Happy Birthday J Dilla & Bob Marley, E Badu Wigs Out, Nicolay & Kay Doc Pt 3 & 4, Hip Hop Art, New Reviews.
Dilla Feuer - This cat’s photos are sick
?uestlove said “Dilla is my Yoda.” As we take some time to remember the great Jay Dee on what would be his 34th birthday, listen to this new mixtape from J Rocc c/o Stonesthrow. It’s their “Thank You Jay Dee Act 3,” the final part in the series of tributes from J Rocc. <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1566738&mesg_id=1566738&page=
“>For more mixes and thank yous hit up this post in The Lesson then check out this comprehensive tribute on Hot97.com.
In more birthday news it would have been Bob Marley’s 63rd bday yesterday. In honor of the legend, Jamaica has declared February “Reggae Month” and the celebrations will go on all month. Look at this calendar for a full list of all of the global celebrations, and get a sense of the breadth of his influence. Bob Marley truly touched the whole world with his music and his message. Watch out for Africa Unite, a documentary about the Marley family’s first trip to Ethiopia in commemoration of what would have been Bob’s 60th birthday in 2005. The film includes rare Bob Marley footage, and takes us to the Marley clan’s 12 hour concert in Addis Ababa.
Erykah Badu wigs out! For her first ever photo shoot with Giant Magazine, E Badu gets seriously glammed up. Make sure you peep these stunning photos while you wait for New Amerykah to drop! For her next trick, Erykah will appear on the cover of Billboard.
A lot is going on this weekend. In addition to the glitz and glam of The Grammys, we’ve got The Roots Annual Grammy Jam Session in LA (I’ll be reporting in with photos and news) and <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1558739&mesg_id=1558739&page=
“>a slew of J Dilla Tributes all over the globe as we approach the 2nd anniversary of Dilla’s passing. We’ll all be remembering the greatness of Jay Dee, and hopefully a large majority of us will be happily shaking our collective booties to his beats. NYC, don’t miss Rare Form’s Donuts Are Forever 2 at Southpaw on Friday.
<a href=”http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/02/07/documentary-nicolay-kay-timeline-in-the-making-34/
” target=”_blank”>”Rappers I Know” keeps it moving with parts 3 and 4 of the Nicolay and Kay Documentary. For the first two parts, scroll down to our own “Rappers I Know” feature from Monday. FWMJ also hips us to Spank Pops “Hanging”. featuring 1 O.A.K. Happy belated bday to fwmj!
NYC, don’t miss your big break. Fame and fortune are calling! Be an extra in a Pete Rock video featuring Redman (Yes, Redman in the house!). They are shooting on Friday afternoon for 2 songs off Pete’s new album NY’s FINEST, “‘Till I Retire” and an outro from “Best Believe” featuring Redman. I’ma be on the TV mama!
Detroit, the Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting a show of Alexander Melamid’s hip-hop portraits. The Russian-born painter is best known for his collaborative work with Vitaly Komar and has quite a revolutionary past, at one time having his work destroyed by the Soviet government. He became interested in hip-hop thanks to his son Danny “Dan The Man” Melamid, a hip-hop video director, and was inspired to paint portraits of some of hip hop’s heroes including Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Common, Kanye West, and Reverend Run.
Brand new in Reviews we’ve got DJ Kid Millionaire a.k.a. Steve Aoki’s brand new debut effort <a href=”http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/pillowface_and_his_airplane_chronicles/
“>Pillowface And His Airplane Chronicles, a true DJ mix cd. We’ve also got a great review of Orbitron, known primarily for his dancing skills, who comes with a solid album entitled B-Boy Universal. Keep checking the Reviews for the latest albums and remember what Mom said “Read b4 you cop.”
-gingerlynn