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  Virgos are prolific and they roll deep! That’s the headlining statement DJ Nu-Mark provides for his latest Zodiac Tracks mix.

In the video, Nu-Mark is showcased masterfully juggling a setup which includes three turntables—and an energizer bunny. In this month’s live mix, Nu-Mark aims the spotlight at several iconic artists: Trugoy, De La Soul, Doug E. Fresh, Ludacris, Nas, N.O.R.E., Eazy-E, Beyonce, Bone Crusher, Rich Boy, Tommy DeBarge, Jay Electronica, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Roy Ayers, and “spreading love to the listener’s mates as well”.

Nu-Mark somehow manages to span a myriad of artists under a matter of a whopping seven minutes, seamlessly blending it into one magnum opus live mix. It’s hard to imagine, bu

 It began about three weeks ago, the day I set out to find new music. I didn’t outgrow my musical tastes; I don’t think anyone ever does—I simply wanted to find something different, something fresh, unique. Three weeks later, I found solace in BROOKZILL!

No, that’s not an actual place—it’s actually two places. And that’s where their music took me, first I was in Brazil gently swayed by their seductive, time-defying percussions. And then I was in Brooklyn, nodding contagiously to an empowering Hip-hop rant. Or maybe it was both? Indeed, that’s what it was: I was in two places at once.

BROOKZILL! is an undoubtedly artistically-divers

AFROPUNK has announced the Carnival of Consciousness, which takes place in Atlanta October 14-16. Performers include Tyler, The Creator, Saul Williams, Earl Sweatshirt, letlive., Cakes da Killa, Big Freedia, SZA, Kelela, Gallant, GoldLink, Ho99o9, Lion Babe, Sir The Baptist, and many more. 

A weekend-long, retreat of music, art, film, salons, and lectures, AFROPUNK Presents The Carnival of Consciousness is billed as a festival of contemporary black expression and youthful black consciousness. Towards that end, the work presented will feature collaborations across genres and disciplines, and no physical boundaries. In the style of old salons, the audience at AFROPUNK Presents The Carnival of Consciousness is brought together by invitation and features no “VIPs.&

Mountain View witnessed another strong statement from, Prophets of Rage, as the rap-rock supergroup walked on stage, all sporting Kaepernick #7’s, and paid their respect to the 49er quarterback before their show at Shoreline Amphitheatre last Tuesday night.

Just minutes away from their performance, audiences turned attention to Tom Morello’s 92-year old mother, who walked on stage and delivered a brief intro. Afterwards, the members came in and spotlights beamed as they fashioned their “right fists in the air” stance.

In unison, the band members then took a knee as an orchestral Star-Spangled Banner filled the premise.

Voices could be heard humming or singing along to the anthem, while some simply upheld silence, perhaps paying their

 In the beginning, there was Zev Love X—a prolific artist venturing through indie Hip-hop. And then there was MF DOOM, the infamous, supervillain leading a jazz-hop revolution through the underground scene—I’m not kidding about the villain part, the dude wears a creepy mask for goodness sakes… Heck, I thought it was Magneto himself.

His music, on the other hand, takes you into another world, wherein the lines between rap-music, jazz, alternative, and poetry collapse into one enigmatic nether-world of modern magnum opus. Cryptic right? Well that’s the vibe I get from his music—and I simply can’t shake it off my playlists ever since.

Check it out for yourself—the revolution’s already out

Today’s a BIG day for a throwback playlist—see what I did there? No? Well, in case you didn’t catch, this day marks twelve years since Ready To Die the historic debut album released by East-Coast rap icon The Notorious B.I.G. (now you see what I did?).

Released under Bad Boy Records, Biggie’s premier album featured production by Bad Boy’s P. Diddy, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse. What fans received, however, was Biggie’s artistic narration of personal experiences pertaining to his notorious persona. Kilian Murphy from Stylus Magazine retrospectively praised the record as “sweet, hypocritical, sensitive, violent, depressed an