RJ will not be playing alone this Wednesday @ the Summit.

RJD2 will be using an MPC and turnables. If you’ve seen RJ live at Wexner or Skullys, you know that he can work that out well.

Tomorrow’s Columbus performance will be a one-time special collaberation with drummer Adam Dietch from Break Science. Adam got his start at the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe playing drums for people like Erykah Badu. He at some point played in the Average White Band, John Scofield’s band and with Wyclef.. So dood is obviously in weird lane as a musician. He has done beats for the GZA and 50 Cent at another point.

RJ described Adam as thus via text,
“He’s a drummer that thinks like an mpc. I’m a producer who thinks like drummer.”

RJ knows drummers. Think about how well Sam Brown beasted at Skullys February with RJ.

It’s kinda fitting that RJ and Adam are gonna collide at the Summit a place known for hosting experimental music projects.

Perhaps only Skylab would be more.

When RJ told me that Wednesday’s show  will be a real unique musical moment for him and Adam, I asked “oh so it’s not a dance party”.

RJ smirked at that through his phone. So even though this is a musical interaction between drummer and a man on a sampler and turntables, it will still be a dance able party.

RJ and Adam will hit the stage at ten.

Titonton Duvante will play at 9.

DJ Inform and Mister Mike will provide music at other times.

The Summit
2216 Summit St
Columbus OH
$10 Doors at 8:30

Ages
18+

Blizzaard or lack of presale kept you from being one of the 800 people that paid 15 dollars to see RJ’s epic performance at the Donewaiting 7 year Anniversary pictured below?
Don’t fret. He is coming back to rock a ST Patty’s Party on a Dejay level. Dood is going on at Ten so be there early.
(Which is good for people with Jobs)

This Wednesday:

RJD2 DJ Performance with Adam Deitch of Break Science. Basically this is a one-time special collaberation between RJ and an accomplished man in his right Adam Deitch. More on that in a second.

Titonton,DJ Inform and Mister Mike will provide music at other times.

The Summit
2216 Summit St
Columbus OH
$10 Doors at 8:30

Ages
18+
More info forthcoming soon.

DETAILS:          REFLECTION ETERNAL (TALIB KWELI & HI-TEK)
http://www.myspace.com/reflectioneternal

1am **HEADLINER**
Blacksmith/Decon and “Noisemakers” present

Ace’s Lounge
222 E. 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701

FRI 3/19

**HEADLINER**
THE BLAST LIVE @ SXSW 2010
Digiwaxx/Monster Cables/Myspace Showcase
Tierra Del Fuego Wine Bar
313 E. 2nd Street

Austin, TX. 78701

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY

http://www.myspace.com/bonethugsnharmony (more…)

MP3:Party Boys-Flex(Remix ft T-Pain & Waka Flocka Flame)

Dallas’s Party Boys add T-Pain and So Ice Entertainment’s Waka Flocka Flame,  to hit-em with that “Flex”. I may try to make this my theme song if I’m drunk enough at Get Right and they play it.

Columbus Rapper Blueprint sent out this press release about his group Greenhouse’s SXSW and National touring plans.Above is a video Greenhouse made to get people up to speed about the group. Below are the dates:

Greenhouse Tour Dates

It’s official, the Greenhouse crew (Blueprint, Illogic, & DJ Rare Groove) will be touring this spring in support of their EP Electric Purgatory Part One.  This tour begins at the SXSW Music Conference and heads westward from there.  They will be opening up for Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang Clan on this tour, so please come out and support them on their travels.  It has been over 5 years since Blueprint & Illogic toured together and they will be playing all the Weightless classics. The first have of the tour dates have been published and are as follows:

Saturday March 20th @ Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress – Austin, TX 78701
12am-4am / All Ages

Sunday March 21  @ Highland Lake’s Marina (End of SXSW Boat Party)
16120 Wharf Cove – Volente, TX 78641
2pm-8pm / Ages 21+

non sxsw dates after the jump (more…)

This is a Stalley video for his song S.T.A.L.L.E.Y. off the upcoming Ski Beatz Mixtape, 24 Hour Karate School which also features Mos Def, the Cool Kids, Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Jim Jones,Nicole Wray and more, out March 30th. This video has various people rocking Stalley’s trademark beard.

No he isn’t from Philly.

Stalley is from Massillon. Thinks about that for a second. He has already dropped a jazzhop mixtape called Mad Stalley:The Autobiography that would make Scott Storch beg to rejoin the Organix Roots and not be funny and has a bunch of projects with whose who in modern Low End Theory land on deck.

But he isn’t from Philly or Queens.
Fucking Massillon.

Stalley is performing in Austin for South By Southwest this year:

March 18-SXSW Urb Magazine Showcase Light Bar,

March 19-SXSW  Last Rights Showcase Firehouse Lounge .

March 20-SXSW Kenny Dorham’s Backyard.

