It’s incredibly sad to hear that the man credited with inspiring rap has died today.
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” aside, his most recent collaboration with the XX’s Jamie Smith was outstanding.
You can stream the full album on The Guardian’s music blog here.
…and it’s EPIC
It’s been all over the web for months, but will officially be released as an EP on June 6.
The animated video for was directed by Edouard Salier, whose previous work includes Massive Attack’s ‘Splitting The Atom’ and Air’s ‘So Light Is Her Footfall’.
I love this. Plain and simple.
Very nice move from the Beastie Boys here. When a track gets leaked, how do you control it?
You don’t. You put it on your official blog/whatever and give people clear direction on where to find a good quality version. You don’t squash the excitement, and you seem decent for allowing people to listen for free.
“Make Some Noise
This wasn’t really part of the plan, but since this track is out there we wanted to let you hear it here first, or maybe second. Enjoy
Mike”
The original link is now broken, so here’s the celeb-tastic video in full…