ROCKING WITH THE LYTE

BROOKLYN NIGHT SPOT TO HOST LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOWS WITH MC LYTE AND TALIB KWELI

SPUTNIK, the Brooklyn based eatery and nightclub, announced through its events department that it will host an entire weekend of live music and entertainment over the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The event, billed as "A Labor Day Weekend Explosion," will consist of two live music shows at the venue, with the first taking place on Friday, September 4th 2009. Among the artists scheduled to appear are (Rapper/Actress) MC LYTE on Friday, and (Rapper) TALIB KWELI on the second night, Saturday, September 5th 2009.

Sputnik (www.barsputnik.com) was started by a group of friends in 2003, and recently called "a haven for independent musicians and artists of all types since opening its doors…" by an online reviewer at events.NBCnewyork.com.

"We know that people typically bolt out of town during the Labor Day Weekend. But we also know, especially given the state of the economy, that many will be stuck in town looking for something to do. We're excited to be able give music fans affordable options for a live show during the holiday weekend," said event organizer, Vic Black. Other notable talent confirmed to appear includes Hip-hop pioneer Deejay, DJ PREMIER (GangStarr), and Chicago native, DJ Reborn (MTV/Studio Museum in Harlem).

Advance tickets for the shows are on sale now at BrownPaperTickets.com for eighteen dollars ($18), and at Sputnik, located at 262 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn NY 11205. The event also marks the first time organizers will team up with Internet partner LumeeFly Inc, a new media company focused on bringing you the "I Was There Concert Experience Online." The concert featuring TALIB KWELI and DJ PREMIER on Saturday, September 5th will be broadcast live over the Internet and available to a worldwide audience online. For more information on Lumeefly online concerts visit www.lumeefly.com.

Big Ced is More Hip-Hop than You

http://slangrap.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/big-ced-is-more-hip-hop-than-you/

Eminem Slim Shady Review in Blaze

It’s true. Big Ced, of the Industry C0sign and a whole lotta ish you can ask him about yourself, is more Hip-Hop than any of us. I first noted it when after every time I thought to myself, “Damn, that dude in MC Lyte’s ‘Paper Thin’ video looks just like Ced”—it turned out to be Ced (via Rocka Candy) after all.

Then when searching for my old Source 50th issue to scan its cover for a recent post, I came across my set of Blaze Magazine issues [semi-tangent: Aliya S. King relayed a great story involving Blaze right here). I've teased Cedric many times that I would get around to scanning his appearance in the aforementioned mag's review section. Nah, he didn't write a review, but his mug was used as the sections rating scale (large pic below). Pretty creative move on the late mag's part, actually.

 

Ced Classics

All this to say, Ced is more Hip-Hop than you, you, you and all the you in the back, and in the middle, and in the front. Word.