Archive for November, 2009

Video: Talib Kweli & Friends @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Sunday night, Talib Kweli took over the Brooklyn Bowl and brought Skyzoo, Jean Grae and Beatnick & K-Salaam with him.

Props to BME for the footage, via HHNM

After the jump, Talib & Hi-Tek get into Too Late, Definition & The Blast.

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Video: Young Jeezy & USDA @ DJ Khaled’s Birthday Party

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Video: Ski ft. Mos Def – Taxi (Preview)

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

On Nov 27th CreativeControl.tv will be unveiled to the public . The network founded by Chike Ozah, Coodie Simmons and Damon Dash will be a repository for premium and original web content covering music, fashion lifestyle and entertainment. One of the many series premiering on Creative Control will be SkiBeatz profiling the world famous producer Ski, the man behind such Classics as Jay-Z’s reasonable Doubt and Camp Lo’s Uptown Saturday Night. The weekly program will profile the beatsmith as he ventures into new projects with notable artists such as Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Mos Def and emerging rock group Voodoo Farm.

With the communal aspect of Dame Dash’s DD172 space new media is created on a daily basis. In an organic space where creativity and camaraderie come together recorded works of art become the byproduct. Produced, recorded and filmed at Ski’s in-house studio at the DD172 space, This visual representation of organic collaboration is a snippet of a new song by Ski feat. Mos Def, “Taxi” off of an upcoming Ski full length project. More content will be available as CreativeControl.tv launches on Nov 27th.

Previously: Creative Control – Edan + Mos Def

Video: Jay-Z @ Fela! Opening on Broadway

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Jay arrives at the opening night of Fela!, the new Broadway production based on the music of legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. I remember ?uestlove raving about this on Twitter last year after catching it during its short off-Broadway run. Jay and Will & Jada put up some bread to finance this new run.

Spotted @ RR

Video: KRS-One & Buckshot – Survival Skills

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

We finally get a visual for the title cut off Kris and Buck’s joint project.

Video: Curtis x Beanie Sigel @ Highline Ballroom 11/23

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Boo Boo brings out Beans @ his Myspace Release Show at Highline Ballroom last night and they do “I Go Off”.

Video: Freeway’s Trip to Saudi Arabia Pt. 2

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Part 2 of Free, Jakk Frsot and Loon’s trip.

Previously: Freeway’s Trip to Saudi Arabia Pt. 1

Lil Wayne feat. Tity Boi & Dre – Real As They Come (Produced by Kanye West)

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

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Tagged. Off DJ Smallz’ “Follow Me” mixtape, hosted by Lil Boosie.

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Video: Curtis Interview w/ HipHopStan

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009


“I won ASCAP Writer of the Year Award… I won Billboard Awards based on the actual performance and of the music. The things that people give you based on you doing lunch. I don’t get’em… because I don’t do lunch.”
- Curtis

Rappers who lunch. I understand he brought out Beans tonight at Highline.

Video: Kurious – Wake Up

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The latest video off his album II, out now on Amalgam Digital.

Previously: Kurious Jorge Interview w/ Media Gasface