Clevelanders, you do not want to miss this show. Tomorrow night, Mac Miller will be live at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. It’s gonna be an amazing night, so be sure to come out. More information below.

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Saturday August 21st

TheMuSiKBox.com & TheCoventryKids.com Present MAC MILLER LIVE! w/ SMOKE SCREEN, STR, THADDEUS GREENE and MORIARTY

With DJ Tuggle

LIVE! @ THE GROG SHOP
2785 EUCLID HEIGHTS BLVD

DOORS OPEN UP AT 9PM, SHOW STARTS AT 10PM

TICKETS:
PRE SALE TICKETS START AT $8.00
CALL OR TEXT 530.COV.KIDS (530.268.5437) FOR TICKETS AND INFO
Tickets will be $10 day of show

PROCEEDS FROM THE SHOW WILL GO TO SC4K (Shoes and Clothes for Kids)
the only non-profit organization in Greater Cleveland providing new shoes and clothes to thousands of children in need at no charge throughout the year.

DONATE A BOOK-BAG WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE DOOR FOR FREE ADMISSION.

On Saturday August 21, 2010, The MuSiK Box and The Coventry Kids are bringing you Mac Miller live in Cleveland. For all of our readers out there that are Cleveland natives, this is definitely a show that shouldn’t be missed.

LIVE! @ THE GROG SHOP
2785 EUCLID HEIGHTS BLVD

DOORS OPEN UP AT 9PM, SHOW STARTS AT 10PM

TICKETS:
PRE SALE TICKETS START AT $8.00
CALL OR TEXT 530.COV.KIDS (530.268.5437) FOR TICKETS AND INFO
Tickets will be $10 day of show

PROCEEDS FROM THE SHOW WILL GO TO SC4K (Shoes and Clothes for Kids)
the only non-profit organization in Greater Cleveland providing new shoes and clothes to thousands of children in need at no charge throughout the year.

DONATE A BOOK-BAG WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE DOOR FOR FREE ADMISSION.

RSVP on Facebook Here

I’m so pumped that Atmosphere dropped a new track. There are few lyricists that measure up to Slug and Ant’s beats are always perfect for the track. Tickets for Atmosphere’s “To All My Friends Tour” featuring Blueprint, Grieves & Budo, and DJ Rare Groove are officially on sale now. Make sure to grab your tickets early because these shows will sell out! Cities, venues & ticket links below head over to the To All My Friends Tour page for complete event details. Hit the jump for tour dates and artist links!

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Soooooooo we haven’t posted in like a week. Sorry for the letdown. We were both out of town and had no access to the internet. I was in the villages of Ukraine and Myles was at a one week camp. We’re back at it though, so stick with us.

There are very few things I hate more than the Los Angeles Lakers: OJ Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, Birdman, and Mondays. Regardless, I felt the need to post this song by Ron Artest, now a back to back world champion, because it’s pretty good. I remember a few years back when he asked for a clause in his contract that would allow him to take some time off during the regular season to work on his music. Everybody laughed at him and I assumed he was terrible at it. Since then I’ve only heard positive feedback. People say he’s a legit producer, making all his own beats and the production on this track is pretty impressive. This is coming from the thug that used to drink liquor instead of water at half-time and that missed most of the season in ’05? because of the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills when he went ballistic and started punching fans. Check it out and give it a listen. It’s not phenomenal, but it’s surely not horrendous.

Champions (right click and hit save to download)

Okay so we’re not really offering a diet for 50 cents, but 50 recently dropped nearly 60 pounds and had all of his tattoos removed for an upcoming movie, Things Fall Apart, in which he has to play a football player that gets diagnosed with leukemia. Looks like he’ll play the part just fine. He went from 214 lbs. to 160 lbs. using a liquid diet and 3 hours of walking on the treadmill everyday. Talk about a transformation. He told the media,“I was starving” but is now back on tour and has changed his diet and workout routines back to normal. “I’ve been eating. I’ll be back in shape in no time!” I hope this movie is worth all the effort. I mean, he’s not even a very good actor. He couldn’t even play himself very well in his own autobiographical movie, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Regardless, we applaud the discipline and dedication it took to achieve this feat. Do you think it’s harder to get as jacked as he was or to lose all that muscle? I’ll try neither. I’m perfectly content with sitting in front of my computer and blogging about all this. That beats working out in the gym for hours upon hours everyday or the opposite, sitting in front of the toilet/attempting to avoid the refrigerator in order to achieve that….physique.

As I was listening to this, I was like…Damn, I wish his new stuff was more like this. This is his old flow that I’ve been missing lately. Sure enough, right then, he drops this line: “People say that old Drake, we started to miss it. But they need to be a more little specific. Is this what y’all want?” Yes Drake, it is. He absolutely murders this freestyle. Just like the title says, this is actually a freestyle from 9am in Dallas. Drake was there this morning, and he hopped on this Boi-1da beat. Boi-1da and him have hooked up multiple times in the past, most recently on Forever with Lil Wayne and Eminem. Anyways, Drake kills it, so be sure to check it out.

