It’s been a pretty awesome week in San Francisco. The Hot Toddies & Tempo No Tempo played Wednesday, while Mos Def and Jay Electronica performed at the Independent, Daedelus and Nosaj Thing are playing Saturday night at Mighty, and as you can see here, Exile was at Elbo Room this week, too. Sheesh.
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Check out “Plane” from his latest mixtape, Noir. Features rapping over Indie darlings Washed Out. Must hear.
Yes, another post featuring Mos Def. The video for “History” off last year’s The Ecstatic (if you haven’t got this album yet, you are seriously sleeping) is low-concept, but has a documentary feel, ultimately doing what a music video is supposed to do– highlight the song. Directed by Coodie & Chike (Kanye West’s Jesus Walks) , the clip highlights images from Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s career, along with dashes of hip-hop history thrown in. It’s a really, really good time for backpack rap.
Check out an incredible live performance of the track here, featuring members of the Dirty Projectors and the Roots.
This is what happens when the Black Keys get in touch with Damon Dash (former head of Roc-A-Fella Records). Dubbing the project Blakroc, the Black Keys collaborate with some of the greatest MCs in the game, including Mos Def, Q-Tip, Pharoahe Monch, Raekwon, the RZA, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Ludacris, and more. Pretty incredible, and the videos ain’t so bad, either. You can see, learn, and hear more at their website here.
Blakroc is out late November.