Brooklyn emcee Sene, who recently released the epic Exit, Us, teamed up with The Clubhouse once again to rock live in at Eastbridge, a tiny venue in the lower eastside of NYC.  After witnessing Recess tear down Tammany Hall earlier this year (peep our recording),  I vowed not to miss seeing these guys live again.  Below you will find our exclusive recording of their set and some great videos.  If you haven’t yet, be sure to download their free album.

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The Robert Glasper Experiment and MF Doom?  I certainly did not expect to see this collab ever happen, but Doom is now the latest emcee to add his name to the resume of performing with Glasper and company.  When I first heard about the show, I was praying the Montreux Jazz Festival folks would release some footage (which they are known to do) and while that wish didnt quite come true, I was able to dig up an audience recording as well as some decent video.

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Earlier this summer Homeboy Sandman performed as part of a Hip-Hop showcase that WNYC put together.  Sand ripped his set as usual, but one of the highlights was this unreleased song, “Fuel”.  His wordplay is rewind-worthy as usual.

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Earlier this year, Revive Da Live put on a special tribute show on the anniversary of Guru’s passing.  The show was a tribute to the music of Guru, where a 19 piece big band performed Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz classics alongside the likes of Jeru The Damaja, Masta Ace, Greenspan, Akrobatik, Craig G, Peter Gunz, John Robinson, Lord Finesse, OC, Greg Nice, Radydar Ellis, Roy Hargrove and DJ Premier.  The band was amazing and absolutely nailed every beat.  Below are some highlights from the evening from our exclusive recording.

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The 4th annual Roots Picnic was headlined this year by The Roots (of course) and Nas, who performed a special set backed by The Roots.  It was a great way to close out the festival, with The Roots digging up some gems from their catalog and flawlessly rockin’ the set with Nas.  The personal highlight for me was a surprising cover of The Bottle, to pay homage to the late great Gil Scott-Heron.  Check out the soundboard recording of the full set right here.

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Earlier today, Esperanza Spalding took the stage at Festival Pier in Philadelphia, backed by The Roots for a memorable performance.  They collaborated to do some incredible covers of The Weather Report and Michael Jackson, among other songs.  Download the full set after the jump.

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