Performance
Bun B x Termanology – “How We Rock” (Live in Boston) [Video]
September 8, 2014
You do the proper respect by bringing out the homie that runs the spot you are booked to rock. Respect to the legend Bun B (UGK for life)! Respect to his Bostonian cronie Termanology.
Bun B brings out Termanology to perform “How We Rock” in Boston at the Middle East club.
Watch ’em wreck the stage above.
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New Zealand Basketball Team Performs Haka Dance (Video)
September 4, 2014
Well, the United States basketballers beat New Zealand handily in their bid to win the FIBA World Cup. But New Zealand won the crowd, and the moment, with its pre-game war chant, the Haka. Several of the American athletes looked on with wonder and amazement at the spectacle. Great clip!
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FKA twigs – “Hide” (Video)
September 4, 2014
For New Year’s Eve 2013, Young Turks threw a special party in Tulum, Mexico. Here, FKA twigs performs Hide amidst Mayan ruins.
Okay, so at one point in the recent GGN interview we posted (here) Snoop asked T-Pain about three artists he could not live without. Snoop has been on some Sade *ish, wanting to collab with the sizzling songstress for a while now… but Pain hit Snoop in the head with his first choice out the gate: FKA twigs. And they both went on tirade touting her; Pain even saying he’s worked with her (that she brought him back into music). Wow. Is it her music? Is it her look? Her presence?
Answer: YES!
Check this latest “Hide” performance video from producer/singer/songwriter FKA twigs out. Will leave your mouth hanging wide open. Well, it left me floored. ‘xscuse me for not knowing, FKA twigs.
And perhaps to get you further ‘open’… check out her concept video for “Hide” from a couple years back after the jump. WOW!
– @ojones1
Posted in Alternative, Performance, R&B, Videos | Tags: FKA twigs, Formerly Known As, Hide, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, twigs | No Comments »
Janelle Monae Surprises New York Based Band & Fans In The Park (Video)
September 1, 2014
McCarren Park, Brooklyn, NY. There’s this street band there, The Drumadics, rocks! Worth seeing alone. But what if Janelle Monáe surprised them during one of their shows at the park? Dopeness through the roof! Well…
Janelle Monae surprises New York City’s most talented street musicians: The Drumadics at McCarren Park in Brooklyn. They put on an incredible performance that captivated an unsuspecting audience.
Posted in Celebrity, Funk, Performance, R&B, Videos | Tags: Drumadics, Janelle Monae, McCarren Park | No Comments »
Live From Las Vegas: Will Smith And DJ Jazzy Jeff Perform “Summertime†(Video)
August 18, 2014
Will Smith aka The Fresh Prince with another surprise on-the-spot performance! It’s summertime… Right, so they did “Summertime” … big up’d his son and let the ladies know the ab work is still being done. Like grown folk spring break on stage. Hip-Hop’s true blue friends (Will and Jeff) still doing it live (30 years strong)! DJ Jazzy Jeff, drums please!! Enjoy the show.
JJFP 4Eva…30 Year of Rocking!!! And we’re Nowhere Near Done!! #jjfp #vinyldestination #vegas http://t.co/EoL2eHyDfz
— Mr Summertime!!! (@djjazzyjeff215) August 16, 2014
Classic Clips: Common Sense At Fat Beats NYC (1997) [Video]
August 17, 2014
Throwback banger alert! We already posted that trip back to Kanye West’s past (cypher styling at Fat Beats). Now, enjoy some Common rocking a promo show (doing it cypher style, too) at Fat Beats. Er… That is Common Sense (yeah, back that far)!
Here’s a clip from Common’s Fat Beats NYC in-store for “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”…This Common album was the last time that No I.D. and Com would do an album together until 2011.
Click play and start really enjoying your Sunday!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Throwback, Videos | Tags: common, Common Sense, CYPHER, Fat Beats, Freestyle | No Comments »
Reunited: Wu-Tang Appears On ‘The Daily Show’ With Jon Stewart And Performs “Ron O’Neal” (Video)
August 11, 2014
Ha! Here’s the vid. Wu-Tang was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart the other night to talk up their re-union in front of the hometown crowd; and to do a performance of their new single “Ron O’Neal.” Decent. They took the on-air broadcast home with a performance of “Triumph.” See the performance clips after the jump. Start with the interview above.
