The Black Opera – Black Nirvana [Video]
From the album “The Great Year”.
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The Black Opera feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Beginning Of The End [Video]
A Message from The Black Opera: “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. The Black Opera enlist the Queen Georgia Anne Muldrow to reinforce the multilinear concept of the beginning and the end. This songs nuance stands for power, rebirth, triumph, completion, and exhaultation. It is TBO’s audible Alpha and Omega.”
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Trusted with a culture kept under the concrete, the warning has been spread for years. Many assumed their operations were limited to underground societies or secret networks. But, The Black Opera have been among us all along. The time to hide is behind them. There will be no riot; the revolution has already taken place. The Great Year has come. The newest movement from The Black Opera is truth. After the telling of the three part epic, The Black Op: Era I, TBO has returned without allegory or allusion. The Great Year is a modern story of emergence and art- a resistance to assimilation. It is a story of triumph and camaraderie and a renaissance of new thinking. The new album’s influences musically are as diverse as they are aesthetically. From tribal rhythms to overdriven synths and from pulsing drums to intimate vocals, The Great Year’s sound is distinctly its own. Taking on a modern day palette, TBO has envisioned a new world, musically. With orchestration from creative minds like Tall Black Guy, Waajeed, yU and Arjun Singh, The Black Opera have assembled a team to help them communicate their message to the world. Across the world, people put on the mask to reveal their faces. We are The Black Opera. The Great Year by The Black Opera
Read moreThe Black Opera feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Beginning Of The End [Stream x Download]
The Black Opera liberates another cut off their upcoming “The Great Year” LP, dropping September 30th. The Great Year by The Black Opera
Read moreThe Black Opera – Behold The Opera [Stream x Download]
Taken from the upcoming Black Opera LP “The Great Year“. The Great Year by The Black Opera
Read moreThe Black Opera – No Water [Stream x Download]
This is taken from The Black Opera’s new project, “The Great Year”, which hits stores September 30th and features production from Waajeed, 14KT, yU, Arjun Singh, Tall Black Guy, and special guest vocals from Georgia Anne Muldrow. Imagine a world where water is the most valuable commodity, even more valued than oil or gold. What would happen if water became so scarce that it caused World Wars? “No Water” puts a spin on this idea & takes a satirical look at water through the lens of an excessive rap culture where splurging on water is the new wave. No Water by The Black Opera
Read moreTrackBlasters Radio: 09.12.13
Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. Heavy hit after heavy hit – you know how we get down! Record Of The Day: Roc Marciano – Ice Cream Man Playlist Danny Brown – Gremlins **Record Of The Day** Roc Marciano – Ice Cream Man Dizzy Wright – No Writers Block, I Like To Rap Logic feat. Casey Veggies – Like Me The Black Opera – MASK DAY [MegaMIX] [audio:http://www.trackblasters.com/radio/shows/radioshow 09.12.13.mp3] Download here
Read moreThe Black Opera – Black Friday [Stream x Download]
The Black Opera releases a RAW new track “Black Friday” with the announcement of their new Genesis Logo Hoody [theblackopera.bigcartel.com] via TBOHQ on Black Friday. “Black Friday” is produced by the multi-talented Black Spade of Hawthorne Headhunters. This neo-nostalgic track is reminiscent of the classic ‘Timbos and hoodies’ era, back when Wu-Tang Clan was nothing to fuck with. [They still ain’t. And neither is TBO.]
Read moreThe Black Opera – Throw It On The Floor [Stream x Download]
This audio demonstration was originally released as part of the “MASK DAY [MegaMIX]“. Beat Production Composed by Arjun Singh aka Overture BLACK.
Read moreThe Black Opera – 80z Babiez To The 2Gz (The ExperiMix) [Mixtape]
The Black Opera is back again changing perceptions and smashing stereotypes. Finding themselves in the generation gap between the hip-hop pioneers & the new era of musicians, The Black Opera’s new mixtape “80z Babiez To The 2Gz” [The ExperiMix] reinforces the unwritten law of creating: There are No Rules. 80z Babiez To The 2Gz (The ExperiMix) by The Black Opera
Read moreThe Black Opera – KOON SH!T [Audio x Download]
The Black Opera has never been known to follow rules. When the rules say you have to collab with a lot of rappers, until this point they’ve chosen not to. When the rules say image is most important, they’ve pushed their art to the forefront instead. When the rules say you have to explain to everyone what the meaning of each song is, TBO has chosen to leave it up to your interpretation and let the art speak. That has never been more apparent than with their new release “KOON SH!T”. You may or may not recognize the backing soundtrack of this song depending on which era you affiliate with, but you’ll undoubtedly recognize TBO’s fearlessness in efforts to push the art form forward. “KOON SH!T” is the lead song taken from a spur of the moment project called “80zBabiezToDa2Gz”. This ExperiMix, as they call it, was recorded at the mysterious TBOHQ in one weekend in May. TBO feels that soon is the time to expose this mix of experiments to the world. So keep your eyes and ears open for “80zBabiezToDa2Gz”, until then enjoy this “KOON SH!T”.
