Illogic & Blockhead – “Live from the Horizon” (Rjd2 Remix)

Next week, Illogic & Blockhead will release their first collaborative full-length album, Capture The Sun. The album, which includes features from Slug, Blueprint, Abstract Rude, and more, will be released on TK via Man Bites Dog Records, and today, Illogic & Blockhead are debuting a non-album exclusive remix of album track “Live From the Horizon.” The song was remixed by fellow DJ/producer, and Columbus, Ohio, native, RJD2 and was premiered by Rolling Stone.

RJD2’s remix is a complete reimagining of the song. The song gets transformed from a punchy and aggressive vendetta into a trippy reflection. “I was really excited with the direction RJ took the remix,” remarked Blockhead. “It’s cool when someone flips the entire vibe of a song on it’s back, ’cause it basically feels like creating an entire new song.” That sort of 180-degree change is possible because of the songs subject matter – mistrust and falling out with friends. “When close friends treat you like crap for a while then songs like Live from the Horizon are born,” Illogic explains. “Blueprint told me most great art can’t exist with out Pain.” For RJD2′s part, the collaboration was a nice reunion with Illogic, the two having spent years working in the same underground scene. “Illogic and I cut our teeth at roughly the same time in the Columbus underground,” recalls RJ. “We’ve know each other for a long time, and it was cool to reconnect on this remix.”

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Video: Eccentric new clip from David Bowie

David Bowie has released another weird film in the lead-up to his new album The Next Day.

Directed by Floria Sigismondi and starring the Thin White Duke alongside actress Tilda Swinton, the clip – which appears to be a surrealistic critique of celebrity culture, incorporating an unprovoked attack with a Morphy Richards electric carving knife – accompanies the track The Stars (Are Out Tonight).

If you like what you see and hear below, the song is available on iTunes right now.

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Drake Talks “Started From The Bottom”

Drake briefly talks with MTV about his new single “Started From The Bottom“ which is the most popular track on IHHM. The single has received mixed reactions from fans and haters, with main focus being about Drake not really being from the bottom.

Drake wants people to know that his career hasn’t been a fluke and he and his team worked really hard to get here.

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Lil Wayne Gets Banned From ALL NBA Events & Bashes Miami Heat At Party In Houston

While performing in Houston, Lil Wayne took a few minutes to talk about getting band from all NBA events, he says the Miami Heat are the ones responsible for the band.

So in classic Lil Wayne fashion he says f*ck the NBA and the Miami Heat, but that wasn’t enough he also went on to say that he’s been smashing Chris Bosh’s wife.

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Lil Wayne Gets Banned From ALL NBA Events & Bashes Miami Heat At Party In Houston

While performing in Houston, Lil Wayne took a few minutes to talk about getting band from all NBA events, he says the Miami Heat are the ones responsible for the band.

So in classic Lil Wayne fashion he says f*ck the NBA and the Miami Heat, but that wasn’t enough he also went on to say that he’s been smashing Chris Bosh’s wife.

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Beyonce is $50 Million Richer From Pepsi Deal

Even though Beyonce hasn’t been dominating the charts for the past few years, her brand is still as strong as ever. Pepsi just announced the completion of a million deal with Beyoncé in return of her position as the global brand ambassador.

This isn’t the first time Beyonce has worked with the brand, prior representation included being featured in four commercials, but this new deal however takes the partnership to a whole new level.

The deal is set to include the diva’s presence on a number of billboards, websites and appearances on your favourite channels. The first chance we’ll get to see the partnership on our television sets will be at the halfway point of the upcoming Super Bowl event, coinciding with her live performance.

Beyonce continues to be one of the highest paid female entertainers today, and is even giving her husband Jay-Z a run for his money, (No pun intended).

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Homeboy Sandman – “Whatchu Want From Me” (Video)

Oddisee on the track. Respect to Nine.

Homeboy had this to say to Rolling Stone;

“Soon as Oddisee played this beat for me, I knew the world was about to change – this ish was such critical knock. So then I figured, how about a few words for all the cats giving me a hard time lately?”

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Gunplay Released From Jail On $150K Bond & House Arrest

Gunplay has had a very active month, from catching a quick beat down at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, to turning himself in to authorities due to a warrant for a robbery charge.

Now he’s out on a bail.

Earlier today, his attorney Michael Grieco announced Gunplay was released on 0,000 bond and placed on house arrest in the connection to the robbery of a man at a Miami Tax business on April 13th. According to Grieco:

“The state did not prove that Mr. Morales was a flight risk or a threat to the community,” said his attorney Michael Grieco in an email statement. “He should be home with his family shortly. This is first step in clearing his name so he can continue his emerging music career.”

House arrest beats jail any day, all that’s left now is for 50 Cent to mail him his chain back, he’s at least allowed to walk to the mail box.

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Beyonce Wants Jay-Z To Stay Away From Rihanna, “She’s Beyond Hope”

Beyonce ain’t about that Rihanna life, and she has voiced her opinion on the matter.

She warns her husband Jay-Z to keep his distance from his protégée Rihanna.

A source close to the couple says, Beyonce has told Jay that she’s terrified RiRi is beyond saving, she believes her behavior is spiraling out of control with no end in sight.

This is following the fact that Rihanna had one of her wild weekends, which included vomiting in a club, sending good luck messages to abusive ex Chris Brown and Tweeting a  picture of herself with a female freaky dancer.

Sounds like a good weekend to me…But hey I’m just a blogger, what do I know.

A source close to Beyoncé, 31, says:

‘She’s told Jay that Ri-Ri’s beyond hope  and just isn’t their problem. ‘This drama has been going on for so long and people get hurt because she  won’t grow up.’ The source continued, ‘Bey wants Jay to keeps his distance.’

Rihanna has been pushing the Young Wild & Free motto to it’s limit, on September 20th she Tweeted a picture of herself with a stripper between her legs.

Again, sounds like a good night to me…lol

The next night she arrived late on stage at the highly anticipated Las Vegas iHeart Radio festival, for which she was one of the main headliners. She only performed for 30 minutes then dipped out to he 1Oak nightclub,  where club goers saw her ‘vomiting into a napkin’.

A source reports that she partied with skippers until the crack of dawn. The source adds: ‘She’s been at Spearmint Rhino strip club every night,  visiting private booths to get hot and heavy with girls.’

In addition to that Rihanna also sparked some Twitter controversy, when she wished her ex Chris Brown good luck at a court appearance, after he was caught with weed while still on probation for his attack on her.

She even said she would back him up when he appears in court next month for another  probation hearing.

My Thoughts

She’s not out of control, she’s just being Rihanna. When she develops a drug habbit, suffers from anorexia and talking pure fuckry in every interview then they’ll be a real need for concern.

If we’re talking music lets keep it real, Rihanna has had the game on lock for the past 3 years and Beyonce though a international superstar hasn’t been able to touch RiRi on the charts for quite some time now.

And if you haven’t heard Diamonds yet, that will only prove that Rihanna is still getting better.

 

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Music: Surprise new song from Paul Westerberg

Former Replacements leader unceremoniously unveils new track.

Track: Paul Westerberg – My Road Now

File under: a string-laden piano ballad that gets off to a typically disjointed start (“Fuck me!”) but settles in just fine

My Road Now showcases the always enigmatic Replacements bandleader solo at the piano, and features the great line in the refrain: ‘This is my road now and you can hit it baby’.  Prime-time Westerberg.

This track is part of an ongoing series of music that Westerberg’s recorded in his basement and is casually distributing on the web.

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