January 31 08
Apparently Bill Cosby is putting out a rap album called “State of Emergency”.
AllHipHop.com writes:
“Bill Cosby - a staunch critic of some rap music - is set to release a Hip-Hop album called State of Emergency, which will be a sanitized, issue-oriented CD.
Sources told AllHipHop.com that the actor, comedian and philanthropist will address issues like proper [...]
January 30 08
Unreleased track produced by Kanye West (maybe something to do with the passing of his mother?). NahRight.com has the exclusive.
Momma Can You Hear Me:
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January 30 08
Daedelus’ new live album has been making some noise. He incorporates the ill Monome sequencer into his live show which is kind of the focal point of the album.
Pitchfork.com gave it a 7.1. They write:
“The Low End Theory club night at the Airliner in L.A. is a perfect place for Daedelus to throw [...]
January 29 08
Closing the late set (ostensibly the 11 o’clock 18+ show), Gregg Gillis gave us all a shout out: “The late show is the motherfucking late show!” With about half the audience rolling or otherwise fucked up since Dan Deacon’s tripped out (and middle of the floor) set, Girl Talk kept the energy up, [...]
January 28 08
Apparently Mission Freak has an exclusive track of the St. Elsewhere follow up. They write:
“I think we’ve got a new Gnarls Barkley track on our hands, called “Run.” Rolling Stone has already heard a few songs, so you know they’re out there somewhere…but where? You heard it here first! Give it a download [...]
January 28 08
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David Gordon Green- home state director of some of my favorite movies like George Washington and All The Real Girls.
His new flick Snow Angels got a lot of buzz at Sundance last year and got picked up by Warner Independent Pictures. Hell yeah.
Synopsis:
“In SNOW ANGELS, David Gordon Green explores the space between youth and [...]
January 24 08
In case you haven’t had enough soul-crunchingly real blues lately, look into this fellow. Originally Steve Wold, he left home at 14 (because, as he tells you in “Dog House Boogie”, his parents split and he thought he could do a better job on his own), and went on to work as a busker, carnie, [...]
January 23 08
Shady article at MediaTakeOut.com suggests Def Jam might drop Nas because he is refusing to change the name of his upcoming album.
They write:
” We’re hearing some crazy talk coming out of Def Jam’s offices this week. According to one of MediaTakeOut.com’s trusted insiders, the top label is actually considering dropping Nas.
According to our insider, the [...]
January 23 08
This has been gaining buzz. Check the track over at Fader.com
They write:
“Erykah Badu is releasing her new album Nu AmErykah late next month, and to be honest, we weren’t expecting anything too crazy. Trust, we’d pre-slotted her into the cd carousel between Sade and Bilal because WE ARE TRYING TO GET OURS, but this [...]