NEWS 7/1/08

• Mos, Jay Electronica, and Gil Scott-Heron: Last weekend Carnegie Hall hosted what sounded like a serious-type show. From carnegiehall.org: "Already a wildly successful vocalist, musician, and actor, Mos Def has taken the next logical step with the creation of the Mos Def Band, rolling hip hop, jazz, and soul into one thrilling sound. Special guest Gil Scott-Heron first made his name decades ago with his no-nonsense anthem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” Together, the two artists have created an evening of music and spoken words with material drawn from Miles Davis, Beyoncé, James Brown, and others." Read/listen here: OKP

•Reflections of the RZA: Here's our favorite Wu-Tang interviewer talking seriously about the 8 Diagram fallout. Apparently, the Abbot is looking forward to "re-bonding" with the team, but in no rush to record with them.... : NAH RIGHT

•BET sponsor-less: Last week, and just before The BET Awards, the channel lost some mjor advertisers. "According to Paul Porter of media watchdog group, Industry Ears and CNN, Proctor and Gamble, Pepsi and General Motors pulled their ads from Rap City and 106 & Park after the companies viewed “The Rap on Rap,” a content analysis of BET and MTV programming. The study found that children were exposed to violence, profanity or obscenity once every 38 seconds." That'll do it... HIPHOPDX