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Talib Kweli Reveals Top Five Classic Vinyl Purchases — Exclusive
Talib Kweli Reveals Top Five Classic Vinyl Purchases — Exclusive
Talib Kweli Reveals Top Five Classic Vinyl Purchases — Exclusive
Talib Kweli has never been afraid to bend lines when it comes to his artistic aspirations, even if it brings criticism from those who hold tight to those limits. While the rapper was deejaying venues around the country and was being vocal in community causes, he also released two albums last year -- his fifth solo record, Gutter Rainbows, and a clash of pop, funk and soul vibes on his collaboratio
Math Awareness Month: 10 Artists From Beyonce to De La Soul Play the Numbers Game in Lyrics
Math Awareness Month: 10 Artists From Beyonce to De La Soul Play the Numbers Game in Lyrics
Math Awareness Month: 10 Artists From Beyonce to De La Soul Play the Numbers Game in Lyrics
Artists have been known to play number games within their lyrics from time to time. Only some singers are able to carry metaphorical word problems but rappers love to implement math in a bar or two. Some are simple enough to grasp while others make listeners pull out the notepad and calculator...
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Many in the hip-hop and R&B community are up in arms about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed in his father's gated community in Florida on Feb. 26. Martin was gunned down by an unregistered neighborhood watch member named George Zimmerman, who has yet to be charged. O...
Talib Kweli: Seu Jorge, Nelly Added to ‘Interesting’ Solo LP
Talib Kweli: Seu Jorge, Nelly Added to ‘Interesting’ Solo LP
Talib Kweli: Seu Jorge, Nelly Added to ‘Interesting’ Solo LP
Talib Kweli is a busy guy. When he's not performing new music with Black Star on 'The Colbert Report,' doing press for his side project Idle Warship, freestyling on Wall Street or releasing a new album with Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal, he's jet-setting to far corners of the earth to work on his fifth solo album, 'Prisoner of Consciousness...
Photosynthesis With D-Nice: A History of Hip-Hop Photography
Photosynthesis With D-Nice: A History of Hip-Hop Photography
Photosynthesis With D-Nice: A History of Hip-Hop Photography
Derrick Jones has never lost his appreciation for the music he has been a part of since he was a teen. Known to most as D-Nice, he's parlayed his trusted status as a lifelong member of the hip-hop community into a flourishing career in photography, finding exclusive opportunities to capture his subjects -- mainly fellow rappers and R&B stars -- at their most candid, and most at ease. ... Read
Talib Kweli Removes Colt 45 Sponsorship From Concert
Talib Kweli Removes Colt 45 Sponsorship From Concert
Talib Kweli Removes Colt 45 Sponsorship From Concert
When Talib Kweli takes the stage at the Granada Theater in Kansas next week, one well-known alcohol sponsor will be missing from the advertisements: Colt 45. Kweli is distancing himself from the malt liquor company that has come under fire for its introduction of caffeine and alcohol fusion beverages...
Slaughterhouse, Black Star & More Headed to Paid Dues
Slaughterhouse, Black Star & More Headed to Paid Dues
Slaughterhouse, Black Star & More Headed to Paid Dues
Following last year's successful event, the upcoming Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival is slated to be a doozy. The lineup for this year's concert has been announced, with Black Star, E-40, Murs, Slaughterhouse, Immortal Technique, Bun B, Nipsey Hussle, Lil B and more slated to perform during the fest...

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