Talib Kweli took the stage at SOB’s in NYC a few weeks ago to rock for a sold out crowd.  While he’s been on the road with Hi-Tek in support of Revolutions Per Minute, this was a solo show that was a steady mix of his whole catalog.  More importantly, he was backed by an amazing live band led by Daru Jones on the drums.  Here are a bunch of songs from the show that we managed to record for your listening pleasure.

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The folks at DD172 and Creative Control held their BluRoc Festival @ Brooklyn Bowl on June 21st which was a celebration of the label and featured Curren$y, Big Krit, Rugz D Bewler, Ski Beatz, Stalley, Tabi Bonney and other backed by a live band headed by Daru Jones on the drums.  Now, we are blessed with a free live recording of the show.

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Black Milk finally stopped over in NYC this past weekend to passthrough Fat Beats for an intimate in-store performance to celebrate Record Store Day 2010.  Hip-hop heads packed the tiny store to show respect for one of the best up-and-coming talents in the game.  Somehow, they managed to make room for Daru Jones on drums, AB on keys and Bill Sharp on the wheels so Black could rock with his usual band set-up.  They put on a hell of a set and I hope they return to the big apple soon.  His new release, Album Of The Year, is slated for a summer release and is looking like it will ive up to its name. The full 30 min set is available to download after the jump.

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BluRoc held their label showcase at The Gramercy earlier this week, which featured their roster of artists including Curren$y, Ski Beatz, The London Souls and more.  BluRoc is the vision of Dame Dash and the creativity thats been going on at DD172 (aka The Dojo).  Ski Beatz performed with a small band (featuring Brady Watts on bass and Daru Jones on drums) and brought out a few guests from his upcoming 24 Hour Karate School project including Tabi Bonney, Rugz D Bewler and Stalley.  While the set was very brief, Stalley stole the show with his song “S.T.A.LL.E.Y.” that Ski produced.  24H Karate School drops March 30th.

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One of the best shows I attended last year was Tanya Morgan @ SOB’s backed by the live band featuring members of The Cypher, led by Daru Jones on drums (he’s a beast if you’re sleeping).  Hearing cuts from Brooklynatti get the live band treatment was truly special and there’s no musicians for the job than the band assembled.  Tanya Morgan really stepped into their own last year and earned a slot in our Top 10 of 2009.  Here’s our exclusive live audio of “Alleye Need”, “On Our Way” and “So Damn Down” live from the SOB’s show.

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One of the best shows I saw in 2009 was Reflection Eternal at The Blue Note jazz club in NYC backed by a live band led by Daru Jones on drums.  One of the highlights of the night was Memories Live, which we exclusively presented earlier this year, and now we’re proud to unleash this live version of the first single off Revolutions Per Minute, “Back Again” (available now on iTunes).  This 12 min, jammed out version of the record features amazing solos from the band and the vocals of the wonderfully talented, Res.

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