#OhioTakeover Tour Blog and Video

If you’ve been on this site before, you know that this past April I toured throughout Ohio alongside J. Rawls, Illogic, and LxE for the Uncool.

In honor of some of our upcoming shows, I kept a little journal on  how the tour went but wanted to wait for the accompanying video to follow.

Video is above, courtesy Arris Productions.

Keep reading below for the tour blog.

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Tags: #OhioTakeover Tour, arris productions, blog, ill poetic, illogic, j. rawls, lxe for the uncool, video, VoiceOfRzn

Pharoahe Monch “Clap” Short Film

I had the honor of doing a few shows with dude out in Europe with Reef & Eternia.

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J. Dilla “Still Shining” Documentary x 1996 Vibe Interview

Today is Dilla’s 37th Birthday.
In celebration, Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins has put together a Documentary celebrating the life of one of the Greatest music producers of all time. And it’s free to watch. Which is Awesome. Also, enjoy this old 1996 Interview dug up by the EgoTrip folks from VIBE Magazine.

“J.Dilla: Still Shining” from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday.

JUST ADDED** Complex Mag’s 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dilla

**New Addition: My Man Sharp just wrote a great retrospective on Dilla that you should all Check Out.

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Blueprint “Keep Bouncing” VIdeo

New Video off “Adventures in Counter-Culture”. I’m actually in the video randomly through-out. Can you find me? GO!!
While you’re searching the video, search this link to pre-order the album officially through Rhymesayers/Fifth Element.

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Bilal “Levels” Video

FULL SCREEN
The Sounds of VTech / Bilal Levels   

Bilal is dope. And really slept on.
I was watching this video, thinking how much it reminded me of this Flying Lotus video. Then I realized it was directed by Flying Lotus. Which makes Flying Lotus that much more great to me.

His album “Airtight’s Revenge” has been out for a little while now.

Tags: airtight's revenge, bilal, erykah badu, flying lotus, levels, sa-ra, video

Blueprint “Radio-Inactive” video x Adventures of Blueprint Series

Been hearing this album in motion for like 3 or 4 years now. Finally excited to see it drop.
First single. Hit the jump for the Story Behind the Song (Featuring Illogic and VoiceOfRzn’s Micshon Harper)

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Tags: adventures in counter-culture, adventures of blueprint, adventures of blueprint 2, adventures of blueprint 3, behind the scenes, blueprint, bts, rhymesayers, video, weightless

Cincinnati Cypher 2010

A couple weeks ago, I was out in Cincinnati. I got an offer to hop in on this Cincinnati Cypher (a la the BET ciphers at the award show a couple months ago). The homie Ilyas shot the video and host of Cinci emcees all got down, including some really good friends. Part 2 is after the Jump.

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Kanye West “Runaway”

*UPDATE — Here’s the full Runaway Video. BTS and interview are still after the jump. I just didn’t feel like making a whole new post.

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Blueprint “Dream Big” video

Co-Starring DJ Rare Groove
Blueprint’s “Blueprint Who” EP is available at the Weightless Website

Catch him and Rare Groove on Tour with Atmosphere NOW.
Don’t forget to check out the Interview I did with Slug of Atmosphere HERE

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Marco Brambilla “Civilization” (Pre-cursor to Kanye’s “Power”)

Civilization by Marco Brambilla from CRUSH on Vimeo.

UPDATE: Here’s more of the video and the behind the scenes:

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