Yes, there is a lot of good music coming out today. Yes, one of today’s releases is Wale. No, one is not the Christmas album from that little kid wearing purple. Today, available on iTunes is Habits of the Heart from Idle Warship (Black Star’s Talib Kweli and singing from her soul vocalist, Res). Album is wickedly good and should not be overlooked.
Check out their latest single, “Rat Race” above.
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Stephen Colbert has suddenly become the go-to guy for excellent music performances (better step it up Fallon). Hip-hop legends Black Star—Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (the rapper formerly known as Mos Def)—were on the Colbert Report last night to premier a new Madlib-produced song, “Fix Up,” as well as “Astronomy (8th Light).” But much like Radiohead’s Colbert appearance last week, the highlight was the interview with Colbert himself. Watch the chat and “Fix Up” below, and “Astronomy (8th Light)” after the jump.
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With triumphs by Nas and Erykah Badu, let downs from Black Star and Lauryn Hill, and missing pieces with Wu-Tang Clan, Rock the Bells 2011 was as exciting, confusing and controversial as the hip-hop generation that it celebrates.
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Taking a break from promoting his late 2008 release The Death of Adam, 88-Keys was cool enough to hop on the phone with me and catch me up on his life-post URB’s cover story last November. As the producer of classics like Black Star’s “Thieves in the Night” and three songs on Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides (along with his own solo material), 88 has plenty to brag about. The New York native also just got off tour with college sensation Asher Roth and lonely stoner Kid Cudi as a part of the Great Hangover Tour. We spoke about the reception of the album, the difficulty of deciding what clothing to bring on the road (especially when you own almost the entire Ralph Lauren collection), and bridging the gap from old-school to new-school hip-hop fans.
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