September 14, 2007 – 11:10 am
OK-PLAYER OF THE WEEK, NOW SHOWING ON YOUR TV,3 REVIEWS, 3 CONTESTS, 2 TOURS, ONLY 1 HUB!KANGRADUATIONS, ‘YE! PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kanye West and 50 Cent are the American Dream. While taking very separate paths, their talent, vision, determination, and hard work have steered them to the top. While we all stay […] read more…
September 13, 2007 – 11:40 am
VH1 Hip Hop Honors, Aes Rock Is Buzzworthy, Interview With Karriem Riggins, New Stones Throw Podcastilladelph’s finest, poster coming soon to the okaystoreVH1 HHH NEWS The Roots kick off the VH1 Hip Hop Honors tour today in San Fran, with Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte. Congrats to DJ Satisfaction who won “The Score” […] read more…
September 12, 2007 – 11:08 am
Ye’s Good Life Video, Hezekiah’s Soph Album & Video ft. Bilal, OKP X The UnderGRIND, Rolling Stone Cover Shoot.Hezekiah Predicts A RiotNEW MUSIC Hezekiah predicts a riot with his Sophmore album which hits stores next Tuesday, September 18th. The self-proclaimed “nerd, freak, and geek” proves that his rep proceeds him as an uber-talented singer/ […] read more…
September 11, 2007 – 12:23 pm
Kanye & 50 Cent Reviews, Talib Kweli Posts Up, New Song From The Roots on iTunes, Little Brother Album Sampler.Banks told 50, 50 told Kanye So the big day for hip hop has arrived and after all the hype leading up to the release day, it feels like these two albums are already behind us. […] read more…
September 10, 2007 – 11:23 am
The Roots Say Goodbye To Hub after 17 years
Let me end all speculation ladies and gentlemen and officially announce that yes indeed Hub played his last show as a member of The Roots on August 31st of this year.
One has to understand off the bat to be a member of this group is to sacrifice […] read more…
September 7, 2007 – 12:18 pm
AWARDS, VIDEOS, TOURS, CONTESTS, NEW MUSIC
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?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 […] read more…
September 6, 2007 – 11:50 am
Get Back Pushed Back, ?uesto Talks 2 MTV, Common X Q-Tip X Percee P = Tour, Free Roots Concert Vids.Little Brother’s “Get Back” reset for Oct 23rd. Photo by Jati Lindsay ?uesto talks to MTV news about his many up and coming projects. In addition to finishing up Rising Down (which ? says […] read more…
September 5, 2007 – 11:42 am
Black Thought The Actor, VBS.tv Meets Kanye West, DJ ?uestlove James Brown Tribute, New Music from Panacea, Median, & Santogold.
HOLLYHOOD I know, everyone’s headed for Hollywood. But Black Thought’s lead role in Mark Webber’s new film Explicit Ills, currently being shot in Philly, is not his first acting gig. This time around he’s […] read more…
September 4, 2007 – 10:21 am
Jill Scott Movie Star, Kweli = Fire, Mark Ronson Squashes Rumors, Prince & Common, RJD2 Interview
We got word that Jill Scott is finishing up her first lead role in a film entitled No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency where she’s been filming in Botswana all summer. The movie is directed by Anthony Minghella, who […] read more…