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Kanye West Live at Coachella 2011

by Carsten April 18, 2011 Around The Net

Yesterday, Kanye West closed out the three day Coachella music festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. Mr. West took the sold out crowd through his five albums and proofed once again that he’s one of the best live performers of our culture. With that being said, get your ponchos out and [...]

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CunninLynguists: Summer’s Gone + Seasons [Live]

by Kevin April 2, 2011 Around The Net
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The homie Shake of 2DBZ got the gig of a lifetime and is out on tour with Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti of CunninLynguists and PackFM (in Europe of all places… lucky bastard). Anyway, he recently uploaded some video footage of one of their shows. Check it out above. CunninLynguists’ latest album, Oneriology, has been in [...]

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Black Milk: SXSW Performance

by Kevin March 18, 2011 The Show

Ritchcraft just sent over this performance of Black Milk from last night’s Audible Treats showcase at SXSW.

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Talib Kweli + Pharoahe Monch + Jean Grae: SXSW Performance

by Kevin March 18, 2011 The Show

Ritchcraft got some decent footage of Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae at the Audible Treats showcase at SXSW last night.

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J-Live: SXSW Performance

by Kevin March 18, 2011 The Show

KN doesn’t have any corespondents at SXSW this year, but the homie Ritchcraft has been sending some footage over.  Here’s a clip of J-Live beat juggling from the 16th at the Quality Control showcase.

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Raven Sorvino: Live at Zanzibar

by Kevin March 12, 2011 The Show
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Raven Sorvino, of Language Artz, recently performed select cuts from her newly released Inspired EP at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, California. Look out for the official video to “Loose Raps” dropping this Monday. Her album, Paper Girl, will be released on HiPNOTT Records this summer.

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Raekwon & Ghostface Killah: Rock N Roll (Live On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)

by Justin February 19, 2011 Around The Net

The Odd Future gang weren’t the only hip hop acts on Late Night this week . The legendary Wu-Tang Clan made its presence felt as Raekwon & Ghostface Killah stopped by last night to perform “Rock N Roll” sans Jim Jones & with some help from The Roots. The Chef’s much anticipated Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang LP will [...]

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Tyler, The Creator & Hodgy Beats (Of Odd Future): Sandwitches [Live On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]

by Justin February 17, 2011 Around The Net

21121713153 Uploaded by yardie4lifever2. – More video blogs and vloggers. If you haven’t heard by now, OFWGKTA invaded national television last night and it was epic. Tyler, The Creator (aka Wolf Haley) & Hodgy Beats performed their song “Sandwitches” with the help of The Roots in this wild performance. So enjoy the footage of ski masks, smoke machines, zombies, [...]

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G-Side: Came Up (feat S.L.A.S.H.) [Live Performance]

by Justin February 7, 2011 The Show

Blunt Raps TV got some footage of G-Side performing one of my favorite songs off their new LP, “Came Up” featuring S.L.A.S.H. If you still haven’t copped One…Cohesive, stop sleeping ASAP.

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Toki Wright: Performance in China [Video]

by Kevin January 3, 2011 The Show

Toki Wright travels to Shenyang, China to perform at the Shenyeng Conservatory of Music with Sean McPhearson of Heiruspecs. Toki Wright heads up the United States first fully accredited Hip Hop Studies Diploma Program at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN. The trip was part of a cultural exchange that hopes to [...]

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Help Fund The Upcoming Hall of Justus + Tanya Morgan Tour!

by Kevin December 24, 2010 The Show

It’s the time of year to give and what better way to give than by helping your favorite rappers to go on tour! The tour has already been booked, but the guys are looking to raise $1500 by January 20th to help them along the way. KN.com has already donated $20 to the cause. Help [...]

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The Artifacts: UndergroundHipHop.com In-Store Performance

by Kevin December 24, 2010 Around The Net

The recently reunited Artifacts made the up north trip to the renown UndergroundHipHop.com in Boston on Dec. 18th to rock an in-store before there performance at The Western Front in Cambridge. Check out the three-man trifecta of Tame One, El Da Sensei & DJ Kaos catch wreck and get the props! More footage after the [...]

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Blitz The Ambassador: Best I Can [Live Performance In France]

by Justin December 20, 2010 Coming Soon

Blitz The Ambassador & The Embassy Ensemble recently debuted the new track “Best I Can” at TransMusicales in France, where they performed alongside acts such as Janelle Monae & M.I.A. The track will appear on Blitz’s new album Native Sun, which will be released in April.

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Kanye West: Live at The Bowery Ballroom, New York

by Carsten November 24, 2010 The Show

Kanye West held a secret show last night in New York at The Bowery Ballroom and performed his new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in its entirety. Mr. West brought out surprise guests such as Pusha T, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and more. Up top you see Yeezy, Justin Vernon & Teyana Taylor perform [...]

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The Roots vs. Shiny Toy Guns: Red Bull Soundclash Atlanta 11/14/10

by Carolyn November 19, 2010 The Show

Over the years Red Bull has consistently produced quality shows spotlighting many genres of music. When I learned that The Roots was one of the bands which would be competing in the upcoming Atlanta edition of Soundclash I knew that this was a show that I had to cover. Shiny Toy Guns, an indie rock band from [...]

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G-Side: Mayday (feat Joi Tiffany & Blue Magic) [Live Performance]

by Justin November 16, 2010 The Show
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKTnvM3dmI Here’s some footage of G-Side performing the song “Mayday” alongside Joi Tiffany & Blue Magic. The Huntsville duo’s new album One…Cohesive drops New Year’s Day.

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El Da Sensei: 2010 A3C Kevin Nottingham Showcase

by Kevin October 17, 2010 The Show

Finishing up the Coalmine set at our A3C showcase last weekend was hip hop veteran El Da Sensei, who’s GT2: Nu World album is out now. We were blessed to have El bring out his partner in rhyme Tame One out for an exclusive Artifacts reunion with DJ Kaos on the one’s and two’s. They [...]

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Bekay: 2010 A3C Kevin Nottingham Showcase

by Kevin October 17, 2010 The Show

Next up on the Coalmine portion of our A3C showcase is Bekay. Make sure you watch it til the end when Singapore Kane and El Da Sensei join him on stage… good shit!

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Singapore Kane: 2010 A3C Kevin Nottingham Showcase

by Kevin October 17, 2010 The Show

Kicking off the Coalmine Records portion of our A3C showcase was Boston’s Singapore Kane…

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K. Sparks: 2010 A3C Kevin Nottingham Showcase

by Kevin October 16, 2010 The Show

Finishing off the HiPNOTT portion of our showcase last weekend at A3C is Queens emcee and HiPNOTT recording artist K. Sparks. Check it out…

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