9am In Dallas

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Thank Me Later Tracklist:

1. Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Produced by Crada & Noah “40″ Shebib)
2. Karaoke
3. The Resistance (Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib)
4. Over (Produced By Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels & Al-Khaaliq)
5. Show Me A Good Time
6. Up All Night (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
7. Fancy (Feat. T.I . & Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
8. Shut It Down (Feat. The Dream) (Produced by Omen & Noah “40″ Shebib)
9. Unforgettable (Feat. Young Jeezy) (Produced by Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels & Noah “40″ Shebib)
10. Light Up (Feat. Jay-Z) (Produced By Tone Mason & Noah “40″ Shebib)
11. Miss Me (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced By Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels; additional production by Noah “40″ Shebib)
12. Cece’s Interlude
13. Find Your Love (Produced By Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker)
14. Thank Me Now (Produced By Timbaland)

I gotta say, I was pretty disappointed by Kush & OJ when it came out. Overall, though, it’s grown on me, and this is one of the better songs from the mixtape.

Download “The Statement” Here

Chiddy Bang announced this week that they’ll head out on their first headlining tour throughout the west coast, a product of their much buzzed about first single, “Opposite of Adults,” and their EP of the same title, both available now on iTunes.

The Opposite of Adults Tour is hot off Chiddy Bang’s successful 20-city UK tour, which followed recent sold out shows across the US with Passion Pit, The Clipse, Kid Cudi and Three 6 Mafia.

The 15 city tour kicks off on June 6 at Nuemos in Seattle and ends on June 23 in San Francisco. It’s scheduled to hit the Midwest and East Coast starting in August and will also feature performances by The Pack, XV and 2am Club.

Chiddy Bang is also going to be rocking Lollapalooza and the UK Festivals Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.

Chiddy Bang’s four-track EP, Opposite of Adults, will be released on June 1, 2010 through Virgin Records/EMI Music, but this week, the EP is available exclusively on iTunes as part of their “Next Big Thing” promotion.

Confirmed dates for The Opposite of Adults Tour is as follows:

6/04 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
6/09 – Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
6/10 – Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan
6/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ W Lounge
6/12 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
6/13 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
6/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
6/16 – Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
6/17 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
6/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Private Event
6/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Live Pool
6/20 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Club After Life
6/21 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
6/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Cinespace
6/23 – San Francisco, CA @ KYLD

He did it. The teeny bopper that took over the internet with his rendition of Paparazzi by Gaga that we posted a few days ago has officially inked a record deal with Interscope Records. I wonder if he knows what German means. Here’s an interview with Ellen, his conversation with Lady Gaga herself, and a performance of the cover.

Wow. This guy used to be a middle school English teacher? Teacher turned producer/rapper J-Live drops a track titled The Way That I Rhyme and his rhymes are pretty impressive. Worth a download, I’d say.

Download The Way That I Rhyme

Big Sean dropped another song today, titled Bullshittin’. Some of his other recent releases have been a lot better, but check it out anyways.

Download Bullshittin’

August 24th. Mark your calendars. This is the day that music as we know it will change forever. Chiddy Bang is releasing their currently untitled debut album and it’s sure to be their best work yet. Xaphoon just informed us and I’m stoked. The dynamic duo of producer Xaphoon Jones and emcee Proto describe themselves as a “hipster’s wet dream” or “kings of the basement party”. Take it as you will, but their music is game-changing. Their debut mixtape, The Swelly Express was dope and got them signed to EMI Records, and Air Swell, which dropped this week, didn’t disappoint. You can tell, though, that they’re focusing all their effort on their debut album. I honestly cannot wait for this. I’m about to hit them up to beg for a preview. Listen to some Chiddy below.

Air Swell Download

Elitaste just announced Mike Posner’s tour dates for the next few months. I’ve seen Posner live, and he puts on a great show, so it’s definitely worth going to see him at one of these smaller venues before he hops on the Warped Tour this summer. Hit the jump for the tour dates as well as KarmaloopTV’s interview with Mike.

Saturday, April 3- Santa Fe Café, College Park, MD
Friday, April 9- The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
Saturday, April 10- PRIVATE COLLEGE SHOW
Monday, April 12- Limelight, Nashville, TN
Tuesday, April 13- The Valarium, Knoxville, TN
Wednesday, April 14- The Republic, New Orleans, LA
Thursday, April 15- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Friday, April 16- Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
Saturday, April 17- Eckard College, St. Petersburg, FL
Sunday, April 18- Skybar Nightclub, Bowling Grean, OH
Tuesday, April 20- Potbelly’s, Tallahassee, FL
Thursday, April 22- Indiana University, Bloominton, IN
Friday, April 23- Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
Saturday, April 24- Ferris State, Big Rapids, MI
Sunday, April 25- VLive, Chicago, IL
Monday, April 26- The Blue Note, Columbia, OH
Tuesday, April 27- Yale University, New Haven, CT
Thursday, April 29- Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City, IA
Friday, April 30- Frazier National History Museum, Lexington, KY
Saturday, May 1- Bamboozle Festival, East Rutherford, NJ
Saturday, May 8- Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Sunday, May 9- Dayton to Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL
Thursday, May 13-Opening for Drake, Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, May 22- Ohio University, Athens, OH
Tuesday, June 15- Key Club, West Hollywood, CA (With 2am Club & Chiddy Bang)

Here’s the tracklist for B.o.B’s upcoming album expected on April 27. With Eminem, Lupe Fiasco, and T.I. all making guest appearances, it should be a great album. Hit the links to download the songs that have been released so far.

