Aesop Rock’s Creepy New Vid, Tanya Morgan Blogs Vegas, Exclusive J. Period Roots Vinyl, Late-Nite TV, DJ ?uesto.
MuhAAhaHAhahaaa. Alright kiddies, ghouls and goblins, ready for tricks and treats? Here’s a tasty one, Aesop Rock’s creeepy new video for “Coffee” (aka “The Blood Letting”) off his most recent effort None Shall Pass. It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark…
They Won! Donwill of Tanya Morgan takes us behind the scenes and gives us the exclusive rundown of the haps in Vegas. In addition to winning the XM Radio showcase (see the vid of the live performance), the TM gang hung with Sean Paul, DJ Drama, and… Lil Mama? Budging on the buffet line?? Read the blog, peep the photos, and see how champs do it up on the strip. Congrats fam, we knew you’d win!
DJs, crate diggers, and dusty-fingered music lovers alike, heads up! Okayplayer’s gotten our hands on a few rare and exclusive copies of DJ J. Period’s limited edition 12″ from The Official Best of The Roots mixtape (Allhiphop mixtape of the Year ‘06). This collector’s vinyl features “Come Together f. Zion I,” plus exclusive Black Thought freestyles and remixes! Cop that wax while it lasts.
While you’re in the OkayStore, grab a t-shirt, a hoodie, or a Roots poster. Also, back in the store, Common’s Finding Forever with LTD mixtape by DJ Soul (these were out of stock for a while but are now back with only 50 left!).
As we continue on… MTV spotlights Common this week in their buzzworthy section. Com is also featured TODAY on BET’s Rap City, hosted by Talib Kweli. In addition Com hits up Jimmy Kimmel this week to talk American Gangster and dish on his acting career. On Friday the late-night circuit brings us Kweli on Last Call with Carson Daly, and Hova will be performing on Letterman. Big week in late-nite teevers, set those DVRs.
NYC, see you at the ?uestlover DJ gig tonight? And what are you wearing? And will the mighty afrolicious be in costume? Tune in tomorrow and we’ll let you know.
And remember…
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize your neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse’s shell
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
-gingerlynn