Mount Vernon’s own JB Smoove swung through Hot 97 this week to chat with Ebro, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez about the Oscars, his MSG show Four Courses, the possible return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and much more. Love this dude.
Catch JB doing stand up next weekend at Caroline’s in NYC (1/28-1/30), and I’m trying to go check him out at Foxwoods in CT on April 8th who’s with me?!
My favorite rapper of all-time Action Bronson popped up last night at Terminal 5 to represent for his late friend A$AP Yams, and did a brief but banging performance of his Mr. Wonderful single “Actin’ Crazy.” Shouts to Alchemist on the wheels.
The Human Highlight Reel is coming soon. Fuck, That’s Delicious the cable TV show is coming soon. Let’s go.
P.S. Sick Knicks Starter coat, Bam Bam. Also, way to hit the L (and was that the butterfly?!) mid-verse!
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New visuals for one of the illest rap collabs of 2015, “Rex Ryan” featuring Conway, Westside Gunn, and Roc Marciano, with Daringer behind the boards. Let’s go.
I gotta give props once again to Spotify for putting me on to this band PALMAS on my latest Weekly Discovery playlist. Their Soundcloud page describes their music as East Coast surf/soul, which I’d say is completely accurate, though I would’ve never guessed they had roots in Philly and New York. Love their song above titled “You Were My Girl,” it’s got awesome harmonies and an overall dreamy, breezy feel that makes me miss my California homeland. It sounds like some shit my pops would’ve listened to back in the day, driving his Woodie through Venice on his way to The Apple Pan. Check it out, and then peep their new EP To The Valley for more of the same (available now on Spotify or for purchase on 10” vinyl).
*Bonus* Here’s a clip of two dudes from PALMAS doing an acoustic version of my favorite song off the EP, “Better Guy”…
Some new shit coming out of the Bronx by Westside Parlé, featuring YounG Cashus88 with some opening bars. Keep your eyes out for these dudes.
Speaking of the BX, I wonder what ever happened to these kids. They were dope.
On the latest episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld picks up Steve Martin on the Upper West Side for a ride up to Pleasantville for breakfast. I was a huge Steve Martin fan as a kid, and still am. Dude is one of the comedy G.O.A.T.s, and was definitely a big influence on me in my adolescent years. Click the link below to watch.
The first Juan Epstein podcast of 2016 doesn’t feature a guest, but rather Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg playing random rap songs from the ’90s and 2000s. And of the lot that they pulled out, there were two in particular that I was pleasantly surprised to hear—Kwest Tha Madd Lad “101 Things To Do While I’m With Your Girl” and The Nonce “Mix Tapes.” Both are personal favorites from my high school days, off albums that I still have in my CD collection (I have The Nonce single on vinyl too). Peep the Kwest video above and The Nonce one below, and listen to the full Juan Epstein episode HERE.
Conan O’Brien is always good for some off-stage antics on his show, and this week, he took one of his interns out on the streets of L.A. to give her driving lessons. And along the way, he picked up Ride Along 2 stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart to assist. This is a fun watch.
I started randomly following this kid Brandon Wardell on Twitter a few months ago, not really knowing who he is or what he does. Turns out he’s a stand-up comedian, and a pretty funny one at that. He’s got a millennial stoner vibe, which I dig. Check this clip out and see what you think.
Some new modern-day rap smooth shit out of Boston by Jefe Replay. Shout to my boy Andy (formerly a blogger for Miss Info’s site) who put me on to this. Not mad at it, pretty fresh.
*Sips Tea*
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