TAG: Pete Rock

Jan11

Gasface Presents: Talkin All That Jazz #2 with Pete Rock (Discusses J Dilla, Watch The Throne, Heavy D) (Video)


Reminisce For a Spell by Gasface

Enjoy the second installment of “Talkin All That Jazz” with special guest Pete Rock as he talks about his work on “Watch The Throne,” the late great J Dilla and his cousin, Heavy D. You already know that nobody reminisces like the Soul Brother.

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Nov08

Homage: Roy Ayers w/ Pete Rock & J.Rocc **URB Exclusive Ticket Giveaway**

Legendary musician Roy Ayers will be rocking a show in LA alongside legendary hip hop producer Pete Rock and World Famous Beat Junkies DJ J. Rocc on November 17th at Exchange LA. You can get more event info here but URB is exclusively giving out one free ticket.  To score the ticket, you’ll need to name five songs that sample Roy Ayers’ music and email it to dru.plug@gmail.com.  Make sure to set the subject line as “Homage: Roy Ayers Ticket Giveaway.”  Good luck!

Nov02

Homage – A Roy Ayers Mix by Anthony Valadez – Free Download for Upcoming LA Show w/ Pete Rock, Thundercat, J. Rocc and others (MP3)

Happy to share this great Roy Ayers mix by KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez. The mix is in support of an upcoming show in Los Angeles on November 17th that features Roy Ayers with full band and Pete Rock, with opening performances by Thundercat (Brainfeeder) and J. Rocc (Beat Junkies / Stones Throw). The evening will be gracefully hosted by KCRW’s own Garth Trinidad.

“Homage” is a music series that pays respect to the musical giants that have forever altered the way we listen, sample and love music. On November 17th, “Homage” pays their esteem to Roy Ayers for his amazing impact and contribution to hip-hop, R&B, and neo-soul. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roy Ayers will also be receiving a special award from the City of Los …

Aug16

Roc Marciano & Gangrene, Greneberg [EP] (Review)

Roc Marciano & Gangrene

Greneberg [EP]

Released by Decon Records


At the close of one of the most forgettable musical summers in recent memory, most clones were fawning over some superduo asking them to (needlessly) watch a throne; this while 401Ks tumbled into the sewer and global markets behaved more mercurially than Capitol Hill during the Debt Ceiling debacle. A few fiefdoms away from rap's so-called palatial estate, a less-heralded triumvirate dropped a mystifying little opus entitled Greneberg.
May31

LRG Founder Dead At 34

Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder of Lifted Research Group (LRG) was found dead today in his Los Angeles apartment. No reason for his passing has been given, but it is being reported that the streetwear innovator died in his sleep. …MORE