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As I briefly take a step back this month from editing our documentary on A Tribe Called Quest to once again hook up with Money Mark, Aaron Rose and our Beautiful Losers crew on a project for IFC and Levi’s (more info soon!), ATCQ used their time last week to announce that they’ll once again be joining a stacked lineup of hip-hop all-stars at this summer’s Rock the Bells 2010!

Strictly performing cuts from 1993’s classic “Midnight Marauders“, the Questers will also be sharing the stage with Snoop Dogg doing “Doggystyle” in it’s entirety, Wu-Tang Clan re-entering “Enter the 36 Chambers“, along with performances by Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, DJ Premier paying tribute to Gang Starr and the late great Guru, as well as an exclusive performance from the ever elusive Lauryn Hill and much, much more.

With a lineup like that, Rock the Bells 2010 will be rocking one of the greatest summer shows in the history of hip-hop!

More on the Tribe:

• Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, The Hundreds and 101 Minutes of A Tribe Called Quest
• J Dilla’s Documentary by Stussy
• FRIDAY (March 5): Phife Dawg & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Go Down Low
• WEDNESDAY (Jan. 20): Mind Body Soul w/ Phife Dawg & Friends Hosted by Michael Rapaport NYC
• Finding a Way with Tribe
• On a Quest With A Tribe Called Quest

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Our N.A.S.A. homeboys Squeak E. Clean (Sam Speigel) and DJ Zegon (Zé Gonzalez) have teamed up with Indaba music to give the musically inclined a chance to be included on the official remix album of N.A.S.A.’s critically acclaimed debut, The Spirit of Apollo (get it on iTunes now!). On the Indaba website contestants can take their own creative liberties by downloading the albums’ instrumental stems as well as the solo vocals featuring Kanye West, David Byrne, Chuck D, RZA, The Cool Kids, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Tom Waits, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Lykke Li, Santigold, George Clinton, Scarface, and M.I.A. among others. And in addition to being included on the remix album, the grand prize winner will also receive $1000 cash money for their work! Click here or read on below for entry and contest details.

Contest rules from Indaba music:

Remix the Gods of music. N.A.S.A., which stands for North America and South America, is an international collaboration between music aficionados Squeak E. Clean, DJ Zegon and their friends, family, and musical heroes. The Spirit of Apollo tastefully combines the sounds of Brazillian funk with soul, reggae, indie rock, old school hip hop and more, and includes superstar collaborations with some of the world’s best musicians.

Join this unbelievable all-star collaboration and land a spot on N.A.S.A.’s upcoming remix album! Download the acapellas and instrumentals from the entire album, including those from superstars like Kanye West and David Byrne. Mash ‘em up, remix, and record to create the hottest new N.A.S.A. track! You can submit up to 10 mixes for consideration by the judges!

Submissions are due by October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT

Voting starts October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT

Trailer I cut for the upcoming N.A.S.A. film documenting the albums creation

And in other N.A.S.A. related news:

• N.A.S.A. Touchdowns at the El Rey
• N.A.S.A. asks “Wachadoin?”

• A Date with the Date Farmers, Logan and N.A.S.A.

• THIS WEEKEND: N.A.S.A. vs. Japan, Milk Photography, 1000 Days, The Red Balloon Scores, To Catch a Dazed and Confused Thief

• Get Lifted With “Gifted” from N.A.S.A.

• More Music Videos From the World of N.A.S.A.

• UPDATE: N.A.S.A. Takes Off

• N.A.S.A. Cover Coverage

• N.A.S.A. Trailer Now Clear to Launch

• Wachadoin? A Victory Lap

• N.A.S.A. Launches “Money”

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By now you full well know I’ve been backing my boys from N.A.S.A. and taking any chance I get to help spread the good word of their collaborative venture and debut album, “The Spirit of Apollo”. And with a whole slate of music videos created for the album and accompanying film which features the work of some of today’s biggest names in the art world, all under the watchful eye of the man known as Syd Garon (Qbert’s legendary “Wave Twisters”), you know you’ll be seeing much more in the near future. Here’s a couple of N.A.S.A.’s latest AV offerings:

• “The People Tree” featuring David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift Of Gab & Z-Trip with art by Marcel Dzama

• “Hip Hop” featuring KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre directed by Splunny
  

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