February 1, 2008 – 12:05 pm
Love Thirst Flix, New Jean Grae Audio, New Badu eCard, E On Palestine, ?uesTOVTR, MTV Circa ‘83, New Old Jigga.
First up, a few stills from the “Love Thirst” video shoot the other day. Followed by the second song to be (re)leaked off Jeanius, “8th,” which will also get a video. Thanks to […] read more…
January 31, 2008 – 1:02 pm
Civil Rights Remixes, Unreleased Kweli, Blacksmith Live Release, Love Thirst Video, Jill DVD Contest, Cosby Raps.
Yesterday Okayplayer was up in the studio with The Roots and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone to record a song for Soundtrack For A Revolution, a new project spearheaded by Blacksmith Corp founder Corey Smyth, […] read more…
January 30, 2008 – 12:57 pm
Mos Def X Michel Gondry, Kanye Glows In The Dark With Lupe, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Erykah Interview, Donuts In BK.
Mos Def is at it again. No, it’s not a new album. His latest acting effort, Be Kind, Rewind features Mos starring alongside Jack Black and directed by Michel Gondry in what […] read more…
January 29, 2008 – 1:00 pm
Crazy World Vid, The Left-Of-Center Hip-Hop Event of The Decade Has A Name, Jay-Z Gets The Fisheye, Who Is Wale?
This past summer, fans who attended the Vh1 Hip Hop Honors Tour were treated to an energetic performance of a new song from Skillz called “Crazy World.” The recorded song, produced by Khari Ferrari […] read more…
January 28, 2008 – 12:22 pm
New Videos From: Erykah Badu, Murs, U-N-I, and Skillz, New Music From N.E.R.D., Rising Down Stacks Up On Guests.Badu pushes our buttons lovely with the shout-outs in her new video New Gnarls Barkley - “Run.”
You already knew Ms. E Badu was sweet as honey, but did you know she was funky like Chaka? […] read more…
January 25, 2008 – 11:10 am
Badu Stuff We Can’t Link To, Black Thought The Ichiban, Amy Defies Her Hit Song, Common Gives Back/New Album.(get a closer look at the Tel Aviv posters) A few days ago we were the first to post the Erykah Badu cover art for New Amerykah (2/26) which received much applause from our community and around […] read more…
January 24, 2008 – 11:36 am
Def Jam To Drop Nas Over Title?, Video:Duo Live Ft. Kweli, New Evidence Video, RIP Disco D, Farewell Procussions.
<a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1550133&mesg_id=1550133&page=“>The rumor-mill is buzzing that Def Jam may be looking to drop Nas from the label if he doesn’t change the album title for his anticipated ‘08 release, currently titled Nigger. Clearly a controversial […] read more…
January 23, 2008 – 12:02 pm
Roots Japan Pics, The Roots Get Busy w/ Peedi, Mary J Luvs Amy, MLK X Dilla, Kweli Matters, Cons #s, NYC Events.Big up to our boy Handpoint in Japan for the funky fresh designs! This JUST in… Erykah Badu’s brand new album artwork for New Amerykah. Clearly album art is not dead! This […] read more…
January 22, 2008 – 11:57 am
The Procussions Fold, Video: Rhymefest X Just Blaze, ‘Fest Talks Politics of Hip Hop , Peedi Talks The Roots & More.
Sadly we bid <a href=”http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1543840&mesg_id=1543840&page=“>farewell to The Procussions. Although we’re saying goodbye to a great group, we still expect to hear big things from Mr. J Medeiros, production from Stro (much underrated indeed), […] read more…
January 21, 2008 – 1:29 pm
Rhymefest’s DreamJudging by the current state of affairs and our music and culture, sometimes I find myself pondering this: what would Dr. King say if he was an emcee today? In fact, he’d probably sound a little something like this:
“I have a dream. A dream that one day little Soulja Boys and Soulja […] read more…