Here’s some dope footage of Danny Brown (who is joined by Schoolboy Q) closing his show with “Blunt After Blut” at Echoplex in Los Angeles. Looks like it was an insane show!
Monday night, I had the chance to witness two of hip-hop’s greatest, Jay-Z & Kanye West, as they took their Watch The Throne Tour to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The show was nothing short of amazing… and while I may have blasted their new album when it dropped back in August, I now have a new [...]
Here’s some dope HD footage of the Gold Chain Military performing “It’s The Chain” at this years Rock The Bells. The video was shot and edited by Greg Lazcano for WoodWorks Media. Enjoy!
While Arasia, Justin and Kev already havin’ their fun in ATL, I wanna highlight The Bodega Brothers. Another act, we are exited about to have at our KN showcase today! I haven’t been able to see Travii the 7th, Keynote and Headkrack live but the crew proofed their performance-skills worldwide, so I’m sure they gonna [...]
Are you ready for A3C yet? To get y’all hyped up for the Away Team performance at our KN showcase this thursday, here’s some footage from their in-store performance at Fat Beats, NYC (R.I.P.) last year. Be on the lookout for a dope reintroduction to The Away Team later today. More footage after the jump.
Before we get ready for A3C, the last big hip hop festival that occurred this year was the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival back in July. KN teamed up with Ricky Shabazz to cover the event and though the footage is just now coming to light, it’s dope. Check the above, courtesy of Travis Libin, featuring [...]
ArtOfficial previewed a new track down here in Miami at Rock The Bells the other night. Their new album, Vitamins & Minerals, will be dropping in November.
Check out these two videos of Jose James performing new songs from his upcoming album at the Basement Sessions for the UK clothing company ALL SAINTS. The jazzy funky soul is in other with his super velvety tones. Can’t wait until 2012 arrives to hear the full project.
The parking lot of Shuga Records in Minneapolis, Minnesota was place to be on Saturday August 27. Minneapolis Hip Hop trio Audio Perm and Shuga Records put together the Audio Perm Block Party, which included performances by longtime Minneapolis Hip Hop staples, Kanser, Rhymesayers/Soul Tools’ Toki Wright, and I Self Devine. As well as and [...]
The stage was set. Dark, absorbing background as the band’s silhouette decorated the scene. The crowd’s breathing strengthened and their chatter increased as they anticipated his arrival. One side was debating if the album was good while the other questioned his right to redo such a classic. Then, that infamous subway train raided the speakers [...]
If you’re in the Baton Rouge area this weekend, make sure you stop by The Manship Theatre for the Baton Rouge Hops Festival which begins tonight at 6pm. The 3 day event will include live performances, DJ battles, breakdancing, graffiti exhibits, workshops & much more. Dee-1 will headline the closing show on Sunday night while other KN.com [...]
Watch live video from jazzspastiks on www.justin.tv To celebrate the launch of their new album with junclassic Mode 7 (out now on HiPNOTT Records), Jazz Spastiks will be playing a special mix of dope hip hop live from the studio while artist Rob McGuire (who designed the Mode 7 artwork) will be painting a large [...]
The 7th annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival began slowly, with a late start and temperatures pushing 90 degrees. By sundown, however, the festival transformed into a veritable who’s who of hip hop, with headliner Q-Tip running out some pretty famous friends during his two-hour set. Along the way, practitioners of real hip hop, new and [...]
Gods’Illa passed along some footage of their performance of ”Sal’s Pizzeria” at the recent Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. The song will appear on the DMV trio’s highly anticipated CPR Blendtape hosted by DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown (aka Erykah Badu).
Since KN was an official media partner for this year’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, we’ve got some exclusive HD video footage of one of the highlights for the event. Look out for more coverage coming very soon!
This past Thursday’s Salute the DJ event, put on by the Brooklyn Bodega as part of the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, served a reminder as to why hip hop is an art that goes beyond lyrics and beats. Acknowledging the prevailing criticisms of the current hip hop climate, watching these hip hop pioneers spin, scratch [...]
It’s been a hot min since I have been able to post but I had to hit you all with a new mini series from the homie Random aka Mega Ran. The new series follows Random as he transitions from the life of being an educator and rapper to being a full time artist. Random [...]
Here’s some highlights of Bavu Blakes’ recent performance at the Austin Music People launch party. Bavu is scheduled to release his sophomore LP later this year.