ATCQ - "Glamour and Glitz"

 

I thought about this old song from the "The Show" soundtrack.  Its making my Monday more bearable.  Classic joint.  This was before I knew that Tip did alot of the production for the group.  Love that beat!  The link's here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcryQAY022k

"Fun" - Bahamadia produced by King Britt

If you like Bahamdia, this will be interesting to you.  I'm a big fan and think she's one of the best out there in the female category.  King Britt formerly of Digable Planets crafted the beat.  Her latest album, "Good Rap Music" is on iTunes.  If anyone's heard this album, let me know what's up.

http://www.swift.fm/kingbritt/song/49946/

Pharoahe Monch - "Shine"

This is something Pharoahe Monch posted to his Twitter today. I'm sure the rest of the upcoming album is this good. The new album is going to be called "W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)" and is supposed to be out this year. He's really slept on by too many people, so lets get the word out and support one of hip hop's most original emcees. Oh, and Diamond D is on the beat, so that's a bonus.

NOTE: This song contains some explicit language. 

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.11464/title.pharoahe-monch-f-mela-machinko-shine-prod-diamond-d?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

A Quick Look @ Bilal - "Airtight's Revenge"

Its been a minute since we've gotten a new album from Bilal.  Looks like in the near future, we'll have another offering to drool over from this unique artist.  The link is a peak at the artwork, a tracklisting, and includes another link with a track by track review of the album.  Shouts to http://www.okayplayer.com/ for the heads up.

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Bilal-Airtights-Revenge-Artwork-Tracklisting-.html

So Rock the Bells 2010 was looking pretty weak until.....

They added Primo, A Tribe Called Quest, & L Boogie!  Now don't get me wrong, Wu Tank, KRS, and Slick Rick are all great groups and I love all of them,  but the game has officially changed with this move.  Primo is a nice touch.  My favorite producer of all time.  ATCQ will be nice to see, especially a healthy Phife.  Lauryn tho?????  Wow....Let me demonstrate the power of this move.  The tour is not coming to Chicago.  Nowhere close to it.  With Ms. Hill now performing, I could see myself traveling to make a show in CA or NY.  I'll stay at a hotel in Compton or Marcey Projects if I have to.  That's love, ya'll.

New Roots Track....w/John Legend

This is a nice lil joint off the new Roots album. 

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Audio-The-Roots-Doin-It-Again-featuring-John-Legend.html

Pete Rock vs Premier

This clip made my Wednesday.  To hear two of the masters talk about their music and the influence that it had on the culture is pretty amazing.  I always thought Preem was the man because no one makes a street single like him.  Its like he digs his drums and sounds from the concrete and translates them into something our ears can appreciate.  Equally impressive, is Pete Rock who is just a genius from the music he creates to the process itself.  See TROY and the rest of Mecca and the Soul Brother, for that matter.  These two actually performed in Tokyo about a month ago, which offically makes Japan the luckiest place on Earth.   Props to Defrag for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svv2hl_FzLE&feature=player_embedded