Posted in Comedy, Hip-Hop, Performance, Television, Videos | Tags: Jon Stewart, Moment of Zen, RON O'NEAL, The Daily Show, Triumph, Wu-Tang Clan | No Comments »
Classic Clips: 19-Year Old Kanye West Holding His Own In A Cypher Back In The Day at Fat Beats NYC (Video)
July 20, 2014
Yeezy as a teen on a track running wild on it… and if you owe him money betta find that sh— hahahaaa! Talk about nostalgia. Hip-Hop’s self-proclaimed savior rocking the mic in a cypher at Fat Beats (NYC) back in the day. Not bad, not bad. Watch for yourself.
UPDATE: Kanye West, Al Tariq, Butter Lee & Black Attack @ Fat Beats Aug 96 (Extended Clip)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Throwback, Videos | Tags: CYPHER, Fat Beats, Freestyle, Kanye, Kanye West, YEEZUS, Yeezy | 1 Comment »
ESPN Highlights: Drake Hosts The 2014 ESPYs (Video)
July 19, 2014
Hey, Stuart Scott’s award acceptance was definitely the most beautiful moment of the night of the ESPYs. But like it or love it, Drake, as host, hit all the marks (and “Side Pieces” … hilarious) and kept the show lively and moving.
That ‘Lance blow’ though… (a W-T-F moment to be certain)! Enjoy the clip above, with lots after the jump. If you have half as much fun as Drake seemed to be having, you’ll be doing good.
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, EVENTS, Performance, Sports, Television | Tags: Award show, Drake, ESPN, ESPYS, host | No Comments »
The Amazing Jam Session Guys Rock ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ With Trey Songz x Juicy J x Aloe Blacc (Video)
July 16, 2014
Wow! Remember coming across the ‘3 Random Dudes Jam Session’ vid that went viral a while ago? Yes/no? Well, apparently the viral went epidemic… enough to get the notice from Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show staff. And man, they put together something special. A dream come true for the artists and audience to be sure! Check it out.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Performance, R&B, Series, Soul, Television, Videos | Tags: Aloe Blacc, Cleto and the Cletones, Dicky, gospel choir, Guillermo, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Juicy J, Trey Songz | No Comments »
eLZhi – The Backroom Freestyle (Video)
July 14, 2014
Man! Been waiting on some new stuff from one of Detroit’s illest lyricists, eLZhi. BET got him in the booth (above) to bless The Backroom at 106 & Park. And bless he did. Just dropped hotness for a minute and a bit on the mic. Easy work baby. Easy! Watch and see.
Kanye West – Live At The Wireless Festival 2014 (Video)
July 14, 2014
Turns out they did celebrate on the 4th of July in the UK this year… likely due to Kanye West being over there to rock at Finsbury Park, London. Some older and current jawns brought to the mass of worshippers gathered to watch Yeezus deliver his litany of hits at this year’s Wireless Festival. Nowadays, with all the mobile and camera tech folks bring, isn’t every festival ‘wireless’ (just saying)?
Bigger question: What was going on with the girl in the red dress near the beginning (above)? Did she pass out or something? Incredible show, and that was just the beginning. More crowd’s eye view footage after the jump.
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: GoPro, Kanye West, Wireless Festival, Wireless Festival 2014 | No Comments »
Tiny Desk Concert: NPR Presents The Foreign Exchange (Video)
July 11, 2014
Gotta love The Foreign Exchange (Phonte, Nicolay, Zo!). Even more so in concert. Even more so at a concert in an intimate space… like they do on NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concert. Click play above and get soul-clap (or ‘church clap’ hahaa) going. Nice!
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DJ Jazzy Jeff And Questlove (of The Roots) Remix The ‘Super Mario Brothers’ Theme (Video)
July 8, 2014
You gotta be kidding! The Super Mario Brothers theme? They flipped it like that? This would be a shutdown performance at any show… To the enjoyment and amazement of the ‘Welcome America’ crowd gathered in Philly this year, Questlove and Jeff put together an epic ‘battle beat’ submission.
Philly’s own DJ Jazzy Jeff Master DJ takes on Jeremy Ellis in a Super Mario Brothers Beat duel at Philadelphia’s Welcome America Jam 7/4/14 Questlove on the drums
The Boiler Room: The 45 King Outtakes (Video)
July 8, 2014
A real DJ applauds the work of others. In case you’re not knowing, DJ Mark The 45 King is worthy of a standing ovation…whether you are a DJ or not. It should be enough of a cue that this is recommended viewing, per tweet from the DJ Premier.
