Jazzy Jeff Jazz Cafe Documentary

 

A must watch. We were there in person and this video does partially convey the feeling in the room.

Jeff is an old-school professional who keeps it real.

Video also available here

http://www.djjazzyjeff.com/archives/2298

Talib Kweli @HMV Forum, London

Talib Kweli has been a king of New York hip-hop who has an expansive international audience for over fifteen years. Kweli’s work with Mos Def on 'Black Star' (1998) still stands as one of hip-hop’s premiere expressions of truth. On 'Train of Thought',Kweli teamed up with Hi-Tek to form Reflection Eternal, a virtuoso hip-hop duo that continues to wow audiences and critics alike. In 2007, Kweli and DJ/Producer/MC Madlib gave their fans 'Liberation' - originally released free on the internet - an album that was filled with their joint love of the music they make and the respect their fans give them.

Website:http://www.yearoftheblacksmith.com/

Tickets to the show £26.75 and £44.75  Available here and from other resellers

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F00478787428FD5?

Gutter Rainbows: Parental Advisory: Talib Kweli: Music

HMV Forum

9-17 Highgate Road
NW5 1JY
London

Diggity Das EFX @ Jazz Cafe, London

Look like the Hit Squad have realized how much Euros are worth. Following on from the EPMD show, now its DAS EFX turn.

the blurb

SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER
TICKETS £15 IN ADVANCE
DOORS FROM 7:00PM

“Debut jazz cafe show for legendary 90’s hip-hop group”

Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees SKOOB & KRAZY DRAYZY, They rose to popularity in the early 1990s due to their affiliation with EPMD's Hit Squad. The duo gained critical and commercial fame with the release of their landmark debut album, Dead Serious, which highlighted their unusual rapping style which they nicknamed "sewage". Dead Serious went platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX," reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, the Top 40 on the Billboard.

As their career progressed, however, Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery became more commonplace as other artists, including a young Jay-Z, imitated it. Derailed by the popularity of their own style, the duo slowed down their fast-paced flow, eliminated the iggedy suffix and downplayed their cartoonish content on their second album, Straight Up Sewaside.

The rest is history...

Tickets available here.

Dead Serious: Das Efx: Music

Classic Material 1996

 

EDITION#10: 1996 WITH MR SHIVER

• Event date:
  20 August 2011

• Event time:
  9pm - 3am

• Event venue:

  The CAMP
  70-74 Old Street, London, EC1Y 2BJ

• Event main guest:

  Mr Shiver (Unsung Heroes / SDM)

• Event era:

  1996

This a regular under rated monthly event, which is always a good night. And its free!

This month the Chris Read and company are celebrating the Hip Hop of 1996. Listen to the accompanying mix here.

http://www.classicmaterial.co.uk/

EPMD @ Jazz Cafe, London

EPMD one of my personal Greatest of All time groups on the 18th of February. The raw

lyrics, spartan beats and business based albums defined an era. Don’t miss this one.

 

The blurb

Saturday 19th February 2011 (Doors 7pm)
@ The HMV Forum Kentish Town
9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY

TICKETS £18.50 (+booking)
While the word legend gets thrown around with little regard these days it is fair to say that EPMD have truly earned the title through a consistent catalogue of genre shaping classics.. With the release of seven brilliant albums over a twenty year period there are few acts in Hip-Hop that have such a proven track record.

The combination of Eric Sermon & Parrish Smith is more than a sum of it’s parts and with the backing of the incredible DJ and the producer responsible for many bangers for EPMD and Busta Rhymes DJ Scratch they will be plowing through all-time Hip-Hop classics such as ‘You’re The Customer’, ‘Richter Scale’, ‘You Gots To Chill’ and more. As suggested by the titles of all of their albums these founders of the Hit Squad are all about business and it is live that all of their years of experience in the business come to the fore so this is the place to be in London for any real Hip-Hop fans.

Joining EPMD on stage are London’s equivalent in terms of class, experience and longevity Skitz & Rodney P. Having cut his teeth with the legendary London Posse, whose first release was actually a year before EPMD’s, Rodney P has been at the forefront of the UK Hip-Hop scene and secured that position through his longtime collaborative partnership with DJ / Producer Skitz.

The audience will also be blessed with sets from Spin Doctor who will be setting the mood with his own brand of Hip-Hop and soul gems.

 

 

Ali Shaheed Muhammad @Plan B, London

10pm - 4am Friday 21st January 2011
@ Plan B, 418 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AY

A Tribe Called Quest member doing an exclusive set, in London. Expect some classics.

 

 

The blurb

Queens Natives A Tribe Called Quest came to reshape the Hip-Hop scene with the release of their classic five albums that all pushed the soulful Jazz drenched sounds that became a trademark not only of their sound but also of Golden Era Hip-Hop on the whole. With a catalogue of stone wall classics such as ‘Can I Kick It’, ‘Award Tour’, ‘Electric Relaxation’ ‘Scenario’, ‘Bonita Applebum” and the Dilla produced ‘Stressed Out’. Having recently reformed to tour and with a documentary on the band due to be released shortly Tribe are now back on top of the game where they belong.

As well his work with Tribe Ali was a founding member of the production outfit The Ummah, alongside Q-Tip and J-Dilla, which produced not only for Tribe but also Busta Rhymes, D’Angelo and Janet Jackson. He then went on to show and even more soulful side of his work in founding Lucy Pearl alongside Raphael Sadeeq and Dawn Robinson. With this wealth of musical experience behind him this exclusive DJ set it sure to take a guaranteed packed house through a great journey of Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul and beyond.