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When Run of Run-D.M.C. proclaimed himself the “King of Rock” back in the days, he made a bold statement. Now, decades later, rap has arguably usurped rock as the most popular sub-genre of pop music -- but that doesn’t mean that hip-hop heads don’t have anything common with their head-banging counterparts.

Few artists can say that they wrote a hit song and even fewer can say that they created a bona fide anthem. Talib Kweli’s got both of those bases covered with ‘Get By,’ a motivational soundtrack to the lives of strugglers and strivers the world over.

Talib Kweli isn’t just one of hip-hop’s premiere lyricists (just ask Jay Z), he might just be the hardest working MC in the game. Not only does he do nearly 300 shows a calendar year, he also lives up to his “MCEO” title by running his own independent label, Javotti Media, with a hands-on approach to every aspect of the business...

If Janelle Monae's Wondaland Arts Society is anything it's eclectic. Reppin' the Atlanta-based crew is Roman GianArthur, the latest featured performer in The Boombox's Live Bytes series.

Roman GianArthur wears his musical influences on his sleeve, unafraid to give props to the artists he loves. No wonder he's putting out 'OK Lady,' a project that features reimaginings of Radiohead and D'Angelo songs blended together to become something familiar but, at the same time, new.

Get to know Algebra Blessett as she dips into the fishbowl for The Boombox's Go Fishing video series.

You may not realize it, but if you're a Janelle Monae fan, you're probably a Roman GianArthur fan, too. You've gotten a taste of his work on Ms. Monae's 2010 album, 'The ArchAndroid,' in which he composed and arranged the album's 'Suite Overtures' and contributed to 'Ba Bop Bye Ya.'

Get familiar with the name Roman GianArthur, you're going to be seeing it a lot soon. A member of Janelle Monae's Wondaland Arts Society collective, GianArthur is a singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and producer. But with all of that musical talent he doesn't call himself as musician.

"This is the first quarter, might as well come out strong," Mali Music states as he gives a behind-the-scenes look at his new video for 'Beautiful,' a song featured on his forthcoming album, due in spring. The Boombox has the exclusive sneak peek of what's to come in this Sarah McClogan-directed visual.

Evidence and Alchemist talk to The Boombox about 'Lord Steppington', the time Alchemist and Scott Caan almost signed to Ice Cube as kids, Evidence's invisible friends and more.