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OKP Premiere: Watch Bilal & Adrian Younge Strip “Sirens II” Bare Live In The Brownswood Basement Studio

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Bilal & Adrian Younge recently took the trip cross-pond to perform at Gilles Peterson‘s Worldwide Awards in London and while they were in the vicinity, made sure to hit Peterson’s Brownswood Studio for a session in what has to be one of the illest basements that ever was. The two musical madmen and kindred spirits made their presence known while in the legendary understructure, recording three tracks from their forthcoming collaborative album (due out this spring.) And today we’re proud to present you with their minimal treatment of a track that should be more than familiar at this point, “Sirens II.” The fellas strip their track bare, leaving B on Rhodes, supplanting the howl of the studio …

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Black Thought Trio Performs Live At MOSCOT Shop, NYC To Benefit GrassROOTS + Mobileyes Foundation

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Photo by Mel D. Cole for Okayplayer + VillageSlum Okayplayers know Black Thought can move any crowd, whether rocking for a cause or rocking just because. This past week the microphone rebel had a definite cause in mind, as the Black Thought trio (comprising Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter on mic control, Ray Angry on keys and Jeremy Ellis on flying drumpads) set up shop at MOSCOT’s LES location store Orchard street, NYC to perform at a benefit concert and launch event for Thought’s GRUNYA collaboration with the boutique eyewear brand. 100{ed1b542e18a3fdb29a343f0bf5604cce6e71819c6df381e846b4d07cb9d1dc18} of proceeds from the limited edition line of …