More from the big bad Brother! Always a good thing. Yesterday I posted Part 1 of his interview with Karmaloop TV, and now here is part 2.
I always have mixed feelings about recording video at concerts. Sometimes I go to shows and really document the hell out of it; but I always end up feeling a little guilty afterward. It's a tough call to make between the honest notion that only paying ticket holders should be allowed to experience a concert, and the demand for nonstop media in today's YouTube age. This year at Soundset I busted out my camera only to take photos, except for two occasions. Brother Ali performed two unreleased songs from his upcoming full-length LP, Street [...]
You already know just about everything I'm about to say. Soundset 2009 was incredible. Great performances from (most of) the artists. Got quite sunburned. Legs felt like cooked spaghetti by the end of the day. And so on. I opted not to get a press pass, and spent the entire day in the thick of the crowd watching the shows on the main stage. My biggest regret is not seeing a couple of sets on the Fifth Element side stage – mainly One Be Lo, Unknown Prohpets and Cunninlynguists, as those [...]
Awhile back I posted a video of a promo for Brother Ali's video for "Good Lord". Well as you can see above the video is finally here, and it's awesome. The video was shot at the Malcom X & Betty Shabazz Center, and was produced by Rik Cordero. This is a great video for an even better song. If you haven't gotten The Truth is Here EP I have little to no faith in you. Posted in Media, Video Tagged: Brother Ali, Good Lord, Rik [...]
KarmaLoop had a chance to catch up with Brother Ali in Boston at one of his shows. Brother Ali talks about the people that listen to his music and how they probably grew up different than he is. He also talks about the song "Forest Whitiker" and the fact that he is really glad to be in the skin that he's in. Brother Ali bring a great introspect into music because he's lived on both sides of the street (ghetto and suburb) and he's one of the most humble people you'll ever meet. It's great to hear an emcee like [...]
Maybe I missed this video because it seems long overdue but here is a quick video of Brother Ali performing live at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center in NYC. It is cool to see Brother Ali bringing his hip-hop and Islam worlds together and really dope that he had Pop Master Fabel, [...]
Brother Ali releases new music video, Dylan/McCartney collaboration looking good & Soundset photos, videos and reviews.
Me going nuts when Pharcyde dropped "Raise It Up" in tribute to Jay Dee As you can see by the picture I look like I am in a great mood. That's because I was outstandingly over-joyed all day on Saturday in Shakopee, MN at Soundset 2009. I really couldn't have asked for much more the entire day. My camera died roughly an hour and a half into the show (thanks to Erik for the pictures as well as other people on Flickr) and I ended up looking like a lobster from sunburn, but it [...]
Local hip-hop tracks spun on today's Mischke broadcast.
The big, bad, Brother recently sat down with Karmaloop TV , he speaks on his anthemic song "Forrest Whittaker," relating to his fans, and some of the personal trials and tribulations he has dealt with on his path to rap success.
Brother Ali's new video for "Good Lord" shot by Rik Corderro in NYC at Harlems' Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center, off Truth Is Here EP .
I was hoping some music videos from Ali's The Truth Is Here EP would surface. Here we get "Good Lord," directed by Rik Cordero. Maybe now we can get "The Believer"? Ali and Slug performing that together at Soundset was possibly the best moment of the entire day. Not kidding.
Music video for "Good Lord" by Brother Ali from "The Truth Is Here" EP, directed by Rik Cordero.
Off his latest EP, The Truth Is Here .
Soundset '09. A weekend for the ages. From the collective hundreds of dollars we spent at Town Hall brewery the night before the show all the way to eating Culvers the day after with Sage Francis, Soundset was everything it promised to be. I came for the Doom and I got it (surprisingly), I lost count of the number of Atmosphere shirts I saw (god only knows what ticket sales would be like without them), I chilled backstage with some of the greatest in the game for two hours (sometimes I get lucky). I'm here now to share these moments [...]
![Live :: Soundset ‘09 | Canterbury Park | Shakopee, MN [05.24.09]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1749838_lg.jpg)
Soundset '09 dawned over Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN on Sunday. The festival featured the best hip hop artists of Rhymesayers Entertainment and the Midwest. In its second year Soundset may have cemented its spot as a yearly mainstay. The day featured the likes of Atmosphere, Brother Ali, The Pharcyde, DOOM, P.O.S., Eyedea & Abilities, Immortal Technique and many more. Check out photos from just a handful of the artists from yesterday Atmosphere [...]
I'm posting this video last, but putting it behind the Atmosphere video to keep things in semi-chronological order, as if that's important. I can spot myself grooving and rapping along with Ali in this video, too. What a day.
Atmosphere , Ali , C-Rayz Walz , and Mudkids do a little freestyle session over a slightly improvised "Smart Went Crazy" beat to close out their Indianapolis show just last night. Slug goes last, so you unfortunately don't catch his entire flow. Still, these freestyle sessions have been a great addition to Atmosphere's live shows. I remember Slug, Eyedea, and Abstract Rude all going off during a show in Madison last Halloween, it was spectacular. Spotted at RSE affiliate Jakemoney's Twitter .
A brief selection of just a few of the underground rap superstars who'll rock Canterbury Park this Sunday.
Midwest Broadcast
Mind Inversion
Beats & Bombs
City Pages - Gimme Noise
Sound Verite'
Culture Bully
above & beyond mag
Above the Fold
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Boo Goo Doo Boom
![Public Enemy - Get Up Stand Up Featuring Brother Ali [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/cogepHX5uTU_130.jpg)
R.F.T.W.E. pt.2
DANCE BITCH DANCE: disclosure - when a fire starts to burn
Marlon Hoffstadt - Skin And Bone (feat. HRRSN)
HAERTS: “All The Days”
