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*PBBT!’S SMORGASBORD MAY 2011

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Tags: *PBBT!, 2011, ACTUAL PROOF, ANDY BEY, BILL COSBY, blu, CAGE AND CAMU TAU, DECLAIME, EPMD, FRANK OCEAN, GERALD WALKER, Karriem Riggins, MADLIB, MAY, Mayer Hawthorne, MF DOOM, Mos Def, Nas, PRODIGY, SMORGASBORD

VIDEO: KARRIEM RIGGINS & THUNDERCAT “PROTO-COSMOS” IMPROV

At last year’s Suite For Ma Dukes, K. Riggins and Thundercat combine out of space & opportunity to cover legendary jazz drummer Tony Williams’ “Proto-Cosmos“. Spontaneous genius.

Tags: Karriem Riggins, THUNDERCAT, Tony Williams

A SUITE FOR MA DUKES – TAKE NOTICE

March 20X needs to be here already! We have been covering the Timeless concert series since before the first show came about & since it’s completion we can only continue to cover the fact that in March 20X you can relive each series as if you were there with a very beautiful 3 DVD box set that the good folks over @ Mochilla & Vtech putting out. For those that are just joining us, A Suite For Ma Dukes is/was Miguel Atwood-Ferguson conducting a full orchestra through a select J Dilla discography in the heart of beautiful Los Angeles CA. They go in on Take Notice off of Dilla’s Rough Draft & super hip hop engineer Bob Power mixed down the audio version. After seeing this, you will circle March 30th 20X as a day you too will be awaiting.

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Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, BOB POWER, J DILLA, Karriem Riggins, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA

BLACK THOUGHT – MONA LISA (PRODUCED BY KARRIEM RIGGINS)

Here’s some unreleased Black Thought of the Roots, “Mona Lisa“, produced by the incomparable Mr. Karriem Riggins. Black Thought is the greatest rapper alive! Tell all your friends I said it…and if you don’t believe me then indulge!

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NO KNOWS DOPE – OCTOBER 2009

…& ya just don’t stop… back like a bad dream like I never left…Ya kNOw what time it cuz you iz da faithful… why I am typing “ghett-right”? I have no idea.  Anyways, this one goes out to all the purists of sound & the respecognition of listening to an album from beginning to end. If a track had to much damn dead space @ the end of a track I took that batch out. If a song was dope as fuck in a mix that I loved I got that schitt up in this piece! You don’t play when it comes to your NKD & therefore I vow to never play either.

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I send no apologies for this months edition of NKD. It is – what it is (male quote of the century) “of course my goons is astounding, niqqa I used the Auto-Tune™ because I’m clownin’!”

Track List & DL after the bounce, rock, roller-sk8…

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Tags: 88 Keys, 9th Wonder, ANDRE 3000, ATTICA BLUES, Bilal, Bullion, Cee-lo, Colin Munroe, COMMON, De La Soul, DERT, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, DIVERSE, DR. WHO DAT?, ELZHI, Exile, FINALE, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, GUILTY SIMPSON, HI-TEK, INVINCIBLE, J DILLA, J MITCHELL, JAKE ONE, JAY DEE, JNEIRO JAREL, JOE SAMPLE, Karriem Riggins, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, Mick Boogie, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOTTZ, OH NO, ROYAL FLUSH, ROYCE DA 5'9, ROZZI DAME, Sa Ra, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SHAWN JACKSON, SOJOURN, SPANK POPS, STEREOLAB, THE AB'S, THE PROCUSSIONS, THES ONE, ty & kory

VIDEO: SLUM VILLAGE – ACTIN NORMAL

This shit makes me sad. This seems to be the last video that SV shot before Baatin’s passing. It’s directed by Dwele and the song is produced by Karriem Riggins. Shouts to Scrapdirty for the link up. Rise In Power Baatin and tell Dilla Blind I says what up!

Tags: BAATIN, DWELE, Karriem Riggins, SLUM VILLAGE

MORE FOOTAGE FROM ‘A SUITE FOR MA DUKES’

The more I see , the more I hate the fact that I had a gig this weekend thus preventing me from taking in this beautiful eargazmic expEARience.

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Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, BEAT JUNKIES, Bilal, DANK, De La Soul, DJ RHETTMATIC, DWELE, FRANK, GUILTY SIMPSON, HOUSE SHOES, ILLA J, J DAVEY, J DILLA, J ROCC, JAY DEE, Karriem Riggins, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, POSDNOUS, TALIB KWELI

KARRIEM RIGGINS – MUSIC KALEIDOSCOPE

I been bumpin’ this all week! It’s time you do too. Sorry I ain’t put this up sooner, but ya know how it goes. Anyways, this musical escapade comes to us from the man Karriem Riggins. He is one half of The Supreme Team with Madlib & has recorded/produced/arranged/mixed for many of our favorite artists from The Roots, Erykah, Comm & Dilla. This mix of his has a schittload of classics, originals, obscures & exclusives! I just uploaded it for ya’ll, so eNjOy!

I took the liberty of editing out the Common track out this mix just so y’all could take a listening!

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Tags: COMMON, J DILLA, Karriem Riggins, MUSIC KALEIDOSCOPE

BEAT KONDUCTA, KARRIEM, J ROCC, JOE BRYL TOMORROW NIGHT [CHI]

Madlib, Karriem Riggins, J Rocc, and Joe Bryl spinning. Don’t tweak!

Tags: Chicago, EVENTS, J ROCC, Joe Bryl, Karriem Riggins, MADLIB, Sonotheque, Stones Throw