Jill Scott Films Video In Hometown; Ruff Ryder Eve Joins In

Now since Jill's lawsuit with her former label is put to bed and signing a new deal with Warner Bros. to release her long awaited The Light Of The Sun album will be out by Summer. Ms. Scott took to her own familar spot growing up in Philly to kick off the visuals with the first single Shame. And from the looks of things, Eve joins Jill Scott on the set for the hometown festivies.

read the article via CNN

J. Cole & Freeway Perform Live At Heineken Inspire Philadelphia

Last night's Heineken Inspire event in Philly, it was an all-star line-up of the best in R&B and Hip Hop with Floetry's Marsha Ambrosius, J. Cole, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Musiq Soulchild were all in the house for this one of a kind concert.

History was made when Roc Nation's J. Cole surprised everyone by bringing hometown Roc-A-Fella favorite Freeway for an impromtu set that made the fans go wild.

Photo links:
Wire Image
Anmlhse

(video courtesy of elektrik788)

Bilal 'Airtight's Revenge' Cover & Tracklist With Production Credits Posted Online

Bilal Airtight’s Revenge on Plug Research arrives September 14th.

Tracklist:

01. Cake & Eat It Too – prod by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
02. Restart – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
03. All Matter – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
04. Flying – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Nottz
05. Levels – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Shafiq Husayn
06. Little One – prod. by Conley “Tone” Whitfield
07. Move On – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
08. Robots – prod. by Bilal Oliver
09. The Dollar – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
10. Who Are You – prod. by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
11. Think It Over – prod. by 88 Keys

(spotted on Y2K)

Eve VH1's Behind The Music

Last night, VH1 premiered Eve's Behind The Music episode. As with most BTM episodes, there is plenty of hardships and drama on the road to success which is why this Viacom franchise refuses to die.

about this episode via the press release:

Eve tracks her rocky rise to fame as one of rap's most successful female artists in this "Behind The Music." Her journey is plagued by bouts of depression, a stint working at a local strip club in the Bronx and painful reminders of her past. For the first time, Eve talks openly about her struggle with depression and her attempts to reconnect with her father who left her family when she was a child. She also discusses the attempts of others to dig up her past for profit, with private photos and a sex tape of her and her former boyfriend. After rough beginnings, Eve finally found fame in 1999 when she released her debut album, "Let There Be Eve ... Ruff Ryders' First Lady." The album was an unprecedented success, making Eve only the second female in hip-hop history to have an album enter the "Billboard" 200 at number one. This episode will highlight all of Eve's triumphs including her crossover success as a television and film star to her career in the present day with interviews from her mother Julie Wilch, Jason George, DMX and Queen Latifah.

Chiddy Bang On The Spot Freestyle In London

The crowd at Scala in London (Thursday, May 27) provided the words written on paper plates for subject matter and Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege took it from there in a memorable, one of a kind freestyle.

Photos from the show:
Rex Features

Next week, Chiddy Bang’s four track EP, Opposite of Adults, will be released on June 1 through Virgin Records/EMI Music, but I understand it's still up on iTunes until May 31.

Come August 24, Chiddy Bang's The Swelly Life arrives.

And it will be a busy Summer for the boys as their U.S. tour kicks off in June:

6/09 WEDS – WA – Seattle – Nuemos
6/10 THU – OR – Portland – Berbati’s Pan
6/11 FRI – UT – Salt Lake City- W Lounge
6/12 SAT – NV – Reno- Knitting Factory
6/13 SUN – CA – Chico – Senator Theatre
6/15 TUE – CA – Los Angeles – Key Club
6/16 WED – CA- Pomona – Glasshouse
6/17 THU- CA – San Diego – Brick By Brick
6/18 FRI- PA- Philadelphia – Private Event
6/19 SAT – NV – Las Vegas – Hard Rock Live Pool
6/20 SUN – AZ – Scottsdale – Club After Life
6/21 MON – AZ – Tucson- Club Congress
6/22 TUE – CA – Los Angeles – Cinespace
6/23 WED- CA – San Francisco- KYLD

(video courtesy of jdubsy33)

Bahamadia Rare Performance At SXSW 2010 Women in Hip Hop Showcase

Philadelphia's Bahamadia made a rare appearance at the Women in Hip-Hop showcase @ the Victory Grill Friday March 19. For those who attended, a performance by Bahamadia is a definite treat!

