Exclusives & Highlights
VOTE NOW! PacNW Regional Beat Battle for The RAW UNDERWAY!
April 15, 2014VOTE NOW! Listen below and vote for the PacNW producer you think should move on to compete against the other regional winners of The Raw Global Beat Battle: Vote below for the PacNW producer you think should move on to compete against the other regional winners of The Raw Global Beat Battle. REMEMBER - THIS PRODUCER WI...
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ART: Bay Area Graffiti – The Early Years (VIDEO)
April 14, 2014KQED Art School presents rarely-seen photos of San Francisco Bay Area graffiti in the 1980s captured by photographer Jim Prigoff, co-author of the seminal book on early graffiti "Spraycan Art". Artist Neon describes the styles, spots, and writers that had an early influence on the Bay Area graffiti scene. See more art vids at http://...
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MUSIC: Styles P – Never Safe (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
April 9, 2014Watch out for the Ghost. "Phantom and the Ghost". Available Now!
MoreCONTEST: “THE RAW” Global Beat Battle – PacNW Region Official Partner
April 5, 2014********* CALLING ALL PRODUCERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION ********* PRODUCERS - SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW - SEND IN YOUR BEST AND REP YOUR REGION Streets Connect is proud to be the official Pacific Northwest Partner for "The Raw" global beat battle series. We have roots in the Northwest, and it is an honor to be able to help represent f...
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LIFE: 50 Cent Stops By The Breakfast Club (VIDEO)
March 31, 2014Big dog talk. Hit the jump for part 2!
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FEATURED: Cool Plan B + Bink$ Win$ton – Dolla Bill (Streets Connect 1-Take)
March 28, 2014Cool Plan B + Bink$ Win$ton - Dolla Bill (SC 1-Take) by Streets Connect Two Oakland heavy-hitters, Cool Plan B and Binks Winston, linked up to produce this exclusive 1-take for Streets Connect. Produced by Cool Plan B, the joint features Binks going in heavy, sharing a bit of that bay-area knowledge and style.
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FEATURED: De La Soul – ‘Smell the Da.I.S.Y.’ Bundle (DL)
March 28, 2014De La Soul and producer James D. Yancy (J Dilla) defined New York hip hop for a generation: for more than twenty years, for more than a lifetime. J Dilla passed away in 2006. Smell the Da.I.S.Y. is dedicated to his legacy. The new mixtape consists of classic De La Soul lyrics over vintage J Dilla production. In honor of Jay Dee, it’s avail...
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MUSIC: Talib Kweli feat. Abby Dobson – State of Grace (VIDEO)
March 27, 2014The new collaboration from dreambear and Talib Kweli for Talib Kweli's single "State of Grace" featuring Abby Dobson off the new album Gravitas.
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LIFE: The Soul Rebels – “Quiet Storm” & “I Get High” Live w/ Mobb Deep + Styles P
March 27, 2014Hell yes. Live band versions from The Soul Rebels of two classics, featuring two classic MCs - Prodigy and Styles P - Peep video 2 after the jump! "Anybody got any weed in this shit!?" Styles always looking HAHA
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LIFE: DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destination, Touch Down in Dubai (VIDEO)
Apr 22nd
This week’s episode of Vinyl Destination catches up with DJ Jazzy Jeff and his crew in Dubai. The guys realize their sweatsuits may have not been the best choice to wear for the nighttime arrival in the Middle East. Who packed the Man-Pads?
After a long travel day, DJ Jazzy Jeff orders up room service or, more accurately, orders the left and right side of the menu. Buttered vegetable, anyone?
Cirque le Soir, Dubai’s most exclusive circus nightclub, plays host to acrobats, little people, sword swallows and DJ Jazzy Jeff! Watch this and more in this episode of Vinyl Destination!
LIFE: Adventure Time with Action Bronson – South Africa (Part 2 VIDEO)
Apr 22nd
In this second part of Adventure Time in South Africa we see Bronson critique some of Cape Town’s finest greenery, go quad biking with the Alchemist, scull beers with fans while wearing a Spingboks rugby jersey and perform to a 50,000 person crowd in Johannesburg.
ART: An Immersive Look At Water | The Making Of Watermark (VIDEO)
Apr 22nd
Photographer Edward Burtynsky and director Jennifer Baichwal give us an inside look into the making of their cinematic feat, Watermark. The documentary was shot using groundbreaking 5K ultra high definition photography and aerial technology and explores mankind’s complicated relationship with water, using a diverse set of stories that challenge how easily we take it for granted.