Written by Manish
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Posts Tagged ‘Mos Def’
Nov
28/11
28/11
Music: Black Star – You Already Knew
Just as Black Star release Fix Up as a little treat to fans on Black Friday, they also decide to put out another track. Yes another! ‘You Already Knew’ is produced by Oh No and they declare it’s the first song off ‘Black Star Aretha’ — the group’s tribute to the legendary singer Aretha Franklin. [...]
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25/11
25/11
Music: Black Star – Fix Up
Written by Manish
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Friday, November 25th, 2011
In the summer of 2001, I managed to briefly speak to Talib Kweli after a Rawkus Records show and I asked him that question, “When is the next Black Star album coming out?”. To which he responded with the age old reply, “When it’s finished”. So over 10 years on, Yasiin Bey, formerly known as [...]
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05/11
05/11
Beats Rhymes & Life The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Trailer
Written by Denis
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Shortly after last week’s Livin’ Proof’s Bank Holiday bash with ATCQ’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, we present the official trailer for ‘Beats Rhymes & Life The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’.
It’s a documentary following the group’s reunion and also features interviews with fellow influenced artists like Common, Ludacris, Mos Def, Beastie Boys and Pharrell [...]
Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Beats Rhymes & Life The Travels, Common, Ludacris, Mos Def, Pharrell Williams | Posted under FILM, MUSIC | Comments Off
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19/11
19/11
Mike Schreiber’s TRUE Hip-Hop Exhibition
Written by Sam Avendano
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Mike Schreiber’s in town for his exhibition and book launch of TRUE Hip-Hop.
Over the last decade, New York-based photographer Mike Schreiber has captured the likes of Mos Def, Common, Eminem, Nas and M.I.A. This Thursday 19th May 2011, Mike Schreiber launches ‘TRUE Hip-Hop’ to a UK audience with the ‘TRUE Hip-Hop’ exhibition at Shoreditch’s Protein. Showcasing [...]
Tags: Alibi, bounty, Eminem, Hewett Street, hip hop, M.I.A., Mike Schreiber, Mos Def, Nas, TRUE hip hop, Wu-Tang Clan, Zeyne Sy, Zezi Ifore | Posted under EVENTS, NEWS, PHOTOGRAPHY | Comments Off
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15/11
15/11
Ben Sherman x Trekstock – Very Important Plectrums
Written by Manish
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Earlier this week, WeAreHQ were invited to a special show in aid of the charity Trekstock who support young people with cancer, by raising funds and awareness through gigs, music and fashion collaborations. The London leg of Ben Sherman’s V.I.P. Tour took place in London’s XOYO with an intimate set with Mos Def who didn’t [...]
May
10/11
10/11
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star – Countdown (10/10)
Written by Manish
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The Black Star show is days away (10th May 2011 – Hammersmith Apollo) and I’m rather depressed that I wasn’t able to get my hands on those tickets. I have decided to dust off my old records and listen to some vintage Mos and Kweli appearing [...]
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09/11
09/11
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star – Countdown (9/10)
Written by Manish
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Monday, May 9th, 2011
The Black Star show is days away (10th May 2011 – Hammersmith Apollo) and I’m rather depressed that I wasn’t able to get my hands on those tickets. I have decided to dust off my old records and listen to some vintage Mos and Kweli appearing on rather less known tracks as [...]
Tags: A Butta, Black Star, hip hop, Lyricist Lounge, Mos Def, Music, Pharoahe Monch, Rah Digga, Rawkus, Talib Kweli | Posted under MUSIC | Comments Off
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