Not much is known about The Black Opera, they’re keeping their identities secret, but they make dope music.
Simple as that really, click the video below and get down.
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Alias announces new album
Alias has announced a new album.
The Anticon producer will release his new record Fever Dream on August 30th. The beat-maker, who has worked with the likes of Tarsier and Deep Puddle Dynamics amongst others, has also announced the tracklisting for the album:
Goinswimmin
Wanna Let It Go
Revi Is Divad
No Choice
Dahorses
Lady Lambin’
Talk in Technicolor
Feverdreamin
Boom Boom Boom
Tagine
Sugarpeeeee
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Q-Tip hits out at documentary director
Q-Tip and Michael Rapaport have come to a head once again over the latter’s documentary of A Tribe Called Quest.
With the film due for release soon, Q-Tip has warned other rappers to tell their own stories, instead of letting someone put a different slant on their lives. He said:
“…this is just another warning shot, a flare coming from a cannon so that they could get this thing right…The other thing is, to everybody out there in Hip Hop who’s crossed the threshold, who’s done work, who has a history, whether it be Queen Latifah, Rakim, Wu-Tang, Jay-Z, Nas, Ice Cube or N.W.A., yo, tell y’all own stories…This Hip Hop shit is our shit.”
Rapaport then replied by saying the interview had been confused by Tip’s comments, saying:
“I don’t understand what he was talking about with telling their own stories…Martin Scorcese does movies about gangsters, and if you’ve ever been around Martin Scorcese, he’s the furthest thing from a gangster…Last time I heard from Q-Tip he sent me an email and he said, ‘All you gotta do is stay white and be privileged.'”
It’s a shame it’s come to this, but peep the trailer below and get hyped anyway because it does look good:
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Enter the Wugazi!
Take two pioneering and legendary groups and stick them together. What have you got? Wugazi!
A mysterious entity has put the track Sleep Rules Everything Around Me online, bringing the worlds of Fugazi and the Wu Tang Clan together and melting them into the best thing we’ve heard all month. Sometimes these mash-ups are horrible, but not this one, it’s a winner.
An album, 13 Chambers, is incoming but until then check this out:
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Soulwax launch pioneering App
Soulwax are launching an online and app driven radio station on July 4th.
Radio Soulwax will provide 24 themed albums, each containing and hour long mix of exclusive audio and visual content, unveiled over 18 weeks. A one hour teaser is available to view here. All the visuals were created bespoke for each mix and feature imagery from the sleeve art that inspired each mix.
In addition to the live online feed – Radio Soulwax will be available to stream and download via a fully interactive iPhone/iPad/Android application. This can be downloaded from the Apple App and Google App stores from Monday.
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Flogging Molly announce UK tour
Flogging Molly have announced some UK tour dates for November.
The band, who released their new single ‘Revolution‘ this week are playing the venues listed below and you can get tickets from tomorrow [July 1st] at 9am on http://floggingmollytickets.sandbag.uk.com
Thursday 3rd – Portsmouth, Pyramid
Friday 4th – London, Forum
Saturday 5th – Manchester, Academy 2
Sunday 6th – Norwich, UAE
Monday 28th – Nottingham, Rock City
Tuesday 29th – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Wednesday 30th – Cardiff, Coal Exchange
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New Kidda mixtape online
Kidda has unleashed a new mixtape online.
Da Phoney Vaughn Bode Bar Bee Que Mix Tape 2011 features Kidda’s take on the likes of Ghostface, Nas, The Beastie Boys, EPMD and A Tribe Called Quest, amongst others.
It’s 45 minutes long, it’s downloadable and it’s only a click away. Get on it!
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UK DMC Championship finals announced
The UK DMC finals are taking place on July 14th at the Scala in London.
The night, which features performances from Rewd Adams and The Last Skeptik, Inja [who also hosts] and the only UK date from the legendary X-Ecutioners, is one not to miss. Tickets are only £10 and DMC are donating money to Rock Raida’s family, a very worth cause.
Who will be the UK’s entry for the World Finals in October? The only way to find out is by going along! Pick up your tickets here.
Grandaddy are to release a deluxe edition of their seminal album The Software Slump.
Originally released in 2000, the album’s new edition will feature two discs. Disc One is the original album as everyone knows and loves it.
Disc Two features non album singles, B-Sides, EP tracks and two unreleased demos – Beautiful Ground and Hewlett’s Daughter – and even the original introduction to He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s The Pilot, which was dropped before release.
With so many extras, this is no ordinary re-issue, so get on board. It is released on Universal/V2 on August 22nd.
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Foreign Beggars announce Koko show
Foreign Beggars will be playing an exclusive London show at Koko.
The crew, who have been wowing crowds for years and whose last album United Colours of Beggatron won plaudits across the board, will hit the venue on November 3rd with support from Lazer Sword.
Currently running dancefloors alongside Skrillex, Flux Pavilion and Vato Gonzalez, it’s a show that shouldn’t be missed and with early bird tickets on sale here, you’ve got no excuse.
Just in case you needed to know how heavy it’s going to be, watch the video below. BLAAAAOW.