THURSDAY, 8/27 in St. Louis, MO -> Tanya Morgan w/DJ Low Key + more at the Basement at Atomic Cowboy (4140 Manchester Ave), Cost $7, starts at 10PM.

FRIDAY, 8/28 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington -> Tanya Morgan w/DJ Low Key + more at Red Mile Round Barn (1200 Red Mile Road), Cost $5 for UK students / $7 general admission, starts at 9PM.

SATURDAY, 8/29 in Raleigh, NC -> Tanya Morgan w/DJ Low Key, Kooley High, Blount Harvey & DJ Ill Digitz at the Pour House (224 South Blount Street), Cost $7 for pre-sales, $9 day of show, doors at 9PM.

P.S. While I'm gone this weekend, all of my weeklies will still go on the same as always, with some of my favorite DJs in Denver filling in for me. Of course, Sounds Supreme will be holding it down at the Solution with a special guest DJ on Friday. Then DJ Lazy Eyez & Amen will be spinning on Saturday at So Damn Down at Shag and I'll be back on Sunday for Hapa Life (come by and hear about the shows over sake and sushi...LOL).

Last but least, speaking of Tanya Morgan, make sure you head over to RappersIKnow.com and download Don's new project Rob Viktum presents Aight, New Drink featuring Donwill & Friends. Below is the tracklist and a link for those of you too lazy busy to hit up FWMJ's site.

.:Rob Viktum featuring Donwill & Friends - Aight, New Drink:.

Che Grand is a RIDICULOUSLY talented rapper and good friend (how else could we argue so much and still be down...LOL). I've known dude for a little over three years and he's been prepping his official debut, Everything's Good Ugly, the whole time. In fact, right around the time I met Che he actually completely scrapped Conceptus Opus, his original debut album, and started from scratch on EGU. It's been long trip, complete with numerous holdups, adversities and delays; so much so that Khal over at Rock The Dub even started a petition to get the album released earlier this year. Well Che, all of the hard work and patience has paid off. Everything's Good Ugly is one of the best releases I've heard all year and the overwhelmingly positive praise has been coming in from all over. If you're on my site, hopefully you already know Che and you're sold on his music from our '07 collaboration, Limited Edition:The Fixtape, but if not, head over to itunes and check out some samples of EGU before you cop it, you won't be disappointed. Last but not least, check out the tracklisting, production credit & latest single, "Gold Chains (Part Deux)", below and stay tuned for more DJ Low Key/Che Grand collabs in the near future.

1. Bless'd ft. Jacob Soul - prod. by Big Neeze
2. Gift Wrap - prod. by Brian Brizzo
3. Swing - prod. by Brian Brizzo
4. Walking Under Ladders ft. Elucid & Spec Boogie - prod. by Illmind
5. Gold Chains Part Deux - prod. by PB
6. Too Much Too Soon ft. Colin Munroe - prod. by Colin Munroe
7. City On Fire - prod. by Big Neeze & PB
8. R E S T A R T (Original) - prod. by PB
9. Celebrate We - prod. by Wale Oyejide
10. People Bowling ft Tanya Morgan - prod. by Brian Brizzo
11. Crash - prod by Von Pea of Tanya Morgan
12. Girls Talk feat DbM - prod. by Aeon
13. I Know You Still Want Me - prod. by Aeon
14. Life's Grand ft. N.icky (of Heavy) - prod. by Aeon
15. Large Hadron Collider - prod. by Suhburb
16. Chateau Gold - prod. by Brian Brizzo
17. Soraya's Jam ft. Benny Sings - prod. by Benny Sings
18. Across The Sky - prod. by Suhburb

P.S. make sure you download Che Grand & DJ Low Key - Limited Edition:The Fixtape over in the mixtapes section if you haven’t already. It’s the official Che Grand late pass, the perfect addition to EGU & a damn good rapper tape if I do say so myself...LOL. And oh yeah, gotta shout out my boy Ryan over at Rype Arts, dude did both the EGU and Fixtape covers, check out more of his great work at RypeArts.com.

1. Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement

2. Che Grand x J Dilla "King"

3. Lyrics Born, Clyde Carson & Trackademicks "Block Bots"

4. Elucid, Donwill, Von Pea & Exile "We're All In Power"

5. Teedra Moses & Trackademicks " Everybody Rock!"

6. Sene "Just Like Him"

7. Chrisette Michelle & Wale "Fragile (Remix)"

8. M.O.P. & DeMarco "Street Life"

9. Amerie "Heard 'Em All"

10. Freeway & Jake One "Blogger"

My good friends over at Frank151 blessed me with a pair of Rock The Bells tickets to giveaway.  If you wanna win them, just e-mail contests@djlowkey.com with the answer to this question: What legendary rap group is celebrated throughout the latest issue of Frank151 (#37)?  It's just that simple to enter, good luck.

FRIDAY, 7/24 -> It's real simple.  Free chicken & waffles.  All west coast music, all night.  Gin & juice specials.  Third year running.  Come early, the party tends to pack out quick.  At the Solution w/DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme on the Funky Buddha's Rooftop (776 Lincoln St).  No cover / Music at 9 / 21+.

1. Whygee & Sunkenstate - Sambodextrust

2. The Roots "How I Got Over"

3. 2Pac, Big Syke & Nate Dogg "Changed Man"

4. Nicolay & U-Gene "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)"

5. Mayer Hawthorne "Maybe So, Maybe No"

6. Colin Munroe & XV "Start A War (Remix)"

7. Goapele "Milk & Honey"

8. Rakim "Holy Are You"

9. Maxwell "Pretty Wings (Jniero Jarel Remix)"

10. Usher & Pharrell "Certified"

SATURDAY, 7/18 -> Acclaimed artists, the Dope Group, invade So Damn Down w/DJ Low Key at Shag (15th & Champa downtown) for an art show featuring their ridiculous art, live painting, limited Dope Group tees & more.  Check out TheDopeGroup.com for more about them and examples of their art and whatever you do, don't miss the show.  Starts at 9 / 21+ / No cover.