To get fans ready for Live From The Underground, the breakout projects by Big K.R.I.T. will be re-released on both CD and vinyl (for you audiophiles) on May 8th. Each project will be remastered by engineer Michael Sarsfield (Fat Joe, Common, The Beatnuts, The Lost Boyz, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige) and will each include an unreleased track. You can pre-order K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Return Of 4eva over at Nature Sounds.
Jay-Z was to unveil the Brooklyn Nets team logo and colors on Monday but looks like Mr. Carter jumped the gun and went ahead of schedule. #HELLOBROOKLYN
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Talib Kweli will kick off his seven show Prisoner of Conscious Tour on Memorial Day at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge which will also include a show a week before at the Fete Music Ballroom in Providence, RI. The North American trek will see stops in Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Indianapolis, and more.
The Prisoner Of Conscious Tour will coincide with Kweli’s forthcoming album of the same title featuring the Oh No-produced lead single “Distractions” and guest appearances from RZA, Busta Rhymes, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Melanie Fiona and more. Check out the tour dates after the jump.
Despite Cam Newton’s best efforts, Megatron pulled in 52% of the votes and will be featured on the 2013 edition of Madden. Thoughts?
With No Kings still banging out many a speaker, the wings and teeth crew are heading across seas (as a collective) for the first time ever. A two week run through seven countries (listed in the above video and the flyer down bottom) w/ two headlining shows, a couple festival appearances and some select dates w/ Yelawolf. Nice!
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To help commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and his new-age classic, L.A. Riot, THURZ and the 92CREW are teaming up with LA LEMON to release an limited edition cap. Dropping on April 28th, check out the release party info up top and hit the jump for some extra looks.
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On top of his joint project with Beanie Sigel, Scarface took to the Twitter to announce his next solo offering.
s/o to everybody that can see this…. The new album title is “Rooted” releasing early this summer thanks for you patience.. Out….
— SCARFACE (@BrotherMob) April 23, 2012
Shouts to X on the heads up.
According to the good folks of FSD, the single is set to see the light of day at the end of the work week.
Well, sources tell me that the record isn’t finished yet, and it will drop at some point on Friday. Where — I’m not sure. But expect it to hit radio before the Internet.
Apparently, Pusha T snapped on the track too. We’ll find out in a few days.
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Nas’ 10th album finally has a release date (according to MTV)…
Before his July 17 release, Nas will drop another single. The No I.D-produced Daughters (check the artwork here) will drop on May 1, while the video for The Don is scheduled to premiere April 27.
Good. Can’t wait for this.
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On May 11th, the Rhymesayers representatives are headed to London to jump start their run of Europe. Hit the jump for cities/dates.
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Cover art for Pharrell’s upcoming book Places And Spaces I’ve Been which is set to drop on October 16th. The book is written by Pharrell and also features words from Jay-Z, Ambra Medda, Nigo and Takashi Murakami. Pre-order here. P recently sat down with GQ and spoke about the book:
GQ: Tell me about your upcoming travel book, Places & Spaces I’ve Been.
Pharrell: It’s just things and people that have moved me and inspired me around the world and that I am also honored to know.
Sean “Diddy” Combs tops Forbes’ Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artist’s of 2012 with an estimated net worth of $550 million. The Bad Boy founder’s fortune includes Ciroc vodka, his Sean John clothing line along with Enyce, marketing firm Blue Flame, and a handful of tech startups. Others who made the Forbes Five shortlist include Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($460 million), Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($270 million), and more.
