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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 08/08

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Murs Reveals Projects With Slug, DJ Quik & 9th Wonder

"Ever since his start in the Los Angeles underground, Murs [click here] has been making noise. By working with The Living Legends, Slug [click here], DJ Quik [click here] , 9th Wonder [click here]and a slew of others, he’s allowed his fan base to grow through the years and after signing with a major label, he’s built his buzz even more. This week, Murs spoke to HipHopDX about his upcoming projects including a new Felt record, new music with 9th Wonder and a project with a pun rock band.

“Everything that I do from now on will be with somebody else,” he said of what fans can expect to from him. “A lot of people keep asking about Murs and 9th Wonder. It never went away. We never stopped doing shit. We’re going to do shit forever. So, Murs and 9th Wonder coming next year. Felt 3 coming out this year. I got a punk rock group called The Invincibles with this gang called Whole Wheat Bread coming out this year. I’ve also been working on some stuff with DJ Quik and Terrence Martin. We’re doing a whole ghetto, hood, electro, dance, sex, party record. We’ve been working on that. We’ve got a few songs knocked out. I’ve also got Varsity Blues 2, man. So, I got like 4 records coming out. I’m going to have like 10 records in the next year, man. Stay tuned because as soon as I get free from Warner Brothers, it’s going to be a party.”

Don’t think this means that he’s retiring from solo work.

“I just think that I work better like...Me and 9th Wonder, I don’t consider that a solo project because we work together. I’m going to have solo records, it’s just like...In the punk rock band, I’m the only rapper. I’m going to start making different sounds so people don’t think that Hip Hop just has to all sound the same.”

The first of many Murs projects to drop may be the upcoming Felt record, which fans can expect to hear very soon.

“We’re going to leak a song in a couple days,” he said, adding that he wants to wait before giving out information on who this album will be a tribute to. “There’s a new producer, too.”

With a goal to release ten albums in the next year, he’s got a lot on his plate.

“I’m working on some stuff with Sick Jacken [click here] hopefully and just working with whoever wants to work. You know? If you’re out there and you want to work-as long as you’re doing something in your scene, I want to bring my kids to what you’re doing and your fans to what we’re doing and we’ll just have one big party for good music.”

MOS DEF PERFORMS BILLIE JEAN!

I've always loved Michael Jackson and to have Mos Def as one of my all time favorite Hip-Hop artist perform this is just pure dopeness!!

WEEKEND LOCAL PICKS...

TONIGHT @ BAR D!



FRIDAY @ Jimmy Love's (FLYER SOON TO COME!!!)

SATURDAY @ Jimmy Love's!

PHONTE AND NICOLAY FALL TOUR

Foreign Exchange (Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay will hit the road together for a fall tour. The initial eight date stint will begin in Colombia, Maryland on August 8, with other shows expected to be added throughout the coming months. Along their tour, accompany acts will include Darien Brockington, Carlitta Darlund and Yahzarah.



PEEP THE DATES:

Aug. 8 Colombia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 15 Indianapolis, IN @ Athenaeum
Aug. 16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Sept. 12 San Francisco, CA @ Yoshi’s
Sept. 13 Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 14 Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 15 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
Oct. 23 New York, NY @ B.B. King (CMJ Music Marathon)

R.I.P Baatin of (Slum Village)

The circumstances of his death remain unknown, associates said this afternoon. Baatin's body was found this morning in the 14000 block of Anglin Street, said family friend Ty Townson.

There were no visible signs of gunshot trauma, said Townson, who was at the scene as Baatin's body was taken to the Wayne County medical examiner's office.

Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Friends and family members will gather for a public remembrance at 8 p.m. Sunday at Elements Gallery, 2125 Michigan Avenue in Detroit.

Baatin, who turned 35 in March, left Slum Village in 2002, later telling the Free Press he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He continued to record and play occasional solo dates before returning to the Slum fold for the group's upcoming album, "Villa Manifesto," due Sept. 22.

He was with the group for its gig at June's Rock the Bells Tour stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre, and last week performed in a video shoot for Slum's new single, "Cloud 9."

"This is just very shocking," said friend Biba Adams. "We were all hoping this would be the return of the original group."

"Baatin will be missed," Slum Village's T3 told the Free Press in a statement. "I'm glad we got a chance to work together before he passed. We lost another Slum soldier, a dear friend and a brother. He touched many lives."

Word of Baatin's passing circulated quickly this afternoon in music circles both locally and nationally, where Slum Village has long been an exalted name in underground hip-hop.

Fellow group founder James (J. Dilla) Yancey, Baatin's Pershing High School classmate, passed away in 2006.

"Deepest sympathy to the family, friends and fans of Slum Village on the passing of Baatin," said J. Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, in a statement. "We loved him and his kind heart and spirit will be forever be in our hearts."

Slum Village emerged in the late 1990s amid major street buzz, attracting fans of organic hip-hop and supported by acts such as A Tribe Called Quest. The group's 2000 national debut, "Fantastic Vol. 2" landed on critics' best-of lists and set the stage for Slum's highest-profile commercial release, "Trinity," two years later.

"He was a very spiritual brother," said Detroiter Khalid el-Hakim, founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. "He brought a spirituality to Detroit hip-hop that you didn't see with other artists. That's what he was known for."

Baatin is survived by his son, Michael Majesty Ellis, 9; his daughter, Aura Grace Glover, 1; his parents Howard and Grace Glover; and his sister, Tina Glover, all of Detroit.