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Q-Tip will be performing stuff off his new solo album The Renaissance on Monday… FO’ FREE! Text QTIP to 66937 (don’t you hate those annoying ringtone ads?) and you’re in unless it’s full already. I caught The Abstract’s solo set at Rock the Bells and he tore shit up. Not to be missed unless you have class the next morning like me. Check the details here.

I’m so glad people are catching on to how great Nardwuar is. He makes me proud to be Canadian. If you’ve never watched/heard Nardwuar do his thing, you’re in for a treat.

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Black Moon and Smif N Wessun performing Enta Da Stage and Da Shinin with a live band this Friday. Classic indeed. Buy tickets here.

Sucks I can’t make the NY show. Click on your city here to buy tickets.

Termanology has been getting plenty of coverage here at Metal Lungies. On Thursday night, he had a show for the release of his debut album Politics as Usual at the Knitting Factory. The album’s greatest strength looks to be its all-star production team. I mean damn, look at the tracklisting. Term is well-connected and so a lot of big people were in the building.

Doors opened at 9:00, but the show didn’t get started until about 10:45. The album played until Statik Selektah came out. He said what’s up and played a few songs off his album before bringing out DJ Premier. He was going to spin some records, but first he had to get his equipment working. The only concert I’ve ever been to where there weren’t any technical difficulties was Rock the Bells.

But the delay was a blessing in disguise. Waiting for a cable he needed before he could get started, Premier quizzed the audience on their hip-hop knowledge. He asked about Biz Markie and if anyone could do the Biz dance. A little person (that’s politically correct, right?) in the front row said he could and Premo brought him on stage.

He danced for a few minutes and elicited chants of “Go Tre,” his name being Tre. Peep the video. He came on later and knew the words to “Come Clean” and “One Day”. Much respect, Tre.

Bumpy Knuckles came out and stood around for a minute. It would’ve been cool if he beat someone down.

Premier played a lot of classic records. “NY State of Mind” got the biggest reaction. Lil Fame came out when Primo played a couple of M.O.P. joints.

Premo wrapped it up and Termanology finally came on stage with a bunch of his people. He ran through a bunch of songs, new and old. It actually felt like his set was shorter than Premo’s.

Statik came out for “Stop, Look, Listen”.

Fame came out again and rocked with Term. Term called him his twin. Can’t you see the resemblance?

Then a bunch of dudes came out and did a capella freestyles, including Percee P and Blaq Poet. Term tried to get Bumpy on, but he was nowhere to be found.

It was great to have so many amazing dudes under one roof that night. It was very eventful and Termanology held it down. Lots of energy.

Here’s Blu’s set at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco last Thursday (9/11/08) in its entirety. He runs through a bunch of stuff from Below the Heavens and tracks he’s released through his MySpace. And while I’m at it, here’s Johnson & Jonson’s (Blu and producer Mainframe) new video, “J&J”.

Download: Blu - Live @ DNA Lounge, San Francisco

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Scion is doing it again, getting an ML-approved rapper (Redman), a DJ from The Rub (Cosmo Baker), and throwing the talented Connie Price & The Keystones on top. For free.99. Check the dates:

September 16, 9:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.: Houston at Warehouse Live

813 St. Emanuel St., Houston, TX 77003

September 17, 9:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.: Austin at The Parish

214 E. Sixth St., Austin, TX 78701

21+ RSVP Here.

ML readers in NC & the ATL- we did a diservice because we forgot to mention this earlier, missing the dates for last nights NC show, and tonights Atlanta show..apologizes. We hate ourselves sometimes.

Politics As Usual New York Release Show, plus Special Guests.

ML will be in the building.

G.O.O.D. MUSIC @ KNITTING FACTORY NYC TONIGHT ALL AGES SHOW!! CONSEQUENCE, GLC, KID CUDI, BIG SEAN + SPECIAL GUESTS WALE, MICKEY FACTZ, TERMANOLOGY

Late notice, but try to make it out to this you NYC heads..

BTW, it looks like we’re back, in the words of Fat Joe, like cooked crack.

It’s back for another year, and it starts tomorrow. Just seeing the Foo Fighters again is worth the price of a 2 day ticket.

You can still cop tickets at the official site.