Okayplayer News 9.07.07

AWARDS, VIDEOS, TOURS, CONTESTS, NEW MUSIC

(AWARDS)

• ?uesto wins Black Weblog Award for his MySpace jawn

• Coming off being named one of the 10 must have mixtapes of the year so far by MTV.com, DJ Soul and Okayplayer’s Assorted Donuts: A Tribute To J Dilla is back in the limelight again having been nominated for “Mixtape of The Year” as part of the Vibe Awards. Help us win by voting as many times as you like! If you don’t know, download the mixtape here

(VIDEOS)

• Que Tu Quiere, Mujeres… it’s that Brand New Funk 2k7 from DJ Jazzy Jeff featuring Peedi Peedi, the Prince of the ROC. Sending that one out to the birthday boy, Filthy George.

• Apparently a rough cut of a new Jill Scott video has hit YouTube. We likie.

• Jabberwocks - “Encore/The Seed” (The Roots/ Jay-Z). Umm, yeah. Black Thought showed us this on his iphone.

(TOURS)

• Yesterday Kanye West announced dates for his “Glow In The Dark UK” tour. The seven city tour starts on November 1st and ends on November 28th in Pavillions, Plymouth.

• Our peeps Major League Entertainment and the MC/PRODUCER team of KIDZ IN THE HALL (Naledge and Double-0) have announced that they will be joining REDMAN on a 21 date National Tour kicking off September 17th in Ann Arbor Michigan.

• Little Brother on tour starting October.

(CONTESTS)

• WIN the new BEN HARPER CD along with other goodies, click here

• NYC, Win tickets to see Danny Hoch latest play. Sounds cool.

• Win a LTD Red Microsoft Zune player from Common. Simply fill out the form.

(NEW MUSIC)

• New from Panacea, The Scenic Route… 4 out of 5.

• Likewise for Swizz Beats and his One Man Band Man

• CMJ.com reports that “Hip-hop’s electronic bad boys Spank Rock are ready to bring the party October 9 with Bangers & Cash: The Adventures of Spank Rock and Benny Blanco (Downtown). Following up 2006’s critical darling YoYoYoYoYo LP, the duo is using MySpace as an exclusive release host—the website will be debuting new tracks as their “Single of The Week” throughout September prior to the record streeting.

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