In the latest installment of Living The Life video diary, JD talks about his passion for DJ-ing, discusses hip hop with Biz Markie and spins Biggie Smalls joints at some dope party in a subway.
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Here’s footage from the Brand New Heavies show, held in NY’s Highline Ballroom last October. Featuring appearances by Sadat X, Pharoahe Monch, Large Professor, Masta Ace & Torae. Heavy Rhyme Experience 2 album out in late 2010.
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Last week, Fashawn was in New York City and made a stop by Shade 45 to visit DJ Tony Touch.
Related: DJ Tony Touch Presents: Best of ‘09 Live from Shade 45 (Mixtape)
Here’s an old interview with Showbiz & A.G. on BET about their first album, Runaway Slave.
Continue reading to watch some classic videos from this legendary duo.
That’s the same guy who produced the first three albums by Common (1992-1997), the same guy who is Kanye West’s mentor, the same guy who produced singles for Jay-Z in 2009 and so on. Somewhere in the middle he managed to grab the mic as well. What a path!
Multiple Grammy winning artist Ziggy Marley, and Tuff Gong Worldwide present “Dancehall Originators Vol 1,” the first in a new series of dancehall reggae albums designed to pay homage to the groundbreaking original artists that paved the way for dancehall artists today. The album, which will be released on February 2nd, features tracks by Chaka Demus, Yellow Man and Buju Banton, among others.
The Tuff Gong label was founded in 1965 by Bob Marley, with the vision of producing, distributing and promoting his music free from the constraints of corporate label politics. In a time decades before artist-owned record labels were commonplace, the legendary Bob Marley’s vision was characteristically well ahead of its time. Now, nearly a half-century later, his dream is being realized.
Continue reading to check out the tracklist.
A previously unreleased track from Dante that was supposed to be on his last year’s album The Ecstatic, but didn’t make the final cut.
Download: Mos Def – The Tournament
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