TAG: The Ummah

Feb27

The Laundry Playlist, March 2012: Joey BADA$$, Doctor L, Vespertina & Ka

The hype machine is on overdrive daily and it’s starting to become more of a HAL 9000 to some of us. The karmic consequences of airing out one’s grievances with said machine can amount to a week’s worth of work vanishing into the ether. In that spirit, let’s dispense with the Carrie Bradshaw bullshit just this once.[videoembed id='

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While this little column is more for artists under the radar, this joint came along and Molotov’ed the whole program. Though their monikers expose their youth (Joey BADA$$ & Capital STEEZ), these 17-somethings are taking on the American monolith in a way Odd Future could never dream of. It’s OK to say fuck everything but it’s better …

Feb01

RBMA Los Angeles Info Session w/ Performances by Ali Shaheed Muhammad (ATCQ) + Maseo (De La Soul)

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 …