J. Cole Announced to Headline Common's Aahh Fest!

After an all too long hiatus, Common is FINALLY (The Rock voice) bringing Aahh Fest back to Chicago! I was lucky enough to be in attendance for the inaugural event, and I am STILL reeling from all the emotions it opened up for me as a hip-hop stan fan.

May Misses

I'm back! I know, it's been a minute and I know it's a little late for a recap of music from May, and all I can say to that is S.A.D.U. (shout out to Jodi Dion). I decided to go with a new format this time and present the songs in a playlist. I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, seeing that embedding 10 individual songs is kind of a pain in the ass.

New Music: The Roots - "When The People Cheer" & "Tommorow" (ft. Raheem DeVaughn)

It's been a while, but finally I have something I can look forward to as far as music goes. While they were busy being the best damn band on television, The Roots found time to record, what sounds like so far, another classic album titled And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.

Set for release on May 13th, this will be their 11th studio album. They have blessed the world with 2 songs that can only be described as, at the risk of sounding corny as hell, MAJESTIC!

When The People Cheer is The Roots sticking to their bread and butter, Black Thought delivering thoughtful yet lethal bars on a smooth ?uestlove directed orchestration. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 
Tomorrow features almost the same formula, subtract Black Thought's lyrics and add in Raheem DeVaughn's vocals. The result is just as effective and beautiful. Since I'm not cool enough (yet) for The Roots and Def Jam to personally send me a CDQ file to post, here's a link to hear it in all its glory, courtesy of Rap Radar.

The Roots - Tomorrow (ft. Raheem DeVaughn)

...and just throw a little more of The Roots' dopeness, here's John Legend joining them for a cover of the Bruce Springsteen's classic Dancing in the Dark. May 20th can't come soon enough. You're welcome.

Follower Critique: Tess Henley - High Heels & Sneakers

I haven't done one of these in a while. It's not that I haven't wanted to review one the blog's Twitter followers, its just that very few of my followers have intrigued me enough to listen to their music. It's an emotional roller coaster to say the least.

I get all excited when I get a notification that I have a new follower, then I see who it is, and it's somewhat disappointing. Its like, did you even look at the background of the type of music that is showcased on the blog? No, MC Such-n-Such, I do not want to hear your latest album titled Bitchez, Weed, Money, & Gunz.
As for you DJ Stank-Booty, I will not download your latest mixtape She Twerks Hard for the Money Vol. 14 (you see what I did there, elementary word play with the title of a Donna Summer classic).

Daily Throwback: The Roots ft. Jill Scott - You Got Me (Live)

I decided to pray to the Shuffle God a little (a lot) early today.  I had a couple drinks and I have to work in the morning (a few hours), so I probably won't (or want to) wake up early enough to post in the morning.  So here it is.  The live Jill Scott version, powerful.  You're welcome.