Tag Archives: Rap

Well, thank God for this because surely hip-hop doesn’t have enough outlets on radio, TV, cable, satellite, etc, etc. Eminem gets his own channel on Sirius satellite radio starting this fall: Sirius Satellite Radio said it has teamed up with the Detroit-area rapper – along with his label, Shady Records, …

Bowing to the inevitable – I wonder how long this idea has been on the table – the Marley boys are taking to the road to celebrate dad’s legacy and do a few tunes of their own as well: Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Damian and Ky-Mani Marley – five sons of …

Sampling when the sampling was good.

As is being discussed with particular vigor and vehemence on this post (see comments), I am as down on (not “with”) thug culture as most anyone, but who says hip-hop is all about thuggery? Check out hot crunkster David Banner and his stance on education: Highly acclaimed Mississippi hip-hop artist …

New Yorkers get to have all the fun – you get the Sam Bisbee CD release party at the Mercury Lounge tonight, and then you get this: The International Reggae and World Music Awards produced annually by Martin’s Inter-Culture announced today the performance line up, which will include the legendary …

Though they are mainly a bunch of commie pacifist peaceniks with dangerous hair, I love my buds at the great punk label Epitaph. This year Epitaph is providing much of the firepower for the 10th anniversary of Vans Warped Tour. I remember vividly going to the first Vans tour when …

This one really takes me back: I was DJing four night a week in SoCal through most of the ’80s and this collection is an astonishingly accurate representation of the best of club and party dance music from “the decade of excess.” I played every single one of the 17 …

New “dramality” show on UPN looking for next hip-hop star with Missy Elliott: We’re currently searching the U.S. for aspiring performers to go coast-to-coast with Grammy Award-winning artist Missy Elliott on one of her upcoming concert tours. A handful of selected men and women will travel, live together on the …

If Outkast hadn’t come along and blown up the entire landscape with Speakerboxx/The Love Below – the pieces from which are yet to land, by the way – then the funkalicious potpourri of positivity that is the Black Eyed Peas’ Elephunk would have easily been the hip hop-oriented album of …

Missy Elliott has become the most important woman in hip-hop – the nomination of her Under Construction for Album of the Year reflects that. Missy Elliott’s Under Construction is something of a surprise nomination, though not an unpleasant one. Though coded in the language of the hood, Elliott’s message is …