Montreux Jazz Festival 2007, Kweli reads books, Barak Obama and Hip Hop, Red Hot + RumiSpank Rock in MontreuxFresh off the boat from my Swiss family vacation (yep, the whole fam), I’ve returned to a bit of chaos in Okpland… no internet in the office, gasp! OKPdan hit me in my oh-too-jet-lagged head with […] read more…
Read A Book, Common Glows In The Dark, RZA again confirms new Wu-Tang album coming.rumor has it…Monday! First off, I have to ask. What is the deal with these female rappers out of New York? Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Remy Ma should start a group. What would they be called?
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Dilated Peoples = Hip Hop, Z-Trip = Mash Up KingRakim = The God MC, Get Them All Here First.(”The Release Party” DVD/CD & Z-Trip’s “All-Pro” albums drop July 31st on DECON)I don’t know about you but I’m a Dilated Peoples fan. I remember nodding my head to “Work The Angles” before even realizing who […] read more…
Common Contest, ?uesto X Tony Yayo, Rock The Bells, BurnDown All-Stars, Why They Call Bazarro Crazy.(Talib Kweli’s 6th album Eardrum drops 8/21 on Warner / Blacksmith Music)
I am going straight blogger style today. It seems these things often call for start with my mood or how I’m feeling, TIRED. Gingerlynn is […] read more…
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The Roots and FriendsVH1 Announces 1st Annual “VH1 HIP HOP HONORS TOUR” featuring The Roots with Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte. Get the dates and read the press release. The exclusive ticket pre-sale starts TODAY, click here.
Talib Kweli Summer Tour & Rock The Bells Dates. Kweli will be out […] read more…
THE PATTY & NIKKI SHOW You know we here at Okayplayer love to champion the unknown artist. Especially when they are friends! Nikki Jean featuring Patty Cake (err Patty Crash, sorry) give us their first video with “Sedate Me.”
Let’s keep it moving then. Know about Seattle’s Blue Scholars? Well now […] read more…
Great new Common Article/Interview, Jay D’angelo?New Music from Mr J. Medeiros and NicolayCommon and will.i.am at The Roots Grammy Jam in ‘06 There is a great new Common Article/Interview from the Belfast Telegraph where we learn about Com’s busy travel schedule, his relationship with Geffen Records, working with Lily Allen and most notably for us, […] read more…
Roots Tour Dates and Info, Jean Grae Radio, New Videos from Dilated, Hezekiah, & Poly feat. Pharoahe Monch.Black Thought in Poland (6/29) with artist relations festival guy, Tomek The Roots continue on their World Tour romp hitting the European festival circuit. Today they stop in Norway for the Quart Festival followed by 5 jams in […] read more…
Amanda Diva Controls Her Destiny, New Tanya Morgan,Green Group The Roots present Vh1 Hip Hop Honors Tour MASTER OF MEDIUM: For the second time this week we are featuring a truly versatile and humble human being with Amanda Diva. Poet, painter, media personality, dancer, scholar (Master’s in African American Studies at Columbia University), singer, […] read more…
Jason Goldwatch captures Dilated Peoples’ epic journey through the music industry in all its glory and disappointments in “The Release Party” feature film. Watch the WORLD PREMIERE music video for the title track off the DVD/CD release on AllHipHop and read the article “Dilated Peoples Celebrate Independence on The Release Party DVD” on […] read more…