[Music Video] The Flaming Lips and Erykah Badu – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (NSFW)

Oh my lawd, this video might just completely overshadow this very odd but very cool cover of the Roberta Flack standard, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by oddball, Oklahoma City-based (go Thunder!) alternative rock group, The Flaming Lips and the equally oddball soul singer, Erykah Badu. I know the nude shots are actually of Badu’s sister, Nayrock but, after her last controversial video, “Window Seat”, this is just further evidence and reinforcement to me of why Common, 3-Stacks and Jay Elec got so sprung on Erykah and wifed her up.

While we’re on the subject though…

For my T.dot (Toronto/GTA) heads, you can see The Flaming Lips perform for FREE on June 16 down at Yonge-Dundas Sq. during NXNE as presented by AOL-Spinner. BTW: wanna win tickets for NXNE courtesy AOL-Spinner? CLICK HERE.

Not enough for you? Hit the jump for another Lips-Badu collab, “Now I Understand” also featuring Siri and allegedly, Biz Markie (where??!).

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[MP3] #ThrowbackThursdays: Big Daddy Kane featuring Kool G Rap – Raw (1987 Demo Version)

MP3 Download: Big Daddy Kane & Kool G.Rap – Raw Feat Kool G. Rap [1987 Demo] | Alt. download link: MP3

This has been around for a second but the homie, Garnet just put it on my radar. It’s apparently from the Droppin’ Science: Best of Cold Chillin’ compilation album. Straight FIYA! How do you claim to have grown up listening to this and then think something like this is hot??! The mind boggles….

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[Video] Black Belt Theatre Trailer 2 starring Planet Asia

Black Belt Theatre is one of my favorite albums this year. Check it out and let me know if you agree with that assessment:

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[Music video] Jay-Z & Kanye West – No Church In The Wild feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream

MP3 Download: Jay-Z & Kanye West No Church In the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) | Alt. download link: MP3

Shades of the G20 protest or the London riots? This one I’m sure has the chattering classes chattering (chatting??) just like director, Romain Gavras’ “Bad Girls” and “Born Free” videos for M.I.A.. Or at least might lay to rest the argument that many, myself included, were making that the Watch The Throne album was essentially just one long, self-involved wank by a couple of out-of-touch Black multi-millionaire rappers?

TheNext2Shine.com presents #Discovery Part 2: R&B Sampler Mixtape

Appropriate post for a Sunday evening:

#Discovery is a collection of hand-picked artists that best represent the world of true R&B talent. They are the next wave of artists to make their splash into the stream of music, and is our ongoing commitment to provide you with fresh artistic point of views. All we ask now is.. Are you ready to for your #Discovery?

In a collection that tends to lean more pop than true R&B, especially at the beginning, Lauriana Mae‘s “Love” is the standout track to my ears. I’d be curious to hear more from this singer, interesting voice.

[TheNext2Shine.com via The Couch Sessions]