We try play it cool and not to gawk to hard at corporate-sponsored music marketing, even when that marketing comes from Red Bull, possibly the only product in the last 15 years to have actually revolutionized nightlife culture (Red Bull and vodka anyone?). But damn if the energy drink giant’s most recent Music Academy didn’t deliver the goods like no other  brand on earth.

First there was the extended interview with DOOM, something URB has been trying to hustle out of the mysterious MC for over half a decade. Now comes this mix by DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown (aka Erykah Badu), recorded live at the afterparty to her recent Madrid concert. And while Ms. Badu might not be a technical wizard behind the decks, her tune …

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