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HENNESSY PRESENTS ‘ART OF BLENDING’ FILM PREMIERE TODAY

NO — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:30:35 +0000

Hennessy: the ‘Art of Blending’ documentary, a 30 minute compilation of electric performances, and 1:1 interviews. Hennessy mixed old school and new school at a once-in-a-lifetime event – bringing together musical icons including Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Mary J Blige, The Roots, Eve, Bobby Brown, Ron Isley and Erykah Badu.

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‘Art of Blending’ is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Thibaut De Longeville, best known for his documentary about sneaker culture, ‘Just For Kicks.’

The film will premiere on Hennessy’s Facebook (www.hennessy.com/aob) TODAY, Thursday, June 30th from 5pm EST.

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…ALL THAT JAZZ VOL.1

NO — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:55:42 +0000

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The first time we decided to collaborate on a compilation it was for Grimey, which was three volumes of hardcore hip hop. And during the process of selecting songs, we discovered that our individual musical tastes were very similar and complemented each other well. We have some dope compilation ideas for the future but for now we proudly present… All That Jazz Vol. 1. Some of the songs are strictly jazz, while others just have the smooth vibe like “Autumn’s Evening Breeze.” In the tracklist, the songs in blue were picked by Maiya and teal by NO and we alternated taking turns. It’s cold outside and the perfect time to throw this compilation on and let it ride.

TL & DL after the after…

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…ALL THAT JAZZ VOL.1 | DOWNLOAD

ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCES 2010 TOUR DATES

NO — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:51:15 +0000

You know you’ve been waiting for this like we have. She’s got some major support that varies on various dates so check out for your city after the jump…

ERYKAH BADU 2010 OUT MY MIND, JUST IN TIME TOUR DATES

May 22 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion

w/ Bilal

May 23 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

w/ Janelle Monae

May 25 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom

w/ ?uestlove

May 26 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater

w/ Bilal

May 28 Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall

w/ N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae

May 30 Detroit, MI Chene Park

w/ N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae

June 2 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

w/ N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae

June 3 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

w/ N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae

June 5 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre

w/ Janelle Monae

June 6 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

w/ Janelle Monae

June 8 Kansas City, KS Midland Theatre

w/ Janelle Monae

June 9 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre

w/ Janelle Monae

June 13 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater

w/ Janelle Monae

June 14 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre

June 16 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium

w/ Janelle Monae

June 18 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre

w/ Janelle Monae

June 19 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery

June 20 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater

w/ Janelle Monae

June 22 San Diego, CA TBA

June 23 Phoenix, AZ TBA

June 24 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theater

TOUR DATES WITH MAXWELL

June 11 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena

w/ Maxwell

June 26 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

w/ Maxwell

LILITH FAIR & FESTIVALS

June 27 Calgary, AB MaMahon Stadium

Lilith Fair

June 28 Edmonton, AB Northlands Spectrum

Lilith Fair

June 30 Vancouver, BC Pitt Meadows Airport

Lilith Fair

July 2 Portland, OR Sleep Country Amphitheatre

Lilith Fair

July 3 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre

Lilith Fair

August 4 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

Lilith Fair

August 8 Chicago, IL Grant Park, Hutchinson Field

Lollapalooza

August 11 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre

Lilith Fair

New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh on Amazon.com and iTunes

NO KNOWS DOPE | APRIL 20X

NO — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:11 +0000

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1st… Muthafuck a bitch… Oh my bad.. It’s that love thang… © Like I told y’all before… I’m coming with a theme every NKD this year. Jan was on some o.g. NKD steez, Feb was No Knows Dilla, March was No Knows Beats & this month is dedicated to “love” thus, No Knows Love. I kinda went in on this one. Forgive me, but I do it because you love it.

Fix after the j…

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE (NO KNOWS LOVE) | APRIL 20X [MEDIAFIRE]

NYC EVENT: DONUTS ARE FOREVER

Maiya — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:59:14 +0000

If you’re in NYC and you want to party for a good cause, come out on Saturday to The Bell House in Brooklyn. All proceeds from the event benefit the J Dilla Foundation. ?uestlove and others will be on the 1s and 2s and Guilty Simpson is hosting. This Sunday marks his birthday so show some love.

For more information check out Donutsareforever.com

BLIND I | CONN5 | UNGRAMMAR PRESENT ?UESTLOVE & HOUSE SHOES LIVE [SJ]

NO — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:38:42 +0000

Fahrenheit, Ungrammar, Conn 5, BlindIForTheKids invites you to this special edition of The Lounge. The Lounge pushes along with an appearance by the one the only….

