Child Rebel Soldier: "Don't Stop!"

Seriously, I leave for Madison, WI for one weekend without my computer and a new Child Rebel Soldier song comes out? Their first track since "Us Placers" in 2007, in fact. I should spend more time away from the Internet if these types of things are going to happen.

Child Rebel Soldier: "Don't Stop!"

Eminem: 60 Minutes Interview (Video)

Eminem gave a fairly in-depth interview on this past weekend's 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper. Not a ton of particularly rare or surprising information, but fairly interesting regardless.

Toussaint Morrison: "Window" (Video)

"We Rock Long Distance" (Hip-hop Documentary) + M.anifest "Golly Gosh (Remix)"

Twin Cities documentarian Justin Schell is working on a film/dissertation titled "We Rock Long Distance". The title comes from a Fela Kuti quote, and is a reference to the globalized influence of hip-hop, highlighted particularly through the three artists featured in this documentary. Schell will follow three Minneapolis musicians: M.anifest, Maria Isa, and Tou SaiK Lee. He'll be heading to Ghana, Puerto Rico, and Thailand respectively with those artists.

The above trailer is part of a Kickstarter fundraising scheme to help finance the trips. This video is a preview for M.anifest's portion of the documentary, where he visits his Grandfather, J.H. Kwabena Nketia, in Ghana while on a 10-city tour.

As you surely know already, traveling around the world with fancy camera equipment is no small undertaking. Luckily, you can help out Schell with this project by visiting his Kickstarter campaign website and pledging a monetary contribution. He has approximately $1000 of the goal of $8000 dollars raised thus far, and has one week remaining to gather those donations. So please, visit the website and do your part to help out with this ambitious project.

As a bonus, below is a download link to a remix of M.anifest's "Golly Gosh", produced by DJ Juls.

M.anifest: "Golly Gosh (Remix)"

Mike Dreams: "Wave To 'Em" (Prod. Beatnick & K-Salaam)

This is a great look for Twin Cities up and comer Mike Dreams, who's been primed to catch a big break for a while now. He got the extremely popular production duo Beatnick and K-Salaam, originally from the Twin Cities, to produce a track for his upcoming release, Just Waking Up. The project will be out next week on October 14 via DJBooth.net.

Mike Dreams: "Wave To 'Em" (Prod. Beatnick & K-Salaam)

Illuminous 3: "L ft. Mike Mictlan" (Prod. The Sundance Kid) + Interview

Here's the newest track in the monthly Illuminous Free series. The trio from Minneapolis hooks up with The Sundance Kid, who's got an exciting project in the works with Mally. They also grabbed Doomtree rhymer Mike Mictlan for the track. Great stuff from the crew.

Illuminous 3: "L ft. Mike Mictlan" (Prod. The Sundance Kid)

Prof at Varsity Theatre Nov. 19 (Video)

This video actually had me in stitches. Hilarious.

Pull A Randy Moss (Video)

Randy's back. Straight cash homie. Next time I might shake my dick at 'em.

Kanye West: "Power" + "Runaway" (SNL Performances)

Kanye dropped in on SNL last weekend in a remarkable TV performance. For a show whose musical guests usually perform in very barebones sets, Kanye really envisioned quite a ambitious performance, and delivered on it. Excellent stuff. "Power" is up above, while the "Runaway" with an assist from Pusha T is down below.

Danny Brown: "Greatest Rapper Ever" (Music Video)

Here are some visuals to accompany the opener off Danny Brown's album The Hybrid. Props Nah Right.