It's been 13 years since the Notorious B.I.G. passed away in Los Angeles by gun fire. I was actually chillin' in New York when it went down yo. It was madd crazy upon waking up that morning and hearing the news on Hot 97. I was out there celebrating my 18th birthday. That definitely put a damper on things. Check the joints below yo!
A couple of days ago I posted the behind the scenes of the video for Cook and Uno's "When You Rock & Roll." This joint is madd nice. Peep the Evidence assisted video below. Word!
Going down tonight is DJ Babu's listening session and short film screening at the Silent Movie Theater tonight! This is for the release of Babu's latest release, The Beat Tape Vol. 2. Entry is limited, and pre-sale tickets will only be sold at Fat Beats. Included with a paid ticket will be an open bar, free popcorn and soda. Babu has released a series of short films on Youtube and tonight they will all be shown in succession. Mr. Choc will be hosting, and after the showing of the films, Babu will be answering questions for the fans. It all starts at 8pm.
Come on down and check out some dope music tonight! We will be having Mahi Gato, Screwtape (Bizzart+ Walter Gross),Woes, and Prophets of Sound! All ages going down at Aladdin Jr. at 296 E 2nd Street. in Pomona. Word!
Peep the video for Reflection Eternal's release, "In This World." It's featured on their long awaited 2nd LP, Revolutions Per Minute, which hits stores on April 20.
Later today will be the premier of Cook & Uno's newest video, "When You Rock & Roll." The joint features Evidence and Styliztik Jones. Below is the trailer for the video. It premiers online at 5pm PST.
Two of the most prolific MCs on the LA Hiphop scene, LMNO and AWOL One recently recorded the track, "Monitor Scream Remix." This is one of those joints where I've never even heard the regular version, but I can dig it. Check the video below. Pretty trippy yo! The single is available for purchase on iTunes.
Today is National Day of Action To Defend Education. As people throughout the country struggle under the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, public education from pre-K to higher and adult education is threatened by budget cuts, layoffs, privatization, tuition and fee increases, and other attacks. Budget cuts degrade the quality of public education by decreasing student services and increasing class size, while tuition hikes and layoffs force the cost of the recession onto students and teachers and off of the financial institutions that caused the recession in the first place.
Non-unionized charter schools threaten to divide, weaken and privatize the public school system and damage teachers’ unions, which are needed now more than ever. More and more students are going deep into debt to finance their education, while high unemployment forces many students and youth to join the military to receive a higher education. And all of the attacks described above have hit working people and people of color the hardest.
In California, students, teachers, workers, parents, and faculty have taken action against these attacks. They took to the streets in a one-day strike on September 24th, organized strikes and actions across the state during the University of California Board of Regents meeting from November 18th to 20th, and have called for a state-wide day of action on March 4th. These actions have created a broad mass movement in California, drawing in students from all over the state to create a powerful struggle. As the effects of the economic crisis continue to spread into the education system nationally, it’s time to join our voices with students and workers in California and draw inspiration from their example.
After suffering a heart attack and being in a brief coma, Guru of Gang Starr released a statement to Allhiphop.com yesterday. It read, "I am doing fine and I am recovering! I'm weak though. Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!"
"Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery,” Solar told AllHipHop.com. “The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”
However, Guru's nephew, Justin Elam Ruff just released the video below explaining how the family has been shut off from contact with Guru by Solar, who has full control over Guru while he is hospitalized. If all of this is indeed true, it's just foul yo. Watch the video to hear the whole story.
One of my favorite groups, The Mystik Journeymen just released the EP Return 2 Love for free download. The EP is to tide folks over until the release of their full length album, Return To Eternia which will be the first Mystik Journeymen release since 2002's MAGIC. This is all the beginning of the continuous movement we call, Mystik Journeymen. Return 2 The Love is a 6 song EP that features fellow Living Legend family, Murs, The Grouch, and Scarub.
