This week's edition of Songs of the Week boasts new tracks from R&B legend Erykah Badu, underground stalwarts PRhyme and Auto-Tune revolutionist T-Pain.
Rapper MF DOOM has been hard at work these days making sure that his fans around the world have shoes to keep them comfy while plotting global domination. He has teamed up with Clarks Originals to drop off the second installment of their Wallabee collaboration and this time he pays tribute to the New York Knicks.
Rappers changing their stage name is a common occurrence in hip-hop. In fact, it’s hard to find any artist who has not gone by a different alias at some point in their career.
Whodini's 'Friends' is a classic song with an everlasting message--watch who you befriend. Booming 808s and crisp claps mark 'Friends' as a trademark of early-to-mid 80's hip-hop that would become dominated by RUN-DMC, but Whodini were some of the first pioneers to blend electronic elements of production with their rapping techniques...
Metal Face DOOM is certainly an enigma in hip-hop. Although he’s been reclusive, the veteran rhyme-slinger has come out of the shadows to collaborate with Clarks Originals to remix the Wallabees shoe.