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Another band from the streets of Wild Wes Lioness (formerly Linus) is back with a new single (and some dope artwork). Wait till the Pitchfork crowd gets word of these guys. A nice change of pace from the regular TNC offering. Enjoy, brethren.
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Brother Ali's Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color, is due out soon.
Brother Ali just threw himself into some rap beef – but in typical Ali fashion, he just made everybody smile. For those of you who didn’t know (which included yours truly), Common and Drake have been having quite the back and forth, with Common calling out Drake, essentially, as too emotional. Brother Ali saw this going down and took it upon himself to call on all parties to “squash the beef/and get you a piece [of pie!].” The track, that riffs off Common’s “Sweet” (the track that started all this ruckus – see the link above), makes light of the situation while still incorporating Ali’s infallible wit and lyricism. Grab it for free here, courtesy of Rhymesayers entertainment. Check it out below:
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The Robert Glasper Experiment is back with a sharp new cover of “Afro Blue,” with help from none other than neo soul royalty Erykah Badu. The first single off of the band’s forthcoming release, Black Radio, Glasper and his team (drummer Chris Dave, bassist Derrick Hodge, and sax player Casey Benjamin) slip a shot of modern soul into the intricate fusion of Glasper’s signature warm, dark jazz. Hints of the Experiment’s well-known technical virtuosity peek their heads around the corners on this one, but for the most part, they keep it simple, locking into the groove and letting Erykah’s vocals take us home.
Black Radio drops February 28th on Blue Note/EMI. Cop it when it drops.
Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue feat. Erykah Badu
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The Paris-based trio Gotan Project has been combining tango and sample-based hip-hop for more than ten years. There’s no shortage of drama in their music, and this track “La Vigüela”, the third single off their 2006 LP Lunatico, is no exception to the rule. Enjoy.
Listen/Download: Gotan Project – La Vigüela
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Unlike a lot of tracks I listen to which become favorites over time, “New Yorker’s Ambition” the team effort from Aloe Blacc and the homie The Kid Daytona struck a (beautiful) chord with me immediately the first time I heard it on Daytona’s Interlude mixtape. Apparently, while I was gone LRG (who sponsored the tape) finally let go of some footage they’ve been holding on to featuring both Aloe Blacc and Daytona on the streets of South Bronx. A pretty dope video — love the graff piece that goes up.
You can also check out Daytona’s new tape, Interlude II, which dropped on my birthday so you know it’s good! (Other reasons it’s worth the download: trill production from 6th Sense, a nice appearance from Tony Williams and a guest spot from one of the top new stars, Action Bronson)
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