Get ready for an intense and historic duo performance by Max Roach and Cecil Taylor. We follow with new music from Ehtiopian/American songwriter/vocalist Meklit Hadero. And we conclude with a super cypher featuring Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and Mos Def backed by the Robert Glasper Experiment.
This Mixtape is just what the title says: a live recording of three leading emcees getting down backed by the Robert Glasper Experiment recorded in performance at the Blue Note nightclub in New York City on February 26, 2011. A significant slice of the performance is freestyle.
If you favor the work of these artists, you will definitely appreciate this Mixtape. What had happened was: Robert Glasper and Lupe had been talking about working together.
So it seems this was a Robert Gasper gig featuring Lupe and Lupe in term got Kanye to slide on through on the second night. And next thing you know Mos Def was in the mix. And it was on.
—kalamu ya salaam