Jazz drummer, producer, bandleader, and rapper Kassa Overall takes Digable Planets’ “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” and gives it a new interpretation. Overall speeds things up and takes the funk, opting for a straight jazz feeling. The song combines his longtime love of jazz and hip-hop. He had plentyContinue Reading
Shabazz Palaces has revealed a video for “Exotic BOP” featuring Purple Tape Nate the album’s title track. Ishmael Butler stands tall like a king with a bird resting on his hand. The dreamy echo-heavy soundscape matches the visual and fits Shabazz Palace’s penchant for creating cinematic moments instead of formulaicContinue Reading
Watch Ish from Shabazz Palaces and Royce The Choice rhyme in the video for “Binoculars.” The latest look from the Seattle artists is the first official video from Shabazz Palaces’s Robed in Rareness, which will be released on October 27th. Continue Reading
Digable Planets is headlining BRIC’s Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary celebration this summer. The bohemian rap legends are currently on tour observing the 30th birthday of their Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) debut album. Southern rapper Kari Faux who just saw her debut REAL BITCHES DON’T DIE, will openContinue Reading