Gone For The Day

This is where I'll be tonight. Greyhounding it to Chicago to see Nas, Talib, & Jay Electronica. Word is they're not letting cameras in to the venue, we'll see. I'll holler back tomorrow.

Murs' Administration Trailor

Murs is a smart dude (Read: the person telling him what to do is making really good decisions). He is probably going to sell way more albums that he otherwise would without all this promotion bullshit. But you know I'd have copped either way!

Jake One: The Truth ft. Brother Ali & Freeway

So Jake One, this producer who associates with G-Unit, is putting out his debut album on Rhymesayers come this fall, October 7th to be specific. I don't know much about Jake One, because I don't fucks with G-Unit, but he just put out one of his first promo tracks for the album: "The Truth." This joint is absolutely crazy! Who'd have thought that Freeway and Brother Ali would ever be on a track together! This song is great, I can't really say too much else about it. The rest of the album should be just as crazy too. Check the guest list: Little Brother, eLZhi, MF Doom, Slug, Blueprint, and many more. Wow.

Jacked the link from 2DB because I'm too lazy right now to make my own on zshare.

Jake One: The Truth ft. Brother Ali & Freeway

Reks: Money On The Ave ft. Skyzoo (Video)

I apologize for the severe lack of activity lately on this little blog here, but as was mentioned earlier, my computer straight up broke, and I only just got it back. I'll get back on my grind over the next couples of days, so don't worry. For now, check this video for a fresh joint off of Reks' latest album, Grey Hairs. The album is very dope and Reks is a seriously underrated/overlooked rapper in the game right now. Give him a listen.

Talib Kweli: The Perfect Beat ft. KRS-One (Video)

Talib Kweli drops another dope video for one of his tracks on Eardrum: "The Perfect Beat." Something about this song just worked for me. Kweli is a monster. Oh, and did I mention I'm seeing Talib, along with Nas and Jay Electronica in Chicago in less than a week? Hyped.

Doomtree: "Dots & Dashes"

Minneapolis hip-hop monstrosity Doomtree, composed of some 9 members, released their second official single to their recent self-titled album. It's called "Dots & Dashes." If you want to know who's actually adding their two cents to this track, it's Dessa with that first verse. She's mad unique and has a nice, spoken-word sounding delivery. P.O.S., of Rhymesayers fame kicks it for the other verse. And finally, MK Larada does his thing on the production, by putting together this crazy beat. There you have it, enjoy, and if you seem compelled, go buy their album. You won't waste your money.

Doomtree: Dots & Dashes

Illa J: "We Here"

Illa J, brother of legendary producer J Dilla (RIP), drops a single for his upcoming album, Yancey Boys. Wanna know what that is? It's a collaboration between the two Yancey brothers; a.k.a. Illa J gettin' down for an entire album for some Dilla ear candy. If "We Here" is any indication, this should be an interestingly fresh release. So cop that once it comes out.

Illa J: We Here (Prod. J Dilla)

Kanye West: "Good Morning" (Video)

'Ye comes out with another dope, original video for the opening track of Graduation. This animated video basically tells the story illustrated in the liner notes/album booklet for Graduation, as those of you who still purchase albums may recall. Dope.

J.Loonz: "Look At Me Now" (Video)

What up peoples? Here is some throwback footy from last school year. St. Paul native and rapper J.Loonz is performing his track "Look At Me Now," presumably at a little Northwestern house party. In case you were wondering, this track is over the Ratatat beat for the Memphis Bleek remixed version of "Alright." Look for this to appear on the upcoming debut solo release from J.Loonz, Nerd-Hop, the mixtape. I'm hyped, are you?

Snatched this from the Nerd-Hop blog. I see you, DJ ZJ.


Look at Me Now **over ratatat beat** from Nerd_Hop Lives on Vimeo.

Upcoming Concerts!