01. “Don’t Let Me Fall”
02. “Nothin’ On You” (featuring Bruno Mars)
03. “Past My Shades” (featuring Lupe Fiasco)
04. “Airplanes” (featuring Hayley Williams)
05. “Bet I” (featuring T.I. and Playboy Tre)
06. “Satellite”
07. “Ghost in the Machine”
08. “The Kids” (featuring Janelle Monae)
09. “Magic” (featuring Rivers Cuemo)
10. “Fame”
11. “Lovelier Than You”
12.“5th Dimension” (featuring T.I. & Ricco Barrino)
13. “Airplanes (Part II)” (featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams)

Bonus:
01. Higher
02. Mellow Fellow
03. Yesterday

Lupe announced via Twitter yesterday that a new group, called the “All City Chess Club,” was in the studio. Later, he put out the above tweet saying who was in the group. We’re not exactly sure what they’re working on together, but it’s no doubt going to be an amazing project. I can’t imagine how cool it would be if all of those guys did an album, mixtape, or even just a song together.

Facebook “helps you connect and share with the people in your life”, as the slogan tells us. It can also help you connect with people you don’t want to connect with, as shown by the downfall of one of Italy’s top mobsters, Pasqual Manfredi. This mafia man was wanted for countless murders, money fraud, and drug violations. He goes by the name of Scarface and was accused in 2004 of killing a rival Mafia member with a rocket launcher. That’s as badass as you get. Nonetheless, the cops tracked him down using facebook and say he was on Facebook Chat at the time of his arrest. Imagine the cops busting down your door while you’re chatting with some honeys on Facebook. That’s ridiculous. Check out the video here:

Check out MGMT’s new album, Congratulations, in it’s entirety on whoismgmt.com. The album leaked onto the internet so the band decided to screw it and just post it on it’s blog. You can’t download it through their site though; they still want you to go out and buy it. After all, they spent a ton of time on the project and want to make at least a little cash. You can try downloading it on Rapidshare or Filestube or something along those lines, but those are pretty sketchy sites and your computer may come down with a nasty virus. Possibly worth it. The album is sicker than your average virus.

To be honest, it’s really growing on me now. At first I thought to myself, “These dudes really have to lay off the acid.” because it’s just so damn psychadelic. I mean, it’s obvious that they were trippin’ on something when they recorded the Oracular Spectacular album, but that turned out dope as shit. This album is totally different, but is ridiculously chill and artsy If you’re looking for a continuation of Oracular Spectacular, you won’t find it, but Congratulations deserves just that. Congratulations MGMT for coming through and delivering this trippy bundle of joy. Check it out. You’re in for a ride.

This has actually become one of my favorite shows recently, and the fact that it’s leaked all over the internet means that you don’t even have to have HBO to watch it. Check it out yourself.

Lupe Fiasco is teaming up with B.o.B. on tour and the dates have just been released. Lupe and B.o.B. will both be pushing their new albums, so it’s bound to be a dope tour. If you’ve got the chance, we highly suggest you go see these two in concert. Hit the jump for the dates.

Friday 3/5 – Bridges Auditorium – Claremont, CA – (w/B.o.B)

Saturday 3/20 – Bob Hope Theatre – Stockton, CA

Wednesday 4/07 – House of Blues – Boston, MA – (w/B.o.B)

Friday 4/09 – House of Blues (Atlantic City) – Atlantic City, NJ – (w/B.o.B)

Saturday 4/10 – The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza – New York, NY – (w/B.o.B)

Tuesday 4/13 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC – (w/B.o.B)

Wednesday 4/14 – Royal Oak Theatre – Detroit, MI – (w/B.o.B)

Friday 4/16 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI – (w/B.o.B)

Saturday 4/17 – Lund Arena (Gustavus Adolphus College) – St. Peter, MN

Sunday 4/18 – Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO

Tuesday 4/20 – Peoria Civic Center Theatre – Peoria, IL – (w/B.o.B)

Thursday 4/22 – East Tennessee State University Center – Johnson City, TN

Friday 4/23 – UNC – Charlotte – Charlotte, NC – (w/B.o.B)

Saturday 4/24 – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Worcester, MA

Monday 4/26 – House of Blues – Houston, TX – (w/B.o.B)

Tuesday 4/27 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX – (w/B.o.B)

Thursday 4/29 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO – (w/B.o.B)

Saturday 5/01 – House of Blues (Las Vegas) – Las Vegas, NV – (w/B.o.B)

Sunday 5/02 – House of Blues (Sunset) – Los Angeles, CA – (w/B.o.B)

Wednesday 5/05 – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA – (w/B.o.B)

Friday 5/07 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – (w/B.o.B)