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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Sep 14, 2006)
TUPAC & KISS @ THE 1996 GRAMMYS
September 13th marked the 10 year anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death. Has it really been a decade? That means all the kids on the subways with their Tupac shirts were mere toddlers when he died. NahRight has a great post with rare interview videos and more.
The least secret of secrets, Jay-Z's upcoming un-retirement and new album, was finally officially confirmed - in Entertainment Weekly no less. In an upcoming cover story titled "Jay-Z Returns," the Brooklyn rapper-turned-exec tells us about his return to music after three years of retirement. "It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history," Jay tells EW. "I believed it for two years." Jay's new album Kingdom Come (in stores November 21) features production from Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Watch a video of young hope Saigon interview veteran Ice Cube over at XXL Magazine.
Flavor Flav, hip hop's court jester and member of Public Enemy, announced his first-ever solo album. Rap icon and reality TV star Flavor Flav (please cancel your show Flav. Dignity!) is set to release the still to be named record on 10/31.
The NY Post, the unpaper, reports that DMX is on a mission against....flip flops. He calls them 'sissy soles' and protests against Jay-Z wearing them. He states, without irony, "It's Beyoncé. He's a sucker for love. Thugs don't do flip-flops." He started a prayer circle right afterwards. Read more here.
Native Tongue legends Black Sheep are about to re-enter the market place with their upcoming digital only release 8WM/Novakane. The album won't be released until October, but they gave us a great preview last night at Mo Pitkins with an unannounced show with a 6 piece band and crazy amounts of energy. Keep an eye out for an interview with Black Sheep's Dres on BV soon.
Former The Source owners/publishers Dave Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott are attempting to re-enter the hip hop world by way of a new publication tentatively title The Truth. Ironic name seeing that they were ousted from the Source after numerous examples of a lack of journalistic integrity leading to several staff walkouts. Read more over at SOHH.
Talib Kweli is set to perform at the Nokia Theatre Times Square on October 15th with a great support cast of Pharoahe Monch, Lupe Fiasco, Nice & Smooth, DJ Scratch and DJ Eclipse. Tickets are on sale.
Method Man is going on tour later this month. All dates below....
METHOD MAN | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sat-Sep-23 ASBURY PARK, NJ STONE PONY
Sun-Sep-24 TOWSON, MD TOWSON UNIVERSITY
Mon-Sep-25 BOWLING GREEN, OH HOWARDS CLUB
Tue-Sep-26 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES
Wed-Sep-27 ANN ARBOR, MI BLIND PIG
Thu-Sep-28 BLOOMINGTON, IN BLUEBIRD THEATER
Fri-Sep-29 MADISON, WI BARRYMOORE THEAT.
Sat-Sep-30 URBANA,IL CANOPY CLUB
Sun-Oct-01 OFF
Mon-Oct-02 ASPEN, CO BELLY UP TAVERN
Tue-Oct-03 BOULDER, CO FOX THEATER
Wed-Oct-04 PARK CITY, UT SUEDE
Thu-Oct-05 Fly to NY - VH1 Rehearsal
Fri-Oct-06 VH1 Rehearsal
Sat-Oct-07 VH1 Honors Taping
Sun-Oct-08 PORTLAND, OR ROSELAND
Mon-Oct-09 SEATTLE, WA SHOWBOX
Tue-Oct-10 BELLINGHAM, WA NIGHTLIGHT
Wed-Oct-11 OFF
Thu-Oct-12 SPARKS, NV NEW OASIS
Fri-Oct-13 SANTA CRUZ, CA THE CATALYST
Sat-Oct-14 SAN FRANCISCO,CA MEZZANINE
Sun-Oct-15 SANTA BARBARA, CA UC SANTA BARBARA
Mon-Oct-16 ANAHEIM, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
Tue-Oct-17 LOS ANGELES, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
Wed-Oct-18 SAN DIEGO, CA 4th & B
Thu-Oct-19 PHOENIX, AZ MARQUEE THEATER
Fri-Oct-20 ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNSHINE THEATER
Sat-Oct-21 OFF
Sun-Oct-22 AUSTIN, TX EMOS
Mon-Oct-23 OFF
Tue-Oct-24 TALLAHASSEE, FL THE MOON
Wed-Oct-25 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL REVOLUTION
Thu-Oct-26 ORLANDO, FL HOUSE OF BLUES
Fri-Oct-27 MYRTLE BEACH, SC HOUSE OF BLUES
Sat-Oct-28 Charlotte, NC Amos
Sun-Oct-29 CARRBORO, NC CATS CRADLE
Mon-Oct-30 CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA STAR HILL MUSIC HALL
Tue-Oct-31 OFF
Wed-Nov-01 PIHLADELPHIA, PA TBA
Thu-Nov-02 WASHINGTON, DC 930 CLUB
Fri-Nov-03 HARTFORD, CT WEBSTER THEATER
Sat-Nov-04 TBA
Sun-Nov-05 TBA
Mon-Nov-06 BURLINGTON, VT HIGHER GROUND
Tue-Nov-07 BOSTON, MA AVALON
Wed-Nov-08 HARRISBURG, PA DRAGONFLY
Thu-Nov-09 BALTIMORE, MD SONAR
Fri-Nov-10 SYRACUSE, NY THE COUNTRY CLUB
Sat-Nov-11 NEW YORK, NY NOKIA THEATER
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Posted on September 15, 2006 3:20 AM
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Comments (8)
dont ever tell flav to cancel his show....i know how much you love reality tv
Posted by Rachael | September 15, 2006 7:16 AM
Thugs don't wear flip flops?
Uh how about thugs don't fashion police.
La-ame, DMX, lame.
Posted by camille remarkable | September 15, 2006 10:32 AM
Nice write-up, Wes. I used to read News On The DL on HipHopSite.com religiously in the late '90s. Funny that almost a decade later, people are still mostly talking about the same artists.
Posted by Charles | September 15, 2006 12:40 PM
news on the dl! ah i was a huge fan also :)
still pretty decent i'd say but it was definitely bigger in those days where you'd really have to look real hard for hip hop news :)
Posted by wes | September 15, 2006 1:06 PM
You forgot to mention Clipse tickets went on sale for their CMJ show.
Posted by Anonymous | September 15, 2006 1:52 PM
http://www.myspace.com/parappaspage
Posted by Anonymous | September 17, 2006 1:29 AM
Jay-Z is so overrated.-CEO of hip-hop?I dont know where the fuck they got the idea that you have to "retire" and remix songs on a CD with Linkin Park to be considered what MTV says is "The best rapper alive"
Wow...
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