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There has been quite some hype over the return of a certain rapper; one of the best female rappers of our time. She’s also a record producer, a singer- songwriter and dancer who has worked with too many people in the music industry; notably with Timbaland. She and Timbo did some great things back in the day and recently the pair have been cookin’ up some shiz in the studio that a majority are eager to hear. This week’s throwback is dedicated to…
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Enclosed is a months worth of video goodness from the likes of Ab-Soul, Blu, Benin City, Big K.R.I.T, The Rapture, Yasiin Bey, Oddisee, Szjerdene, Tabi Bonney, Slum Village, Anthrax, Danny Brown, Swizz Beatz, Purple Velvet, BIGkids, Chance The Rapper and J.Cole. It’s really inspiring to spend a Sunday afternoon putting together this monthly post. Today I’ve watched over 30 music videos and have managed to narrow it down to 17 quality, creative and innovative videos from different corners of the world which perfectly represent the diversity, intelligence and creativity of our modern generation. Be proud, be part of it!
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Oh boy, this was worth the wait. Remember London-based group, A Yellow Man? Christ-fueled hip-hop group emerged into the scene in late 2010 with a promo video then disappeared, leaving us wanting to know more. I’m not a big fan of UK based Christian hip-hop heck even mainstream hip-hop as it just never really feels authentic. Their visuals back then impressed me and now with the help of Paul Akinrinlola of PDesigns, I’m blown away by the cinematography. The dynamic trio’s flow is immense, easy to listen to and no ignorant lyricism – such a rarity nowadays, the profound lyrics filled with positive thoughts and light production just work so well. I’m really looking forward to hearing more, haven’t come across ANYONE like them in the UK. More on the reverse.
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Happy Easter Y&Y readers!! Hope you’re all enjoying the last day of your long weekend of over-indulging in chocolate eggs and roasted lamb with your loved ones. Now, before you start guiltily googling “Dukkan Diet” after consuming the equivalent of Beth Ditto’s weight in Thorntons, check out my scoop on this months best music videos. Yes that’s correct, I’ve had to make Video Jukebox a monthly offering as working, attempting to go to the gym, learning to DJ, obsessing over 30 Rock and partying to Hip Hop is taking over my life and trawling the interwebs for the very best visuals is quite time consuming dontchaknow! Anyway, peep the jump for this months pick of videos including Danny Brown, De La Soul, Norah Jones, Odd Future, Kris Kasanova, Willis Earl Beal, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Nemo Achida and xxxy. I’m sure there’s quite a few in there that you haven’t seen yet, and certainly won’t catch on MTV!
Ahh rest assured yinnyangers, after a brief hiatus due to Sky Broadband’s gross incompetence…I’m back and fully equipped with a selection of this weeks best music videos. Due to my disappearance, I snuck in some videos from a couple of weeks back that I felt deserved the Y&Y spotlight – but they’re dope so you won’t mind. With new visuals from KOF, Big K.R.I.T, Jesse Boykins III, Usher, Aloe Blacc and Robin Thicke/Lil Payne you guys are in for a treat! Hit the jump for more!
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New visual delights from Childish Gambino, Phonte, MeLo-X, Little Dragon, Brother Ali, Bonobo, Esperanza Spalding and of course Kanye/Jay-Z in this week’s Video Jukebox! Went for more of a Hip Hop/Electronica theme this week as you can tell. Catch you on the other side…
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So it’s been at least a couple months since I last put a throwback post out so I called it swiftly before DJB or Yin could get inthere! I’ve taken this one back to the late 90′s which in my opinion was a good decade for hip-hop music. ‘Doin it‘ by LL Cool J is one of my favourite songs of all time, I used to blast it on my mini pc speakers when I was like 13 and with such lyrics I thank God my mum had NO clue what he was on about or it would have been that time for me. Only recently did I realise that actually this track is a sample of Grace Jones‘ ‘Jamaican Guy‘… did everyone already know that!? Anyway, listen to the track after the break.
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