The Sample: Billy Cobham – ‘Heather’
When you think of jazz fusion in the '70s, you should think of George Duke. The keyboardist/vocalist was born in California and became a Bay Area jazz legend who would eventually branch off into rock experimentation and R&B. Hi...
Of all the tracks on Big K.R.I.T.'s April mixtape, 'King Remembered in Time' 'Multi (Til the Sun Die)' is probably the most epic. Now the track gets the video treatment.
Las Vegas is for party rockers. Tito Lopez, a 25-year-old rapper with roots deeply grounded in Mississippi, rests his head in the City of Sin. But his initial reason for moving into the heat of the West Coast two years ago wasn't to throw back shots on a daily basis or bed busty women with dollar signs in their eyes...
Grandparents have a special place in the hearts of their family members. Many times they can be directly credited with stylistic influence, especially when it comes to an artist's signature sound. While many grannies may not understand the concept of hip-hop, the genre certainly tips its hat to the community elders from time to time...
Big Boi has enlisted one of the South's best up-and-comers, Big K.R.I.T., and one its most venerable groups, UGK, on his new track "Gossip," from his forthcoming album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, which is slated for a November 13 release...