Great clip of Blitz The Ambassador wrecking the stage live in Rennes, France at Trans Musicales. New album, Native Sun, in stores April 2011. Hit the jump for info on Blitz’s upcoming NYC performance.

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One of our favorite MC’s, Blitz the Ambassador has released the trailer for ‘Something to Believe,’ a short film, and the final music video for Blitz’s 2009 debut album, Stereotype.

Something to Believe • Trailer • Blitz the Ambassador from MVMT on Vimeo.

Directed by Terence Nance, the film addresses the detachment we all battle, when faced with the the world’s overwhelming issues. “It’s hard to think about all the problems in the world without getting a little overwhelmed. So, a lot of times we just ignore things. I think Africa has suffered a lot because people choose to remain ignorant, rather than address the issues that are right in front of our faces,” Blitz said.

Blitz the Ambassador, latest release, StereoLive, hits online stores today. This 5 track EP is the follow up to Blitz’ critically acclaimed album, Stereotype, which hit top 10 on iTunes’ hip-hop charts and received numerous Best of 2009 awards. (more…)

I’m going to make what I have to say very short and to the point, because this music says it all. After the first listen I remarked to Mista C: “This track needs to be listened to and discussed in every middle and high school Social Studies class in the country. Period.” (more…)

Check out the new track from Blitz the Ambassador “Lovers Remorse”.  It’s got a haunting, soulful vibe to it that balances out the rest of his energetic numbers like “Breathe.” Make sure you pick up his new album Stereotype too, which has been steadily making waves in the hip hop world.

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Nas - Photo by GFM

On Friday I saw Blitz the Ambassador open for Nas at Hunter College – talk about a hot show!

Blitz got the packed theater going with his full horn ensemble on songs like “Breathe” and “Home.”   His album Stereotype is out August 4th, but keep an eye out for our early review of the album coming in the next week!

Nas (one of my all time favorite emcees, just on a personal note) performed for over an hour and delivered an incredible performance.   With recent favorites like “Hero” and “Black President”  to classics from Illmatic, the crowd at Hunter knew every word, clapping and rhyming along with Nas for every song.

Footage from “Black President”:

More photos from the show after the jump.

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I caught up with Blitz the Ambassador at the 92Y in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for another amazing show and to ask him a few questions about his upcoming album, his influences, rapping from Ghana to Brooklyn, and the changing music industry.    I’ll let Blitz speak for himself, so check out the interview below:

Interview with Blitz the Ambassador

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On Wednesday, I went to one of the last hip hop shows at New York’s famed Knitting Factory (which if you don’t know is shutting it’s doors next month) and caught Blitz the Ambassador’s set (also there were Amanda Diva and Che Grand).

Blitz, who hails from Ghana, is one of those performers I expect you’ll be hearing a lot about in the future.  He’s performed all over — from Alaska to SOBs — and he captivates any audience he goes in front of — I’ve seen him 3 or 4 times now, and every time he’s got great energy and an even better show.  His mantra is “good hip hop isn’t on the radio” (complete with an illustration of a suit-wearing man with a stereo for a head shooting through the radio).

Blitz is a rare find in today’s hip hop world, and I love what he’s bringing to the table.  Great lyrics, awesome live shows (EVERY time — such energy), and of course, he’s an amazing emcee to top it all off.

Video footage and photos after the jump.

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