19th Aug 2011
Big Daddy Kane and The Roots performing BDK’s hit single “RAW”.
Big Daddy Kane & The Roots – RAW Live
Tagged: Big Daddy Kane, d-nice, D-Nice Production, Hip-Hop, Live, RAW, The Roots
Google just launched a new music discovery site called Magnifier
Google has today launched a new site geared towards helping Google Music users discover new music. The site, called Magnifier,will feature music, videos, live performances, interviews and free songs that users of Google Music beta can add to their collection. The site is launching today featuring My Morning Jacket and Google is giving away two tracks to
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Tagged: Google, Magnifier, thenextweb.com
Chromeo + Solange Knowles – When The Night Falls Official Video
“If this video was a news story, the headline would be: Dudes from Chromeo impregnate entire female population of Quebec (as well as guest vocalist Solange Knowles)” – Eddie “STATS”. Press Play and you’ll understand.
Mos-Def – A*R*E*A*T*H*A*
Ms. Fat Booty Special Mixed & Edited By Jean-Claude aka JC/soulROOCKS
Tagged: aretha franklin, chicken grease, Hip-Hop, mos def, soul
Common “Ghetto Dreams” f/ Nas – Official Video
Director Matt Alonzo had his work cut out for him what with all the excitement the song (and even the photo that became the single artwork) has generated but he wisely chose to forego a ‘smells like the 90s’ approach for a stark black & white dream sequence.
Tagged: Common, Hip-Hop, Nas, soulROCKS TV
Progressive Soul Vol.13
Track listing 1. Teedra Moses/1-O.A.K – Special 2. Sa-Ra – So Speial 3. Joi – Maybe 4. Sa-Ra – Bone Song 5. The Randy Watson Experience/Bilal Oliver – Can’t Hide Love
Dr Dre sells Beats headphones stake to HTC for £191m
Dr. Dre is selling just over half of his audio company Beats Electronics to smartphone maker HTC. It is buying a 51% stake in the rapper’s company for $309 million (£190m). Beats Electronics makes headphones and speakers and was set up by Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine. The purchase will be HTC’s fifth
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Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Otis Official Video
Never ones to let anybody else get any shine for half a day, The artists formerly known as Kanye West & Jay-Z followed up on owning the internet for most of the week with the release of Watch The Throne by premiering the video for the first single, “Otis.” In answer to your first question:
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Tagged: Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, soulROCKS TV, The Throne, Throne, Watch The Throne
Real Scenes: Detroit – Documentary
Real Scenes: Detroit from Resident Advisor on Vimeo. There’s no denying that Detroit has played a major role in the world of electronic music. Which is why in the second edition of Real Scenes, RA and Bench went to the city which birthed the genre we now call techno. Detroit has always had a creative
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Tagged: Bench, Detroit, Documentary, electronic, electronica, RA, RA and Bench, soulROCKS TV, techno
The Story Of Big Daddy Kane – Documentary
2116285939 by yardie4lifever2The story of Antonio Monterio Hardy aka name Big Daddy Kane, widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC’s in Hip Hop.
Tagged: Big Daddy Kane, Documentary, Hip-Hop, old school, soulROCKS TV
Progressive Soul Vol.12
Track listing 1. Wale – let’s get high 2. Carlita Durand/Jabee – Lost Love 3. Slakah – things I do 4. Musiq – Yes 5. Zo!/Sy Smith – Greatest Weapon Of All Time 6. Maxwell – Bad Habbits
Tagged: Carlita Durand, Jabee, Maxwell, Musiq, Progressive Soul, Slakah The Beat Child, Sy Smith, wale, Zo!
Progressive Soul Vol.11 aka D*I*R*T*Y
Track listing 1. J*Davey – Ladies & Gentlemen 2. Sharia Husayn (Sa-Ra) – Star 3. Kanye West / Talib / Consequence – Chain Heavy 4. Hi-Tek/ Ghostface/Raekwan – Piano 5. Frank Ocean – Novacane 6. Miquel -You
Tagged: Consequence, Frank Ocean, Ghostface, Hi-Tek, J*Davey, Kanye West, Miquel, Progressive Soul, Raekwan, Sa-Ra, Sharia Husayn, Talib
