March 18, 2008 – 10:48 am
?uest Tease, DJ Soul & OKP Present FREE Tanya Morgan Mixtape DL, Boondocks Goes North, ATL’s A3C Fest.
W A L E - photo by Jati
?uesto declares Rising Down is The Roots best album yet. While its just a mean teaser, read his bliz-og then hit up his myspace home page and click the first […] read more…
March 17, 2008 – 11:19 am
Revenge of The N.E.R.D., Nouveau Nouveau Riche, Alice Smith Rocks, Annie Added, Badu X Leno X Ellen, Kid Cudi.photos by ?uestlove The YouTube footage of N.E.R.D. at SXSW has got me hyped for these cats again. So much that I had to revisit their (and Spymob’s) classic In Search Of… last Friday night. […] read more…
March 14, 2008 – 10:31 am
Exclusive Rising Down Title Track (w/ Lyrics) and Album Cover, Damian Marley World Premiere Video, Blu & Exile.Someone get God on the phone… Okayplayer teamed up with AllHipHop to premiere the title track “Rising Down (Hum Drum)” featuring Mos Def, Styles P. & Black Thought. Audio and Lyrics can be found in either Okay […] read more…
March 13, 2008 – 11:19 am
TM Mixtape, Wale To Interscope, Blacksmith Heads to Texas, Lupe ft Nikki Jean Video Stills, Guru’s “Jazzy Wayz” Video. Okayplayer is proud to once again team up with DJ Soul for the third installment in our mixtape series with “Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group.” The mixtape project is part of the group’s prize […] read more…
March 12, 2008 – 10:48 am
Girls Gone Birthday, Raising Dilla, Jill Scott x HBO, India.Arie Goes Broadway, A Gift From Kweli & Mick Boogie.
WTF is this? LOL. It all started with Stumplovers tribute, and then there was the puppet girl, and now this joint for The Roots latest off of Rising Down, the leaked poppy single “Birthday Girl” […] read more…
March 11, 2008 – 10:58 am
Badu 4 U, Kweli X Mick Boogie = MCEO, Del The Funky’s 11th Hour, Cube’s New Record, Amanda Diva Plays NYC. In the pre-processed, microwave and serve age of music consumption, New Amerykah Pt. 1 is a real breath of fresh air. From the illustration laced booklet to the track by track journey the […] read more…
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The Roots Get Stumped, Skillz ft Com, Kweli ft Joel Ortiz & Blu, Cube ft Scarface & Nas, Lupe ft T.I. & Jeezy, RZA ft Deck, Bun B ft Lupe, R.I.P. B.I.G., Dogg Day Tomorrow. For the past two week’s we’ve been revealing “one new thing from The Roots” every Friday, giving you pieces of […] read more…
The Roots - “Get Busy” ft Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk, & DJ Jazzy Jeff. Directed by Rik Cordero. RISING DOWN 4/29/08
Last night The Roots held a small listening session for the new album in NYC for a select crew of writers, and some special guests including Talib Kweli, Rashad “Tumblin’ Dice” Smith, and […] read more…
Alice Smith On Tour, Badu Tops Charts At #2, Pete Rock Interview, One Be Lo Review, Blue Scholars X Playboy. I’ve got to admit I’m a bit biased here. I’ve been watching Alice Smith perform on New York’s stages for years, and after seeing her first show with an old band called Jolie Fuego […] read more…