Keys 2 The City.

I’m kinda feeling the whole focus-on-a-city approach to music. When artists rep their shit so often that they become the ambassadors of their home town, it can offer a unique peek into the culture and promise of a region. Our buddy turned us on to this Imeem post by Indiediot, and I’ve been checking out the footage. And so should you.

Curated by [The Roots], the [Roots Picnic] festival brought together an eclectic group of some of the most revered artists in the country including Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Deerhoof, The Cool Kids, J*DaVey, Esperanza Spalding, Dj Jazzy Jeff, Diplo, and more. Check out these exclusive videos and photos from The Roots Picnic courtesy of Okayplayer.

I’m kind of feeling Tabi Bonney. I listened to "Beat Rock" while I was watching Keys 2 The City, which is this webisode thing on imeem, which I would totally embed on here if our blog site wasn’t being such a bitch right now. For now, go to one of my favorite other blog sites, Nah Right, and check it out or here’s the imeem direct link. Wale introduces you to the D.C. rap scene and a couple of friends of his, Tabi being one of them. I can’t get the "ha ha ha ha" out of my head from "Beat Rock". It’s good shit.