Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1

One f hip-hop’s most underrated lyricist, Talib Kweli has just released a surprise 12 track LP called Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol. 1: The project includes features from Common, Killer Mike, Kanye West, Consequence, Yasiin Bey and more. Production credits on the album include Hi Tek, Kanye West, DJ Quik and Dave West. See track list and purchase link below.

TRACK LIST

1. Space (produced by Dave West) (3:49)
2. 2000 Seasons (prod. by Hi Tek) (4:13)
3. Bright As The Stars – Black Star (prod. by Ayatollah) (4:33)
4. Wack Niggaz feat. Common, Kanye West & Consequence (prod. by Kanye West) (3:52)
5. Boomerang- featuring NIKO IS, K’Valentine & Cory Mo (prod. by Cory Mo ( 3:20)
6. Ocean Song feat. Mela Machinko (prod. by Rahki) (3:42)
7. 7:30 feat. RES (prod. by DJ Quik) (4:06)
8. Fortfied Live feat. Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) & Mr. Man (prod. by Hi Tek) (4:36)
9. Tryin To Breathe feat. Killer Mike (prod. by Midi Mafia) (3:41)
10. Distractions (prod. by Oh No) (3:54)

Purchase directly from Kweli at http://kweliclub.com/collections/music-store/products/talib-kweli-train-of-thought-lost-lyrics-rare-releases-beautiful-b-sides-vol-1

J Rawls’ Polar Entertainment imprint presents “Da Call Out”, the new single from Heresy, an all-female group consisting of two-time Grammy nominee Monie Love, North Carolina rapper Carolina Dirty, Columbus OH’s Dominique Larue and MyVerse from Orlando. Produced by Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep, “Da Call Out” will appear on Heresy’s forthcoming self-titled EP.

“In a time where many music genres are suffering in an array of areas, my wish was to put together something seldom heard of in organic Hip Hop today, that being a group,” says Monie about the project. “I wanted to further push the envelope with the neglected idea of a FEMALE group. Thus the birth of Heresy.” The Heresy EP drops August 14 on Polar Entertainment. Click here to preorder on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/heresy/id1012409771

It starts off with a howl, followed by a poem. “I remember you was conflicted,” he reads. For his latest music video, Kendrick Lamar summarizes his critically-lauded opus, To Pimp A Butterfly, the best way he knows how and that’s visual poetry. Taking the very song that shook up the BET Awards, K .Dot delivers a thrilling short film for his statement of statements, “Alight.”  

At a time when a lot of so called hip-hop artist seem to be all about the Benjamins, Kendrick Lamar continue to speak on social issues within the black community. Watch his heroic performance at the recent BET Awards show. https://vid.me/e/nPhh

Erykah Badu and The Roots Live at Roots Picnic 2015, Photo by Mel D. Cole

At this year’s annual The Roots Picnic held in Philadelphia only a few days ago, Erykah Badu backed by The Roots band (with lead man Black Thought) delivered a mind blowing set. They took the audience into what seems like a time machine, performing some of the biggest hip-hop tracks from the past. Throughout their set they periodically invited other artists to join them on stage for particular songs. If you are a lover of real, authentic, honest hip-hop, relax and press play: