Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (August 31st, 2007)

MORE NEWS

• New albums out this week include Madlib's Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India and Aesop Rock's None Shall Pass . AOL has the Aesop album streaming. Listen for free while you can, and then also check out the interview I did with Aesop if you haven't already.
• Weiss shares with us the 5 of the Worst Movies Involving Rappers
• KRS One is still one of the best interview subjects around.
• Murs is interviewed on a bunch of things. Mostly his move to a major.
• Bun B is set to record a second solo album.
• Hmm, an 18 year old blond female rapping about disfunctional relationships and family? Check out Lanz's Grow Up and my interview with her.

• Zimbabwe Legit recorded a great song featuring Sticman & Prince Po.
• Belly, Canada's #1 rapper, did a song with Kurupt.
• For all the 80's babies: Flannel Crunk, a mashup of 90's alternative rock and current Hip Hop
• Listen to the full N.O.R.E. - Noreality album.
• Whose demo tape was stronger? Check out Wu Tang's, Biggies, and 2Pac's.
• Beanie Sigel has a new single featuring R. Kelly
• Listen to Big Shug - Play It remix ft Royce 5'9", Termanology & Singapore Kane.
• DJ Honda is one of Japan's best Hip Hop exports. Check out some songs.

• Hmm, an 18 year old blond female rapping about disfunctional relationships and family? Check out Lanz's Grow Up.
• Talib Kweli drops a hot freestyle on Nahright. He's playing a free show in NYC on September 8th.
• Old school: Geto Boys - My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me.
• Common & Lily Allen did a video together for Drivin' Me Wild
• 50 Cent vs Cam'ron - The Complete Video Collection.
• Snoop + George Constanza in horror movie?
• Check out the live video of Lupe Fiasco performing 'Dumb Down'

SHOWS

09/01 Fat Joe @ BB King's

09/01 Clipse @ Columbia University

09/03 Soulico @ JDub BBQ @ The Yard

09/08 Talib Kweli, Lizz Fields, Marco Polo, Claudette Ortiz, Chip Fu @ Fort Greene Fest (at the Fort Greene Park), info

09/09 Aesop Rock @ Irving Plaza, tix

09/15 GZA performing 'Liquid Swords' @ McCarren Pool in Brooklyn (tix)

9/19 Prodigy of Mobb Deep and guests @ Spiegeltent (?!), info

09/21 Fat Joe @ BB King's CANCELLED

9/21 Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Hurricane Cassidy, and Talib Kweli @ Nokia Theatre (tix)

09/22 MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Collie Budz, Teriyaki Boyz, and DJ Uppercut @ NYC-Tokyo Festival in Central Park, tix

10/05 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Tour Featuring The Roots @ Nokia Theatre (early) (late)

10/06 Sasha Frere Jones discusses "What isn't Hip Hop" as part of the New Yorker Festival.

10/06 Ludacris @ Radio City Music Hall (details)

10/07 Common @ Nokia Theatre

10/16 Fresh Press CMJ Showcase w/ Panacea, John Robinson / Lil Sci (Shaman) Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers (Shaman) K Banger (Shaman) Panacea (Rawkus / Glow-in-the-Dark) The Project (Glow-in-the-Dark) Zimbabwe Legit (pH MUSIC) Marshal Law (thisish) Dooley O (SOD Records / Lewis Recordings) Y-Society (Insight and Damu) (Tres Records) and The Smile Rays (Rawkus 50) @ The Knitting Factory (CMJ)

10/17 A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs & Kid Sister @ Hiro Ballroom (Fool's Gold CMJ showcase)

10/19 Devin The Dude, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Serendipity Project, and Bukue One @ BB King's (CMJ)

10/20 Brother Ali, Evidence & Little Brother @ Highline Ballroom (CMJ) (tix)

10/24 Queen Latifah @ Highline Ballroom (early) (late)

10/30 Cypress Hill @ Nokia Theatre

11/02 Lyrics Born @ Bowery Ballroom

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