Tomorrow (so no LiveFromHQ I guess):
Theater Telus
Canada, Quebec, Montreal

26/09:330 Ritch
USA, San Francisco, CA

30/10:
Skaters Palace
Germany, Münster

Is this the first date of his next Europian tour? Don’t forget Belgium Phat Gary, lol.

Big Shug is happy to tell us he passed the auditions for Ben Afflick‘s movie “The Town” (imdb) which will be shot in Boston. What Big Shug’s role will be is unknown. The movie is set to release in about one year. Gang Starr Foundation goes big!! For the movie lovers under us an article about the movie:

Ben Affleck will write, direct, and star in The Town, an adaptation of the romance/heist novel “Prince of Thieves” written by Chuck Hogan. Affleck proved he was a very capable filmmaker last year with his directorial debut on Gone Baby Gone, a personal favorite that has been on my mind recently after watching What Doesn’t Kill You. Described as similarly toned to Gone Baby Gone, the story involves a high-tension love triangle between a female bank manager, a longtime thief who stole more than her heart and an equally smitten FBI agent trying to bust the crook and his gang before they can pull another big job. Given how much I loved his first film, I’m excited to see what Affleck is capable of the second time around.

Affleck is doing a rewrite on the script that was first written by Peter Craig. Affleck is also planning to star as the thief who falls in love with the manager of a bank. Graham King is producing under his production company and the film is setup at Warner Brothers. The story in the film is based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with is a gritty blue-collar Boston suburb similar to the one in Gone Baby Gone, making this another hometown movie for Affleck. I would much rather prefer Affleck just stay behind the camera and find actors to better fulfill the roles, like his brother Casey Affleck, but right now that doesn’t seem to be the case. Otherwise, this sounds like another hit in the works and I can’t wait to see it come together.

The book has been receiving quite a few great reviews, including this one from Amazon. “Chuck Hogan has written a marvelous book. The characters are richly drawn and you can see them in your mind – the action, and the mystery all come alive. The old neighborhoods of Boston and Charlestown are engraved in memory.” I’ve been anxiously awaiting the announcement of Ben Affleck’s next directorial gig, because Gone Baby Gone was such an extraordinary film and he has so much more talent behind the camera that has yet to be tapped. This really sounds like another perfect story for Affleck to write and direct and should turn out fantastic.

Source: Firstshowing

Tracks:

1. NYGz – Ready?
2. Raekwon – About Me (Feat. Busta Rhymes)
3. Smitty – Run Nigga Runn (Feat. The Last Poets)
4. Fabolous – I Miss My Love
5. M.O.P. – What I Wanna B (Feat. Rell)
6. Grand Puba – Same Old Drama (Feat. Large Professor)
7. Beanie Sigel – Return Of The Chain Gang (Feat. Young Chris)
8. Blaq Poet – I-Gititin
9. Marco Polo & Torae – Coney Island
10. La Coka Nostra – Once Upon A Time
11. Ras Kass – Thank You
12. Big Twins – Drop Em Off (Feat. Prodigy)
13. Thunderclaps – The Man With No Shame
14. Dynasty – Femcee
15. Slaughterhouse – Microphone
16. Blaq Poet – Stretch Marks & Cigarette Burns (Feat. Panchi & Imani Montana)
17. M.O.P. – Crazy (Feat. Termanology)
18. Raekwon – We Will Rob You (Feat. Slick Rick, Masta Killa & GZA)
19. Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys)
20. Kurious – Smiling
21. La Coka Nostra – Bloody Sunday (Feat. Sen Dog & Big Left)
22. Dead Prez – Summertime

Tracks:

1. Dynasty – Femcee
2. Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind
3. M.O.P. – Crazy (Feat. Termanology)
4. Punchlyne & Fokis – Paper
5. Punchlyne & Fokis – We Came To Rock
6. The Tunderclaps – The Man With No Shame (Feat. Shameless)
7. NYGz – Ready?
8. Raekwon – Baggin’ Crack
9. Puncklyne & Fokis – Show Me The Money (Remix)
10. Smitty – Run Nigga Runn (Feat. Last Poets)
11. DJ JS-1 – Men Of Business (Feat. Vinnie Paz)
12. Grand Puba – Same Old Drama (Feat. Large Professor)
13. Punchlyne & Fokis – This Feeling
14. Eric Sermon – Defsquadsong (Feat. Keith Murray & Redman)
15. Reks – That’s Whats Up (Feat. Bossman)
16. Beanie Sigal – In The Ghetto

Guests: Punchlyne & Fokis

Here you have the tracklist for Royce da 5’9″ 4th album “Street Hop” which will by executive produced by DJ Premier. There should be six Preem produced track on it. Drops the 20th of october. See this blog was right about the the last track, nice that Joell Ortiz will be also on it. So the leaked mixtape version was unfinished! So where are the other Premo tracks?!

