Michael Jackson gets his own 'Milli'

Well, sort of...as I was looking on Ebay, and saw this. It reminds me of the commemorative Obama dollar bills floating around awhile back.

Read more about the Michael Jackson commemorative bank note here

Kool Keith releasing Lost Masters Vol.3 collection August 4

(via press release)

3 Disc Set, 50 Songs From The Vaults Including The All New Volume 3

Kool Keith "Lost Masters Collection" Volume 3 on August 4th through DMAFT Records/Oglio Records. A 3 disc set, 50 songs from the vaults including the all new . Full album official ring tones are also available for the first time for Kool Keith.

Los Angeles CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 10, 2009 -- Kool Keith is set to launch the epic Lost Masters Collection on August 4th through DMAFT Records/Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. The legend, the cult icon, the genius, the enigma, the spankmaster, the doctors, the man with 1,000 personalities celebrates his on-going Lost Masters series with a special three CD set. The all new Lost Masters Volume 3 combined with the re-issues Lost Masters Volume 1 and Volume 2 as special bonus discs in collectable DigiPak packaging. Kool Keith is releasing three discs of music, 50 tracks, for a single disc price to give back to his fans for years of support.

The first single and video from the Lost Masters Collection is "Laid Back In The Sun" (video directed by GrandFather Greenbacks). Kool Keith ring tones are available for all three Lost Masters releases (and all his DMAFT Records releases). DMAFT Records, an Oglio Entertainment Group Inc. label, has been a consistent home base for Kool Keith, releasing his Lost Masters series, the Diesel Truckers project, his return with the legendary Ultramagnetic MC's and a related project, the Siamese Sex Show.

Volume 1 Track Listing
1) Tess Sh*t
2) Baby Baby
3) You Can't Go Outside
4) Robert Perry
5) Freaks
6) Girls Want You
7) New York City
8) Sh*t Expands
9) Cleavage
10) Girl You Know
11) Telephone Girlfriend
12) Everybody Playin' Here
13) Taking Pictures
14) Gina Called
15) Same Sound
16) Trying To Talk To You

Volume 2 Track Listing
1) Move
2) Women Turn On your T.V.
3) She Likes Your Sex
4) Varoom
5) Can't F@#K Wit This
6) The Voo Doo
7) Feel About You
8) Kiss My Ass
9) Two Steps
10) Star Struck
11) No Stress
12) Tell 'em B*tch
13) I Want You To Be
14) 14th Song On The Album
15) Think You're Sexy
16) Iraqi Verse
17) Keep On Jumpin'
18) Dark Thought (outro)

Volume 3 Track Listing
1) I'm Nice
2) Dance For You
3) Real Gold
4) Laid Back In The Sun
5) I Am Computer
6) Botswana
7) California Fly
8) Dunk On Them
9) No Sucker
10) Magician
11) Space Center
12) Motel 6 Super 8
13) Your Phone
14) Maxithong
15) Tell Them How
16) Future Galaxy

For more Kool Keith info visit:
http://www.myspace.com/koolkeith

Monica fine tunes songs in the studio with Jermaine Dupri for upcoming release

Monica is currently finalizing tracks for her next album "Still Standing" in Atlanta. Seen here with music producers Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Micheal Cox and with a Michael Jackson dance routine by Monica's son Lil Rocko, Monica keeps us abreast of her latest activities as the cameras are rolling. Songwriter Johnta Austin rolls into the session on a motorbike, too.



Monica "Still Standing" is currently slated for November 2009.

La Coka Nostra: Roskilde Festival 2009 performance posted

Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal, Ill Bill, Slaine and Big Left, are the super rap group known as La Coka Nostra and here's their performance at the Rokskilde Festival 2009 in Denmark Friday July 3











La Coka Nostra debut album "A Brand You Can Trust" out July 14 on Suburban Noize Records

Leela James, Dwele: B.B. King NYC show review, photos & videos posted

Here's what Planet Ill said about the Leela James & Dwele July 9 performance at B.B. King in New York City...

Leela James

She began her set with a “It’s a Mans Man’s Man’s World”, a soulful rock rendition of James Brown’s original while donning a black and white glove on her right hand as an ode to the late Michael Jackson. She then transitioned to one of her best-known records, a jazzed up “Good Time”.

After lecturing the crowd about not dancing and vibing with the music, Leela along with her back-up singers draped in red and black did a mini choreography routine to Rick James’ “Give It To Me Baby”, then grabbed a photographer in the front stage and pulled him up for a dance with the pint-sized chanteuse.

Dwele

Dwele hit the stage to a collection of screaming women as he opened with “Body Rock” from his latest album, Sketches Of A Man (Koch). He then went into “How I Deal” a track he created in between albums, singing the all too familiar story of chasing the almighty dollar as those in the standing room area of BB Kings moved closer to the stage.

Read more of the show review here

Fan shot video below.

Leela James







Dwele





Photos from the Leela James & Dwele performance here

Hip Hop weekly video recap 7/10

In case you missed something, here's a recap of this week's Hip Hop and R&B videos. Just click the links.

Featured video:
B.o.B. "Put Me On" (Reebok Classics Remix 09)



Friday, July 10, 2009
Twista "American Gangsta"

iCON The Mic King feat Awar "Drifting With The Tide"

Dwele "Spiritual"

French Montana "Playin' In The Wind"

Thursday, July 9, 2009
Maino ft. Swizz Beatz "Million Bucks"

Heavy D "No Matter What"

Slaugtherhouse "The One (Trailer)

Beyonce "Sweet Dreams"

Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Blitz the Ambassador "Breathe"

Fabolous "Welcome To My Workplace"

DJ Kay Slay feat Sheek, Styles P & Ray J "You Heard Of Us"

DJ Paul Of Three 6 Mafia "Wanta Be Like You"

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Chali 2na ft. Talib Kweli "Lock Sh*t Down"

Bow Wow "Go Harder"

Monday, July 06, 2009
Young Problemz ft. Mike Jones & Gucci Mane "Boi"

Mo Betta' Blues "The Flyest"

Lotus & Troy Dunnit Present: Who is Anti Cupid?

Joell Ortiz ft. The Kickdrums "How To Change"

Saturday, July 4, 2009
Fabolous "A Toast To The Good Life"

Friday, July 3, 2009
Problem "America"

Drake "Best I Ever Had"

Ace Hood ft. Jazmine Sullivan & Rick Ross "Champion"

Kid Cudi and Kanye West at N.A.S.A. Cork Ireland show as suprise guests

While Kid Cudi and Kanye West were in town performing at the Marquee July 8 in Cork Ireland, they stepped into N.A.S.A.'s show across town at the Pavillion as surprise special guests.







This is what first hand reporter DJ Stevie G said about the Kanye West and Kid Cudi appearance

Kanye West suprised loads of Cork music fans by turning up last night to my Jam night in the Pavilion in Cork and performing alongside fellow rapper Kid Cudi at an intimate gig by hot U.S. supergroup N.A.S.A.! Earlier Kanye had rocked Live at the Marquee in Cork for the 3rd time but the 300 strong crowd at the much smaller Pavilion couldn't believe it when he took to the stage just after 1 a.m. and rapped on his own "Gifted" track from N.A.S.A.'s "Spirit of the Apollo" album, which features guests such as Kanye, Tom Waits, M.I.A, George Clinton and more.

Check out Stevie G's full report here