Doing Minnie proud
CONGRATS WAYNA AND KOKAYI!! Best Urban/Alternative Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.) * Say Goodbye To Love Kenna Track from: Make Sure They See My Face [Star…
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Status update from Vibe Conductor HQ
U Street lives through
Oddisee: tour guide, capable beat smith, and rap hero. VIMBY – Oddisee Grim History: [NPR: From Riots to Revival in a D.C. Neighborhood] Transition: Explosion of Joy:
Cop This: Tamara Wellons – Life Is
LISTEN: WATCH: READ: Bounceworthy: Tamara Wellons (Soulbounce.com) Underrated Female Soul Singer Spotlight: Tamara Wellons (SITKOL) Soul Watch: Tamara Wellons (Honeysoul.com) LINK UP: TamaraWellons.com myspace.com/TamaraWellons PURCHASE: Traxsource EXPERIENCE: October 29, 2008 Bohemian Caverns 2001 Eleventh Street…
Dumb Rappers Need Teachin’
“Juice” the Muppet version
Brasil vs. Japan! And despite the terrible editing and syncing in the dj’ing scenes, this flick was one of the main influences that made me want to be a DJ:
When a plan comes together
UPDATE: Now with video!! [photo by Sondai] I’ve explained before that a prime motivation for what I do is attaining those all too brief moments of magic. Not dissimilar to a drug high, I’m always…
R.I.P. DJ Primo
The Obrigado Dilla vid was my introduction to the brother and it came way too late. The Sao Paulo hip-hop community was already reeling from one loss before this, and as someone who didn’t know…
When worlds collide
White people… BEHOLD THE POWER OF GO-GO!!!! Word to Go-Go Granny in the orange. Maybe we really can bridge the divide. Anyone willing to recruit The Good JYB to go out on the campaign trail?…
Beat box science on Current TV
‘Nuff respect to hometown fam getting some much deserved shine. Nice little clip here on the science of the beat machine. Thanks Al Gore! I came late to the MPC party. I was an Ensoniq…
Maybe the kids are alright after all
The beat your feet movement came a whole generation after my days of doing the happy feet (when I wasn’t b-boying), which was a generation before the hee-haw but I can definitely say that the…
Countdown to Brazil: Os Tincoãs
In my preparations so far, I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the rich musical heritage of Bahia, but I’ve already got a prize to track down when I get off the plane. I…