Saturday March 17th 1pm at Cielo In Austin TX!!!

NYC Come out to Affaire @ 50 Avenue B in NYC This Sunday March 18th! 5pm-11pm

While performing at Le Bataclan in Paris, France Yasiin & Talib bring out Posdnuos to perform a verse off the classic De La Soul x J Dilla produced record “Stakes is High.”

Performances by:
Talib Kweli (w/ live band)
Pharoahe Monch
Jean Grae
Buckshot
Smif N Wessun
Mr. MFN eXquire
Bad Rabbits
Iron Solomon
Vince Staples & Michael Uzi
The Famous Mr. Nobodys
Promise

Music by DJ Statik Selektah + a ‘Population Control’ Set w/ Performances from Lecrae, Termanology & More

Friday, March 16th at La Zona Rosa
Address: 612 West 4th Street, Austin, TX

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

SXSW Badge Holders Enter For Free!
All Ages Welcome

Complimentary product courtesy of Reebok at the showcase.

If you checked out 2010′s Year of the Blacksmith Community Mixtape, you may remember IZZY’s track “Look of Love”.

Today we have a new track called “The Debut”, featuring Shift the MC  & M Cruz. You can check it out below.

TUNE IN HERE TODAY AT 3PM
Talib Kweli headlines Rap Sessions on Friday, Feb 17th, 3:00 pm EST at Jackson State University. “Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama/Tea Party Era” will be a community dialogue on the ways race and gender discussions in national culture have evolved since the 2008 Election. Also featuring Mark Anthony Neal, Joan Morgan, John Jennings and Elizabeth Mendez Berry. Moderated by Bakari Kitwana.

For the last six years, Rap Sessions, the first national tour of its kind, brought townhall style meetings to scores of cities across the country. In 2011, Rap Sessions continues its commitment to engaging the most difficult dialogues facing the hip-hop generation. By touring the nation with leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists, Rap Sessions helps jumpstart crucial local debate. Past participating institutions include Princeton University, Brown University, University of California-Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, University of California-Los Angeles, the University of Chicago, Harvard Law School among others.

Check Out the Trailer For Jean Grae’s Upcoming Project Cake or Death!!!

Cake or Death Trailer from W.A.R. Media on Vimeo.

http://www.jeangrae.com

Check out Brooklyn’s own 20 grand Pikaso and His new Video “Thinking Out Loud”

Check out DJ Eko’s Valentines Day Gift to us all at Okayplayer!!!
DJ EKO has been in the game for years, from a radio show in the Bay to a journalism stint at URB Magazine. She was also posting about Dilla on the Okayplayer boards some years ago…yeah, she’s legit. Now she’s based in NYC, DJing around the city and beyond. She also occasionally bangs out choice mixes like Soultronica, this soulful blend of newish joints from some of our favorites (Hudson Mohawk, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Miguel, y muchas mas) exclusively presented by Okayplayer. It’s not JUST meant for Valentine’s Day, but seems especially appropriate this week.