Here's the retail sampler I made commemorating the release of Rakim's long-anticipaited album.
The Seventh Seal Mixtape Rakim: past, present & feature. An ode to the R showcasing some of his past favorites, new material and classic album features. The Seventh Seal is available now through Ra Records/Fontana/UMG.
DJ Parler - Rakim The Seventh Seal Mixtape: past, present & feature Click Here To Download
Late pass...Complex put this out on Oct...click on faces for soundbites...perfect for procrastination at work...
ROW 1: (Left to right) President Obama, Olivia Munn, Ras Kass [Ed.—it's his boy in the clip], Ras Trent, Rick Ross, Eric Cartman, Kanye West (South Park version)
ROW 2: The Joker, Larry David, Lil Wayne, Kim Kardashian, Mooj (from The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Latarian Milton, Jonah Hill
ROW 3: Randy (Aziz Ansari in Funny People), Red (Danny McBride in Pineapple Express), Clay Davis (The Wire), Smokey (Friday), Kanye West, Tommy Buns (DMX in Belly), Howard Dean
ROW 4: Bow Wow, 50 Cent, Brick Tamland (Anchorman), Cam’ron, Kenny Powers, Leon Black (J.B. Smoove in Curb Your Enthusiasm), Super Craka
ROW 5: Brian Collins, Leroy Jenkins, 2Pac, Mike Tyson, Superhead, Craig Robinson (as club bouncer in Knocked Up), Christian Bale
ROW 6: Kim Kardashian, David Letterman, Raekwon, R. Kelly, Super Craka, Jay-Z, O-Dog (Menace II Society)
Released this week on Knitting Factory Records, the deluxe edition of The Best Of The Black President comes with a 40 minute DVD, narrated by Sahr Ngaujah, interviews with Carlos Moore & Bill T Jones, recorded concert footage, and excerpts from various Fela Kuti documentaries, including Music Is The Weapon...for a limited time stream the full album here
Raised in Silver Spring, MD...started spinning in '96...live in New York City...former Artist Development for Universal/Geffen Records & KOCH Records exec....got married to Hip Hop at an early age, separated in '01, now we're in counseling...for bookings/shows send email to djparlerbooking@gmail.com
Saturday 6/20 - 5th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival with Pharoahe Monch, DJ Premier, Styles P, dead prez, Smif N Wessun and more @ Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO Brooklyn, NY
Saturday 6/20 - BK Bounce with DJs Stimulus & Dhundee @ Deity, Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Saturday 6/27 - The Press Play Show with DJs Mick Boogie & Terry Urban on Shade 45/Sirius XM Radio
Thursday 7/9 - The Bailout with DJs Double O, Mick Boogie @ Sutra, NYC
Wednesday 7/22 - MySpace & Decon's The Release with Charli 2na, Aceyalone, 88-Keys, Izza Kizza @ Santos, New York, NY
Tuesday 7/28 - Word To Everything I Love @ Aspen, New York, NY
Friday 7/31 - Deity Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Thursday 8/6 - The Bailout with DJs Double O, Mick Boogie @ Sutra, NYC
Friday 8/14 - Special Delivery with DJs Eleven, mOma @ APT, NYC
Thursday 8/27 - BK Bodega Shown & Prove @ Public Assembly, Williamsburg BK, NY
Friday 8/28 - J&R Musicfest 2009 with The Clipse, J Moss, Melinda Watts, Mario @ City Hall Park, NYC
Sunday 8/30 - Gallery Bar with DJ Sureshot, New York, NY
Tuesday 9/1 - Word To Everything I Love @ Aspen, New York, NY
Thursday 9/3 - The Bailout with DJs Double O, Mick Boogie @ Sutra, NYC
Sunday 9/27 - Punk Smoove Sh*t with DJs Wonder, Tara @ Von Kellar, NYC
Monday 9/28 - Rock Steady Monday with DJ Sun @ The Flat, Houston TX
Friday 10/2 - Private Event Ozio, New York, NY
Thursday 10/8 - The Bailout with DJs Double O, Mick Boogie @ Sutra, NYC
Wednesday 10/21 - CMJ Event with Pac Div, Big Sean, Jesse Boykins, Diamond District @ Drom, New York, NY
Friday 10/23 - IMALETUFINISH with Terry Urban @ Rewind, New York, NY
Saturday 10/31 - Halloween Event Retreat, New York, NY
Saturday 11/7 - Private Event - NIKE New York, NY
Tuesday 11/10 - Bowery Ballroom with Kidz In The Hall, U-N-I, Warren G, New York, NY
Monday 11/30 - The Good Spot with DJs mOma, Stimulus @ CV fka Riv 105, New York, NY
Friday 12/4 - Thompson Gild Hall with DJ Stimulus, New York, NY
Mon 12/7 - Live Event with Tanya Morgan, Fabolous, Pittsburgh, PA