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Several thousand records, said to have belonged to the late J Dilla, have been found in a storage locker in the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township and are being sold at a local record store, according to the Detroit News. …MORE
Red Bull Music Academy embarks on NYC later this year from September 30th to November 2nd and applications are open now at m name="autoplay" value="false" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="FlashVars" value="PAS=1&ID=4992" /><param name="movie" value="http://redbullmusicacademyradio.com/fileadmin/frontpage_swf/SingleEmbedPlayer_110310.swf" /></object><!–<![endif]–>” target=”_blank”>www.redbullmusicacademy.com. To offer potential applicants a taste of the RBMA experience, various info sessions with after-parties have been taking place all over the world, and the city of Los Angeles was blessed to have both Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and Maseo of De La Soul offering their thoughts on their careers, while …
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Excited to share the first official single from Sonnymoon’s upcoming self titled album being released in May.
Enjoy a stream of the song “Just Before Dawn” which includes an amazing alternative take from Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Miguel’s work spans from conducing and arranging Suite for Ma Dukes, the orchestral interpretation and tribute to the late J. Dilla, Flying Lotus’s “Cosmogramma” and Thundercat’s “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” album, and others…
Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn Single by Plug Research
Also, last week we announced Sonnymoon hitting the road with Teebs (Brainfeeder) and Time Wharp from late March through April.
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We are inviting the musically inclined to join Red Bull Music Academy Session where they’ll learn more about what the Academy actually is, how to apply, and they’ll experience a lecture/discussion with Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest/The Ummah) and Maseo (De La Soul), which will be moderated by Cognito (Frolab) and will end with an audience provoked Q&A session.
Red Bull Music Academy Session
Icon LA Ultra Lounge
1248 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
RSVP Here
Later in the evening, Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to Motor City to Angel City: Hip Hop. The event will feature performances by both Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Maseo.
The event is part of the Boombox 5th Annual Celebration …
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Even though he came to fame in Chicago’s hip-hop scene as one half of The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish is a Detroit native, which makes him eligible to participate in the much anticipated posthumous J Dilla project, The Rebirth of Detroit. This clip captures the day Chuck entered the studio to record his contribution, under the watchful eye of Ma Dukes. We don’t get to actually hear any of what Chuck laid down, but it’s still a nice taste of what is to come from this project.
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