Monthly Archives: February 2008

New Roots Video- 75 Bars

The video just dropped for the new Roots single “75 Bars”.
Check the video here: http://videos.onsmash.com/v/qttzjQ74zTJtWZ4P
Their new album Rising Down is coming out April 29th on Def Jam.

Pitchfork Guilty Simpson Review

I’m feelin Stones Throw’s Guilty Simpson’s debut “Ode to the Ghetto”. Pitchfork… not so much.
They give it a 4.5 and write:
“At the risk of sounding thick, I’ll admit I needed a second to get the joke of Guilty Simpson’s name, so you can imagine what kind of endorsement it is to say that’s what [...]

Joss Stone Working With Clipse

This colab could be good… we all know Stone loves the snow season.
Check some pictures and an article in Entertainment Weekly on the Re-Up Gang Blog.

Kool Herc Sues Jay-z Over Slavery Reparations

This is a bizarre situation.
NahRight.com writes:
Kool Herc is suing Jay-Z, developer Bruce Ratner and Barclay’s Bank for a cool 5 bil over slavery reparations.

Mr. Ratner, Jay-Z, and Barclay’s are all linked through the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, for which Mr. Ratner plans to build a Frank Gehry-designed basketball arena for the [...]

Tony Hawk Chills With Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr

 
From his sk8r!@#! site ShredOrDie comes a rare and pretty chill interview with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock and new ex-Smith’s member Johnny Marr.  Listen for Tree Peoples reference.
Check the whole video here.

J Rocc Blue Note Mixtape- “Dropping Science”

StonesThrow.com writes:
“Blue Note has just released “Droppin’ Science: Greatest Samples From The Blue Note Lab” - a collection of records from their back catalog which have been sampled for tracks by Dilla, Dre, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Pete Rock, and many others.
J Rocc has these records and many of the records that sampled [...]

RIP Larry Davis

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Legendary New York street figure and frequent subect of rap metaphors Larry Davis was murdered in prison yesterday.
NahRight.com writes:
Larry Davis was stabbed to death around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County, said Erik Kriss, spokesman for the New York State Department of Correctional Services.
“I don’t know what was happening at [...]

M83 Going On Tour

If you don’t listen to French electronic epicness M83, pick up Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts now.
Looks like they’re going back on tour to support the upcoming album Saturdays=Youth.  Pitchfork.com writes:
“We all know Saturdays = Youth, but what do Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and all those other days of the week equate to? For [...]

Polvo Adds More Dates For Reunion

As previously reported the legendary Chapel Hill band Polvo is getting back together to play some rock n’ roll. While the only show that was marked was the high-class ATP event in Minehead, England it now looks like they’ve added some more dates including what is to be an epic show in hometown Chapel [...]

Pineapple Express Trailer

The Red Band Trailer for the new David Gordon Green movie “Pineapple Express” just dropped.  It looks pretty genius.
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