"FREE!!! That's a dollar less than a dollar."

Should've mentioned this a while ago, but...

The boys from Slum Village will be performing at Elysium Lounge tomorrow night, for the FREE.  That's $fr33.99.  Hosted by Dwele, sponsored by Pepsi.  If I had a real flyer, I'd post.  

Just to show you what you'd miss if you decide to sleep:

Yeah, so as T3 said, "Bring yo monkey ass."

Peep the officials:

http://www.slumvillage.com/

www.elysium-lounge.com

See you there, bipeds.

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The Preface is NOT pronounced "PREE-face". Hint: Rhymes with "premise".

Tuesday night, the Light Speed Warrior and I attended the listening party for The Preface, the first solo album  [with distribution] from Slum Village rapper Elzhi.  'twas only five bucks, but...I'd say it was worth ten.  Yes, I know, it's a rare occurrence to hit a club and actually get your money's worth. But the special guests provided bang for the buck. Just peep:

The two DJs of the eve, K-Fresh & DJ Dez, along with Bouier, who was...excited, as you can see.

The show opened with Danny Brown, backed up by Nick Speed.  'twas Speed's birthday, so...he was royally toasted, adding to the night's entertainment even further.

Then the guest of honor himself...

Peep the backpacker on his shirt.  Dope-aholic.

But Elzhi didn't rock the stage alone for long...

Phat Kat doing what he does best.  Also mentioned an upcoming album, Katakombs.

Royce Da 5'9" also came through to perform.  Hinted at an upcoming project with Elzhi and Detroit rapper/producer Black Milk.

With friends like these...

Last but not least...

 T3!!  Didn't perform, but hijacked the mic more than a few times to announce the free Slum Village & Dwele show August 20th at the Elysium.  I suspect he had [more than] a few beers.  A few quotables:

• Yo, Slum Village AND Dwele, Elysium, the 20th, free. AND Pepsi's sponsoring, so you MIGHT get a free Pepsi."
  
  "Cop Elzhi's album, or you gettin stabbed!! Bring yo MONKEY ass!"
  
  "It's free!! You know that means? If you bring money...they won't even take that shit!"
  
  "Nigga, it's free!!! That's a dollar less than a dollar."

That, followed by the listening to The Preface, wrapped up the evening.  A great Socialite event, if ever there was one.

Next on the Socialite agenda:

That event is happening tonight.  Short notice, I know, but totally worth it.  Come on: Kweli, behind the wheels of steel?  Supposedly black rockess Res will be there also, to help Kweli drop previews for their joint venture, Idle Warship.  Keep your fingers crossed.  I'll be there with camera in hand, so...expect pics soon.  See you there?  

And that, bipeds, is all.

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Blog happens...

Greetos. Seen the XXL?  Foxy and/or Jeezy's on the cover.  It's a need read, for the following reasons:

• Brilliant piece on hipster rap [or as I like to call it, the house that Kanye built], citing everyone you know [Lupe, Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Kidz in the Hall], and some you might not [Wale, Mickey Factz, The Knux, Pacific Division].
• Wale's Mixtape About Nothing was pieced, as well.  Got an XL in the Mixtape section.  Gave the links in an earlier entry, so if you're sleeping, go ahead and make that dream lucid.
• Still reading this list, huh?  Yeah, just go ahead and buy it.

What haven't I done?  *light bulb*  Kicks!!

These are the Vans Plaid Pack.  As you can see, they're Vans...and they're plaid.  Left to right: the Zappato Del Marco, the Authentic, the Slip-on, and the Sk8-Hi.  The Sk8's look pretty gr8.

These are available at Proper.  

Nike proudly presents the "Quilted Patent Pack".  All Dunks.  Titled for more than obvious reasons, the colors are inspired by the Olympic rings.  More pics, you say?

You can see the rings on the tongue tags.  Available at Leaders 1354.

Nike Asia presents the Chinese Ceramic Pack: Court Force Low, Trainer Dunk High.  Hmm...not sure if I'd rock them, but...dope nonetheless.

Dear, sweet tenderness.  David Z x Clarks Wallabee Metallic Pack.  Very nice, simply because it's a drastic step away from Clarks conservative colorways.  These won't be out for at least a month, though.

Vans' Mountain Edition High LX.  Waxed leather upper, to withstand autumn conditions.  Get them at Ripe.

Nike's Aged Leather Pack.  Both Court Force Lows.  Those red ones are dangerous:

Out later this year.

So...that's it for now.  Oh, all info and pics snagged from HighSnobiety.

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Just Blaze supports the Olympics...Do You?

In case you didn't know, Just Blizzle did the track for the USA Basketball Olympic team. The song will be used in just about anything that is done officially by the team; this includes warm-ups, training, etc. Dope right...well it gets better.

There will also be a mixtape that will be released with songs that are inspired by the team. Even doper right, well....It gets better yet again.

If you're an aspiring artist, you can get in on the action. If you record a hot enough 16, then you will be featured on the song that will be used not only on the mixtape. Fresh indeed. All the information and the song, if you missed the first link, are available at:

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_US/athletes/anthem

Best of luck to all of you.

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What's Poppin'?

Yet again, another section that you can email me happenings about and I will post according.

But in the D, this is what I got for you....

On Saturday July 26th is the opening of the Elements Gallery, a Detroit music based art gallery/cybercafe started by Detroit's DJ Sicari and it will serve as a place for musicians, artists, photographers, bands, djs etc... to showcase their talents. The party starts at 3pm for the all-day event and live performances are at 11pm. The Elements Gallery is located at 2125 Michigan Ave (at 14th across from Slow's Bar-b-que) in Detroit. This is something of OURS so please support and respect it.










On July 31st, at The Majestic Theater (4120 Woodward) in Detroit, Red Bull Music Academy presents the Red Bull Big Tune head to head producer battle tour. For the Detroit stop, the featured producer is Detroit's own Mr. Porter along with a performance from Guilty Simpson. Red Bull Big Tune is a program created to showcase the talents of established and emerging producers and sound providers.


The Burn Rubber Mixtape Release Party is Friday July 25 at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor. Octane & Illite, Big Sean, Marv Won, Quest MCODY, Monica Blaire & Ill Street will all be performing.








All information and copies taken from http://www.rensoul.com/

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Light Speed Warrior, 5000.