@REALDJPREMIER Boiler Room Tv Out Takes pt.1 http://t.co/fSvRoLINJb pic.twitter.com/pfh8SZF8kE
— 45 King (@TheReal45King) July 5, 2014
The Boiler Room is visiting The 45 King in his New Jersey castle. Click play… then hold your applause till the end so you don’t miss anything. And this is outtake video. Dope!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Producers, Videos | Tags: Boiler Room, DJ Mark, DJ Mark The 45 King, Making The Beat, The 45 King | No Comments »
ALife Sessions: Ghostface Killah x Bad Bad Not Good Live Performance (Video)
June 28, 2014
Ghostface Killah emceeing and Bad Bad Not Good punk-jazz’ing on stage and on point for this installment of The ALife Sessions; a series from the street-wear biz’s biz. GFK and BBNG rock the packed intimate ALife venue/surroundings and talk a bit about the collab and such.
Posted in Funk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Performance | Tags: ALife, ALife Sessions, Bad Bad Not Good, Ghostface Killah | No Comments »
Snoop Dogg x Doug E. Fresh – “Lodi Dodi” (Live at The Roots Picnic) [Video]
June 19, 2014
At the 7th Annual Roots Picnic, Snoop and Doug E. Fresh do the damn thing on their rendition of Doug E. and Slick Rick’s “Lodi Dodi” live. Now, Snoop Dogg had a slow-flow styled version on his debut LP “Doggystyle.” But with Fresh dropping beat box heat live… you KNOW Snoop had to hold down his end with more of an homage to Rick The Ruler. Respect! Great performance.
(Catch a recap of the 2014 Roots Picnic after the jump.)
Posted in Celebrity, EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Doug E. Fresh, Lodi Dodi, Snoop Dogg, The Roots Picnic, The Roots Picnic 2014 | No Comments »
Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Baby Got Back” featuring The Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Video)
June 12, 2014
No way. No fu**ing way! Sir Mix-A-Lot is a favorite son of Seattle’s Hip-Hop community…but of Seattle Symphony music lovers? Apparently, yes; as throngs of thick volunteer dancers joined him on stage for a pretty hype rendition of the party jam “Baby Got Back” (gotta link the original here for comparison and to relive memories).
“My conductor is like, “Oh my God!”
– Sir Mix-A-Lot
Enjoy that above. And bonus, after the jump, Mix-A-Lot and the Symphony did “Posse On Broadway” (see original video here).
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Baby Got Back, Posse On Broadway, Seattle Symphony, Sir Mix-A-Lot, The Seattle Symphony Orchestra | 1 Comment »
DJ Premier Presents ‘Bars in the Booth’ |Session 4 | featuring A.G. [Video]
June 5, 2014
“When it comes to lyrics, we don’t half step. D.I.T.C. for life!†– DJ Premier
Uh oh, time for a real emcee to get it in again. Next up ‘In The Booth’: MC ‘Andre the Giant’ aka A.G.! For Session 4, DJ Premier has A.G. featured; repping the legendary Bronx Duo Showbiz & A.G. and D.I.T.C. Watch how dude gets down!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Series, Videos | Tags: A.G., Bars In The Booth, D.I.T.C, DITC, DJ Premier, Session 4 | No Comments »
Education: Jim Carrey Delivers an Enlightening Commencement Address at the 2014 MUM Graduation (Video)
June 5, 2014
“Fear is going to be a player in life, but you get to decide how much. So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it.”
– Jim Carrey
Hilarious… easily slipping into profound… in his Maharishi University of Management (http://www.mum.edu) graduation speech to 285 students representing 54 countries. Initially found a writeup and clip on it at Today.com. Jim Carrey gave his commencement address to Maharishi University of Management’s class of 2014. The University Board of Trustees also presented Carrey with the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts Honoris Causa, in recognition of his significant lifetime achievements as a world-renowned comedian and actor, artist, author and philanthropist.
Watch the full video (the above quote comes in at the 10-minute mark). I’m betting you will be impressed and entertained by Carrey’s talk. I was. LOTS of gems of wisdom dropped in this!
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Education, EVENTS, Performance, Videos | Tags: 2014 MUM Graduation, Commencement Address, James Carrey, Jim Carrey, Maharishi University of Management, MUM | No Comments »
