We’ve been hearing about “Mama’s Boyfriend” ever since last summer, when My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was still supposed to be called Good Ass Job and Kanye was performing it a cappella at Facebook. It generated a ton of interest at the time, so it was surprising that it never turned up on the album (especially considering that “Yeezy reupholstered my pussy” business made the cut). So, we’re glad to see it’s finally made it to the web.

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Ditching his signature horn sounds, super-producer Mark Ronson drafted in a raft of friends to create Record Collection, an album of seductive retro pop and soulful dance-floor jams.

Dubbing his new collective the Business Intl, Ronson put his talented pals to work both in front of the mic and behind the scenes. Guest vocalists include Q-Tip, MNDR, Ghostface Killah, Miike Snow frontman Andrew Wyatt, Spank Rock, D’Angelo, and even Boy George, while members of Kaiser Chiefs, the Zutons, and the Drums all contributed to the songwriting.

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Loosely based on true events, Holy Rollers follows a young Hasidic man on his journey from budding rabbi to professional ecstasy smuggler in the late 1990s.

The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as Sam Gold, who is lured in to an illicit lifestyle by the promise of easy money and the affection of his boss’ girlfriend. Infused with both thriller elements and high-stakes drama, the film co-stars Justin Bartha as the unscrupulous Yosef, and Q-Tip as Ephraim, an Ethiopian ecstasy supplier.

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Common + The Roots + Q-Tip = The ultimate past meets present A Tribe called Quest nostalgia. Q-Tip made a guest appearance at Wednesday’s Hennessy Artistry Series, leading the crowd to ATCQ’s first ever single, “Bonita Applebum.” Common and the Roots, the co-curators of the event, also brought out Queen Latifah another ’90s trip… “U.N.I.T.Y” ! Check it out after the jump. Read More »

The Book of Night Women is the second novel by Jamaican author Marlon James; its engrossing story winds through the complex bonds and intrigues of an 18th-century Jamaican sugar plantation. At the center is Lilith, an orphaned girl whose birth has been expected by the Night Women, a remarkable sisterhood comprised of slave women who share books, songs, and plans for revolt in their nocturnal meetings. After the jump, James speaks with our sister publication Boldtype about reckoning with the past and the powers of the storyteller.

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