REKS new LP, Straight, No Chaser, which is entirely produced by Statik Selektah and features appearances by Slaine, Termanology and the above banger featuring Action Bronson is now available now
Statik Selektah, Termanology, REKS & DJ Deadeye have announced their Canadian tour, taking place in the first half of May 2012. Dates after the jump.
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Masta Ace decided to leak “Slow Down” off his upcoming album with MF Doom entitled MA_Doom: Son of Yvonne. Sounds like Monty Hall can still have himself a ball.
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MP3: A PINEBOX STORY (PROD BY 9TH WONDER)
Raekwon from the Wu-Tang Clan is playing at Skully’s tonight. He is a Hip Hop legend who offers very masculine and brilliant abstractions of moments.Watch the above video from 1995. Download his newest mixtape. Go to the show.
Opening up are Lxe For the Uncool & Npayshint.
MP3: Lxe For the Uncool “Never”
MP3: Npayshint_-The_World Featuring Tha Audio Unit (Produced_By_T._Harm)
DJ Johnny Cashola is deejaying the evening.
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Tagged dj cashola, lxe for uncool, npayshint, raekwon the chef
Vice is announcing a launch of a You-tube Channel today. You like Epicly Later’d.? Vice’s Guide to North Korea? Noisey? HBO?…
After the jump read the press-release and also watch the orientation video above. Or just jump right in.
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Dr. Dre announces that the Tupac Hologram was only for Coachella. Sort of.
Disappointed? Do It Yourself. After the jump learn how to make your own Tupac Hologram!!
Photo by David Black
Best Coast is set to hit the road in support of their new album The Only Place which will be released May 15th on Mexican Summer. The Only Place is produced by Jon Brion(Kanye West, Fiona Apple). Bethany Cosentino once again handles the songwriting and rhythm guitar duties & multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno mans lead guitar, bass and drums on this album. There is a Columbus date 7/23 @ the Newport Music Hall.
The Black Keys were joined on stage by John Fogerty to pay tribute to The Band’s Levon Helm who succumbed to throat cancer this week. The Akron duo and the CCR legend covered “The Weight”.
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Columbus goofballs Rich Johnson and Ben Wilkinson have been pumping out some funny comedy shorts recently under the name Doin’ it Wrong. The above clip guest stars DJ Detox & Kevin De Broux . It details Rich as a hero and gives insight on why DJ Detox is so glum.
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Seems like it was just yesterday, Showbiz & A.G. were hanging out in abandoned warehouses trafficking soulclaps from money in front of fellow D.I.T.C. member Fat Joe’s graffiti like in the video below:
MP3: Showbiz & AG – The Bond (okayplayer)
Now here are Show & A, 23 years later, with the Bond which goes through the various break-ups of other historic crews like Tribe Called Quest, NWA and Public Enemy
The Bond is off the Bronx duo’s upcoming album Mugshot Music:Reloaded.
In the days since, it’s been confirmed that Holo-Pac was “Dr. Dre’s Vision,” and now the good doctor admits that he hopes to see the technology spread. TMZ caught up with Dre in Los Angeles, where he graciously — and enthusiastically — answered questions about the hologram, which has been described as his brainchild. Dre didn’t give any predictions for how popular hologram performances might become, but he did reveal the next step, in terms of technology.
