Missy Elliott Opens The VH1 Hip Hop Honors: 90’s Game Changers

Missy Elliott opened VH1’s Hip Hop Honors last night with a performance of “She’s A Bitch.” The trailblazing video was referenced in the stage act with Missy and her troupe of dancers dressed in all black space meets the city gear. Hype Williams who directed Missy’s video for “She’s A Bitch” and so many other important videos from the ’90s was honored. The theme of the show was 90’s Game Changers and people from that era who moved the culture were honored including Martin Lawrence, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Master P.


Shabazz Palaces: KEXP Performance

[youtube id=”pT0Yxq22Dho”] Stas Thee Boss introduces Shabazz Palaces before they perform a live set in the KEXP studios. They take a quick break and she interviews them about their current albums Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines. They discuss the possibility of turning the albums into an animated series before finishing their set.



Esperanza Spalding Shares EXPOSURE Studio Segment With Lalah Hathaway

[youtube id=”leMe56ITfRA”] Esperanza Spalding’s EXPOSURE album is centered around improvisation and capturing the musical moment in one take. She brainstormed the project live on Facebook last week and Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathaway were two of her guests. Watch her and Lalah Hathaway in the above clip as they creatively decide on where jazz and R&B meet. EXPOSURE will only have 7,777 copies available.



Teenear Unveils Video For Love Me Or Leave Me

[youtube id=”z2ipWS1FD-w”] R&B singer Teenear has a video for her summer anthem “Love Me Or Leave Me” featuring Fetty Wap. The scenario takes place in high school where a party takes place and Teenear becomes a participant. The Miami-based artist is getting ready for her full-length debut for Slip N Slide.