What up everyone? So I always keep a little list of my own of upcoming concerts that I want to hit up. There are plenty of super dope shows coming through the Twin Cities (and surrounding areas) in the next few months, and while I'll probably be at a couple of them, I might be forced to hit up some of the Madison or Chicago tour stops from these artists. Still, I felt like this is the least I can do to ensure that some of you still are knowledgeable about the forthcoming hip-hop (and other) shows, so you can see some fresh live music. Boom! Here you go:

Aug. 24: Buddy Guy (MN State Fair Grandstand)
Aug. 26: Aesop Rock (Pizza Luce, Duluth, MN)
Aug. 27: Gnarls Barkley (MN State Fair Grandstand)
Aug. 29: Cecil Otter (Triple Rock, Minneapolis)
Aug. 30: The Black Keys (MN State Fair Grandstand)
Sept. 1: Atmosphere, Mos Def, The Pharcyde (Take Back Labor Day Festival, Harriet Island, St. Paul)
Sept. 2: Dead Prez (State Capitol Front Lawn, St. Paul)
Sept. 3: Rage Against The Machine (Target Center, Minneapolis)
Sept. 4: GZA (The Cabooze)
Sept. 5: Nas, Jay Electronica, DJ Green Lantern (First Ave, Minneapolis)
Sept. 10: Ice Cube (Myth, Maplewood)
Sept. 19: Ratatat (First Ave, Minneapolis)
Sept. 20: The Roots, Heiruspecs (McNally Smith River Rocks Festival, Harriet Island, St. Paul)
Oct. 2: Brother Ali (Coffman Union, U of M, Minneapolis)
Oct. 2: My Morning Jacket (Orpheum, Minneapolis)
Oct. 10: Talib Kweli, Little Brother, David Banner (Hip-Hop Live Tour, First Ave, Minneapolis)
Oct. 27: Method Man + Redman (First Ave, Minneapolis)
Nov. 2: Atmosphere, Blueprint (First Ave, Minneapolis)

Minnesota, We Have A Problem

So I just thought I'd give you a little heads up about what's going on right now. My hard drive apparently went fucking bonkers, so I can't even turn my computer on right now. I've got an appointment at the Apple Store to get that shit fixed pronto, but I likely won't be posting as much as usual for the next few days. But I'll still be dropping that dopeness for you whenever I can get a little computer access. Until then, have a good weekend.

T.I.: Swagger Like Us ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil' Wayne

So I don't know how people didn't take more precautionary measures to protect this track, but it recently leaked to the internet. I'd have put the mp3 on a password protected hard drive, locked that shit in a vault, and had rabid, blood thirsty pit bulls surrounding said vault. Apparently T.I. isn't quite that concerned.

Supposedly, this was initially just a T.I./Kanyeezy collabo, but then Ye had the brilliant idea of getting the other two biggest emcees in rap music to spit over the track as well. True, these four emcees do have plenty of swagger, but sometimes swagger alone isn't the recipe for great music. This is aiigghht. What do you have to say?

T.I.: Swagger Like Us ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil Wayne

Take Back Labor Day Festival Update

So in a previous post I mentioned how Lupe Fiasco mysteriously dropped from being on the bill for the Take Back Labor Day Festival on September 1 at Harriet Island in downtown St. Paul. Recently, though, a new group was added to the lineup for the musical extravaganza: The Pharcyde! So yes, people, if you're in STP that day (which I unfortunately won't be), go! You can also catch Atmosphere and Mos Def ripping and rhyming!

OJAYZIS (Jay-Z/Oasis Mash-Up Mixtape)

So 2DB and HipHopDX hosted this mixtape, which has been up for a couple of days. It's combining Jay-Z's acapellas with Oasis-sampled beats. It was only a matter of time until something like this surfaced, with that Jigga-Noel Gallagher controversy.

This is actually pretty good as far as mash-ups go, but I've never been a huge fan. I'm sure it will be a passing fad, and get deleted from my itunes in a matter of months, but I know lots of you people like this kind of stuff, so I'm posting anyway. Ya'll welcome.

Jay-Z + Oasis: OJAYZSIS

The Cool Kids: Delivery Man

So Mountain Dew started this new online record label that apparently is just releasing music once in a while. Meh. But at least one of the first songs they put out is by Los Cool Kids, who have been releasing a slew of new music lately.

The Cool Kids: Delivery Man

Method Man & Redman: Da Rockwilder (Live Video)

Very nice quality video of Meth and Red performing a classic joint off of Blackout while at San Fran's Rock The Bells tour stop. The crowd gets hyped for this one. I love it when Meth does that stand in the crowd while performing thing. I remember last summer at the Rock The Bells in Minnesota when Wu-Tang were performing he did that literally two rows in front of me. Good times.


RTB 2008: Method Man & Redman from DJ R.o.B. on Vimeo.

Hyping Up Madlib

If you're not up on this and absolutely fucking jacked for it to drop on Sept. 30, then you suck. WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip suckas.

