Wednesday, April 28, 2010
New Music: Black Keys - Howlin' For You
As you can tell, today is mostly electronic and rock music day, which is part of my new goal to try and blog on a schedule, but hip hop always finds a way into the mix here no matter what!
Black Keys is an underground blues-rock band that most definitely gets down with hip hop based on their participation in the excellent BlakRoc album project helmed by Dame Dash. This blues-meets-glam rock banger is the B-side of their 12" vinyl joint sold as part of Record Store Day. Because of that I'm only gonna stream it here, but if you're just that cheap and don't wanna buy it, I think you can still get a download of it via Steady Bloggin' where I swiped it from.
Black Keys - Howlin' For You [mp3 stream]
BTW: I say the BlakRoc album was excellent, but honestly I never actually heard the whole thing! I tried to buy the CD a couple times (I'm old school like that, I guess - if I'm gonna spend paper on actually buying music, I still want to hold something physical, nahmean?) but could NEVER find it in stores. I looked under Black Keys, BlakRoc, BlackRoc, Various Artists Pop/Rock, Damon Dash etc. etc. but nothing! I gave up in the end which is probably one of the reasons why the music industry is going down in flames....
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, Indie/Alternative Rock
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Mos Def, Jim Jones and the Black Keys - "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" Live on Letterman
The BlakRoc album is in stores NOW!
Related:
The BlakRoc Chevy Camaro - no idea if this is an official cross-promo, endorsement thing or not and this Pitchfork news item doesn't really clarify things. [via GG]
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, David Letterman, Jim Jones, Mos Def
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Listen to the entire BlakRoc Album Online
Click HERE to listen to the album streaming online.
The album dropped Black Friday (Nov. 27) and features indie rock group, The Black Keys collaborating with Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris, ODB, Nicole Wray, Q-Tip, Jim Jones, RZA, Billy Danze (M.O.P), Mos Def, Raekwon and more.
Click HERE or the BlakRoc tag below to hear and see more from this project.
Labels: Afro-Punk, Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash, Rock
Monday, November 23, 2009
Video: BLAKROC webisode 10 feat. Nicole Wray
Related:
The Black Apple Memoirs video entry #1: Mickey Factz & Stalley visit Dame Dash's DD172 Space.
Watch more Damon Dash videos HERE and HERE.
Previously on The Kitchen:
Download Blakroc - "Hope You're Happy" feat. Black Keys, Billy Danz, Q-tip & Nicole Wray HERE.
BUY the Blakroc album on 'Black Friday' (this Friday 11/27). I'm gonna support: are YOU?
Online:
BlakRoc - wesbite
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash
Friday, November 20, 2009
Video: BlakRoc Episode #9 feat. Pharoahe Monch
I featured this before HERE but here's a bonus download of the track they're working on in the video:
BlakRoc - "Dollaz and Sense" feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA [usershare mp3 links: stream | download via 2dbz]
Shout to my dude, Guy who manages Monch.
The BlakRoc Project drops "Black Friday" (11.27)
Online:
BlakRoc - website
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash, Pharoahe Monch
Video: Creative Control: Edan & Mos Def
More BlakRoc/Dame Dash-related sh-t. Here's the plug:
"Moments cannot be manufactured and once passed cannot be recreated. The DD172 space is an artistic epicenter where every passing instant becomes one of consequence and Creative Control is the lens that brings those glaring moments into focus. Creative Control, the brainchild of Directors Coodie and Chike and media mogul Dame Dash is an online media network bringing you original web series and music shot by the artists themselves. The series Sessions at DD172 will be an exhibition of talent caught candidly as they pass through the space curated by Dame Dash. Spotlighting artists like Mos Def, The Black Keys, Zoe Kravitz, and commencing with the release of the Black Roc Project, Creative Control will view the cross section of talent of all genres from every angle. See the full project as it launches Nov 27th on CreativeControl.tv"
[via 2dopeboyz]
Bonus:
BlakRoc – "On The Vista" feat. Mos Def [mp3 download links: yousendit | direct mp3]
Related:
Dame Dash Is Saving Hip-Hop. [via TSS]
Online:
Creative Control | BlakRoc
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash, Edan, Mos Def
Video: BlakRoc – "Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones
Video: BLAKROC webisode week 8
With Billy Danze of MOP, Nicole Wray and Damon Dash.
"BlakRoc is album featuring the Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released Nov. 27 2009 (the so-called "Black Friday" day after Thanksgiving.
The project was spearheaded by rapper Jim Jones [ed note: really??] and also sports contributions from Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, NOE, Nicole Wray, Billy Danze and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard."
Bonus:
BlakRoc - "Hope You're Happy" feat. Black Keys, Billy Danz, Q-tip & Nicole Wray [usershare mp3 download links: stream | download via OKP]
Online:
Blak Roc - website
Labels: Billy Danze, Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash, M.O.P.
New music: Blak Roc – "Stay Off The F-ckin’ Flowers" feat. Raekwon
This ain't that new but I'm gonna do a bunch of Blak Roc posts in a row of the stuff I've missed over the past three weeks 'cos I'm feeling this project.
Direct download for Blak Roc – "Stay Off the F-ckin’ Flowers" feat. Raekwon HERE. [direct mp3 download link - right click and save as]
[via Steady Bloggin']
Labels: Blak Roc, Damon Dash, Raekwon
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Video: Black Roc Webisode #7 (Q-Tip)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Dame Dash presents the Blak Roc Project
Say what you want about Damon Dash, I f-cks with this project. It's a great idea: indie rock band The Black Keys is set to release a rap/rock album entitled Blak Roc featuring MC's such as Q-Tip, Ludacris, Raekwon, RZA, Billy Danze (M.O.P.), Pharoahe Monch & ODB on a label set up by Dash specifically for this project. Check out the first track here:
Download:
The Black Keys feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones - "Hoochie Coo" [yousendit]
View a shorter trailer here.
Online:
BlakRoc - website
Labels: Black Keys, Blak Roc, Damon Dash
