Back in 2010 when Meek Mill still had his braids he dropped the DJ Drama-hosted Gangsta Grillz "Flamerz 3" mixtape. Which boasted this classic banger "Philadelphia Born and Raised" featuring Black Thought, Young Chris and Freeway.
It's rare when you can find an artist who both rap and produce equally as well, but Che Noir is a rare breed. The First Lady of Trust Comes First just released her highly anticipated album, "Food For Thought."
Features include Ransom, 38 Spesh, Jynx716, Rome Streetz, 7xvethegenius and Armani Caesar.
Production credits: Che Noir, Chup, CartuneBeatz, TrickyTrippz, Motif Alumni and JR Swiftz.
Tracklist:
1. Eat To Live (Intro) (Prod. by CartuneBeatz) 2. Split the Bread (Prod. by TrickyTrippz) 3. Eat or Starve Ft. Jynx716 (Prod. by Che Noir) 4. Daily Bread (Skit) (Prayer by God's Children) 5. Bless the Food (Prod. by Che Noir) 6. Ladies Brunch Ft. 7xvethegenius & Armani Caesar (Prod. by Che Noir) 7. Praises (Prod. by Chup) 8. Table For 3 Ft. 38 Spesh & Ransom (Prod. by Che Noir) 9. Gold Cutlery Ft. Rome Streetz (Prod. by Che Noir) 10. Brains For Dinner (Prod. by Motif Alumni & JR Swiftz) 11. Water To Wine (Skit) (Prod. by CartuneBeatz) 12. Communion (Prod. by Che Noir)
Benny the Butcher links up with Black Though to bring you the second song off of his forthcoming “The Plugs I Met” EP - Available everywhere music is streamed and sold June 21! The new 6-track EP features Pusha T, Conway the Machine, Jadakiss, RJ Payne and 38 Spesh with production by Alchemist, Daringer and DJ Shay!
Benny the Butcher comes through with his highly anticipated EP titled “The Plugs I Met.” Available everywhere music is streamed and sold June 21! The new 6-track EP features Pusha T, Conway the Machine, Jadakiss, RJ Payne and 38 Spesh with production by Alchemist, Daringer and DJ Shay!
Tracklist:
1. Intro Skit 2. Crowns For Kings ft. Black Thought [Prod. DJ Shay] 3. Sunday School ft. 38 Spesh & Jadakiss [Prod. Daringer] 4. Dirty Harry ft. RJ Payne & Conway The Machine [Prod. Daringer & Beat Butcha] 5. Took The Money To The Plug's House [Prod. The Alchemist] 6. 18 Wheeler ft. Pusha T [Prod. DJ Shay] 7. 5 To 50 ft. India [Prod. The Alchemist]
Wale appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday in support of his latest album, Ambition. He performed "Lotus Flower Bomb" featuring Miguel backed by The Roots band.
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Grand Hustle artist B.o.B. performed the title track from his upcoming sophomore album, Strange Clouds, for the first time on network television yesterday (November 22) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
The Atlanta rapper was backed by The Roots band.
Strange Clouds is expected to be released in March 2012.
According to O'Guin, Allen and Semenik in their book Advertising and Intergrated Brand Promotion, the new world of advertising is full of companies who are looking for new ways to get their brand across to audience and potential consumers. In this seemingly ad cluttered environment, small businesses are caught in the struggle between big corporation on how to make their brand visible and recognizable, send out culturally relevant messages in a refreshing way and become top-on-the-minds of audience and potential customers. How can new small businesses favorably compete considering the criteria listed above. Let us examine one of ResQ Records brand: The Omogo Reloaded Logo. The Omogo Reloaded logo is good because it is simple, representative and fresh.
Omogo Reloaded brand, Yahoo, Disney and Taco Bell brand all have something in common: Simplicity. When encountered, they are supposed to evoke some sort of feelings in the minds of audience. In comparison, the 4 brands have visual simplicity. These brands employ texts and sometimes an image (as seen in TACO BELL). In the music industry, ResQ Records is a new player with a relatively new genre of music called Afrofusion. The logo just spells the brand out in bold uncomplicated type-face, the smaller font well spaced to hold the weight of the larger ones on top. There are just two colors: Green and black plus the neutral white. The task is to clearly communicate the essence of the music to potential audience and customers and keeping the new logo simple will make recall and association easy for music enthusiasts, potential industry business partners and customers. Simplicity is synonymous to recall and easy recognizability and the Omogo Reloaded brand has that quality.
