When Jill Scott announced her 25-date summer tour last month, she mentioned that in addition to her staples, she'd be performing music from an upcoming fifth full-length studio album. While no details were available at the time, she recently came forth with an album title ("Woman"), release date (July 24th) and album artwork.

D'Angelo and The Vanguard at Club Nokia, Los Angeles for the second night of "The Second Coming Tour" on June 8th, 2015. D'Angelo performed songs from his catalog with special attention paid to the most recent release, Black Messiah, now available on iTunes and Amazon from RCA Records. Read our own Curtis Walker's review and see some captured footage and photos from the show below.

The current state of hip hop events and promotions have gotten out of hand, and Hiero aren't having it anymore. Pep Love of the legendary Hieroglyphics crew recently penned a manifesto that every hip hop head should read and overstand, and following the success of the already established Hiero Day (www.hieroday.com) in Oakland, hip hop event promoters might want to pay attention.