NYers, get your asses to Fat Beats at 6 to meet M.O.P. and get your shit signed by Billy and Fame! And go shake the post-Yom Kippur blues next Tuesday with Skyzoo and 9th Wonder! They’re performing! For free!
Shout out to the Audible Doctor!
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Today marks the Kickoff of the The Soul Tour at the Kia Collective in DC which will feature Wale, Dan Deacon, Ponytail, and the Creepers rocking out through out the weekend in a warehouse in Washington DC.
Next weekend, Kia moves on to Philly where MGMT will be joined by The Drums, Amanda Blank, Popo, YACHT and Francis and the Lights.
All the shows are free except you need a ticket for the MGMT shows that you get by test driving a Kia at the respective Collective location Friday through Sunday from noon – 8pm.
ML will be in the building Space in DC on Friday night to catch the homie Wale, and on Sunday for MGMT.
DC Location: 3330 New York Ave, NE
Philly Location: 23rd Street Armory 22 South 23rd St
More Info at The Kia Collective site.
Sphere: Related ContentIf you’re cool and you’re in NYC, you’re getting a piece of the action next week when Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II drops. There’s not one, but two release parties.
On Tuesday, Diddy and Peter Rosenberg are hosting at Santo’s and Ghostface, Method Man, Beanie Siegel, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes and Lyfe Jennings will be in the building.
Then on Thursday, Raekwon and Rosenberg will be at S.O.B.’s with special coverage by ML*.
(*special coverage = rushing the stage to flash the Wu-Tang tattoo that covers my chest and stomach)
Mad Raekwon tracks after the jump.
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DJ Green Lantern provides great audio from Jay-Z’s 2006 concert in London. The first link starts with Jay doing “Where I’m From” and goes to the line, “Who’s the greatest MC, Biggie Jay-Z or—” but before he says “Nas,” the man himself comes out amid a surge of excitement from the audience and launches into “Made You Look.” His entire set lasts 14 minutes.
The second link is Jay-Z and Nas performing “Dead Presidents” with Chris Martin of Coldplay on the piano. Instead of Jay’s third verse, Nas does the first verse from “The World is Yours.” And the third is “Heart of the City,” once again assisted by Chris Martin.
Listening to “Where I’m From” and “Dead Presidents” reminds me how Jay used to rip shit.
The Brown Bag AllStars drop the video for the joint ML premiered. The video was filmed at Fat Beats as the BBAS all work there. Cameos include Marco Polo, Homeboy Sandman and DJ Eclipse. Show some love for one of NYC’s greatest bastions of hip-hop.
Also, if you can stand the 90 degree weather, swing by tomorrow at 7 for a free performance by Fresh Daily, Tanya Morgan and Homeboy Sandman. Flyer after the jump.
Sphere: Related ContentThis is some gorgeous throwback soul perfect for your next BBQ. Video is on point too; ladies love cool Mayer. A Strange Arrangement drops in September.
This song is actually a cover of a song by Detroit group New Holidays. O-Dub at Soul Sides has the scoop.
Tour dates for Mayer Hawthorne and the County after the jump.
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Now there’s an Earth-shattering lineup. The late great J Dilla successfully duplicates the Wu-Tang sound, albeit with a Detroit twist. Since Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… is one of my favorite albums of all time, I’m extremely skeptical of anything off the album’s purported sequel. So far, “New Wu” and “House of Flying Daggers” have been more than adequate. “Criminology 2” – not so much.
via Xclusives Zone
Also, check out Rae performing a medley of Cuban Linx… classics with a live band at Peter Rosenberg’s Noisemakers event (video + audio).
via All The Way Live
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Here’s quality audio from the Kid Cudi concert Wednesday night at the Nokia Theater in NYC. Cudi does nine minutes of “Day ‘n’ Nite” (original and the Crookers remix), “Embrace the Martian,” “Sky Might Fall” and a new song called “Heart of a Lion.” For a New York audience to react like that, Cudi must be doing something right.
via All The Way Live
Update: Another one
via Dat New ‘Cudi’
Sphere: Related ContentTomorrow night come out to celebrate the release of 2 solid hip-hop albums, Blaq Poet’s Tha Blaqprint & DJ JS-1’s No Sellout. Be sure to check the dress code on the 2 fliers , as you might have to wear your timbs to work. Since we are so nice to our readers , we have a few tickets to give away, simply send an email to 
with the subject Release Party tickets and we will hook you up with a pair.
This Tuesday sees the release of two great albums: Jay Stay Paid, a posthumous collection of unreleased material from J Dilla and Double Barrel, Marco Polo & Torae’s boom bap massacre. Fat Beats has you covered for both.
On Monday, Fat Beats will host a listening party for Jay Stay Paid. DJ Evil Dee of will be in the building at 7:00 playing the album as well as other assorted Dilla joints. Rumor has it that you’ll be able to buy the album a day early at Fat Beats.
Come through again on Tuesday to meet Marco Polo & Torae and catch a live performance.
Both events are free. But if that isn’t enough incentive for you to show up, ML will likely be in attendance on both days and yes, I’ll be taking pictures and signing autographs.
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