[SXSW 2012] Party Party Party: Events You Should Check Out On Thursday, March 15

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[Watch] Black Star - "You Already Knew" x "Little Brother" Live on Fallon

Ohhhh yeah, last night Jimmy Fallon set the bar high for the rest of the year with a visit from Black Star aka the pairing of Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Performing alongside The Roots they put in performances of two tracks from their Aretha Franklin inspired mixtape. For the masses watching at home they performed "You Already Knew" whilst J-Fal also upped a web exclusive performance of "Little Brother". Give the Former a look at the top whilst the web exclusive performance is viewable after the jump. Many thanks to the ever trusty Audio Perv for the video support.

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[Listen] Black Star - "You Already Knew"

After debuting their first single "Fix Up" on The Colbert Report last month, Black Star, aka Talib Kweli and Yasiin "Mos Def" Bey, gave fans a double dose of music last Friday. After revealing that they will be putting out an Aretha Franklin-inspired mixtape, the duo released "Fix Up" digitally via iTunes this past Friday, along with another brand new track from the upcoming mixtape. The track, titled "You Already Knew," was produced by OhNo, and is available for your listening pleasure below or for download at the cost of your email address here.

No news yet on when the mixtape will be released, but expect more information to surface in the coming months.

UPDATE: Courtesy of Stereogum, we now have a stream of "Fix Up" available for your listening pleasure below.

Black Star "Fix Up" by 3DDistro

Black Star "You Already Knew" by 3DDistro

[News] The Black Keys, The Cool Kids, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y & More Ready Blakroc 2

Late last night as I began to wind down into a slumber Rocko pops up online with a link to a video. That video was the very one you see above showing a host of talent in a studio smoking what seems to be a lot of herbal medicine. In short, The Black Keys are readying Blakroc 2, their collaboration album with a bunch of contributors from all corners of hip-hop. The Cool Kids, Talib Kweli, Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, U God,  Jay Electronica, OC, Sean Price and Jim Jones are all set to feature on the release. I have a feeling this release is going to be a good one, just an inkling. Dan's guitar tone makes me swoon like a teen girl for Justin Bieber. Seriously check it out in the video and get excited. Although, maybe hold back a little on the excitement for a moment as the video just says "Coming Soon" as oppose to a concrete release date. Whatever, I'm now excited now and a very happy man. 

[Listen] DJ Shadow - "Stay The Course" Feat. Posdnuos (of De La Soul) & Talib Kweli

On September 27th, DJ/Producer Josh Davis bka DJ Shadow makes his triumphant return with his upcoming fourth record The Less You Know, The Better. which will feature collaborations from Talib Kweli, De La Soul's Posdnuos, Little Dragon, Afrikan Boy, and Tom Vek. We got our first taste of the new record with the track "I've Been Trying" which was released alongside the non-album cut "Def Surrounds Us" and both were later released on the EP for the album's official first single, the beat heavy "I Gotta Rokk".

Shadow later revealed his next single from the new album, the afropunk, electronic jam "I'm Excited" featuring Afrikan Boy which was later released as an EP in the UK which included 3 additional B-Sides including the UNKLE-ish track "Come On Riding (Through The Cosmos)." Earlier today, Shadow premiered another new album cut when he guested on the Andy Rourke's Jetlag show on East Village Radio titled "Stay The Course" which featured Plug One aka Posdnuos of De La Soul and Talib Kweli. If you missed out on the broadcast and are lazy to sift through the archives on the EVR site, you can check out the new tune in the player below.

Check out the album's full tracklisting after the jump as well as Shadow's recent interview with Pitchfork here. Also, make sure you check out Shadow on his latest tour, which still has a few US dates left before he heads back overseas to Europe, Thailand, China and Japan. Tour dates are available here and hell, maybe if you are lucky you can get your hands on one of these goodies that Shadow gave out to fans who order tickets to his special show in Melbourne, Australia last month. Bastards.

Anyways, enjoy the new track. We certainly are, as well as the other album tracks that have surfaced thus far. Shadow's back.

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[Download] Blaqstarr The Mixtape Featuring M.I.A., Lil Wayne, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and More

It's finally here, the long awaited mixtape from M.I.A producer Blaqstarr and he has brought a gang of industry heavy weights along with him such as guest collaborators including Lil Wayne, M.I.A., Steve Aoki, Mos Def, Diplo and many more. Peep the Lil Wayne feature below and then g,rab the download in exchange for your email as well as the full track list after the jump.

14th Tote It 2 by BlaqstarrMusic

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[Download] Blaqstarr - "War of Roses (feat. Talib Kweli)"

As the anticipation builds for Blaqstarr's upcoming project Blaqstarr: The Mixtape, which drops on April 12th, Blaqstarr has unleashed "War of Roses" onto the masses. The track features a collaboration with Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and has this really great rock + club vibe to it.

If you're into this and want to hear more, you can head over to Blaqstarr's website on April 12th to grab his mixtape.

Blaqstarr - War Of Roses ft. Talib Kweli by BlaqstarrMusic

What do you think of this track? Did M.I.A. sign well? (M.I.A. signed Blaqstarr to Interscope, in case you weren't in the know)

[G.O.O.D Fridays] Kanye West - "Chain Heavy" Feat. Talib Kweli and Consequence (Prod By Q-Tip)

Don Cheadle time! Here's the latest track in Yeezy's G.O.O.D Friday series. This one is titled "Chain Heavy" and features BK emcee Talib Kweli and Consequence and its produced by the legendary Q-Tip. Some of you may remember Ye spitting some bars from this track during his visit to Facebook HQ. Peep the track below and have a G.O.O.D Weekend.