Wale: Good Girls (AEON Remix)

You know you got it made when other people start making hits for you. Wale has got it made. First it was DJ M.A.F. with his superb Justice/Wale mash-up. Now up-and-coming producer AEON, the mind behind Got Beats? Vol. 1, has remixed Good Girls and I have to say, he did a damn good job.

Download it Here

Wale x HUF: T-Shirt & In-Store

The L.A. show will also feature U-N-I. Both shows will feature Blu & Exile and U.C.B.

SHOWTIMES:
Los Angeles
Thursday January 29th at Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Doors at 8PM
Tickets at Ticketmaster

San Francisco
Saturday January 31st at Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street @ Mint
SF, CA 94103
Doors at 9 PM
Tickets at Going.com

For those of y'all who don't know U-N-I or Blu & Exile click here or here

Lupe Fiasco Honored By USA Network

Everyone's favorite backpack rapper, Lupe Fiasco--Sorry Kanye, you should have chilled on the Auto-tune--was named the 2009 winner for the first annual USA Network Character Approved Award in the category of music. The Chicago native was honored along with other culturally relevant individuals such as Jimmy Wales(the founder of Wikipedia) and Shepard Fairey(The artist behind those Obey posters, and The Obama Poster, you know the one.)

Lupe was chosen because he "changing the cultural landscape of his field through innovation, creativity and ingenuity." Plus he raps about giant robots and zombies, which is almost as dope as rapping about old Wu-Tang and Shaolin martial arts movies. Each honoree was given $10,000 to donate to a charity of their choice. Lupe chose, Action Against Hunger.

For the full length video and info on the other honorees click here

Hungry for Hip Hop? Try "The Food" by Bliss FM for free

I think part of what's wrong with Hip Hop today is simply that artists and record labels are afraid to try new things. Record companies look at new acts like Bliss FM and say, "Nothing like this has ever sold before, why should we invest in it?" So they go out and get another Lil' Wayne imitator. What all these executives don't seem to realize is that the reason nothing like this has ever sold before is because nothing like this has ever existed before.

Plain Gold Ring by Bliss FM

Diggy, Diggy, Diggy by Bliss FM

Download The Food here. It's free, and trust me if you like music, you'll love Bliss FM.

Quotable: "...cuz I look at it like half of my cup filled/but Ima make it, make it, I can't stop/cuz just like the cup we poor 'til we at the top"

Wale x Colin Munroe: Will I Stay (Rehearsal Footage)

Check out this footage of Colin Munroe and Wale at Chung King Studios. Will I Stay feat. Wale and Dallas Austin is featured on Colin Munroe's mixtape Unsung Hero.

Available for download here

KAWS-The Long Way Home Exhibition

Looks like KAWS will be making the trip out to the Left Coast for his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Check out the press release below:

“The Brooklyn-based artist will be presenting new painting and sculptural work in his first solo show in Los Angeles. KAWS’ technique acts as a sieve of modern culture, filtering and re-contextualizing the images and information that he comes in contact with daily. His process is all encompassing, embracing popular culture and the visual landscape of the familiar. The work can be thought of as an overarching brand; however it is also immediate and organic. This energetic immediacy can be felt in the selection of works that he is presenting.”

” New large paintings included in the exhibition feature his usual cross-section of familiar cultural icons painted with precise execution. The resulting pieces feature the trademark graphic quality inherent in his work. A large life-size Chum acts as a sentry in the space, watching over the works while also playing with scale and proportion.”

KAWS THE LONG WAY HOME will be running from Feb. 21 to April 4 at the Honor Fraser Gallery.

Source: Hypebeast

Jay-Z My President is Black (DC Mix)

Jay-Z's remix of Young Jeezy's Best of the Booth nominated song, My President is Black produced by Tha Bizness. Not only is this song a celebration of one of the greatest moments in American history, but it's also littered with clever wordplay.

Quotable: "My President is black in fact he's half white/So even in a racist's mind he's half right."

You can download it here or here