The Roots ft Blu x Phonte x Patty Crash – “The Day” | New Music

This is so damn ill! The Roots collaborate with two of SoulCulture‘s favourite Emcees of the moment Blu & Phonte on another solid joint from How I Got Over which is out next week. Blu sounds better than he has sounded since Below The Heavens dropped, Black Thought kills it as per usual (Top 5 [...]

Rhymefest – “T.M.S” x “Say Wassup” ft Phonte | Official Videos

Rhymefest and director Konee Rok collaborate to create two dope videos for the latest singles from Rhymefest’s latest album El Che. “T.M.S” This well shot video looks at the graffiti culture while using some simple but effective special effects. “Say Wassup” ft Phonte You need the old-skool red and blue 3D glasses to really enjoy [...]

YahZarah – The Ballad Of Purple Saint James | Album Review

YahZarah is a name we have become familiar with in the last several years through various Little Brother / Justus League songs and albums and her previous releases Hear Me (2001) and Blackstar (2002). Still fresh in the minds and ears of many with last year’s Foreign Exchange group release Leave it all Behind, the [...]

YahZarah – The Ballad Of Purple Saint James LP SAMPLER | FREE Download

Preview new music from singer-songwriter and The Foreign Exchange Music signee, YahZarah. Taken from her forthcoming full length album, The Ballad Of Purple Saint James. Due for release on May 4th 2010 Tracklisting: a) Shadow intro b) All My Days feat. Darien Brockington c) Cry Over You feat. Phonte d) Have A Heart e) Change [...]

Pharoahe Monch Prepares To Release W.A.R.

Lyrical beast Pharoahe Monch is on the front lines once again and this time it’s bigger than just album talk. Monch is gearing up to release his new project W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) through a partnership with Duck Down Music, while establishing his company W.A.R. Media as a viable entertainment portal. W.A.R. is the follow-up [...]

Free Download: Zo! – ‘…Just Visiting Too’ EP

Featuring Yahzarah, Phonte, Carlitta Durand, Darien Brockington + Sy Smith

GIG REVIEW: Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute@ The Jazz Café 29-30 August 2009

I know it’s harsh to judge such things on aesthetics alone but most of the crowd gathered @The Jazz Cafe for the Michael Jackson tribute, on what would have been his 51st Birthday, did not look like your average aficionados. There seemed to be little evidence of the kind of sophisticated, cosmo crowd that I’ve [...]

NEW VIDEO: The Foreign Exchange feat. Muhsinah – House of Cards

More ethereal dopeness from The Foreign Exchange. Taken from the group’s slept on sophomore set, Leave It All Behind, in stores now. The Foreign Exchange feat. Muhsinah – “House Of Cards” from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo. Cali.bre