Bday Boys Libres Rule!, Del The Funky Homosapien Album & Tour, CoupTV Launched, Skillz Blog, Contests Galore!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY B-DAY!!!
First up, we gotta give some big birthday love to two extraordinary rappers… Happy Birfday Black Thought and Talib Kweli!! Oh, you didn’t know? It’s Libre-mania up in here. Also a big BDAY shout to FOH Sound-man Artless Poole, who always keeps The Roots sounding groovy! If you’re in Philly head to the Electric Factory tonight to wish BT a happy-born-day yourself!
TOUR MINUTES
Skillz inadvertently missed an entry for the HHH show in DC. Check in with his diary as it has now been added (in it’s proper place, before the Baltimore entry). Be sure to check back, we guarantee his Philly post will be bananas with all the Birthday insanity coupled with the home-town show!
Del The Funky Homosapien, the Hieroglyphics crew co-founder, is set to hit the road in support of his newest album The 11th Hour, set for release on Def Jux for early 2008. This will be his first record in seven years, and Del claims that the title is all about the trials and tribulations he’s faced in his career. Hieroglyphics co-founder A-Plus will also be featured on the nationwide tour, along with okay fav Devin the Dude with The Coughee Brothers and others. While we wait for more Del, take a listen to OKP Vet a_brother_named_george’s song featuring The Funky Homosapien himself. Then peep this OKPs list of the Top 50 MC’s of all-time. Yep, your boy Del naturally has made the cut!
TV ON THE YOUTUBE
Its CoupTV! Boots Riley announced the group’s very own youtube channel. In addition to Coup-relevant music vids, interviews, live performances, and comedy bits the channel will also host pieces about music production and writing. We’re still bumping Pick A Bigger Weapon and loving it! How ’bout you?
CONTESTS
NYC win tickets to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show with performances by The Roots, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, Skillz and MORE (of course, it’s the NYC show!) at the Nokia Theater this Friday, October 5th for the late show (11:30). You’ll also win a limited edition Hip Hop Honors Jacket from Mitchell and Ness. 5 runners up will receive a limited Hip Hop Honors t-shirt. The grand prize winner (tickets and jacket) will be notified via email TODAY and mailed the tickets overnight via DHL once you reply with your address. All winners will be announced tomorrow here on the home page.
We have two other contest brewing but you better act fast, they close this Friday at end of business. Enter now for your chance to win a limited red colored Zune player from Microsoft compliments of Common, then head over to the Make The Music forum for your chance to win a $100 certificate from Guitar Center.
EVENTS!
NYC, we’ve got events galore for you. Tomorrow come shake-shake-shake to the tunes of DJ ?uestlove and Cosmo Baker (Philly!) at Love. Then on Sunday, after you’ve fully recovered from Friday nights Hip Hop Honors maddness, get ready to do it all over again. Manhattan, “DJs Make Your Junk Shake!” with Team Facelift, Benny Blanco (Bangers and Cash) and more. Brooklyn, it’s gonna be wild with M.O.P., Game Rebellion, Lordz Of Brooklyn and The Nillaz. Will I see you on the dance floor or in the mosh pit?
-gingerlynn