[MP3 + Music Video] Pusha T – Numbers On The Boards

Found this one via my homegirl, Move on Up. Check out her excellent, soul, reggae, jazz n hip-hop radio show on Radio Regent, Sat. 1-3PM and look for Pusha live at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in July.

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to Hear DJ Maseo Spin Live at Maison Mercer in Toronto, May 16

Thanks to the good people at SOS for this very special contest offer:

If you don’t know De La Soul and claim to love hip-hop music and culture I suggest you get familiar ASAP with this legendary, pioneering act. And if you’re in the general GTA/T.dot vicinity and plan on staying in town for long weekend next weekend, you might could wanna check out De La group member and co-producer, DJ Maseo, live on the set at Maison Mercer next Thursday for the Save Our Soul party on May 16. And if you’re poor but still wanna chance to go, you might could wanna enter our contest to win FREE tickets right now. “How??!” you might be asking:

Just follow me on twitter (so I can DM you in the event that you win) and then tweet: “@Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see Maseo (@DeLaSoulsDugout) May 16 at @Masion_Mercer in Toronto pres. by #SOSPARTY” [note: the quotation marks not necessary when you send your tweet]

The contest will end at 6PM EST on May 15 and the winner will be announced via twitter. Thanks to the homie, Mike at SOS for supplying the tickets for this contest.

Get more details on the Maseo gig via Facebook HERE.

[MP3 + Music Video] Skyzoo – Range Rover Rhythm

To be honest, don’t know if I really love, love this but I am a Skyzoo fan so here ya go….

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[MP3] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel – #Beautiful

I know I’m (pop) R&B-ing it out right now but this record is actually great. Miguel is the truth right now…

BUY Mariah Carey feat. Miguel – “#Beautiful” on iTunes HERE

[via XclusivesZone.net]

[MP3 + Music Video] Chris Brown – Fine China

I know this is wild old in blog/online time but I just got up on it. Dubious racial imagery and content in the video and song respectively aside, I think record is kind of hot. When I was up at the plantation at 550, after he broke with “Run It” and his debut album, they always talked about how ‘Breezy’ had the talent to make a modern day Thriller. I don’t think he ever came close to doing that despite all the hits he had and he may never fully shake the cloud around his relationship with Rihanna and the fallout since, but this song (and video!) is evidence that, creatively, he may be getting back on track to fulfilling that early, original promise (or hope) of becoming the new Michael Jackson. Or not…

Bonus: check out a remix featuring Common at The Rap-Up HERE.