StumbleTube July 28th

Nas - Sly Fox

Nuff' Said...

Elliot...

'Lucky Three: an Elliot Smith Portrait'. Beautiful...

StumbleTube July 16th

Relax and enjoy...

a tribute to The Roots (who are coming to SLC tomorrow)

i have probably been a fan of The Roots for thirteen years, since they dropped their first album Do You Want More?!!!??! That would make me twelve at the time. i started listening to hip-hop in third grade, was a pretty serious listener by twelve, and then started getting more serious about making music at thirteen (though i also started at twelve). For some time now, The Roots have been one of my favorite groups. They have universal appeal while still maintaining "realness" for us avid hip-hop heads. Also, they've played a pivotal role in the neo-soul movement, collaborating and promoting artists like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott (also from Philly), Jay Dee (of Slum Village), Common, Cody Chestnutt, Bilal, etc. This will be my third time seeing them. Needless to say, i'm excited. In light of their appearance tomorrow, i thought i'd post a tribute of some of my favorite videos of theirs throughout the years. This is obviously far from definitive, but it should give you a nice taste. Thanks to Errin for sparking this post. Enjoy...

count me in for at least three of these... be there or be square...

In case yer wondering, i'd hate to miss The Roots, De La Soul, and Andrew Bird. Word.

this concert came to my attention from :: 3daintyDELIGHTS :: and bird on the lawn.

nas --- black president

Pandora Radio

I stumbled upon this site today. I think this is a fantastic idea --- a radio show that is constructed around your music taste. I typed in the artist named Common and instantly a playlist was generated for me full of similar performers, such as The Roots, The Digable Planets, and Gang Starr. Click on the above image to check it out.

My 10 favorite hip-hop albums of all time (no particular order). Any hip-hop fan should listen to these albums often. These days, most hip-hop is terrible. Listening to these albums will either remind you of why you used to love hip-hop as an art form, or possibly spark at least a respect for hip-hop if you have never listened to much of it.

Outkast - Aquemini
Common - Ressurection
Wu-Tang Clan - The 36 Chambers
Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
Common - B.E
The Roots - Do you want more?
Nas - Illmatic
Tupac- Me Against the World
Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt
Ras Kass - Soul on Ice