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Hip Hop + Art: The Roots

Two weeks ago on this day, I was in Toronto watching the best live act on earth in concert. The Roots, who I haven’t seen in about 2 years blew everyone’s mind. There wasn’t a second that wasted from all the James Brown covers to ?uestlove dancing. I didn’t bother..

A good Snoop + Diddy read.

    I came across this article from the UK which does a really good job of giving you a glimpse into what a Snoop/Diddy European tour is like. My favorite part:   Suddenly, at 1am, Diddy strides into our anteroom and sinks into the sofa. He has MTV duties to attend..

Guitar Center Sessions in NYC

WHO: DMC, Chuck D, Rob Swift, Buckshot, DJ Second Nature, Grand Wizard Theodore, Large Professor, 88 Keys, DJ Hapa, DJ Jab and Dru Ha (Drew Friedman) WHAT: The first in New York, GC Sessions is a new music based initiative featuring informative, provocative and fun discussions and tutorials geared to..

G-Unit Sh-sh-shakeups?

50 Cent was just on Hot97 a day or two back, sounding real mature and business like I gotta admit. He covered the allegations of Tony Yayo beating up Jimmy Henchman’s kid. It sounds like the man is trying to take G-Unit in a new different direction. ML’s favorite Young Buck might not be..

Pharoahe Monch remixes Amy Winehouse.

One of the prime examples of a star-talent who hasn’t been able to shine nearly as he deserves due to label issues, Pharoahe Monch remixes the Amy Winehouse track ‘Rehab’.  If you know good music like Winehouse (who I should def. give some coverage soon), this looks like a can’t lose callabo on paper, and the..


Marco Polo-Newport Authority Mixtape.

    As promised from the interview, we hitting you up with that Marco Polo album precursor. Tracklisting is: 1 Newport Authority Intro 2 Skoob (of Das Efx) – How I Get Down REMIX (Cuts by Jayceeoh) 3 Special Teamz – 1 Call (Cuts By Jayceeoh) 4 Masta Ace Interlude 5 Masta Ace feat...

25 Worst Rap Names.

Cracked has put together a list of the 25 worst rap names. The name at #1, I don’t know if it is the worst rap name but it has to be one of the most hilarious ones. As for the rest of the list it’s entertaining but I don’t see how ‘The..


A-Plus tour dates.

Everybody loves a good true hip-hop show, you can’t go wrong with A-Plus of Hieroglyphics/ Souls of Mischief. He is going to be touring in support of his debut solo album My Last Good Dead. Joining him on the tour will be the likes of Masta Ace, Wordsworth, DJ Flo Fader, Bukue One,..