Broken Bells: "The Ghost Inside" Video
I'm glad Broken Bells dropped an official video for "The Ghost Inside". This is a great track, and the video is sick as well.
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NYT Appends M.I.A. Article
Earlier this week we told you about M.I.A.'s issues with the New York Times. Well, the editor has made a note about the article in some attempt to make ease the tensions. NYT posted:
"The cover article in The Times Magazine on Sunday profiled the singer and political activist M.I.A. While discussing her efforts to draw attention to the civil war in her home country, Sri Lanka, she was quoted as saying: 'I wasn't trying to be like Bono. He's not from Africa-- I'm from there. I'm tired of pop stars who say, 'Give peace a chance.' I'd rather say, 'Give war a chance.' The whole point of going to the Grammys was to say, 'Hey, 50,000 people are gonna die next month, and here's your opportunity to help.' And no one did.'
While M.I.A. did make those remarks, she did not make the entire statement at the same point in the interview, or in the order in which it was presented. The part that begins, 'The whole point of going to the Grammys,' up to the end of the quotation, actually came first. The part that begins, 'I wasn't trying to be like Bono,' and ends, 'Give war a chance,' came later in the same interview. The article should have made clear that the two quotations came from different parts of the interview."
Catch up on what went down here.
DJ Premier Pays Tribute To Guru Live In Chicago 6.2.10
DJ Premier headlined The Shrine's one year anniversary and started his set by paying respect to Guru and Big L as well as giving the crowd some instructions. Check it out and look for our interview with DJ Premier.
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Apollo Brown: "Hungry" featuring Big Pooh and Black Milk
Here's more goodness from Apollo Brown. He links up with Big Pooh and Black Milk for "Hungry", and if you've ever seen Big Pooh eat Harold's then you know it is a fitting title. Just kidding... Check it out below.
Nikki Lynette: "Beaneath My City" Video
Nikki Lynette continues her work with Court Dunn, now participating in his One Shot series with nahright. The video puts Nikki in an animated Chicago and you can see the rest for yourself below.
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Janelle Monae: "Tightrope" Remix featuring B.o.B., and Lupe Fiasco
"We live the type of life people would die for."
Dope. Dope. Dope. Janelle Monae makes a well-used Dominique Dawes reference and shares the stage with B.o.B. and Lupe Fiasco on this remix of her single "Tightrope". That's really the long and short of things. Check it out below. Janelle Monae's debut LP, The Arch Android, is in stores now.
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Twone Gabz: "Bully" Video
Twone Gabz is a "Bully" and he's on he loose in this new video. Good job all around, and cameos galore. Check it out below.
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Phonte Speaks on OKP and Little Brother Legacy
Okayplayer wrote a pretty cool article about Little Brother in which they talked to various artists and LB's peers about the legacy of "three college students who became international hip hop legends, in the span of just eight years." Phonte read the article in which ?uestlove recommended that LB not breakup, and responded in this video interview with the Urban Daily.
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