Atmosphere, Grieves, Blueprint Announce Tour Dates
July 27, 2010 by Jason · Leave a Comment
Rhymesayers Entertainment has announced that their flagship group, Atmosphere, will be hitting the road this fall. Joining the Minneapolis-based headliner will be Columbus, Ohio’s Blueprint, who released the acclaimed 1988 thematic album with RSE in 2005. Also along for most dates are Grieves and Budo, along with DJ Rare Groove.
Tour Dates:
9.08- Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
9.09- Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
9.10- Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Theatre (with Mudkids) *
9.11- Covington, KY Madison Theater
9.12- Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
9.15- Bozeman, MT Gallatin County Fairgrounds
9.16- Missoula, MT Wilma Theater
9.17- Missoula, MT Wilma Theater
9.18- Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
9.20- Boise, ID Knitting Factory
9.21- Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom
9.22- Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
9.24- Chico, CA Senator Theatre
9.25- Reno, NV Knitting Factory
9.27- Arcata, CA Arcata Community Center
9.28- Sacramento, CA Sacramento State Union Ballroom
9.29- Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
10.01- Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
10.02- Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10.04- Rapid City, SD Dublin Square
10.05- Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Empire Expo Building
10.06- Des Moines, IA People’s Court
10.07- Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Copywrite drops “T.H.E. High Exhaulted”
May 29, 2010 by Jason · Leave a Comment
Eight years after the initial release of his debut album T.H.E. High Exhaulted, Copywrite will be re-releasing the cult underground classic with newly-added tracks next Tuesday (June 1).
Originally put out through Eastern Conference Records, limited pressing of T.H.E. High Exhaulted subsequently led to a high demand for the album that put the Columbus, Ohio native on the map. Along with the original 18-track disc featuring production from RJD2 and the late-great Camu Tao, Copywrite has added seven new records to the mix including the Khrysis-produced “Last Laugh.”
T.H.E. High Exhaulted: 8th Anniversary Edition will serve as a nice introduction to Copywrite as he is currently at work on his latest album The Life and Times of Peter Nelson, due out this fall. T.H.E. High Exhaulted: 8th Anniversary Edition will be released on Man Bites Dog Records.
Official Statement From DJ Premier On The Passing Of Guru
April 21, 2010 by Jason · Leave a Comment
IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.
FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.
I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.
I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ PREMIER
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R.I.P. Guru
Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease. R.I.P.
The world has lost one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons of all-time!
“They say it’s lonely at the top, in whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody’s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth”
