 2006. Amplive, generated interest his own news for his Radiohead Rainydayz Remixes which drew cititcal acclaim from the blogs and scrutiny from Radiohead’s publisher Warner Chappelle. In January, the duo will release [...]
Hip-Hop Live tour featuring Talib Kweli, David Banner, Little Brother and B.O.B.
I touched on this a few weeks ago with their DC date, but I have some new information concerning the Hip-Hop Live tour featuring Talib, David Banner and Little Brother: The Rhythm Roots All Stars will back all of the acts on the bill for the entire tour. This has just been elevated to a [...]
New Music: Madlib feat. Talib Kweli – What It Do
Madlib feat. Talib Kweli – What It Do [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Madlib is one of my favorite producers of all time, and this is a sold track from his upcoming release WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip which drops on September 29th. Now, I still need to get that Madvillainy 2!
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide
Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings. But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record. The [...]
Mixtape Review: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape
Download: Kanye West and Perajok Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape is a sprawling 30-track collection that was put together by Russian blogger/Kanye fan/ MTV Russia Host, Perajok. This unofficial mixtape includes music from all G.O.O.D. Music members and is a compilation of recent leaks and releases from the G.O.O.D. fam. G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [...]
SINGLE REVIEW: “HUFF + PUFF” by Just A Band
This joint right here is real sexy-like. Your body will automatically go into autopilot: your head will start boppin’, and you’ll break into a soulful yet swingin’ two-step (think of the Robert Palmer video girls…on speed). The very beginning of the song reminds me of Supernature-era Goldfrapp with heavy synths keys, some la-la-las, and a [...]
REVIEW: Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music
Disclaimer: The Couch Sessions is a part of the MOG Music Network MOG All Access can be found at MOG.com. Music in the Cloud. If you’ve frequented music business websites like I have you might have heard of the that term being the “next big thing” in music. A revolution that will have a greater [...]
