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Pete Rock Is NY’s Finest, New Reviews, Q-Tip Remade, Badu Blogs BET, Just Blaze Interview, R.I.P. Buddy Miles.
Watch Pete Rock’s video for “Till I Retire” with Redman on the outro…

• Today we’ve got some brand-spankin’-new reviews. First up, we’ve been tryna tell you… Pete Rock, NY’s Finest is “a fantastic reintroduction to the classic boom-bap.” Definitely worth the cop! NYC, catch Pete Rock, Wale, Torae, and Kid Cudi at the Highline Ballroom tonight. Next up, OKP’s own Nicolay & Kay bring us Time:Line, a soulful, jazzy journey with the laid back rhymes Kay seems to spit with an effortless ease. Finally don’t sleep on Fat Beats newest release with Akrobatik’s <a href=”http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/absolute_value/
“>Absolute Value.

• Q-Tip remakes a classic…with the help of some Vodka. The Abstract hit the stage in NYC Tues. night to debut “Midnight ‘08,” a brand new reworked version of Tribe’s ‘93 classic “Midnight.” Peep the boards for pics from the event. The new song, produced by Cool & Dre, is part of Smirnoff’s Signature Mix Series, which also features remixed classics from Common and KRS One, who were also in the house.

• After you cop New Amerykah (shameless, I know, but let’s keep it real, this album RULES!!!) hit up <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&topic_id=167642&mesg_id=167642&page=
“>the BET blog and see what Erykah Badu has to say as she weighs in on the subject of hip-hop, and if it really is degrading to women. As usual, E is full of words of wisdom. If only more ears were listening.

• Did I mention we’ve got a treat for tomorrow (*cough, “75 Bars” Video, cough*)?? For now, tide yourself over with Rik Cordero’s “Behind The Scenes” take on the video shoot.

• Read this interview with Just Blaze where he talks Saigon, Jay Z, MF Doom, Madlib, the future of the record industry, and much, much more.

• Von Pea hips us to this <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1591769&mesg_id=1591769&page=
“>new vid-experiment by Jay Electronica. Posted on Valentines day, this moody piece of love-filled digital celluloid is just another small testament to Jay’s creative spirit. But yeah, what is the song?

• For a Thursday afternoon treat, peep this extraordinary video which has been getting a lot of attention on the boards. Bilal singing “A Change Is Gonna Come,” complete with full orchestra.

• ?uesto broke the very sad news yesterday and today we’d like to offer a heartfelt <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1591082&mesg_id=1591082&listing_type=search
“>R.I.P. to Buddy Miles, a genius drummer who’s best known for his work with Jimi Hendrix for Band of Gypsys. So today, sit back and turn up “Machine Gun” in memory of a legend.

-gingerlynn