?uestlove
The Roots | Okayplayer | Philadelphia

+ Special guest opener

House Shoes
Detroit to LA

Limited $8 Pre-Sale Tickets Available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/78899

Questlove DJ Sets are a pleasure to experience everytime out. It allows a nightclub going listener to get open to sounds not usually displayed in that arena. Questlove’s first appearance in San Jose was back in July of 2003 at the infamous weekly jump off called ‘STANK’ at the more or less infamous Agenda Lounge. So lets call this one a 6 year anniversary of that monumental night. 7 times more to San Jose since, his sets are always different – all the more to take a chance and come out.

As the opener, DJ Houseshoes will set the night off right. His first time to San Jose, lets all give a warm southbay welcoming. You can cop his current mix project “King Jame Version” dedicated to his hometown brethren J Dilla at Streetlight Records on Bascom Ave. More on Shoes’

Detroit’s HipHop ambassador to the world…. Four time winner of Best Hip-Hop DJ in Detroit. Relocated to Los Angeles in 2006…. Ran Detroit’s Hip Hop scene for over a decade. Released the highly sought after JayDeeUnreleased in 1997… Released PhatKat’s Dedication to the Suckers 12″ in 1999… The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next followed in 2004… and Loungin’ Vol. 1 : Live at the Buddha Lounge in 2005… Loved by many, Hated by few… Make sure to peep the podcast at www.shoeshouse.podomatic.com…

Upcoming Performers:
Enjoy a live intimate performance by Amel Larriuex – Wed. Sept.2nd
Pre-Sale Tickets Available: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/73278

NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009

NO — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:02:22 +0000

Cali is so damn hot these daze…. so I had to make it hotter by murkin the damn NKD game with this months edition. UBER Jedi respecognition to my DJ for lacing me with a few heaters that I included on this. Major NEW NEW!! Along with that current & true that you always get from me. The faithful already knows whats up. Last month when I began working on this The Clipse’s Eyes On Me was my fave @ the time… NOW it’s track 25 peep…

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Yup. You know who it is. Ef a jump. DL now!

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

MELANIE FIONA MEETS THE ILLADELPHONICS (MIXTAPE)

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:05:42 +0000

Melanie Fiona is the truth. Point blank period. Her voice is dope, her mic prowess as an MC is great, and she doesn’t look half bad either. I’m being deceitful, she’s fine as hell. Throw in a great understanding of classic music and team her up with the likes of ?uestlove’s Illadelphonics for a project, and voila! You have mixtape magic. WQST Radio brings to us live sessions of the collaborations so we can indulge to our hearts’ content. So without further ado, stream wifey #14′s stylings on a cover of Sam Cooke’s “Cupid“and then partake!

Melanie Fiona Meets The Illadelphonics – Cupid
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Download Melanie Fiona Meets The Illadelphonics (RS)

Tracklisting after the jump.

?UESTLOVE | ZO! | CARLITTA DURAND | THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE | PRINCE

NO — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:05:18 +0000

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The Foreign Exchange | ?uestlove | Zo! | Carlitta Durand – Take Me With You [Prince Cover]

Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson- Drums, Samples
Nicolay- Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
Zo!- Korg synth, additional rhodes
Phonte and Carlitta Durand- Vocals

I am blessed. Blessed to have recieved some goodness in our Blind I mailbox for YOU to peep 1st hand… In their own words…

We recorded this over a month ago specifically for a ?uestlove tribute party dedicated to The Purple One himself. Other than passing it off to a few DJ friends who vowed to keep it on some secret squirrel, “bet you aint up on THIS!” status, no one has ever heard it. In the wake of the incredible loss we suffered on June 25 however, this joint took on somewhat of a deeper meaning.

We decided to share it with our fans not only as a token of appreciation, but also as a way of paying respect to one of our last living musical geniuses.

Let’s not wait until tragedy strikes before we show love and gratitude to our heroes, people. Give them their flowers while they live.

This one’s for you, Mr. Nelson. You are loved and appreciated.

Enjoy!

One Love,
‘Tay and Nic

?UESTLOVE LIVE!!! [SF]

NO — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:04:13 +0000

Only every now n then do I do some schitt that is monumental. This will mark my 5th time rockin the mic holding down the crowd while the world famous living icon ?uestlove does his thang over the 1′s 2′s. It’s going down tomorrow night pho cho fsho for sure!

Get your pre-sales NOW!

Pre sales SOLD OUT!! Limited tickets available @ the door. EARLY ARRIVAL IS HIGHLY SUGGESTED!