RBMA On The Floor: Bilal Live at La Bellevilloise | Concert Audio

We’re all completely spoilt. Each day, more hours of music than hours in the day is sent to our inboxes spanning genres we love – and whilst there’s much mediocrity to sift through, there are always some gems. It’s easy to forget that five years ago, let alone ten, there wasn’t remotely the same volume [...]

A Parisien Day In The Life Of Big Boi | Video

Complete with voiceover giving a career overview, TRACE TV followed Big Boi about during his recent trip to Paris to promote his new solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty [out now - click to read our review].

Bilal – “Think It Over” Live In Paris [Video + Pics]

A beautiful video of Bilal performing the 88-Keys produced “Think It Over” – from his brand new album Airtight’s Revenge, out September 14th via Plug Research – at a sold-out two hour show in Paris last week at La Bellevillois: This footage comes from forthcoming documentary Bilal Day, shot and edited by Mikael Colombu, via [...]

Snoop Dogg Performs “Vapors” + Freestyles At Paris Afterparty | Video + Photos

Hours after putting on a show at the Olympia Theatre in Paris at the end of June, Snoop Dogg took to the city’s Palais de Tokyo to lead the fun at his official Adidas after party… Spending several funk-infused hours dancing, smoking, DJing [alongside DJ Naughty J], adlibbing and sporadically rapping, the playful Hip Hop [...]

Blu x Exile x Diamond District x Fashawn x Trek Life – “Freestyle your Funk” (Video)

Closing the Free Your Funk Festival in Paris last week Blu, Diamond District, Fashawn and Trek Life kick a few bars cypher style. [Source]

Maxwell on Rebellion, Africa and Black History (Video)

In this 14 minute interview with TRACE.TV Maxwell discusses his rebellious side, his Puerto Rican and Haitian heritage, going to Africa, the connection between Africa and America, his views on Caribbean culture – and the woman he dated who inspired BLACKsummers’night. A genuinely insightful interview piece, regardless of how much you already think you know [...]

EVENT REVIEW: We Want Miles: le Jazz face à sa légende (Paris)

Standing in the queue for the museum of the Cité de la Musique’s wide hall, the air that should have been chilling is more than warm. It’s Love. It’s Miles Davis love. From 16 of October until 17 of January, the exhibition We Want Miles celebrates Miles Davis‘ genius, inspiration and prolific work. Numerous shy, [...]