As Disney appeals to the fun-loving population and Yahoo to the instant messaging internet users, the Omogo Reloaded logo is packed with cultural appeal. The text is set in white background with green on either side. Green-White-Green is the flag of Nigeria, where Afrofusion originates evolving from Afrobeat. According to WorldFlags101.com, " The green stripes represent Nigeria's agriculture industry and its lush vegetation and the white stripe represents the desire for peace and unity within the country". In relation to Afrofusion blend of music, the green and white mean flourishing in harmony. Brand logos do not just represent names, they carry meanings. Here in North America, almost everyone is familiar with the recycle symbol. It is also used as part of the brand. Representation is what makes the Omogo Reloaded logo better. It is packed with meaning of cultural relevance that an African, American and global audience can relate to.
Notice that the "G" in Omogo has been slightly and intentionally rotated to imitate recycle symbol and the refresh button. This symbol is common on the internet and eye-catching. It represents giving vitality to something that may be worn out. Refreshing, starting afresh and new are the intended messages. At the same time, the rotated "G" also represent ResQ Records consciousness of the diminishing state of the world's resources and our support for the green revolution like encouraging dowloads and reading electronic copies instead of print-outs. The world craves new and refreshing ideas and the Omogo Reloaded brand represents just that. The word, "Reloaded" is implied in the rotated "G" and along the line of brand evolution, all other elements on the logo will be dropped. Like the NIKE swoosh, the slightly tilted G with a arrow head will come to identify Afrofusion music by Omogo Reloaded, percieve as something new/fresh and infigurating.
It's lunch time and you're driving on highway 33, when you spot a fast food restuarant sign. Almost immediately, you're feeling hungrier. Result and that's what an advertisers in that industry desire.
For the Omogo Reloaded brand, the composition is created to stimulate ones imagination by arousing one's curiousity. A look at top ranking national and international brands will reveal their simplicity, their struggle to be very represnetative and relavant in meaning transmission to audience and strive to stay fresh. The Omogo Reloaded brand possesses the above-mentioned qualities, making it very easy to recall. Upon immediate recognition and recollection, certain subtle cultural messages are conjured and a sense of affiliation with the brand is established. It is easy to support a brand that customers have a connection with. This connection is importnat to the survival of a brand.
01 The Roots – How I Got Over (Live)
02 Ludacris – I Do It For Hip Hop / Last Of A Dying Breed (Live)
03 Mos Def – Casa Bey (Live)
04 Beastie Boys – So Whatcha Want (Live)
05 Black Star – History (Live)
06 Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Rock (Live)
07 Ghostface – Baby f. Raheem DeVauaghn (Live)
08 Wale – Pretty Girls (Live)
09 Raekwon – Catalina (Live)
10 50 Cent – Baby By Me / Do You Think About Me (Live)
11 Clipse – Popular Demand f. Black Thought (Live)
12 Clipse – Grindin’ f. Black Thought (Live)
13 Q-Tip – Barely In Love (Live)
14 Goodie Mob – Soul Food (Live)
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Videos After The JumpLate Night With Jimmy Fallon has turned into "Must Watch TV" for the artist performances alone.
With the best band in hip hop bar none, The Roots serving as Jimmy's in house band. Each performance by guest artists are instantly enhanced. To top that off Roots emcee Black Thought often lends his lyrical abilities providing never heard before remixes to classic joints.
Clipse appeared last night (Wednesday January 6) and got it in. First performing a web exclusive version of their classic "Grindin" (Available only on Jimmy's website). Then followed that up with their smash hit "Back By Popular Demand (Popeyes)". Off their new album 'Till The Casket Drops' which is in stores now.
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Video After The JumpWu Tang Clan member Raekwon made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Wednesday (December 17)The Chef performed a remixed version of the Dr Dre produced joint "Catalina" that featured a verse from Black Thought of The Roots.
Raekwon's critically acclaimed cd 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Part 2' is in stores now.
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Rapper Common and his "friends" have signed on to headline the second annual "Common & Friends" concert at the Hollywood Palladium in September 26.
In addition to Common, the "friends" on deck include The Roots, De La Soul, Ludacris, Nas, plus "huge special guests," reads the event's flyer.
The show is being put together to raise funds for the Common Ground Foundation, created by actor and hip-hop artist Lonnie Rashid Lynn, also known as Common.
"For the second year in a row, Common and the biggest artists in hip-hop will come out and lend their support for the Common Ground Foundation," said Executive Director, Jodie Blum. "With proceeds from this amazing event, we are able to raise much needed funds to empower youth in the United States."
Tickets for the event are already on sale through LiveNation.com. Tickets are $100 for general admission and $200 for VIP Balcony seating.
According to the organization's press release: the Common Ground Foundation is "committed to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States. The Foundation's vision serves as an inspiration for equality, opportunity and hope among youth in underserved communities."
For more information, visit CommonGroundFoundation.org.
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