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Roots Video For 75 Bars, New Amerykah Portaits, Two Exclusive Photo Galleries, New Jay Electronica, New Jay-Z. just in time for leap year Okayplayer is pleased to team up with OnSmash to bring you the World Premiere of the new video from The Roots for “75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)” directed by Rik Cordero. FANS & […] read more…
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 […] read more…
Happy B-Day Erykah, ?uestlove on Pop Song, Badu Video on Madlib, Pete Rock is NY’s Finest + Video, Wale Interview. We began our countdown to New Amerykah, Part One: 4th World War last year and the day has finally arrived. So go to your favorite music stop and cop that or hit up your […] read more…
Buy It From Badu, Dallas TX The Place To Be, NYC Roots Weekend Re-cap, Kweli Spells It Out, Blu Shoots A Video. It’s Erykah Badu time on Okayplayer and with her highly anticipated album New Amerykah, Part One: 4th World War officially in stores tomorrow you will see us posting a lot of photos […] read more…
1st Blog Banger, Inside Rising Down, New Badu Interview, Xclusive Photos ft Badu, Kweli, & Res, Roots In NYC NOW! The first look at Rising Down, The Roots‘ 10th LP due out April 29th on Def Jam, comes in the form of a stripped down, one verse/no chorus, lyrical assault from Black Thought over […] read more…
Mos Def + Jack Black, Badu x Alex Grey, URB x Jay Elect, New ?uesto Interview, Naledge Knows, Jill DVD Winners. Mos Def can’t stay off the screen these days. Tomorrow his movie Be Kind, Rewind hits theaters, where he co-stars alongside Jack Black in this Michel Gondry comedy. For now watch this […] read more…
In The Studio w/ The Roots, Badu In DUMBO w/ VH1, 9th Wonder + Buckshot + Kidz In The Hall = Duckdown, More! Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity. Early in the AM I linked up with Black Thought and ?uestlove at the studio where they had a few key press engagements (in addition […] read more…
Less Than A Week Until New Amerykah, Badu Blitz, Kweli Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 Video, Magic Photos by Mel D. Cole. It’s been 7 and a half years since the double Platinum Mama’s Gun and just over 4 years since the Gold selling Worldwide Underground EP. Now its less than 7 days until you […] read more…
Nicolay & Kay Traverse Time, dead prez Live DVD, Blu Who?, Hip-Hop’s Emerging Talent ft Izza Kizza, OkayFame?(get the full version of this photo from fwmj’s collection) Lesson vets Nicolay and Kay are in it to win it. With TIME:LINE dropping tomorrow, Okayplayer sent resident writer Mike Drohan to chop it up with the […] read more…