TAG: Bilal

Jan21

Red Bull Music Academy Events featuring Aloe Blacc, Bilal, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito Garcia, Kenny Dope, Little Louie Vega, Jesse Boykins III & MORE!!

Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to the SF Bay: JAZZ January 25th at Yoshi’s.

The GARY BARTZ Project
with featured guests
BILAL & ALOE BLACC
Jill Newman Productions

Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz began making waves on the jazz scene during its prime in New York City and never slowed down. Mr. Bartz was formally trained at Julliard; however, it’s the time alongside jazz greats like Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and McCoy Tyner that has placed him as a legend in the game. R&B icon, Bilal, serves as featured vocalist for the Gary Bartz Project, and for this special night only, soul sensation and 2006 RBMA Participant, Aloe Blacc, will join them on stage.

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Sep13

Stimulus & Chris Dave – 3rd 1st Impression Mixtape (MP3)

Drummer Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave and emcee Stimulus have joined forces for their first collaborative mixtape “3rd 1st Impression.” The project is out today via a free download. The mixtape is produced entirely by Chris Dave (Maxwell, Dr. Dre) and features Stimulus on the mic, Chris Dave on drums, and features from Bilal, Renee Neufville, Stokley (of Mint Condition) and Casey Benjamin. The tape features woozy house grooves with R&B undertones, throwback boom bap jams, and sultry straight-ahead soul music.

STIMULUS & CHRIS “DADDY” DAVE: 3RD 1ST IMPRESSION by Stimulus

3rd 1st Impression Tracklist

Say My Name ft. Stimulus
U Don’t Want It ft. Stimulus
Show …

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Aug24

Bilal – Robots (Tensei Remix) feat. ADaD (MP3)

LA Times premiered the Tensei Remix for Bilal’s “Robots” which now features Chicago MC, ADAD. The premier was in support for Bilal’s show on Friday at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, as part of Bilal’s “Little One” Summer Tour taking Bilal all over the United States over a period of 2+ months.

In other news, iTunes is showcasing Plug Research as a label and will be putting various releases on sale this week, including Bilal’s “Airtight’s Revenge” and 15 other titles. Make sure to check out the sale this week to get various releases at a discounted price!

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Remaining US Tour Dates:
August 26th – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
August 27th – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
August 28th – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
August 29th – Oakland, CA – New …

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Aug11

Stimulus & Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave – Full Grown feat. Bilal & Neufville (MP3)

Drummer Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave and DJ/emcee Stimulus have joined forces for their first collaborative Mix-tape 3rd 1st Impression. The project will be self-released via free download on September 12th. The Mix-tape is produced entirely by Chris Dave and features Stimulus on the mic, Chris Dave on the drums, and features from Bilal, Renee Neufville, Stokley (of Mint Condition), Casey Benjamin and Screechy Dan.

Both Chris Dave and Stimulus have made impressions on fans in a stunning array of capacities. Some may know Chris Dave as the drummer for Mos Def, others know him as Maxwell’s Grammy-winning producer, and still others know his as a key component in the jazz/hip-hop group The Robert Glasper Experiment. Some may know Stimulus for his DJ mix of Raphael Saadiq’s music, which garnered over 140k plays, others …

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Jul31

Bilal on US Tour (plus Remix Album to ‘Airtight’s Revenge’)

Bilal is currently on a two month tour with his band hitting various markets across the United States in support of his latest release “Airtight’s Revenge.” (Plug Research). Bilal and band will be touching down in markets like Dallas, Houston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Chicago, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and others.

Also, make sure to look out for an upcoming remix album to “Airtight’s Revenge.” The remix album will include various remixes from folks like Moodyman, Jake One, Black Milk, Exile, Little Louie Vega and many others and is scheduled to be released via Plug Research by year’s end.

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