For this interview, we talked Massillon sports, Hip Hop, Islam, Ohio weather, Jamaica, J-Rawls, and mainly how the fuck someone goes from small-town Ohio to being Dame Dash’s latest discovery. You should read it. He is from Massillon and is in a rap group with Mos Def, Curren$y, and Jay Electronica called Central Edge Territory.

Have you been to Massillon?

ME:We are in Columbus, which is close to Massillon. I know you got you’re thing going on in Cleveland with Terry Urban and them. But I’m going to try to get Columbus up to speed. You grew up in Massilon your whole life?

Stalley:I grew up in Massillon until High School  I left Massillon when I went away to college That’s when I left.

So you played for the Massillon basketball team. Sports is big up there uh?

Yeah. Football is huge. As everyone in Ohio usually knows. If they do know about Massillon that’s what they know is football (more…)

Above is a video of New Orleans rapper Curren$y along with Massilon, Ohio Native Stalley rapping in Jamaica. The two became friends at DD172, Dame Dash’s artspace. This video is for SKI-Beats Up coming mixtape 24 Hour Karate School. More on Stalley tomorrow….

Curren$y has worked with Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa in the past. He used to be on both No Limit and Young Money

Curren$y is  performing at Skullys.

Royal Columbus Presents.

April 16th
Curren$y
Poitier Pockets
Degreez

No Gasface for Professor Prince Paul. He will be performing at Skullys tonight. Last time I saw Prince Paul, he dejayed and also performed skits. Remember he invented the Hip Hop skit. Dood is funny. Remember Prince Amoung Theives? Hamdsome Boy Modeling School? Psychoanalysis? Stet?

This doubles as DJ Inform’s release party. Greenhouse amd J-Rawls is on the bill as well. I think Inform said Bru Lei from Spitball is hosting.

Souls of Mischief-Proper Aim (Prince Paul Produced the whole new Soul’s Of Mischief Record Montezuma’s Revenge)

MP3:Guinea Worms-B.I.S.I.

Guinea Worms are having an event to highlight the release on their long desired album Sorcererers of Madness on Columbus Discount at Cafe Bourbon Street this evening.
I don’t know much about this band and I prefer to not write book reports.
Click on their name to read an educated opinion.
And i read some statistic on how this record’s national demand exceeded it’s supply so…listen to MP3 and evaluate your evening i suppose
If Jay Electronica or Get RIght isn’t your thing tonight.

Here is a Post-Apoclyptic video for my second favorite song on RJD2’s new album The Colossus>. If you like futuristic sounding synth instrumental music then you probably will like this song, more tourdates including an Ohio show after the jump (more…)

Well the good new is that Guru told All Hip Hop.com today

“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though,” Guru told AllHipHop.com in a statement today. “Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!”

Note:Guru’s Official Representive is Solar(the guy that produced the last few Guru albums not to be confused with MC Solaar the french rapper)
The bad new is that Guru’s family doesn’t trust Solar and his nephew also issued this video statement today..

(via DJ Premier Blogspot)

MP3: RJD2: The Shining Path Alan Wilkis Remix

Alan Wilkis Remix of RJD2’s “the Shining Path” that feature Grammy nominee Phonte of Foreign Exchange and Little Brother singing.

This is a press release for The Black Keys new album:

THE BLACK KEYS’ NEW ALBUM BROTHERS DUE OUT MAY 18 ON NONESUCH RECORDS
ALBUM RECORDED AT THE LEGENDARY MUSCLE SHOALS STUDIOS IN ALABAMA

“…earth-shaking…”—New Yorker

“…they just keep getting better and better.”—Rolling Stone

The Black Keys release their sixth full-length album, Brothers, May 18 on Nonesuch Records. The album arrives on the heels of three other acclaimed projects the band released in the past year: Dan Auerbach’s solo effort, Keep It Hid, the debut LP from Patrick Carney’s band Drummer, and Blakroc, a collaboration between The Black Keys and renowned MCs including RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip, and Raekwon. The Black Keys’ 2008 album, Attack & Release, received praise from The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, the Los Angeles Times, and MOJO, which called the album, “…rich with melody and driving power.” The band will support Brothers with a tour that includes a sold out performance at Central Park’s SummerStage in New York City on July 27 (additional dates will be announced soon). More info and tracklist after the jump (more…)

WHO: BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY
WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2010
WHERE: NEWPORT MUSIC HALL, COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7 PM
COST: $22 Advance and $25 Day of Show
On Sale Date: MARCH 2
• Uni-5: The World’s Enemy is an upcoming album featuring the reunited, 5-member line-up of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
• Official website::www.bonethugsnharmony.com
• Myspace URL: www.myspace.com/bonethugsnharmony

The Gothamist is reporting that Guru had a heart attack and is in a como. The 43 year-old rapper fronted Gangstar, who is easily one of the most important rap groups of all time.

The above video is for “Whose Gonna Take The Weight” which was on the 1991 classic Step in the Arena. This was in the midst of first Gulf War and the events leading up to the L.A. Riots. Hense the militant imagery.