Wale: Cyphr

I know, I've been slacking. This has been out for about a day now, but I've been to lazy to post until now. So for all those that don't religiously check the hip-hop blog circuit, here you are. New Wale = Good news. Here he is getting down with some Roc-A-Fella spitters. Don't ask my why they spelled the song name all fucked up, this is just how it was at 2DB and I'm too lazy to verify anything right now.

Wale: Cyphr ft. Beanie Sigel, Young Chris, & Freeway

Gnarls Barkely: Whatever (Live Video)

Here is Gnarls Barkley performing their song "Whatever" at Abbey Road Studio in London. If you like what you see, and live in MN as I do, then maybe you should check them out at the MN State Fair. They will be performing at the state fair grandstand on Wednesday, August 27. Word up!

Murs & 9th Wonder Talk To A Camera

I waited until Part 2 came out (as it just did today) so that I could post both videos at the same time. 9th is a funny dude. Murs too.

New Big L!

Just checked the blog circuit and it seems as if some old school Big L tracks have leaked to the nets. The sound quality of these songs is a little rough, but whatever. L is one of the GOATs in my eyes, and hands down one of the best punchline rappers ever.

Big L: Principal of the New School
Big L: Who Shot Ya Freestyle

Jay Smooth: A Beginner's Guide To "No Homo"

Add-2: Tale of Two's City, Vol. 2 (Mixtape)

I got this in the inbox just the other day, but haven't posted it until now because, frankly, I've been a little busy. But, I guess I'm doing something right with this blog business because I've got rappers emailing me their shit now. Cool.

Anyway, I bumped most of these tracks when I was driving from St. Paul to my present location in Madison, WI. Add-2, coming out of Chicago, is definitely a talented emcee. He's got a real nice cadence, good lyrics. Production is nice on this mixtape, too. I suggest you download it, and then listen to it.

Add-2: The Tale of Two's City (Mixtape)

Lupe Fiasco: Birds & The Bees

According to other blogs (Read: FakeShoreDrive, the source for everything Chicago hip-hop), Lupe picked this track from a random Kanye beat cd, and wanted to do a track a la Jay-Z's "Girls, Girls, Girls." I don't know about you guys, but I never complain when new (yet old) Lupe finds it's way to the internet. I also enjoy old Kanye-produced tracks.

Lupe Fiasco: Birds & The Bees

Speaking of Lupe, he will be in St. Paul on Sept. 1 for the Take Back Labor Day festival at Harriet Island. Other performers include Mos Def, Atmosphere, and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. What more could you ask for? Unfortunately, I won't be there. But hopefully you will!
Update: I was just informed that actually Lupe has dropped off the lineup for this show. No idea why, no reason provided. Still, Mos and Atmosphere will rock your socks off, and you should still go.

The Cool Kids: Pennies

The Cool Kids have been performing this track live for a little while now. Now you have it for your iTunes. :)
PS: This is the lead single off of The Cool Kids proper debut studio album, When Fish Ride Bicycles. Album title of the year?

The Cool Kids: Pennies

Feeling Freshly Dipped

Hieroglyphics. Blue Scholars. Prince Ali. Tanya Morgan. Musab. Knobody.

You better believe I'll be at First Ave tonight. Holler at me if you're going as well. I'll be the dude in the grey Minnesota Nice t-shirt, probably getting some footage of the shows guerrilla style with my camera.

Yes

What happens when one of the better rappers in the game teams up with one of the better producers for nearly an entire album? Greatness. This CD is dope. Go get it.

And if you haven't checked out my feature on Elzhi's Europass mixtape, then take a peek at that and download the album.

Evidence: "Hendrix Freestyle"

Evidence is back with another "freestyle" track, to promo for Cats and Dogs. It's a quick one, but still very funky. Why don't more people use/sample Jimi Hendrix for beats?

Evidence: Hendrix Freestyle

Atmosphere Interview w/ Fuse

aka Slug talking.

Kanye West: "Champion" (Video)

This is hilarious. Great video. I always liked this song, too.

Rhymefest: "Stolen" (Video)

Fest gets serious on this one. El Che is bout to be my shit!

Jay-Z: Jockin' Jay-Z

Well, here it is. Kanye put out the official, CD-Quality version of the song that I posted on a couple days ago. This is creating some serious buzz, and tons of (probably false) rumors. This right here definitely goes hard, but I stand by my earlier statement that it still is not Blueprint 3 material. Then again, I suppose it could be the "H To The Izzo" style track. Time will tell. At least we know that both Kanye and Jay are grindin', making new music.

