KID CUDI PERFORMS REVOFEV AT BAPE, NYC

NEW KANYE MATERIAL LEAKED...

KANYE WEST PERFORMS MATERIAL FROM HIS NEW AND UPCOMING FIFTH ALBUM AT THE FACEBOOK HEADQUARTERS IN PALO ALTO, CA... CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW ALBUM... BY THE LOOKS OF THESE RAPS, IT'S GONNA BE STRAIGHT KOALAS AND BANANAS...

LAURYN HILL - REPERCUSSIONS

It’s been tough being Lauryn Hill in the last decade or so since The Miseducation… She came out and completely rewrote the script and became the template for neo-soul. Universally applauded and sold by the boatloads, Lauryn Hill cemented her place as an artist on the rise, destined for greatness but then something happened... She fell off the face of the earth. If you believe the rumours that piled up, becoming a virtual maelstrom of misinformation and half-truths, the girl went crazy. Hey, maybe she simply felt the pressure was too much to bear and simply decided to take a powder, take a step back, focus on becoming a mother and wife while living happily ever after. It’ s certainly not out of the realm of possibility but that doesn’t necessarily make great copy, I know. Time marched on and slowly but surely new artists took the abandoned baton laying limp on the ground and ran as far as they could with it but the zeitgeist had passed. None could capture the imagination and ears of people across what seemed like every demographic and target market, music elitist or casual listener quite like Lauryn did. I know someone very well is going to comment and refute my statement by mentioning Alicia Keys. Please don’t. She’s simply not Lauryn.

The welcome but ultimately unsatisfying MTV Unplugged 2.0 released in 2002 aside, it’s been a long wait for those of us who still had faith in her talent and hoped that the creative fire would bring her back to the world again. Sure there was the ill-fated Fugees reunion that never happened (and probably just as well), the sporadic live appearances, the random public outbursts but what we wanted was some new Lauryn Hill tunes. It looks like we may just be getting our wish.

Presenting Repercussions, a new Hill track that’s making its way to the nets like wildfire. A simple boom-bap and immediately we’re brought back to Lauryn’s dulcet tones and it’s like she never left us. Smooth and hypnotic, you’ll be swaying your head, snapping your fingers with your hands held high in the air within seconds. Some may call this track “safe” and doesn’t show any real evolution in Lauryn’s sound. Allow me to be one of those who will gladly state for the record that there is plenty of time for her to branch off later but for right now, I’m vibin’. Lauryn Hill’s back and the music world is truly all the better for it.

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LAURYN HILL - REPERCUSSIONS

DJ KU AT SHINE NIGHTCLUB (VANCOUVER, BC)

HERE'S SOME FOOTAGE FROM MY TRIP TO CANADA A FEW WEEKS BACK TO ROCK SHINE NIGHTCLUB WITH MY HOMIES DJ MARVEL AND DJ SEKO OF CANADA'S THE FRESHEST CREW... VANCOUVER IS SO DOPE! CHECK IT OUT...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CUBAN!

BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO THE CUBAN, ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, AND CO-OWNER OF DYNASTY EVENTS, MR. JUAN NUNEZ! COME CELEBRATE WITH US TONIGHT AT HYDE PARK CAFE! WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING STUPID AND GETTING THE BOSSMAN RETARDED! LET'S GOOOOO!

BRUNO MARS - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

BRUNO MARS... BEEN KEEPING MY ON THIS DUDE FOR A WHILE NOW... IF YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THE NAME, HE'S THE GUY SINGING ON B.O.B'S "NOTHIN ON YOU" AND TRAVIE MCCOY'S "BILLIONAIRE."... WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY PEOPLE! HE'S GONNA BE BIG!

IS THIS SHIT FOR REAL?

BLUE MARTINI FRIDAYS TONIGHT WITH DJ KU!

THIS IS HIP HOP.

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT SHINE IN VANCOUVER

LAST MINUTE MAYHEM... THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT SHINE IN VANCOUVER'S GASTOWN DISTRICT... ON DECK WITH THE HOMIES SEKO AND MARVEL! CANADA LET'S GO... BIG UPS TO WWW.THEFRESHEST.CA

I'M IN VANCOUVER BITCH...

I'M IN VANCOUVER... EH. YES... CANADA. THE LAND OF FUNNY ACCENTS AND MAPLE SYRUPS. GONNA BE OUT HERE FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS OR SO... I'M HERE TO ENJOY GRIZZLY BEARS AND FIND THE NEXT JUSTIN BIEBER. HOLLER. GONNA BE SPOTTIN A FEW NIGHTS OUT HERE INCLUDING FORTUNE SOUND... I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO TO TAKE IN SOME CANADIAN ROCKY CULINARY DELIGHTS LIKE CARIBOU PERHAPS... OR NOT. TODAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS DAYS OF TRAVEL I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I'M OUT LIKE BELLBOTTOM JEANS KIDS. PEACE.

DOC BROWN LIVES ON...

Did you know that in 'Back to the Future' the movie, Doc Brown sets the clock in the DeLorean to a day 25 years in the future... And today is that day...

That's all I wanted to say. I'm in transit again (story of my life) to Vancouver. See all you kiddies next weekend.

THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY - DITCH FRIDAYS MIXTAPE

LADIES AND GENTS, I PROUDLY PRESENT TO YOU THE MOST INCREDIBLE COLLAGE OF SOUNDS PUT TOGETHER ON A SINGLE MIXTAPE... THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY'S DITCH FRIDAYS MIXTAPE... DITCH FRIDAYS IS A POOL PARTY AT THE PALMS HOTEL & CASINO IN VEGAS AND THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY IS STONEROKK AND GRAHAM FUNKE (WHO WE HAD THE HONOR OF BRINGING TO TAMPA BACK IN MAY)... JUST IN CASE YOUR WONDERING WHO THEY ARE. SO CRACK OPEN THAT CASE OF ICE COLD SEABREEZE WINE COOLERS, PLOP YOUR FAT ASS BY THE POOL, AND STICK THIS IN YOUR IPOD. ENJOY.

BREAKING NEWS... THIS SUNDAY AT THE KENNEDY!

DJ NOVA AT BLUE MARTINI FRIDAY, JULY 9TH!