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The Roots – “Life, Love, & Loot”
October 28, 2011
Inspired by the Captain Morgan commercial campaign of “Life, Love, & Loot”, Philly’s finest The Roots flipped the musical theme of the liquor brand’s primary song into a dope ass joint with a great classic rock feel. Black Thought aka Tariq Trotter kills this joint on the vocals so well it sounds like he may have outdid Lenny Kravitz himself at his own signature vocal style. The song won’t appear on the The Roots upcoming album “undun” due December 6th, but damn this joint is dope even if for a commercial campaign. Check out the Spin Magazine article with Questlove regarding the project & listen to the track below. Some Behind The Scenes video after the jump…. Glasses Up!
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Roy Ayers Project (Teaser)
August 1, 2011
Our homie Tall Black Guy provides the soundtrack for this teaser from the Roy Ayers Project which will be a documentary to inform people about one of the greatest musicians ever. Appearances from Rich Medina, Questlove, DJ Premier, Stalley, Curren$y, Ski Beatz, and Houseshoes.
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The Roots and Weird Al Yankovic Cover Madvillain “Accordion”
June 22, 2011
Released from Questlove’s SwiftFM account this joint covers one of my favorite joints from Madvillainy. Thought it was going to be another Weird Al funny cover song but they really did it justice. Dope!
?uestlove and Black Thought Talk New Roots Album
June 7, 2011
In a interview with Billboard, Questlove and Black Thought shed some light on what to expect from the next Roots album that was rumored to take on a more orchestral feel.
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BLITZ – 5/26/11: Space Pyramids
May 26, 2011
It’s Thursday……News & information from around the world in a few clicks. Not much more to say but jump into it!
HEADLINES
Lost Egyptian Pyramids Discovered By Space Scientists
PayPal Co-Founder Hands Out $100,000 Fellowship For Students To NOT Got To College
81% Of iTunes Collections Never Get Played
Questlove Of The Roots’ Philly To Paris Lockdown
Ex-Ohio State Football Player Sold Championship Rings For Cash
Manhattan Apple Store Accused Of Discriminating Against Black Men
Dallas Mavericks Beat The OKC Thunder En Route To The NBA Finals
Mike Brown Is The New Head Coach Of The Los Angeles Lakers
MORE NEWS AFTER THE JUMP…..
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BLITZ – 5/11/11: Beef & Bullsh*t
May 11, 2011
Wise Wednesday with the BLITZ! It’s hump day & another day of the week to get through. Life is full of beef & bullsh*t & the trick is to avoid it as much as possible. If you can manuever around all the Bullsh*t & Butt kissing you’ll be able to see the end of the week much clearer. It’s Just A Game….so before you venture out to face all the B.S., jump into the BLITZ! News & information from around the web in just a few clicks! Step into it!…..
SONG OF THE DAY: THE KICKDRUMS – JUST A GAME
Homeboy Sandman – ‘I Knew’
April 7, 2011
Homeboy Sandman dropped some new heat over the web a few days ago & I’ve been feeling this joint since I’ve heard it. It made me go into a brief Homeboy Sandman set on my ipod for a while. During the A3C festival last year I was telling him he needs to get up on twitter, but Sand explained he wasn’t a fan of social media like twitter per se. True to his word he set up a twitter page to release this joint & then deleted the twitter page right afterwards. Apparently this is Homeboy Sandman’s attempt to reach out to Questlove of The Roots in a bid to appear on the Jimmy Fallon show as a musical guest. Hopefully Questlove makes that happen because Homeboy Sandman is one of the most talented & creative new cats coming up in my opinion.
Take Em To The Cleaners: Camp Lo, Pete Rock, Blu, Jean Grae, King Mez, Pharoahe Monch, Reks, Raekwon, Peedi Crakk, Young Chris, & More
March 20, 2011
Every week or two I’m gonna do what I call ‘Take Em To The Cleaners’. It’s gonna be a post of clean radio ready music for all my DJs & radio people who require clean versions of songs. Make sure you check out all the previous week’s ‘Take Em To The Cleaners’ posts & general info I posted on them. Here’s what I have for this week after the jump!
H.I.S.D. “Rockin” aka “Space Up” Video (Live)
March 7, 2011
These guys have been in my playlist for a few years now. Group of Mc’s from Houston, Tx. Their first two projects “The District” and “Summer Sessions” are in credible pieces of work. The producers King Coz are the most slept on in music in my opinion. A lot of hip hop notables like Questlove and Bun B have given them the nod. There is a lot of material out there from these guys at Peace Uv Mine Entertainment so check em out!
H.I.S.D. – “Rockin”
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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Has An ‘Odd Future’ (Video)
February 17, 2011
At times when I watch late night television there will be artists that I may not entirely be familiar with. Most of the time the artists don’t leave any sort of impression. Last night on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show his musical guests were the Los Angeles based group ‘Odd Future’ or OFWGKTA which stands for ‘Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All’. Ok. I can’t front & say I’m familiar with this band although I’ve heard Questlove of the Roots endorse them at some point, but I have to admit their performance last night made an impression on me. I don’t ride bandwagons but I’d like to see & hear more from this group to see if they are the real deal for the long haul. At least they left a great first impression with their live performance. Â More background video on this group after the jump…..
Today Is The Birthday Of The Legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff (Video)
January 22, 2011
Today we salute the birthday of one of the world’s greatest DJs. Philly’s finest DJ Jazzy Jeff! Stop by DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Twitter Page & wish him a Happy Birthday! Now check out a few videos after the jump of DJ Jazzy Jeff showing what makes him great! Salute!
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Questlove Rocking In Philly
