The J.Period Live Mixtape is a first-of-its-kind concept: a mixtape performed live onstage starring legendary MC Black Thought (The Roots). The night showcases Black Thought ripping rhymes over new and classic hip hop hits, Roots fan favorites, and a finale segment where Thought pays tribute to his favorite MCs by ...

Photo Shot By  Cognito-Culture Capture Champs™ Some one caught a nice rip of this dope track from Gilles Peterson show on  BBC1. Thundercat is a Beast on the Bass

Produced by J.Period, this history-making collaboration pairs two of hip hop’s most legendary MCs – Black Thought (The Roots) and the God MC, Rakim – together on wax for the first time, with a soulful finale from R&B superstar, John Legend. Available on J.Period, John Legend & The Roots "WAKE UP! ...

Last night  the Science Of Speech Tour touched down in London town. What a line up. Rakim, De La Soul and Black Star set the stage on fire. Watch clips from the show and catch Mos & Kweli bring Jay Electronica out to rip the mic. via:HipHopCronic

The 10-track offering—which finds the Detroit lyricist paying homage to Nas’s classic debute LP,Illmatic—was produced entirely by @WillSessions. Fellow D-Town MC Royce da 5’9” and Illmaticbeatmaker Pete Rock also make appearances. Fans can pre-order limited edition physical copies of the disc and other merchandise at elzhi.com. now. —XXL Staff Tracklist & Link Under the ...

J Rawls unites two legendary hip-hop crews for the first time ever, as Sadat X (Brand Nubian) and Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers) drop jewels over Rawls' production. Taken from J Rawls' new album "The Hip-Hop Affect," in stores everywhere on May 17th, 2011. Video shot in front of Harlem's iconic ...

I first got hipped to Sol Exposure's work thru Flickr and her Polaroid & medium format shots of The Roots are some of my favorite captures of the legendary group from Philly. She's linked up with local artist Dumperfoo to collaborate for this Photo/Fine art project in Scottsdale,AZ opening tonite at the 5 & 6 ...