del, acey & lyrics born at the Red Bull Em See “Road to 8 Mile” Rap Battle Event last night in SF

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I remember having a very long conversation about Malcolm Gladwell with him, and he was one of the first people to tell me I had to hear Santigold.  Anyway,  I just talked to him this morning, and he said he’s been working on various Quannum songs and doing a bit of work with Emily Wells & Automator.   I asked if there would be a new Latyrx record…perhaps when Lyrics Born is done promoting As U Were…

Here’s vid of Lateef with Automator at Yoshi’s:

And speaking of LB, he’ll be at the Harmony Festival this weekend:

LBTV was on hand to capture the Brass, Bows and Beats Jazz Mafia Orchestra performance May 8th, 2010 in Reno, NV with special guests Lyrics Born and DJ Q-Bert. The 50-piece orchestra is currently scheduled to appear at major music festivals this summer.
Lyrics Born re-joins the group for Harmony Festival June 11th with other special guest, Chali 2na.

Check out Jazz Mafia at http://www.jazzmafia.com

Stay up-to-date on Lyrics Born at http://www.lyricsborn.com

LBTV produced by HKL Films and Mobile Home Recordings
Directed by Justin Berger for HKL Films
http://www.hklfilms.com

You didn’t even know D-Sharp could rhyme…what! you’ll also see quite a few cameos from the Quannum crew…directed by Justin Berger

Click the flyer for ST’s very extensive crazy-ass schedule.

Stern Grove Festival celebrates the Bay’s hip-hop heroes with The Lyrics Born Re-View, featuring special guests Joyo Velarde, Trackademicks, DJ D Sharp, and more, with The Mighty Underdogs.

Lyrics Born represents the epitome of the Bay Area hip-hop- driven, talented, and a tad silly. His unique mix of witty tracks and irresistible beats has been burning up national charts since 1993.

A super group comprised of heavyweights Lateef the Truth Speaker, Gift of Gab, and Headnodic, The Mighty Underdogs break up preconceived notions of hip-hop with their alternate reality set to hypnotizing rhythms.

More info: http://www.sterngrove.org/july26_09.html