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Invincible feat. Finale- "Locusts" (docu-music-video)
Detroit based Hip-Hop artists Invincible and Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City. This piece includes interviews with community activists discussing displacement and predatory planning versus sustainable development in the D.
Both the song and video for "Locusts" by Invincible feat. Finale, (produced by DJ House Shoes) are from Invincible's debut album Shapeshifters available on www.EMERGENCEmusic.net and www.bling47.com). Detroit based Hip-Hop artists Invincible and Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City. This piece includes i... more -
Bishop Lamont New Album
Bishop Lamont takes the hot seat to fill us in on his highly anticipated album, "Reformation."
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Milk and Guilty
The Current Fix gets embedded with MC Guilty Simpson and MC/Producer Black Milk as they give us a tour of the streets of Detroit and the city's Hip Hop scene. The Current Fix gets embedded with MC Guilty Simpson and MC/Producer Black Milk as they give us a tour of the streets of Detroit and t... more
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1o.A.k *The Freshmen
A first look at 1o.A.k (1 Of A Kind) of the Honor Roll, an East Bay Area-based collective. He and his peers are building upon the foundation that was laid by artists such as the Neptunes, Andre 3000, and Kanye West, whove expanded the definition of what hip-hop can be on a mainstream level. A first look at 1o.A.k (1 Of A Kind) of the Honor Roll, an East Bay Area-based collective. He and his peers are building upon the foun... more
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Current TV's Music Department Top 50 of 2007
Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
We didn't think the year would be complete without sharing with our audience what's had the highest rotation in Current TV's Music Department this year. Some of these may be familiar to you and some may not.. but the fact is, they all share one common thread. Damn good music well worth checking out!
So here you have it.. (in no particular order), Current TV's Top 50 albums of 2007!
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Feist - The Reminder
Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond To You
Trans AM - Sex Change
J-Dilla - Ruff Draft
The Veils - Nux Vomica
Blonde Redhead - 23
Kanye West - Graduation
Blue States - First Steps into
Studio - West Coast
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
West Indian Girl - 4th and Wall
Chromatics - IV
Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation
MUDD - Clarmont 56
Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards
Sorcerer - White Magic
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
The Ponys - Turn The Lights Out
BLOW - Poor Aim: Love Songs
Pepe Deluxe - Spare Time Machine
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Modeselektor - Happy Birthday
Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
Bjork - Volta
M.I.A. - Kala
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
Iron and Wine - Shepard's Dog
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
The National - Boxer
The Maps - We Can Create
Mark Ronson - Version
Voxtrot - Voxtrot
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Sustain Decay Release
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Common - Finding Forever
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Mgmt - Oracular Spectacular
Jesca Hoop - Kismet
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Happy Winter Solstice everyone. ... more -
Phife from A Tribe Called Quest
If anyone saw the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show and wondered if Phife from A Tribe Called Quest was sick (he certainly looked it), well the answer is yes. He has Type 2 diabetes and is suffering from kidney failure that requires dialysis. Here's an interview he gave last year discussing his situation and how he got to this point.
If you're a hip hop fan and/or historian, you know Tribe's place and importance. It would be a real tragedy to lose both J Dilla and Phife in a year. If anyone saw the VH1 Hip Hop Honors show and wondered if Phife from A Tribe Called Quest was sick (he certainly looked it), well the ... more
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