Also, read Spinner's interview with Bahamadia centered around her SXSW 2010 appearance here:
Spinner - Bahamadia Interview: SXSW 2010

(video courtesy of TheBlackMamba1980 & gavin dahl)

Freeway & Jake One, Joell Ortiz At Highline Ballroom NYC

Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package Album Release Party with Joell Ortiz & Brother Ali & DJ Snuggles opening the show at the Highline Ballroom, NYC Tuesday, February 16.

Photos:
Prefix Magazine
MetroMixNY

(Video courtesy of beatmakersedition.com, TheLSC & miss info)

Teddy Pendergrass: You'll Be Missed

Teddy Pendergrass - Joy





Photo retrospective:
Getty Images - Teddy Pendergrass
Wire Image - Teddy Pendergrass
Globe Photos - Teddy Pendergrass set 1
Globe Photos - Teddy Pendergrass set 2

Musiq Soulchild Making Plans For New 2010 Album

and Singersroom adds a little more info.

According to Atlantic Records, the Grammy Award-nominated singer has been working with noted producer Jack Knight, with plans for a release sometime next year.

"I'm extremely excited about the things that I'm coming up with for this next project. I'm sure everybody out there is going to enjoy it," says Musiq Soulchild.

Jake One: Producer Talks To Seattle Times About Upcoming Freeway Album & More

Seattle superproducer Jake One recently released 40 minutes of hiphop with rapper Freeway, one of the most original voices in rap, on a free downloadable mixtape called "The Beat Made Me Do It."

The compositions are simple: looped samples of funk and soul records Jake likes from the late '70s and early '80s. He made the whole thing in three or four hours, he estimates.

"I just grabbed some records and looped 'em up. [Freeway] wanted to do a mixtape and I didn't want to do what everyone else does, rap on 'A Milli' or whatever beat is hot at the moment."

Jake and Freeway are a team; the mixtape promotes "Stimulus Package," the duo's album coming out Febrary 2010.

Jake says during the week the mixtape came together, he would email Freeway a track, and Freeway would make up little bits of rhyme off the top of his head and record them as he went along, stitching together verses, then email the tracks back. That's how most of the mixtape happened, with very little writing or planning.

"For him to do that, it's basically nothing. It's an exercise for him."

Really? Off the top of his head?

"Yeah, four bars, eight bars at a time and go back and do another. He's more about style. He has a really unique style. It's more about his rhythm and flows than what he's saying sometimes. It's about patterns."

Read the full article here:
Seattle Times - Catching up with Seattle superproducer Jake One as he works with Freeway, Dr. Dre, Brother Ali, Fatal Lucciauno

Download Freeway's mixtape here:
"The Beat Made Me Do It."

Eve Interview With DJ Swerve London Radio Show

Ruff Ryder's 1st Lady Eve talks about being a imminent free agent from her long time label Interscope, recording a yet un-heard cut with Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas, working with music producer Salaam Remi, the music scene in the UK and many other topics.

DJ Jazzy Jeff Shows Us His Turntable Skills

From Questlove's twitter page, recorded during soundcheck DJ Jazzy Jeff rockin' the turntables with L.L. Cool J's "Rock The Bells."

Ludacris Performs in Philadelphia Video and Photos

Ludacris performs at the Heineken Red Star Soul Show - Club Shampoo In Philadelphia, PA Thursday September 24.

Photos:
Star Traks Photo

(video courtesy of thatsstillfunny)