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Allow me to get you in the musical mood… Sultry sounds and bad beats await you. Get amped for the laundry list of upcoming performances in the Greater Miami area. The next two months offer hip-hop, R&B and soul at its finest. There’s nothing like being witness to art in the making. Clap your hands, stomp your feet and prepare to get out of your seat!

FOR THE SMOOTH OPERATORS
Miami’s Fifth annual Jazz in the Gardens will once again have us swaying in the wind to the likes of Mary J. Blige and Robin Thicke on March 20^th and then coming back for more on the 21^st to catch John Legend and Boys II Men. Taking over the same venue, under a different name (Sun Life Stadium), Jazz in the Gardens will have plenty of sexy sounds to go around.
 
FOR THOSE DOWN WITH O.P.P.
The one, the only, the original Naughty by Nature will hit Revolution Live in Ft. Lauderdale on March 25^th. It’s not Miami, but just live a little or drive a little anyway. While it may not up your street cred it might get you reliving moments of the 90’s when the economy was better and all you worried about were the shenanigans the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was getting in to…

FOR THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS
On March 27^th the lovely Ms. Alicia Keys will be gracing us with her presence at the American Airlines Arena. Try not to drool on your keyboard, fellas! To warm up the stage, in more ways than one, you will enjoy the musical stylings of Robin Thicke (feel free to drool on your keyboard ladies!) and Melanie Fiona. Side note: Perhaps there will be a Swizz Beatz sighting. Just sayin’.
 
FOR THE BAG LADIES
In honor of her forthcoming album, New Amerykah Part I: 4^th World War, due out March 30th Erykah Badu will bring her neo soul to the American Airlines Arena on April 8^th  to get your fingers snapping at the Waterfront Theatre. Look out for her new single “Strawberry Incense” which was produced by Erykah and Madlib. The single also includes Kirsten Agnesta playing harp on the hook.

FOR THE BUTTER PECAN ‘RICANS      *POSTPONED*
Wu-Tang Clan member. Staten Island native. Raekwon will be coming to The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater on April 16^th. The Chef will cook up a great show along with Black Eigin, Eric Nelson, Don Greco, The Cost, The Blades, and Baby Rasta. Bon appétit!

FOR THE DREAMERS
Lupe Fiasco’s “Steppin’ Laser Tour” kicked off earlier this month with select dates being opened by Lupe’s labelmate B.o.B. More dates are set to be added, so let’s all light candles for a S. Florida date. In the meantime look out for airfare deals to hit the eastern shore and catch a show there. Any excuse is a good excuse visit the N.Y.C.

 April 9^th- Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues
April 10^th & 11^th – New York, NY – The Fillmore

FOR THE GROWN AND SEXY
Grammy award winning artists Maxwell and Jill Scott will hit the American Airlines Arena June 14^th. Expect to jam-a-little-jam to a decade’s worth of hits including Maxwell’s critically acclaimed BLACKsummer’s night album and Jill Scott’s upcoming album, The Light of the Sun.

FOR THOSE IN NEED OF MORE
Honerable Mentions: Sun Fest April 28^th- May 2^nd | West Palm Beach

What other shows are you looking forward to this Spring?

Moloko had a nice 11 year run from 1995-2006 before the duo split up. The duo consisted of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England. The music was blended with trip-hop, nu-jazz, and a electronic pop feel. Moloko’s short stay in the world of trip-hop was considered somewhat short, but in 11 years, they’ve made a impressive impact without the whole force popularity they deserved. Read the rest of this entry »

After Tsutchie, Nujabes was the second artist Shinichirō Watanabe chose to contribute to the background music and soundtracks of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially in regards to hip hop culture. In addition to Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02 and Minmi, Nujabes has collaborated with underground American hip-hop acts CYNE, Cise Starr (as a solo apart from the hiphop collective CYNE), Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Terry Callier, as well as British rapper Funky DL and R&B singer Dwele. He is also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao T.

On February 26th, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a fatal car accident (the same day Japan experienced a 7.3 earthquake). He was 36 years old. His family had a private burial in Shimeyaka. Hydeout Productions has stated that although Nujabes has passed away, he left music behind to continue his legacy and will be released in the near future. http://e22.com/nujabes/

    In order for the Miami music scene to evolve (and cease being something locals complain about) the first order of business is to SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC. See a local show. Buy a new artist CD. Miami is overflowing with undiscovered talent and there are a few gems left out there. The beat on the street is strong and soulful, but often goes unheard.

    Your chance for change comes in the form of Do You Party?, the single release celebration for Afrobeta. Cuci (coo-SEE) and Smurphio will be unveiling their single at 7th Circuit Studios on Friday March 19^th, so get those tickets ASAP. Don’t forget your funky dance moves, because the walls can hold themselves up. 

    Not only is local music an important foundation for the Miami music scene, but local music also allows people to come together with their own artistic aspiration or great appreciation of such talents. Afrobeta may not exist had it not been for their random rendezvous at a Suenalo concert. (Suenalo being a local music post all its own…) The songwriting, beat making and soul shattering have been continuous ever since. And thank goodness for that!

