Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (Apr 23, 2007)
DOWNLOAD: Plan B – No More Eatin (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: DJ Jazzy Jeff – The Garden (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: AWOL One – Alpha Omegatron (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Joell Ortiz – Keep on Callin (feat Akon) (MP3)
A Plan B contest, and AWOL One tour dates, at the end of this post.
Joell Ortiz (previously featured) is playing some shows including this Wednesday April 25th at SOB’s in NYC. Tickets are on sale. All tour dates at the end of this post.
Russell Simmons @ Farm Sanctuary Benefit, NYC – April 7, 2007
Russell Simmons in the news…
* Al Sharpton Vs Russell Simmons (And Universal)?
* Al Sharpton + Hip-Hop Music = Political Showdown
* The Russell Simmons Guide to Success Through Spirituality
* Russell Simmons Responds to Obama’s Criticism of Hip-Hop
MORE NEWS
- The Lox reunite! New album on its way. Download We’re Back! here
- Ghostface to headline the 3rd annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Saturday June 23rd. Also performing Consequence, Tanya Morgan, Skillz and more. Ghostface is also playing the Highline Ballroom
- Charges to be made in the Jam Master Jay case? Read more.
- Read about Common‘s new album Finding Forever here
- Classic 90s producer Ski is looking to make a comeback, possibly working with Jay-Z again.
- AC reviews Kidz In The Hall @ Bowery Ballroom
- Will.i.am is putting the finishing touch on a solo album called Songs About Girls.
- Percee P, the longest “in production” album in Stones Throw’s history, is finally set to release a new album, “Perseverance”, produced by Madlib. The first single is “Watch Your Step” features Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks. More news soon.
MUSIC
- Download a new Common mixtape, Cool, Common, Collected here or here. Track list below the cut.
- New mixtape by The Game free for download here
- Go listen to Canibus‘ already famous 1000bar (?!?) song “Poet Laureate Infinity.”
- Listen to Sa-Ra ft Capone-N-Noreaga – Not On Our Level, off their new “The Hollywood Recordings” (april 24)
- Download the free I Miss 1994 album by Prince Ali here.
- New scorching hot mixtape by Royce 5’9″ and DJ Premier free for download here. *cough*Nasdothistooplease*cough*
- Oh yes, Timbaland ft. Jay and Justin Timberlake – Laugh At’em, download it here.
Videos, tour dates, a contest, and more, below….
“I remember missy saying she thought homogenic was hip hop so it is a little abstract to me what is hip hop and what not” [Bjork]
VIDEO
- Timbaland & Jay-Z worked on a track together that didn’t make it onto Timbaland’s album. Watch a video with parts of the song here. This would’ve most likely been the best song on the record if they had finished it in time.
- ?uestlove posts a great installment for his tour journal.
- Canadian genre-spanner K-Os is interviewed over at Pre-Fix.
- KRS-One + Marley Marl = Hip Hop Lives. Watch the trailer.
- Watch Big L, D-Flow, Party Arty & AG freestyle and being interviewed back in the 90’s.
- Watch a a hilarious (old) interview with Method Man.
SHOWS
4/24 Polyrhythm Addicts @ Southpaw (CD Release Party) more info here
4/25 Joell Ortiz CD Release Party @ SOB’s, 8pm, $10/12, tix here.
4/26 Clipse & Mya @ B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill, 8pm tix
5/03 Brother Ali @ Knitting Factory, 8pm, tix
5/10 MC Serch is celebrating his 40th Birthday Party @ Southpaw – no details available as of yet.
5/18 Talib Kweli @ Highline Ballroom, 11pm, tix
5/18 Devin the Dude @ Knitting Factory, 10pm, tix
5/19 Spank Rock / Ghostface / Roxy Cottontail / DJ Nick Catchdubs @ Highline Ballroom, 9pm tix
5/20 KRS-One @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, 8pm, tix
5/25 & 5/26 Sage Francis with Band plus Buck 65 / Alias / Buddy Wakefield @ Bowery Ballroom, tix
5/26 Mos Def @ Highline Ballroomm tix
6/8 Common @ Central Park Summer Stage w/ Joss Stone & Ryan Shaw
6/9 DJ Drama plus Willie The Kid / The Rub DJs @ The Highline Ballroom, tix
6/15 DMX @ B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill, 11.30pm, tix
6/23 3rd Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival ft Ghostface, Consequence, Skillz and more. (info).
07/29 – “Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion” Central Park SummerStage ft Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore & Grand Master Caz
The Roots – 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 22 – University of Buffalo Buffalo, New York
Apr 27 – Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey
Apr 28 – Colgate University Hamilton, New York
Apr 29 – Coachella Music Festival – Empire Polo Field Indio
May 4 – Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina
Joell Ortiz – 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 24 – Mansion Miami
Apr 25 – SOB’s New York, New York
Apr 26 – FAT BEATS album signing NEW YORK, New York
Apr 26 – Cop Shop Smithtown, New York
Apr 26 – Cop Shop Smithtown, New York
Apr 27 – All the Right Records Album Signing Corona, New York
Apr 28 – Underground HipHop.com Album Signing Boston, Maryland
Lupe Fiasco – 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 22 – Syracuse University Syracuse, New York
Apr 24 – University Of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas
Apr 27 – Iona College New Rochelle, New York
Apr 28 – Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts
Apr 29 – COACHELLA Indio, Arkansas
May 4 – Western CT State University Danbury, Connecticut
May 5 – Eastern Connecticut Willimantic, Connecticut
May 26 – Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois
Aug 5 – Charles Attal Presents Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Talib Kweli – 2007 Tour Dates
New York’s Mount Saint Vincent University – April 25
University of West Virginia – April 27
New York’s University of Rochester – May 4
Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. – May 5
Awol – 2007 Tour Dates
05/22/07 Boston, MA Great Scott
05/25/07 Providence, RI Living Room
05/29/07 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
05/30/07 Minneapolis, MN Dinkytower Cafe
06/08/07 Portland, OR Berbatis Pan
06/09/07 Bend, OR Grove
Common Cool, Common, Collected Mixtape Tracklist!
01- Intro………………………… ……
02- Breaker 1/9 (Beatnuts Remix)………….
03- Soul By The Pound (Thump Mix)…………
04- Can-I-Bust feat. Ynot………………..
05- Resurrection ’95 (Extra P Remix)………
06- Resurrection ’95 (Large Pro Remix)…….
07- The Bitch In Yoo…………………….
(Original Demo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
08- I’ve Been Thinking (Latey) feat. Sean Let.
09- Reminding Me (Of Sef) (The Roots Remix)..
10- All Night Long (Brand New Heavies Remix).
11- 1-9-9-9 feat. Sadat X………………..
12- Like They Used To Say………………..
13- Car Horn…………………………. ..
14- The Light (Remix For U) feat. Eryka Badu.
15- Tekzilla……………………… ……
16- Geto Heaven
(The Sound Of Illadelphia Remix Extended Version)
17- Come Close………………………… .
(Remix) feat. Eryka Badu, Pharrell Williams
18- The Corner……………………….. ..
(Remix) feat. Scarface & Mos Def
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