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…Sounding too good!

Peace, Love, DJ Honda & Mos Def

Speeakz

Shouts to 2dbz

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Adam “MCA” Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. Fortunately the cancer is not in a location that will affect Yauch’s vocal chords.

Beastie Boys have canceled all upcoming concert appearances to allow time for Yauch’s surgery and recovery. The release of the band’s forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will also be pushed back.

Paraphrasing from a video statement on Beastieboys.com, Yauch said, “I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we’ll release the record and play some shows. It’s a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because i was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.”

Sad, sad news! We wish Mr Yaunch a safe and speedy recovery! Good news, they caught it early.

Peace, Love & Beastie Boys

Speeakz

Illa J’s first UK performance? Done & done.

…He’s also playing Market Place on the 24th!

Peace, Love & Illa J

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“I fell in love with Prince‘s music when I first heard Purple Rain. I was 18 then, and I basically spent the next 3 yearsof my life listening exclusively to Prince and other Minneapolis funk artists’ music. Non-stop. It became a bit of an obsession to the point where I’d often have Prince, and his music, appear in my dreams. At that time, being a Prince fan made you a bit of an outcast. Everyone hated Prince in favour of Michael Jackson. This will be my personal tribute to Prince and the rest of the Minneapolis funk artists. I owe a lot to them.” – Dj Kyri,

You know where I’ll be August 7th then.

Peace, Love & Prince

Speeakz

Shouts to James

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Cannot stand this track. It ain’t grown on me one bit. Sorry. On the upside, I like the video.

Peace, Love & KiD CuDi

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Disclaimer: Apologies for the background noise – as the Q&A was taking place the crew were taking down the stage. This was all so very last minute, we had no time to prepare. Best watched using external (computer) speakers.

Last week we had the pleasure of attending Erykah Badu’s gig in Paris, which was, to say the least, très fantastique! After the show we were invited backstage for an intimate Q&A with the lady herself. Watch our exclusive footage of her discussing various topics ranging from her inspirations, Hip Hop, the Internet, Michael Jackson & much more…

She is a God.

Peace, Love & Erykah Badu

Speeakz

P.s Check our review of Badu’s Paris gig, plus some exclusive images of the Q&A

Yes, that’s Lady GaGa.

I’m under no illusion that the ONLY this chick continues to wear these dumb outfits is to get exactly this, publicity. And well, it’s working. Yet another reason why GaGa is an absolute d*ck. My girl is wearing that to an interview? I guess that’s what one does when you find it difficult to articulate a structured and somewhat interesting sentence.

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Peace, Love & What a D*ck

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