Jay-Z: Jockin' Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)

Midwest Broadcast's Slept On Albums, Vol. 3

Greetings, people. Here we are again, with yet another edition of Midwest Broadcast's Slept On Albums. Today's post, as you'll soon see, is an awfully (and possibly deliberately?) timely one. The album is Detroit rapper eLZhi's Europass. And although this album is sicker than influenza, it should only get you even more hyped for eLZhi's official debut album, The Preface, out tomorrow, August 12!



So what about Europass, you say? Well, eLZhi spent a good portion of this summer touring through Europe. Always hustling, he decided he needed something to be selling after shows at the merch table. Thus, Europass was born. Apparently though, it didn't even sell all that well at shows, but it eventually leaked to the internet here in the states. Thus, it should be understandable how this album may have gone unnoticed for a while.

As for the music, I cannot brainstorm an accurate way to describe eLZhi's magnificent lyricism. The man simply knows how to rhyme. Really, really well. The Slum Village member may just be one of hip-hop's most overlooked emcees today. eLZhi is the total package. His lyrics can melt your face with hard-bodied punchlines, get you laughing with clever metaphors and similes, and get you thinking with introspective, complicated storytelling. All in one verse. Europass highlights his skills better than any of his previous mixtapes were able to. One solid, focused listen to this album should leave you with your jaw dropped by the end. Highlight tracks of the album include "Fire," "That's That One," "Audio Cinematic," and the spectacular "Motown 25," on which both eLZhi and Royce Da 5'9" absolutely black out over a raw beat. Oh, and did I mention Black Milk handles production on about half of the tracks? If I haven't made it clear, this album should be added to your iTunes ASAP. Now, I usually wouldn't do this, but below is a link to download the entire album. This one's a gift. Because the album was only available in Europe on Elzhi's tour, you probably won't be finding it in any local record stores. So I'll be generous and share it with you directly, instead of making you find it yourself. Enjoy.

eLZhi: Europass (An Exclusive Tour CD)

Bonus: Elzhi speaks about Europass and his upcoming album, The Preface

Symbolyc One: Supa Fly ft. Blu & Inspectah Deck

Here's a dope new track from producer/rapper Symbolyc One, aka S1. It features Blu (!) and Inspectah Deck, which is dope. This track has some serious bounce to it. I hesitated to post it at first, because I wasn't positive as to whether it was on Symbolyc One's latest album, Strange Fruit Project Presents: Music Box. But I'm pretty sure that this is just a bonus track that didn't make the final album, so here you go. If you like this, check out the album (artwork above), as well as S1's previous project with producer Illmind, titled The Art of One Mind.

Symbolyc One: Supa Fly ft. Blu & Inspectah Deck

RIP Issach Hayes

The soul legend Issac Hayes died earlier today. His influential work was sampled by many a hip-hop producer. Here's a classic video for you all. Notice the Jay-Z sample ("Can I live?" - sadly ironic). You know I've always got time for some classic soul music.

Murs Freestyle (Video)

A continuation of Murs' promotional streak. Can I remind you again to buy Murs For President?

Jay-Z: Jocking Jay-Z

So Kanye is doing his GITD thing, and as you'll see in a sec, he brings out Jay-Z for a new track he produced. It's a borderline chopped & screwed sound, and actually, I don't like hearing Jay over this. Jay's flow also sounds like his "American Boy (Remix)", so I dunno about that. It's super dope and all, knowing he's working on some new shit, but honestly, this isn't Blueprint 3 material. Unless Jay is fine with the Blueprint series getting progressively worse. Plus, why even make a Blueprint 3? Blueprint is a classic. Blueprint 2 could have been a very good album if Jay would have cut out about half of the shitty songs. But since, he's made great albums - The Black Album and American Gangster. No need to take that risk, all Jay albums will be incredibly hyped regardless, but making a Blueprint 3? That's just ludicrous.

Evidence: Let The Beat Build Freestyle

Evidence drops a very dope "freestyle" over the "Let The Beat Build" track. Evidence is a seriously ill emcee, so when Cats & Dogs drops, I expect you to go cop that.

