Remembering Dr. King on his national holiday, as well as the work of Coretta Scott King and the many leaders in the civil rights movement. The painting was done by Dan Buller & Gene Pendon fr HVW (live painted in Montreal in 2005)
The previously unreleased video for the Beastie Boys’ “Too Many Rappers” featuring Nas was discovered on editor’s Neal Usatin’s site. Directed by Roman Coppola.
Too many rappers, still not enough emcees…
via Pitchfork. RIP MCA.
Daniel Radcliffe does his best Gift of Gab (We’re kind of impressed, actually. He really committed).
We’ve been longtime internet admirers/IG stalkers of Sam Rodriguez, but we only recently realized that he liked the same music as us. We were excited when he started to do images of QBert and Pam the Funkstress, but almost passed out when he revealed his designs for Hieroglyphics. We’re hoping for shirts. Follow him on Instagram @samrodriguezart
TGIF! Our sale section is on sale. Take an additional 25% off items in the Sale Section with the code SALEONSALE.
Offer good from now until Monday, September 15, 2014 at noon PST. the fine print
It was just announced at the DC Loves Dilla event that Dilla’s MPC and custom-built Moog will be placed in the Museum of African American History and Culture. The Smithsonian is currently building the museum which is set to open late next year/early 2016. Formal announcement on the J Dilla Foundation’s FB page. Video from the event below.
via okp
A bit of old yet still relevant news: If you notice these paintings at your homie’s house, please call Cotton Candy Machine 718.387.3844. They are Amar Stewart’s paintings and were stolen from the Williamsburg gallery last month. Sean (one of the gallery owners and ZeroFriends homie) actually chased down a huge Basquiat painting (which was stolen but recovered). If you want more of the details (and to see more of Amar Stewart’s excellent work), please check their blog.
Suspects:
We are rolling out a new version of the site today. Hopefully it will be a lot easier to shop on your phone. We still have a lot of work to do, so we appreciate your patience!
Front page photos:
Staple from their Spring Lookbook
Kimberly Leia/Colors of Chic Blog by Lisha Wang
Aesop Rock by Chrissy Piper
In depth interview with Domino talking about some of his favorite records, rare instrumentals, ’93 til and how he met Dante Ross & the rest of Hieroglyphics.
via @fusetv
I remember when this came out… Gang Starr had just come off of Step in the Arena & Daily Operation, so I was thinking that perhaps this wouldn’t measure up. Well, there was nothing to worry about. 20 years later, still sounds fresh.
The folks at UpNorthTrips and NahRight posted an interview with DJ Premier which goes through the making of the album track by track. Great interview which details the history of what was going on as well as some insight into his general production process. The Vinylcologist also did a special mix using instrumentals from the album with the original samples.
Rest in Peace to Guru, the Gang Starr legacy is strong.
via @upnorthtrips and @nahright
