Saturday, February 28, 2009

Kanye West: "Say You Will" + "Good Life" + "Amazing" (VH1 Storytellers Performance)

Kanye's VH1 Storytellers episode airs tonight at 8PM Central Time. Last time I dropped the video/audio for his performance of "Stronger." Here are a couple more videos, to "Say You Will," "Good Life," and "Amazing." To see video of other songs such as "Flashing Lights," "See You In My Nightmares," "Touch The Sky," and more , follow this link.








Friday, February 27, 2009

8 Minutes with Big Sean (Directed by Pugs Atomz) (Video)

Big Sean spends 8 minutes on the CTA Radio Show with Pugs Atomz. He kicks a quick 16 and speaks about his upcoming album and life in Detroit.

Freeway Announces The Stimulus Package (Jake One Collaboration Album) (Video)

Freeway will be teaming up for an entire album with Rhymesayers producer Jake One. I second NahRight in saying I am completely cool with this, as long as they bring more heaters like 'The Truth" (live performance) and "How We Ride."

P.O.S.: Concert Coverage in Madison, WI (Video)

Just as P.O.S. apologized at the start of Never Better, "Sorry it took so long." I've been busy and the YouTube uploader was giving me some problems at times. But, here are a few songs captured from P.O.S.'s excellent performance in Madison, WI. If you're in the Twin Cities this weekend, hit up First Ave on Saturday to catch the Never Better tour — you won't be disappointed. Following are videos for "Half-Cocked Concepts," "Goodbye," "Drumroll (We're All Thirsty)," "P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life," and "Let It Rattle." Although the entire show was great, and P.O.S. did some Doomtree songs with Sims and Mictlan, my personal favorite was "Let It Rattle," so much energy and passion.

Previously:
Doomtree Dance Party
Concert Recap and Photos
Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak Concert Footage
Sims Concert Footage









P.O.S.'s Never Better Tour: Video From The Road, Pt.2

Even though the video just came out, I'm posting this below my own coverage of the show, because I can.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Blueprint: "Numb"

Yesterday I posted about Blueprint's upcoming instrumental album, Sign Language. Well here's a first leak from that project, titled "Numb." Only 500 copies of the album are being pressed, so it would be a good idea to go ahead and pre-order it non, as opposed to later. You can make the pre-order at the Weightless Recordings website.

Update: There was some funky business going on with the link so I fixed it up. Should be good to download now.

Blueprint: "Numb"

Kanye West on the Wake Up Show, Pt. 2 (Video)

Previously: Kanye on The Wake Up Show, Pt. 1

Dialek: Last of the Record Buyers Footage

While we're on the topic, let's get another Last Of The Record Buyers post out there. Near the beginning of this month, I posted about Dialek, because he would be hosting LRB. Here is some footage of him playing a beat during the show.

Last Of The Record Buyers: Lazerbeak vs. Medium Zach Beat Battle (Round 2 of 2) (Video)

Previously: Lazerbeak vs. Medium Zach, Round 1

So, I previously had a little something else written about how Lazerbeak cooked up "Legend Recognize Legend" right now the spot, but as Medium Zach himself just pointed out in the c-section below, they had two weeks to prepare for Round 2. It wasn't an impromptu, on-the-spot beat making session like Round 1 was. Either way, these videos were a chance to see two of the Twin Cities' most talented producers share the spotlight and promote good local hip-hop. As Brother Ali sarcastically pointed out, in true Minnesota fashion the battle ended in a tie. Everyone wins (especially the fans), haha.

Muja Messiah: B96 Interview + "Fish Freestyle" (Video)

Now this is the episode of Homegrown Heatrocks I was waiting for. 'Nuff said.

P.S. Muja just befriended me on Facebook, haha. How cool is that? Become a fan of him by clicking to his page here.