Read moreThe Black Opera feat. Mayer Hawthorne – Queen Of Hearts (Oddisee Remix) [Audio x Download]
The Black Opera have been busy as of late, in addition to a number of live shows including opening for Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge in Michigan, TBO has been back in the studio working on a new EP for Mello Music Group to hold fans over until the next full length for the group. In the meantime, they decided to enlist Oddisee for a remix of their popular track “Queen Of Hearts featuring Mayer Hawthorne”. Queen of Hearts feat. Mayer Hawthorne (ODDISEE Remix) by The Black Opera Previously: The Black Opera feat. Mayer Hawthorne – Queen Of Hearts [Video]
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“While in search of his Queen of Hearts, or some would say, KUEENZ of Heart, the King was not very trusting with any of his beautiful possibilities. Once he learned how to trust himself, then and only then, was he able to trust and L O V E Without A Limit.” Previously: The Black Opera feat. Mayer Hawthorne – Queen of Hearts [Audio x Download]
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The Black Opera dropped their latest bit, a love song of sorts, entitled “Queen of Hearts” off at XXL for Valentine’s Day. The track is a mellow introspective rundown of all the things that “She” is, or could be, to her King. Who is “She”? Decide for yourself. The Black Opera and fellow creator Mayer Hawthorne, who is featured on the hook of this track, each have their own interpretation of the perfect “Queen of Hearts”. Mayer Hawthorne, who has coined his new-school Motown sound, adds a spicy eloquence to the track while the TBOG’s speak on who their ideal Kueen is, and who she isn’t. Lines like “She could be my Queen to be” are greatly opposed by others such as “Im not tryina make a hoe a baby momma, drama”. This song is more than your average Valentine’s Day bullshit. Treat your girl to the MP3 of “Queen of Hearts”, not dinner at the Sizzler tonight, player. Message From The Black Opera: “While in search of his Queen of Hearts, or some would say, KUEENZ of Heart, the King was not very trusting with any of his beautiful possibilities. Once he learned how to trust himself, then and only then, was he able to trust and L O V E Without A Limit.” Queen of Hearts (feat. Mayer Hawthorne) by The Black Opera Previously: The Black Opera – Fxckin Problem [Video]
Read moreThe Black Opera – Fxckin Problem [Video]
Download “Fxckin Problem” here for free and support their album “”Libretto: Of King Legend” here. “Fxck what the title say tho…This aint that earthy ass conscious Black Opera shit cuh. This that ratchet ass swag shit cuh. This that Black Opposites shit my nig! Woo! Trill level just passed 3000 and rising. My nigga Andy MADD behind the camera and shiiiiit. We poppin pills and clockin mills. We trynna make that Illuminati money my nigga. WE DEM ILLUMINATI MONEY NIGGAS!! HAA! Now that’s REALLY shining bruh!! Soon as we get rich enough to get away with lip syncing at the inauguration my nigga…SOON AS!! We gone deck the studio walls out wit all gold errything….nigga fxck yo MacBook, we gone have wallpaper made from real gold cuh. Woo! With blood diamond studs my nig!! Dead Ass. Real niggas only, no fxck boys allowed. We all got fxckin problems, but if you got a fxckin problem with us you can get handled just like the nigga in the video, Biiiiitch!!” In times like these, Dark Comedy is no laughing matter. So with all jokes aside, we wanted to put a satirical spin on A$AP Rocky’s “Fuckin’ Problem” in order to address current events and issues. Events and issues that include the school shooting in Connecticut, gun control, mental health, and America’s prescription drug addition amongst others. RIP to everyone that lost their lives in the Newtown, CT school shooting and the innocent lives lost everyday in these streets and around the
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