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Actors go on talk shows as part of their contracts to make promotional appearances for films that they are in. When talent is booked, producers then set up some talking points with the host and sometimes rope them into participating in some shenanigans. Daniel Radcliffe has been on our screens for quite sometime but it wasn't until last night on The Tonight Show that he showed off his skills on the mic. Apparently Daniel is a fan of rap music and has memorized Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics". For those who don't know, this is song where Gift of Gab raps his way through the entire alphabet while the tempo gradually climbs to break-neck speed. Not an easy task. Yet here's little Harry Potter rippin' it. Dag.

This weeks throwback is not old per se (2004) but is all about the nostalgia of the 80's. Take a trip back with Blackalicious emcee, Gift of Gab. 

Had a show booked with Blackalicious back in 2006.  They cancelled at the last minute (Gift of Gab had some emergency oral surgery).  We were bummed - but we played anyway.  This track will always get my head noddin'.  

And here it is live in Seattle....

MF Doom (now known simply as, DOOM) is Way Gone.  Anyone who's heard the masked one knows this already.  Back in 2008, he collaborated with The Mighty Underdogs - a supergroup consisting of Gift of Gab (from Blackalicious), Lateef the Truth Speaker (from Laytrx) and producer Headnodic (of Crown City Rockers).   Oddly enough, this single was put out by New York underground label Def Jux.   The wild west themed video (directed by Ben Stokes) itself is 100% certified Way Gone.