Tracklist:

1. Gun Harmonizing (Produced by Emile)
2. Count For Nothing (Produced by Streetrunner)
3. Soldier (Feat. Kid Vishis)
4. Something 2 Ride (Feat. Phonte)
5. Dinner Time (Feat. Busta Rhymes)
6. Far Away
7. The Warriors (Feat. Slaughterhouse) (Produced by Streetrunner)
8. A Brief Intermission (Skit)
9. Gimme Money (Produced by DJ Premier)
10. Gangsta (Feat. Trick Trick)
11. Shake This (Produced by DJ Premier)
12. Mine In Thiz
13. Street Hop (Produced by Six July)
14. Thing For Your Girlfriend (Hoe Jack) (Feat. Kay Young)
15. Bad Boy (Feat. Jungle Rock Jr.)
16. Take You There (Feat. Melanie Rutherford)
17. Part Of Me (Produced by Carlos Broady)
    
18. Love From The Hood (Feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz) (Produced by DJ Premier)

UPDATE: Royce said this tracklist is fake (from HipHopDX)

Tracks:

1. Rakim – Holy Are You
2. NYGz – Ready?
3. Smitty – Run Nigga Runn (Feat. Last Poets)
4. Mims – I Tote Guns
5. Eric Sermon – 1 Two 9 (Feat. Keith Murray & Canibus)
6. M.O.P. – Crazy
7. Fabolous – I Miss My Love
8. Drake – Forever (Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)
9. Big Twins – When I Say G
10. Dynasty – Femcee
11. La Coka Nostra – Bloody Sunday (Feat. Sen Dog & Big Left)
12. J. Cole – Lights Please
13. Last American B-Boy – Rap Nigga
14. Eric Sermon – Clout (Feat. KRS-One)
15. Ras Kass – Thank You

Guests: /

Big L was the best, we need this. Spread the word!! Heads up to BigLOnline.com!!!

Adam Michael Goldstein (March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American club disc jockey better known as DJ AM. Goldstein was a former member of the rock band Crazy Town, and scratched on albums for Papa Roach, Madonna, and Will Smith, among others. He collaborated with Travis Barker of Blink-182 at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, and has appeared in several television series.

On September 19, 2008, Goldstein was seriously injured when a Learjet he was traveling in crashed on takeoff. Singer Mandy Moore, with whom he was close, flew to be by his side at the Georgia hospital where he was staying.

Goldstein was found dead at his New York City apartment at around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2009.

Here you have Preems reaction on the death of a good friend who he spoke with two days ago, wtf?!:

DJ Premier Reacts On DJ AM Death (Recorded on 28/08/2009 10pm EST)

R.I.P.

Sputnik, the Brooklyn based eatery and nightclub, announced through its events department that it will host an entire weekend of live music and entertainment over the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The event, billed as “A Labor Day Weekend Explosion,” will consist of two live music shows at the venue, with the first taking place on Friday, September 4th 2009. Among the artists scheduled to appear are (Rapper/Actress) MC Lyte on Friday, and (Rapper) Talib Kweli on the second night, Saturday, September 5th 2009.

Sputnik (www.barsputnik.com) was started by a group of friends in 2003, and recently called “a haven for independent musicians and artists of all types since opening its doors…” by an online reviewer at events.NBCnewyork.com.

“We know that people typically bolt out of town during the Labor Day Weekend. But we also know, especially given the state of the economy, that many will be stuck in town looking for something to do. We’re excited to be able give music fans affordable options for a live show during the holiday weekend,” said event organizer, Vic Black. Other notable talent confirmed to appear includes Hip-hop pioneer Deejay, DJ Premier (GangStarr), and Chicago native, DJ Reborn (MTV/Studio Museum in Harlem).

Advance tickets for the shows are on sale now at BrownPaperTickets.com for eighteen dollars ($18), and at Sputnik, located at 262 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn NY 11205. The event also marks the first time organizers will team up with Internet partner LumeeFly Inc, a new media company focused on bringing you the “I Was There Concert Experience Online.” The concert featuring Talib Kweli and DJ Premier on Saturday, September 5th will be broadcast live over the Internet and available to a worldwide audience online. For more information on Lumeefly online concerts visit www.lumeefly.com.

Source: thehiphopcosign