B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - “Nothing On You”

March 10th, 2010 | By Big Dom

B.o.B has come a fair way since his first feature in Rhyme & Reason Magazine back in 2007. And while it was clear he had that special something from our first listen of “Cloud 9″, B.o.B’s official single “Nothing On You” [featuring Bruno Mars] from his forthcoming album [B.o.B presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray] is well on its way to convincing the rest of the world that he is the real deal. Check out the song’s official music video above - which officially dropped a couple of hours ago.

DJ Kentaro Interview

March 10th, 2010 | By Big Dom

He was the 2002 DMC World Champion and holds court as the only participant of the prestigious DJ battle to ever achieve a perfect score. DJ Kentaro is, without doubt, one of the world’s most technically gifted turtablists. Headed to Australia later this month for an exclusive DJ/AV show in Sydney, Rhyme & Reason caught up with the Japanese spinstrumentalist for a quick Q&A…

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Statement from D’Angelo’s Management

March 9th, 2010 | By Big Dom

After being arrested in New York on 6th March for allegedly soliciting an undercover police officer for sex, D’Angelo’s management have gone into damage control mode, yesterday emailing out the following statement:

“We know there is a lot of speculation in regard to the arrest of D’Angelo in New York City this past weekend. We would like his fans and the public at large to know that D’Angelo has pled not guilty — and is contesting the allegations made against him. Also know that, he is in good health and extremely excited about his forthcoming new album.

D’Angelo would like to personally thank all of his fans for the outpouring of concern, and appreciates if all would allow the American justice system to resolve the matter before jumping to any conclusions.”

GUION PARTNERS
Lindsay Guion,
Worldwide Manager for D’Angelo

Jason Derulo Australian Club Dates

March 9th, 2010 | By Big Dom

Jason Derulo, whose current single, “In My Head” [which sounds suspiciously like GaGa's "Just Dance"] debuted at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, has confirmed that he will perform live in Sydney and Melbourne during his upcoming Australian promo visit.

SYDNEY - Saturday March 27 - Pumphouse, Darling Harbour
MELBOURNE - Friday April 2 - Eve Bar, Southbank

Ke$ha’s Only Australian Performance

March 9th, 2010 | By Big Dom

Fresh from world domination with a #1 US Album and Top 5 Australian Album and 2 huge hit tracks, LA pop-star Ke$ha is heading down under for her first ever Australian visit and ONLY public performance for Take 40 Live. The FREE live event will take place at the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park on Tuesday March 23rd at 6:30pm.

Fans will be treated to tracks from Ke$ha’s debut album, Animal, which debuted at #4 on the ARIA charts and has recently achieved gold sales status. Her hit single, Tik Tok, held the #1 spot on the ARIA singles chart for 8 consecutive weeks and to date has achieved 4xPlatinum sales. Her second single Blah Blah Blah has achieved gold is currently making waves in the Top 10.

Joining her on the line-up will be a special guest support act, yet to be announced.

For broadcast details, please visit www.Take40.com

Official Statement regarding Guru…

March 9th, 2010 | By Big Dom

It has been confirmed that Hip Hop luminary Guru is currently recovering from Cardiac Arrest. Guru, one half of pioneering ’80s, ’90s and ’00s Brooklyn-based Hip Hop group Gang Starr & mastermind of the Jazzmatazz album series has undergone an operation which was successful and he is now in hospital recovering. Solar (his partner in 7 Grand records & producer of Jazzmatazz vol 4 and Guru’s recent recording) confirmed that Guru is in a serious but stable condition, hoping for a full recovery. He went on to say “All the love and well wishes from the fans around the world is what is keeping Guru fighting”.

Lupe Fiasco at Playground Weekender

March 4th, 2010 | By Big Dom

Lupe Fiasco has been touring Australia and performed at the Playground Weekender festival on 20th February in the beautiful surrounds of Wiseman’s Ferry [NSW]. Check out a few exclusive shots of Lu’s performance from the event below. Photos by Sarah Ryan [Stealth Photographics].

Raekwon Australian Tour

March 3rd, 2010 | By Big Dom

Wu-Tang’s Raekwon is embarking on his first-ever solo tour of Australia this month and will be landing on the Metro Theatre stage in Sydney on March 12th. Word is Rhyme & Reason may even have an exclusive interview with Rae posted up early next week [so keep an eye out]… but in the meantime, you can pick up tix to for the show at Ticketek.

Nappy Boy All Stars Vol. 1

February 18th, 2010 | By Big Dom

Soon after the NBA All Star game T-Pain drops the Nappy Boy All Stars Vol. 1 Mixtape mixed by Exclusive J. The Nappy Boy camp has been posted in Miami for months recording new music and here comes a slew of tracks from those sessions. The Nappy Boy All Stars are T-Pain, One Chance, Young Cash, Travis McCoy, Shawnna, Sophia Fresh and Tay Dizm. The mixtape features new production by T-Pain, All Star, M. Geezy, Bishop Jones, Infamous, Gorilla Tek, KO, Trump Boyz, and many more.

If you download the mixtape directly from T-Pain here before March 7th, you are automatically entered in a contest to win an iPod Touch loaded w/ the entire Nappy Boy catalogue (and of course the I Am T-Pain app). Also, if you email the mixtape to 10 of your friends you will get a link to download all 3 music videos from the mixtape; “Forever (NB Remix)”, “Turnt Up (NB Remix)” & “I Support Single Mothers”.

Artwork after the jump…

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Damien Fernandez - Think About Love

February 18th, 2010 | By Big Dom

Damien Fernandez. Think About Love. Ridiculous.