Evidence: Let The Beat Build Freestyle

Cool Kids: Schoolin' (Unreleased Track)

Snatched this up from 2dopeboyz. This was recorded during their "Bake Sale" recording sessions, but it got dropped on the cutting room floor. Now it can make it your itunes regardless. Pretty dope track, too, but I could understand it not making the cut for the album. Still, The Cool Kids have to be some of the most consistent artists out there. You may not always be in the mood for their stuff, but you know they deliver a steadily fresh product almost every time.

The Cool Kids: Schoolin'

N.E.R.D.: Everyone Nose (Remix) Video

Cocaine, anyone?

J.Loonz: Karate Dude

Here's a new promo track for J.Loonz's upcoming Nerd-Hop project. It's called "Karate Dude." Anyone else feeling this track as much as me?

J.Loonz: Karate Dude

Jay-Z Concert Footage in London

This is overdue, I realize that, so I won't bog you down too much with rambling prose here. Overall, this was a spectacular day. At this festival I saw some good stereotypical Euro-trash (well, not really trash) shows. I just remember Hot Chip, but there were some other ones too. And Mark Ronson opened for Jigga, which was super dope. He had the full band up there, and brought out tons of guest artists, including some Philly rappers, who did remakes of some songs. The dopest was when they kicked out Pharoahe Monch's "Simon Says."

But anyway, then it was time for Jigga. Hyde Park was literally packed, no idea how I managed to hold a spot in the front row for the entire show. Jigga's set was spectacular, though. He has a perfect mix of old and new. Some of the non-recorded highlights were when he did "U Don't Know" with Memph Bleek, and when he dropped "99 Problems," complete with his guitarists remixing the 2nd verse to AC/DC's "Back in Black." Overall, one of the better show's I've ever seen. As the English were saying, Jay-Z's got bollocks, touring through all these pro-rock European summer music festivals. He definitely won the fans over though, and showed them that genre is irrelevant to what "good music" really is. Here you are, folks. Some Jay-Z footage in semi-chronological order. Enjoy.

"Roc Boys"


"A Billie"


"George Bush Acapella Freestyle"


"Public Service Announcement"


"Song Cry"
Side Note: The reason he says "I ain't fuckin' with you this time," before the song starts is because he was going through his "smooth songs" part of the set, and just prior to this he was trying to do "Excuse Me Miss," and some girl in the front row literally made him forget the lyrics. I have no idea what this girl did, but you rarely see Jay mess up in concert like that, he completely stopped the song and moved on to "Song Cry." Funny stuff.


"Heart Of The City"
Side Note: Does anyone else really enjoy this song remixed with U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday"?


"What More Can I Say?"
Side Note: Part of his encore. Camera ran out of memory so the song isn't complete.

Torae: Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself (Mixtape)

Torae dropped a new mixtape via OKP. Dude is ill, so I suggest you get this if you're not really up on his material.

Torae: Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

The Ultimate Cipher

In this order: Wale, DJ Green Lantern, Just Blaze, Skyzoo, and Supernatural. The actual rappers in this bunch really go in hard. Skyzoo and Wale are really some young cats who clearly enjoy having fun with this rap shit, I like to see that. And of course Supernatural KILLS it on the freestyle tip. Nice seeing such big stars really get down like this.

Jane Doe: Bullshit ft. Talib Kweli & Black Thought

Am I wrong for not knowing who Jane Doe is? Apparently this is some old, unreleased song. Dope.

Jane Doe: Bullshit ft. Talib Kweli & Black Thought

Re-Up Gang Acapella

Here's some Rap City "freestyling," acapella-style, from 3/4 of Re-Up Gang. I believe their new album drops today, check that out if you feel The Clipse.
Anyone else think Malice got 'em all on this one?

Blu: All The King's Men ft. Tiron

You Know I always post whatever gets leaked to the nets by Blu, one of my favorite rappers out right now. Here's a new song featuring fellow Cali rapper TiRon, titled "All The King's Men." Blu produced this himself, as he has been doing with a lot of his tracks lately. Is he not a beast on the boards too? But I hope he still drops another collabo with Exile.

Blu: All The King's Men ft. TiRon

On a side note, OkayPlayer reports that the Johnson & Jonson project is finally dropping on September 23. Hopefully there is some new material, as a leaked version has been available online for a while now. Either way it's super fresh.

