It's been announced A Tribe Called Quest will unite at this year's annual Rock The Bells concert. The famed hip hop trio briefly graced the stage at last year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors show and will do so again during the tour which starts mid-July in Chicago, before wrapping in Vancouver in August. The trek also includes Nas, Rakim, Ghostface and Raekwon and De La Soul. Not to leave out a flame thats been on the rise, a Lyricist that can definitely hold his own J Electronica, shout out to him for stoppin by earlier.  

                             ROCK THE BELLS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES

                                   POWERED BY SANDISK DATES:

                                         Sat 7/19 - Chicago, IL
                                         Sun 7/20 - Toronto, ON
                                         Sat 7/26 - Boston, MA
                                         Sun 7/27 - New York, NY
                                         Sat 8/2 - Miami, FL
                                         Sun 8/3 - Philadelphia, PA
                                         Sat 8/9 - Los Angeles, CA
                                         Sat 8/16 - San Francisco, CA
                                         Sat 8/23 - Denver, CO 
                                         Sat 8/30 - Vancouver, BC

As always, my job here is to put you up on some of the dopest sounds to hit my speakers.

Look no further, Its CRAC B*%#@

What up (Part 2) – Nice intro that defines what you will be hearing for the next hour. Ta'Raach and blu exuberate energy and chemistry that comes when 2 talented cats get together.

Buy Me Lunch – Features Noni Limar (Blacknbling fam). Noni’s voice is very easy on the ears! It’s a breath of fresh air. This song will leave you thinking "these guys are really trying to make vibrant music, rather than some material BS.”

Love Don't- The Beanie Sigel sound bite reminds me of Madlib/Dilla productions. blu reminds you why he can put words together like nobody else. A story about the downfalls of life, sleepin’ on homies couch, etc…

Major Way - Cracholes taking it to another level with the lyrics...this is the song that the next are now on.

Activate Too - Skit song. Proves that the fun times in a studio session can be recorded and have a lasting image/sound/feeling

CRACHAUSE – This song had a real Triple P feeling.

Respect - Hard hitting drums.  “Jesus and the hex got replaced by addidas and checks.” Crac proves why they the hard hardest spittin duo since Red & Meth.

Pop Dem Boyz - Raach spits a memorable verse for the intelligent enough. “talkin chewbacca blacka/razor blade tongues/guns be attached to young/and a shot of banaca to the lungs” – blu. This song teaches y’all wannabes how the real emcees supposed to spit.

Mr. Big Fizz – CRAC talking about those wannabe rappers. This song pretty much shouts out all those fake ass rappers talking about their money that they don’t got.

Chill---no hooks just bars of death.

Bullet through me -Shawn Jackson feature and blu singing on a track??? GO COP THE 12 INCH!

Credits - Ta'raach produces some of the most intriguing beats I've heard in a while. Everytime I hear them, I always wonder what he sampled.

Ready---a 14 minute bonus track starting off with a real phone conversation betwen Raach and blu.

This is just a preview of some of the tracks on The Piece Talks.

GO COP IT NOW!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

Val The Vandle / EaRs

Pete Rock & DJ HAPA

DJ Nu-Mark, Pete Rock, & DJ HAPA ansering audience questions

DJ Revoltion, 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, DJ Nu-Mark, Pete Rock & DJ HAPA discuss sampling

Room full of talent

Definitely check www.blacknbling.blogspot.com for more photos!

SPECIAL THANKS TO kyLA!

-Val The Vandle / EaRs

Just got word of this dope Art show / Silent Auction / DJ Event next week. Definitely check it out if you get a chance. I'll be there.

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Definitely check this out.

HELP END THIS STUPID WAR

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YOU KNOW THE DEAL!