Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
J. Cole Added to Rihanna's "LOUD" Tour
J. Cole will be hitting the UK again to tour with UK rap superstar, Tinie Tempah this fall. Be sure to catch Cole as he lights up arenas once again starting in October.
Via Rocnation.com
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sade teams up with Jay-Z
Sade is teaming up with Jay-Z on a track titled “Moon & The Sky” which will be included on her Ultimate Collection cd that is to be released May 3rd. Check out her site Sade Music Store for further details.
Via Rapradar
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Young Guru Speaks on being a Dj
As many have noticed Young Guru has been commanding the dj duties for Jay-Z for a little while.
Via Rapradar
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Santigold Inks Deal with Roc Nation Management
Jay-Z continues to terrorize the music business in a Great way. He and his company Roc Nation continue to grow and they have just inked a management deal with Santigold. Can we say powerhouse??
Via MTV
Nas comments on Libya Leader Gaddafi
Nas has sparked a bit of controversy by stating that Gaddafi is misunderstood. As an African this is a really touchy subject and its tough to say Gaddafi is misunderstood when his citizens want him out. The people always have the power!! Below is a link to the article.
Via MTV
Nas involvement in ATCQ Documentary
Besides all the controversy regarding this ATCQ documentary I really love the ability of Nas to work on so many projects under the radar. I hope everything gets worked out on this doc.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Kanye West x Vevo PowerStation x SXSW
Kanye West | Vevo PowerStation from ScreenWerks on Vimeo.
Yup its on Ye will be at SXSW. Great luck to all the people that'll be making moves at SXSW this year!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists
Diddy and Jay-Z go neck and neck on Forbes' Wealthiest artist list. This is their net worth maybe they should joint together and bring it to a billion.
1. Diddy ($475 million)
2. Jay-Z ($450 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($125 million)
4. Baby ($100 Million)
5. 50 Cent ($100 Million)
Read the rest of the article on FORBES.COM
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Jay-Z Auctioning NY Knicks Tickets
Jay-Z is auctioning seats for a New York Knicks Game and the proceeds will benefit the Stephen Gaynor School. Jay-Z up to some good as always below is the link to put your bid in
http://www.charitybuzz.com/categories/15/catalog_items/2565018
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Nas to possibly feature on Dead Prez's new album
Nas and Andre 3000 maybe on deck to work with Dead Prez!! awww man this new Dead Prez album "Information Age" is looking lovely.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Roots Picnic Lineup Announced
Saturday, June 4
Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia
Tickets On Sale This Friday, March 4 at 10am!
Starring: The Roots, Nas (backed by The Roots), Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding (backed by The Roots), Ariel Pink, Man Man, The Dismemberment Plan, Mac Miller, Yelawolf, Little Dragon, J. Period, Nicos Gun & Donn T.
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Legendary Roots crew announced the 4th annual ROOTS PICNIC will take place at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on Saturday, June 4th. The Picnic is one of the hottest shows of the summer, curated entirely by The Legendary Roots Crew to create a unique, genre-bending all day festival in the city of Philadelphia that boasts multiple stages, eclectic collaborations and the latest and greatest of what music has to offer. This year the main stage will have sets from The Roots, Nas (with The Roots), Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding and more.
Beloved Philadelphians The Roots are among music’s elite and continue to garner critical acclaim with their every move. This year they snagged up three more Grammys to add to their already packed trophy case. They’re also one of the busiest bands around and when they’re not performing a show or in the studio, The Roots can be seen every week night as the house band on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”.
After having Public Enemy and Wu Tang members play backed by the Roots at the Picnic in ’09 and ’10, you need an artist of tremendous stature to back those performances up. Nas is that guy – a man many consider one of the top MC’s in the history of the game. From his brilliant 1994 debut Illmatic, to his mainstream success with It Was Written, to his anthemic ability to tell stories, educate and perform, Nas is the stuff of rap legend. This could go down as the greatest performance at the Roots Picnic ever.
Pittsburgh native Wiz Khalifa may be newer to the scene but has established himself as one of the rap game’s brightest young stars to watch. The artist behind “Black & Yellow” embarked on a stint on the famed “Rock The Bells” tour alongside such legends as Lauryn Hill and Snoop Dogg, which was immediately followed by his nation-wide headlining tour and performing at Bonnaroo and Bamboozled.
Bassist, vocalist, composer and Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding is making her second trip to The Roots Picnic, after blowing the crowd away in 2009. Since her 2008 release of Esperanza, which went on to become the best selling album by a new jazz artist internationally and top the Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart for over 70 weeks, Spalding has not slowed down. Last year, she released Chamber Music Society, which sets her on an upward trajectory to prominence, which culminated by winning a Grammy for best New Artist this year.
Last year’s Picnic was a sold-out affair — among the highlights was the generous serving of The Roots playing back-up band to John Legend and then with Wu Tang Clan’s Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. In previous years performers have included TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Public Enemy, The Black Keys, Santigold, Gnarls Barkley, Kid Cudi, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and many more.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10am and will be available at LiveNation.com, Live Nation Box Office (111 Presidential Blvd, Bala Cynwyd), Festival Pier (Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden St, Phila / day-of-show only) or by-phone at 800-745-3000.
Via Okayplayer
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