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FLOTUS Kicks It With Fallon & Ferrell On The Tonight Show

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FLOTUS Michelle Obama hung out in the basement with Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in the latest episode of Ew! on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. While Mrs. Obama’s appearance is her first on The Tonight Show, she is no stranger to clowning around with Fallon. This is her latest role in a sketch with host Jimmy Fallon following The Evolution Of Mom Dancing. Mrs. Obama tweeted about her appearance on the show, which naturally came with a plug for her ongoing Let’s Move! campaign: Remember Mom Dancing? Watch @FallonTonight to see what the First Lady & @JimmyFallon get up to this …

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James Blake Remixes Kendrick Lamar’s “m.A.A.d city”

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James Blake‘s remix of Kendrick Lamar‘s “m.A.A.d city” surfaces following his recent set on BBC Radio 1 – the second installment of a 2-part residency that netted remixes of Mystikal‘s “Pay Me” and Beyoncé‘s “Drunk In Love.” Blake’s melting new track entitled “40455″ also made its debut during that broadcast. Upon his return, Blake keeps the new joints coming with a rework of the K.Dot track that he reportedly “made on the plane.” Check the track below to listen to “m.A.A.d city” (James Blake Harmonimix)…

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Talib Kweli Takes Fans Back In “Rare Portraits” [Official Video]

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Talib Kweli gives fans a peek at his life in rhymes from his point of view in the video for “Rare Portraits”, which follows the MC from the bottom to the backstage area to the spotlight where he performs the Oh No produced track for a packed house full of screaming fans. The video directed by Joel Clare places a magnifying glass on the hard work of climbing your way to the top – in this case center stage – as Kweli drops autobiographical verses that detail a few of the chance meetings and history-making moments that have gone on to define his career as a world-renowned …

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Big Sean Talks Love In V-Day Video Blog

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Big Sean surprises fans with a new video blog that combines tour footage with audio of the Detroit MC discussing the concept of love and what it means to him. Big Sean talks about loving what you do and going after what you love in the video that takes viewers backstage on tour, into a meet and greet with fans, to a video shoot with comedian Mike Epps and out to breakfast at Michigan’s Original Pancake House. The commentary focused largely on success includes Sean’s personal philosophy of working smarter instead of buying into the suggestion that you should just work harder. Check the footage below to watch the full vlog from Big Sean. Stay tuned for more. …

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Tech N9ne Talks Rock Music, Gangs & Kendrick Lamar With Juan Epstein

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Tech N9ne spends 80 minutes with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds chatting about the nuances of rock music, gang life, the Strange Music empire and the role he played in introducing Dr. Dre to Kendrick Lamar. Tech talks about repping Kansas City and throws a shout to Janelle Monáe. He breaks down the impetus for the song “Fragile” featuring Kendrick Lamar and talks about his recent Grammy performance with Imagine Dragons. He goes deeper into Kendrick Lamar trivia, discussing his early days as a hypeman for Jay Rock; the super hard TDE MC, who is also signed to Strange Music. Tech breaks down the Strange Music roster – a massive lineup that …