If you haven’t heard by now, you clearly must have been living under a rock, but D’Angelo is back.  This past week, he resurfaced, doing his first live performances in over a decade.  Judging from the first couple shows on his European tour, his music is just as strong, performing old classics and debuting new music (yes, we finally have new music from D’Angelo).  The internet went into a frenzy this past week with visual evidence of D’Angelo’s return flooding YouTube and many music blogs.  When he first announced his comeback tour, I was cautiously optimistic a full audio recording may surface, and it didnt take long for our prayers to be answered.  Big thanks once again to the great folks at Funk It, here is the full audio of D’Angelo’s set @ Le Zenith in Paris from a few nights ago.  Setlist and download are after the jump, as well as a stream of one of the new songs.

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Talib Kweli came out as a special guest at a Lettuce show at Terminal 5 in NYC a couple years ago, and we have the audio of the BKMC rockin Move Somethin, The Blast and Get By with the band.  You can also check out the full set over at Archive.org.   Hit the jump for the stream/download.

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To commemorate our 3 year anniversary since we launched, we’re proud to present our first mixtape compilation, The Vaults Vol. 1.  This compilation features exclusive, previously unreleased recordings from The Roots, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Q-Tip, Robert Glasper, Talib Kweli, Phonte, Shad, Pharoahe Monch, Kano, Tanya Morgan and Joe Budden.  Tracklist and download instructions after the jump.

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Last summer, Black Moon performed Enta Da Stage in its entirety at Southpaw in Brooklyn backed by a full live band.  The event was part of the Red Bull Music Academy’s World Tour and it was streamed online for everyone around the world to enjoy.  Here is the soundboard audio rip of the top notch set.

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Earlier this month, Idle Warship performed at SOB’s in NYC.  Two notable highlights from the set was an extended rendition of The Blast, backed by the live band, as well as Bun B coming out to rock Strangers.  Here is audio of both songs, as well as a video of the full concert.

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Big thanks to our friends over at Funk It who just posted a pro-shot video of The Roots’ entire performance from last year’s Lowlands Festival.  The show took place in August on a brief European tour right after bassist Owen Biddle left the group.  Mark Kelley hadn’t become a member of The Roots yet, but Tuba Gooding Jr. stepped up the low nicely, filling in with his sousaphone.  Full video from the European TV broadcast can be streamed below, and you can download the audio as well.

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