Jean Grae "Cookies or Comas" Mixtape

Jean Grae "Cookie or Comas" Mixtape

Jean Grae can roll w/the best ... crazy to think that the "Cookie or Comas" mixtape is a prelude to the bigger "Cake or Death" which won't kick out until later this year.

For this mixtape, it's Grae and DJ Drama bringing it. Grae takes advantage of her talented circle of friends too like Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and more. 

It's good ish hip hoppers and you'll agree. kfox.

Jean Grae - Cookies or Comas - Mixtape Listen and Download

VIDEO: Punchline & Wordsworth - Red Hot Lover Tone (WKCR Freestyle)

VIDEO: Punchline & Wordsworth "Red Hot Lover Tone" (WKCR Freestyle)

I love some good music, but even more respectful is a good freestyle! And there's much to love about this five minute freestyle. They just move the words in such a visual way and off the top of their heads. Nice. Oh, and you're gonna like the beats too.

Hip hoppers, they got skills. For real. kfox.

YouTube - Punchline & Wordsworth - Red Hot Lover Tone (WKCR Freestyle)

VIDEO: Aaron Evans f/DJ Deprave "Jazz is Freedom"

VIDEO: Aaron Evans f/DJ Deprave "Jazz is Freedom"

Here's a little something nice and smooth to set the summer in motion and the vid has some beach scenes too making it even more appropriate for this time of year. This vid is courtesy of Aaron Evans and his crew.

So go ahead hip hoppers, "... sit back and rewind." kfox.

YouTube - Aaron Evans feat. DJ Deprave - Jazz is Freedom - Official Music Video [HD]: ""

PHOTOS: The 4th Roots Picnic

I've never been to the Roots Picnic, but the line ups have always made me want to be there. There was live streaming this year though ... And now these pics. Not as good as being there, but nice.

Love it up hip hoppers and it will love you back. kfox.

Photos: Mel D. Cole goes BTS at the 4th Roots Picnic
OKAYPLAYER | JUNE 8, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/bzyC


Okayplayer resident photographer and all around bad mofo Mel D. Cole gets exclusive access inside The Roots' rehearsal ... Read more

The Rap Songs Of The Arab Spring

A few weeks back I wrote about some of the protest songs that have come out of the #Jan25 revolution in Egypt. But as the revolutions have spread across the Middle East, so has the need for music to document the movement.

Here's a short piece on the music and the movement from NPR:

The Rap Songs Of The Arab Spring : The Record : NPR

Check out Egypt Protest Songs on YouTube

And this article on Arab Spring Music.

As we move from Spring into Summer ... the heat is on hip hoppers ... all over the world. kfox.

Beat The World Soundtrack Sampler

KRS-One, Talib Kweli and K'naan on the Beat the World Soundtrack

The "You Got Served" franchise continues w/a DVD installment and highlights a few of the notably conscious names in hip hop.

Oh, and here's the link to the movie trailer: "You Got Served: Beat the World"

So check it out hip hoppers and let me know what you think. kfox.

Beat The World Soundtrack Sampler by HipHopConnect on SoundCloud

Beat The World Soundtrack Sampler by HipHopConnect

Article: The Roots Plotting 'Orchestral' New Album

The Roots Plotting 'Orchestral' New Album
http://www.billboard.com/news/the-roots-plotting-orchestral-new-album-1005216132.story

IMAGE: The Wu

From The Smithian

http://thesmithian.com/post/5952942304

Illustration by Reuben Sanchez

Gotta love the creativity hip hoppers. kfox.