D’Angelo’s first performance in a decade. With 11 dates for D’s Voodoo International tour and a new album slated to drop this year, you can start getting excited now. Pow! Shouts to FADER for the assist.

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.

I know. I know. WTF! & You want more. There’s another one happening this Thursday… keep it locked here for the deets!

Oh & Our very own Mark PLSTK on the footage. That double exposure schitt is retarded!

The homies over @ CLOUT just posted the entire footage (over 2 hours long) from Japans legendary battle between two of the most prolific producers/DJ’s in the hip hop history, the king of the boom bap; Premo & the chocolate boy wonder; Pete Rock. It’s on some more party rockin’ back n forth type schitt & not on some ‘nigga u aint shiiiiiet’… all love… all respecognition… all dope! Shout out to Aloha Served Daily.

A few of San Jo’s finest collab’ed last night to bring us this! No edits. No cam tricks. 1 take.  A prelude to “Bobby Fischer” (stay tuned for more info)

REY RESURRECCION | CUTSO | SQUARE WEEZY | NAYTRON

Damn son. Gregory Isaacs passed away at age 59 from his battle with Cancer in his London home from a tumor he had that spread through his whole body. He is a legend that will for surely be missed.

RISE IN POWER!

I missed this when it came on last night, but then again I knew nothing else would matter except for this cypher. G.O.O.D. Music! Big Sean went in.

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Kanye West is taking this rap shit to another level. Purists hate it and do their best to make it known, but the artists who represent this brand can do nothing but find inspiration from daring and refreshing performances like the one Kanye put on last night on Saturday Night Live. Let’s keep in mind all the stuff that happened previously between Ye + SNL, then think about the attention to detail put into making a regular TV performance look like the actual Power video (how ill was the reveal concept for the dancers & the symmetry?) Add that to the fact that Pusha T was on SNL (Clipse fans share in my excitement), and Ye even dropped a new verse for Power to replace the one he had treating the hell out of the staff. All in all, it’s what a performance should be, and I GUARANTEE you everybody will be following his lead with these TV performance from now on. No one man should have all that Power…

Props to Kanye for having the MPC on the stage and doing a brand new song. Everything else at this award show sucked!