Yeah, figured I'd throw Ryan Leslie's Valentine out there for this Music Monday! I really think this dude is highly underrated! I personally think he's dope. Happy Monday and enjoy!
THIS IS THE PHOTO BOOK FROM THE GLOW IN DARK TOUR. NABIL CAPTURED THE EXPERIENCE LIKE CRAZY! WHEN I LOOK AT THE PHOTOS IT BRINGS ME RIGHT BACK TO THAT TIME! IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO TOUR BUT MY PAIN BROUGHT MY GREATEST CREATION TO DATE. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO THE SHOWS AND EXPERIENCED THIS MOMENT IN TIME WITH ME! - Kanye West via his blog
KANYE WEST: GLOW IN THE DARK
Interview with tour collaborator Spike Jonze
288 pages with gatefolds / 9?” x 13” / 400 photographs /CD with unreleased music and interview
HC w/jacket $50.00 U.S., $62.00 Canadian, £30.00 U.K.
Deluxe edition with Clamshell case: 12½” x 16½” / 978-0-8478-3294-1
Release date: October 2009
Trade Edition available on amazon.com; Limited Edition available through Rizzoli Bookstore 1-800-52-BOOKS
I get a picture messaged texted from my boy Rob about something to do with Google. Allegedly, he received the same text he sent me thinking it was some sort of chain mail someone made up for whatever reason. So he decided to do some research. He ends up finding out that it wasn't a joke after all. Apparently, when he searched on Google, he came out with the same results. So I did the same. Again, same results. I don't know what to say about this. I'm pretty shocked. Disappointed. Shaking my head at the nonsense that boggles my brain. I do not know how this even allowable. Who's in charge of programming? Who's in charge of the search engine? Someone has to be responsible. Someone should know what the hell is going on so that this nonsense can be resolved. Immediately. Take a look then try it out for yourself.
Peep this track from the homie SoulStice, Strange Kinda Love. This track is straight real talk! I applaud him for putting this track out and taking a not so "safe" stance as a hip-hop artist.
"As a Black man in America that's also part of an interracial marriage, I've experienced my share of prejudice and bigotry. We've come far on issues of race, but still have a ways to go. However, at this stage in the game, I feel like we've got even farther to go on issues relating to same-sex relationships and marriages. Love is love...we should have gotten that, if nothing else, from the musical legacies of artists like Michael and Stevie. It's not a "safe" move for a hip hop artist to show this kind of support for the GLBT community. But as an artist, I feel like it's my job to challenge the status quo, not just play into it or step around it. To me, being revolutionary means fighting not just for you and yours but for any community suffering injustice." - SoulStice
Off their upcoming album titled "THE UNDERGODS", Canibus and Keith Murray join together for the 1st time to give you some extraordinary lyrics over rugged productions. This track's titled Show & Prove and it features a dope in MC in Crooked I. Check it out.
Canibus & Keith Murray (The Undergods) - Show & Prove ft Crooked I
New music from J.J. Brown featuring Eternia and Miz Metro. You already know I think Eternia is dope (we have countless entries on the blog following Eternia's Road to Release). Check out the message below from Eternia and the video (which is dope)
Hola from Eternia! :-D
I've been having a lot of fun doing some collaborative work recently, while we shop for a label home for my album "AT LAST" w/ MoSS. A few weeks ago we shot this music video for J.J. Brown's lead single "GENDER BENDER" featuring myself & Miz Metro, off of his forthcoming album "Connect the Dots". The song is a playful look at gender roles in Hip Hop and on the road, and the video was even more fun to make than it looks! I love these guys. J.J.'s first solo album also features Gym Class Hero's frontman Travis McCoy, rap legend Craig G., Reef the Lost Cauze, Poison Pen, Louis Logic, Block McCloud, Nola Darling & more! In Stores Nov. 10, 2009!
My inbox is ALWAYS FULL. It sometimes takes me a few days to get through the entire thing (while I'm writing this entry, I still have 30 unread messages). There are often gems among the many emails. Check out these three joints from my inbox. Enjoy.
Check out KMC (Knowledge Moves Constantly), Just Thoughts. Definitely a different sound and I like it. It's kind of a spoken word type feel. I like spoken word. I dig it. Check it out.
Check the track from Focus featuring Ariel Sanders, The Jealous Proposal, Produced by Ritchcraft. It's got a cool, jazzy feel to it. The concept: Ariel is hip hop and Focus is an MC who wants to have hip hop all for himself. www.nicoroth.com
The Jealous Proposal
Epiphany is putting the finishing touches on his RESPECT mixtape series. RESPECT will be released as four "mini-mixtapes" with 6-8 tracks each that will be accompanied with audio/visuals related to four different themes that Piph feels people need to respect. This 5 Dollas joint however won't be on his upcoming mixtape series but gives you a feel for his sound. It's a pretty chill track. Check it. www.myspace.com/bigpiph
Check out "Kyla" from Swollen Members of the group’s sixth studio album, "Armed To The Teeth", in stores October 27th, 200
SWOLLEN MEMBERS TOUR DATES: Oct 16 - Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight Oct 17 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall Oct 18 - Eureka, CA @ Red Fox Tavern Oct 20 - San Luis Obispo @ Downtown Brewing Co. Oct 21 - San Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones Oct 22 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club Oct 23 - San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater Oct 24 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse Oct 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Wasted Space Oct 27 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre Oct 30 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep Oct 31 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre Nov 02 - Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre Nov 03 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre Nov 04 - Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge Nov 05 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Nov 06 - Bend, OR @ Domino Room Nov 07 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater Nov 08 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's Nov 09 – Nanaimo, BC@ Queens - Nov 10 – Victoria, BC @ Elements Nov 11 – Whistler, BC@ Moe Joe’s Nov 12 – Vancouver, BC@ The Red Room on Richards Nov 13 – Kamloops, BC@ Chrome City Night Club Nov 14 – Lethbridge, ALTA@ Blarney Stone Nov 17 – Calgary, ALTA@ Back Alley Nov 18 – Edmonton, ALTA@ U of Alberta Nov 19 - Sylvan Lake, ALTA @ Chef Francisco Nov 21 – Winnipeg, MB@ Pyramid Nov 23 – Fort Frances, ONT@ Townshend Theatre Nov 24 – Thunder Bay, ONT@ The Roxy Nov 25 – Sault Ste Marie, ONT@ Canadian Nightclub Nov 26 – Cobalt, ONT@ Cobalt Classic Theatre Nov 28 – Ottawa, ONT @ Ritual Nightclub Dec 02 – Toronto. ONT @ Lee’s Palace Dec 03 – Waterloo, ONT @ Starlight Dec 04 – St Catherines, ONT@ Mikado
