This video brought a smile to my face. While sometimes crashing the stage uninvited may not be embraced by those performing (what up Lil Mama), Red & Meth seemed to thoroughly enjoy Lupe popping up from the DJ booth as they closed out their set in Chicago the other night. Peep the video and read the first-hand account about how it went down after the jump.

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Those that follow the hip-hop blogs have probably seen bits and pieces of this project from N.A.S.A. leak over the past few weeks. As usual, I was a little hesitant to dig in when it seemed like this project was getting too much coverage, but this time it was actually well-deserved.

I haven’t even listened to the album in entirety yet. I’m just more excited than anything to announce I actually purchased an album. As many who listen to my rants about the music industry will tell you, I have little faith in the future if the album. I’ve touched on the subject before (see Sayonara CD’s!), but have refrained from really writing an full-blown eulogy for the album just yet- mostly because I really want to see the album make it.

What made me decide this album was worth purchasing?

Well marketing people it’s quite simple; curiosity. I actually bought the album because I know so little about it, but like what I’ve heard, love the diversity of the line-up and heard a song by E-40 that I actually liked, which hadn’t happened since like 1992. How can you go wrong when Forty Wata makes a hit?

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Hit the jump for the tracklist and streaming preview

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