    If you’ve never experienced an Afrobeta show get on it before they hit ULTRA later this month and let everyone in on their secret. Act like you know.

Do You Party?
7th Circuit Studios 228 NE 59th St., Miami, FL
March 19, 2010 | 9PM | $9 | 18+
In conjunction with Community Art and Culture
Sounds by Panic Bomber, Run Sevim Run (Bandits), Moshe (Nightdrive), DJPJ (Nightdrive), Nate Campbell, VIDA (Pumps/nyc) and special guests THEM JEANS and PAPARAZZI

An 11 round, face to face battle, between Jigga and Lupe. The latest mixtape from Trackstar the DJ and The Smoking Section.

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z and Lupe – From Marcy to Madison St.zip

A new video from one of Duck Downs rookies. Some cameos are made and Carlitta Durand, as always, comes nice and correct. I’m sure I don’t need to mention this beat by 9th Wonder. Hot track and nice vid. Enjoy.

From the artist that was first featured by A Tribe Called Quest at the age of 16, Consequence finally drops his highly anticipated mixtape AND he has some serious artist’s featured on it.

DOWNLOAD: Consequence – Movies On Demand.zip

Some of the most well put together lyrics you might ever hear on this mixtape. I’ve wrote a few articles and given you guys a few goodies by Blu. This right here, is just an installment to remind you guys how much funk and soul this young cat has in him.

DOWNLOAD: Blu-HerFavoriteColo(u)r.zip

Tracklisting:
01 Love
02 Amnesia
03 Since
04 Morning
05 Melo
06 Wind(terludeOne)
07 When(terludeTwo)
08 Silent
09 Pardon
10 Vanity
11 Beggars’/BlackGold
12 Celln’Ls
13 Untitled(LovedU)2
14 Peace

Blu -- Amnesia: He doesn’t make an actual appearance, but he did confirm, via Twitter, that this is an official clip for the song. This song is from his most recent hixtape “HerFavoriteColo(u)r”.

Elzhi -- Deep: Coming at you strong as FUCK with the lyrics that most rappers only dream about writing, Elzhi drops a new video for the song Deep, produced by Black Milk, that is featured in his newest mixtape The Leftovers.

Kam Moye -- Splitting Image: From his new album, Splitting Image, Kam Moye brings you his first single which is the title track produced by Symbolic One.

“I wanted it to document my real life story of becoming a father at 16 and show the pressure I was facing at the time. I couldn’t even take care of myself when I brought my daughter into the world… It’s a way of showing younger people that your life isn’t over when you make a bad decision but it means you’ve got to work twice as hard at your dreams. Hopefully someone will feel inspired by it.” -Kam Moye on Splitting Image

Taken from HipHopDX

Murs has a lot of music in the vault. Although fans have been anticipating his latest project Fornever, a release with producer 9th Wonder, he says he has much more in store. Recently, the Mid City Los Angeles emcee announced that he would be releasing ten albums in ten months in 2010.

The theme may also lead to a box set that will be released in October.

“10 albums 10 songs each in 10 months in the year 2010. 10/10/10 box set will be available,” he announced on his Twitter page. “Or you can wait till 12/28 for the last piece.”

Believing that fans may take it as a joke, he has repeated himself more than once on the subject.

This can be as a result of his time spent after releasing his Warner Brothers debut, Murs for President. Since that album, Murs has been working on a variety of projects with various artists. In August of last year, Murs spoke to HipHopDX about all the music he is ready to release and promised the ten records to us back then.

“A lot of people keep asking about Murs and 9th Wonder. It never went away. We never stopped doing shit. We’re going to do shit forever. So, Murs and 9th Wonder coming [in 2010]… I got a punk rock group called The Invincibles with this gang called Whole Wheat Bread coming out this year. I’ve also been working on some stuff with DJ Quik and Terrace Martin. We’re doing a whole ghetto, hood, electro, dance, sex, party record. We’ve been working on that. We’ve got a few songs knocked out. I’ve also got Varsity Blues 2, man. So, I got like 4 records coming out. I’m going to have like 10 records in the next year, man. Stay tuned because as soon as I get free from Warner Brothers, it’s going to be a party.”

Now free, it seems he’s ready to get that party started.

So apparently this is not the first time J. Rocc makes a mixtape for Supreme. The Stones Throw resident DJ, which has been in the scene for over 10 years and has been the official DJ for Dilla and works with Madlib, made this funky mixtape, just so Supreme LA customers can grab and listen to.

DOWNLOAD LINK: J.Rocc for Supreme Take 2

Very glad to see these cats getting the recognition they deserve. I actually wrote about them, back in October, as one of my first Learn Ya posts. This new year seems to be going GREAT for them. This time you get a leak off of their upcoming album The Payback (which might I add is a free download and will be available on their site), featuring K. Sparks, which I have also written about on a Learn Ya Wednesday post. Hope nothing but good for ArtOfficial. Damn sure know they don’t stop working for it.

DOWNLOAD: ArtOfficial – The Payback (Feat. K Sparks).mp3

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