Murs: Can It Be

HipHopDX just posted Murs' new single off of the upcoming Murs For President. I'm feelin' the Jackson 5 sample for sure. No download as of now, but you can stream it by following the below link. Plus, you'll obviously get the song because I know you're buying the album once it drops in late September!

Murs - Can It Be

Bonus: HipHopDX's glowing review of Murs & 9th Wonder's free album, Sweet Lord.

A Tribe Called Quest @ RTB

More Rock The Bells NYC footage. Wow. I'd have killed to see this show. This is hip-hop history in the making, Tribe's first NYC show in over a decade. Are Tribe the best group ever? Damn well could be. Hope they do more touring once RTB is over, 'cause you better believe they're not coming to MN!

Rick Reilly Speaks The Truth

As a perennial MN Vikings fan and diehard Brett Favre hater, I always love it when sports media personnel occasionally get off of Favre's nuts and call him out for being the douche he is. I have let it be known that Brett Favre is easily my least favorite athlete of all time. Going to school in Wisconsin only makes my hatred for him that much greater. My fellow Minnesota brethren and I rejoiced the day he retired, so you can only imagine how sick I am of this whole fiasco. If Favre ever ends up in a Vikings jersey (trade possibilities have been reported), I may have to boycott watching the NFL. At least until Adrian Peterson starts shitting on everyone again.

Big Boi Speaks on Obama

The gas prices these days do make it stressful when I have to go fill up my Bentley, and I support Obama, so I can relate to Sir Lucius Left Foot on a couple levels.

Jay-Z & Nas: Rock The Bells (NYC)

Damn. Two of the GOATS. Too bad RTB shafted Minne this year. Not cool. At least I caught Jigga in London (footage coming up later today), and you know I'll be at the Jones Experience Tour in late August.

Introducing Dont Stop Posse / Minnesota Nice

I just felt like throwing a little post up here about my dude Alex's new clothing line. It's called Minnesota Nice and there are shirts available in some local stores like Fifth Element and Design Collective (both in Uptown). Below are some pictures, so you can see what he's working with. You better believe I've already gotten a couple shirts, I suggest you head out and do the same as well. Support local art. You can check out his website, for the Dont Stop Posse. Or find his group on Facebook. As usual, enjoy!

Introducing A.R.M. (M.anifest, Krukid, Budo)

What a terrific day. Sun, nice weather, bumpin' that new Muja, and now I come home and see this in the inbox. Ghana native and Minneapolis rapper M.anifest is officially the homie, he sent word over about this new project he's a part of. And you need to check this out.

A.R.M. is apparently a trio, composed of M.anifest, Ugandan emcee Krukid, and Seattle producer Budo. A.R.M. is an acronym for African Rebel Movement, and I'll be the first to admit that if these first two promo singles are any indication, they are making some seriously dope music. These guys have also been grinding for a while, it seems. Krukid has got a couple solo albums out that I'm definitely investigating, Budo is killing the production on these couple tracks, and us Minnesotans already know about M.anifest. Download the songs, pass them on to your friends, and keep promoting good music. I'm peacin' out to enjoy the night now. One hundred.

A.R.M. - Delilah
A.R.M. - Uprisin'

Muja Messiah Interview

This is a few days old. Shouts to Culture Bully and Minnerapolis, who organized this whole set up. Muja Messiah does a lot of clapping and talking here about his newest album, Adventures of a B Boy D Boy. If you don't have it yet, get it! You won't be disappointed, I promise. One of the better releases in hip-hop lately. Bold statement? Then check the album out for yourself and make up your own damn mind.

Atmosphere: You (Live on Letterman)

Oh, whattup Atmosphere? They've been hitting the late night circuit hard. Here's another video of a performance. Unfortunately, they're performing "You," which is really too bad, because it isn't too representative of their sound. But I suppose it's a good move for TV, going all poppy and shit. Atmosphere stans still know what's really good.

And yes, that's P.O.S. singing backup.

Big Boi ft. Mary J. - Sumthin' Gotta Give

Get ready for Sir Luscious Left Foot.

"The Great Debaters debate about who's the greatest emcees,
But subject matter don't matter because the words is empty,
No food for thought, nothing for the brain to digest,
So I guess it's about who can jive talk the best."

Great song, with a nice message. Good video, too. This, with "Royal Flush", make me think that this album is going to be one of the better ones of the year. Let's hope so.

Evidence: Cats & Dogs (Promo Video)

Basically Ev is just wilin' out in his studio talking about his vinyl collection.