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J Dilla-Inspired Events Added to Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
J Dilla-Inspired Events Added to Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
J Dilla-Inspired Events Added to Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Brooklyn Bodega and Berklee School of Music are teaming up to bring a little bit of J Dilla's legacy to the borough's annual hip-hop festival. Because this year's festival will focus closely on the Detroit born producer, on July 6, members of the school's J Dilla Ensemble, including a faculty advisor, dj, and Berklee alum Raydar Ellis, will all participate in a panel discussion on Dilla's techniqu
Native Tongues Return With ‘Birds of a Feather’
In what could very well be the greatest reunion in recent memory, hip-hop collective Native Tongues have officially reformed. The group, originally consisting of De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers and Black Sheep, has come back together on Black Sheep's new single 'Birds of a Feather,' which features Tribe's Q-Tip, De La's Trugoy the Dove and Jungle Brothers' Mike Gee...
De La Soul to Headline Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
De La Soul to Headline Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
De La Soul to Headline Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
This summer's annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is moving to Brooklyn Bridge Park and organizers have just announced they are tapping De La Soul for a headlining set on July 10. Planned and promoted by Brooklyn Bodega as a means to use hip-hop as a way to promote social and political change, this is the first time De La has participated in the event in its six-year existence...
Gorillaz Close Out Coachella With Snoop, Bobby Womack and De La Soul
Gorillaz Close Out Coachella With Snoop, Bobby Womack and De La Soul
Gorillaz Close Out Coachella With Snoop, Bobby Womack and De La Soul
The Gorillaz closing Coachella 2010 set was marked by a lot of firsts. It was the "virtual hip-hop group"'s first live performance in five years, the first time they had the Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon (in sailor suits, too) on stage with them and the first time they didn't perform backlit behind a giant screen...
Toure’s Top Five Trios
In some scenes, three's a crowd, but in hip-hop it can be a magic number, as De La Soul pointed out. Having previously tackled the topic of hip-hop's top twosomes, Touré, host of Fuse's 'Hip-Hop Shop,' now turns his attention to trios. What ...
J Dilla Estate Launches New Web Site and Foundation
J Dilla Estate Launches New Web Site and Foundation
J Dilla Estate Launches New Web Site and Foundation
Last July, The BoomBox reported that the family of iconic hip-hop producer J Dilla won a long going legal battle over the fate of his estate. More good news on the subject surfaced this week with the establishment of the official J Dilla Foundation and newly appointed administrator for the late tastemaker's estate, attorney Alex Borden...
Gorillaz Tap Snoop, Mos Def, De La Soul for ‘Plastic Beach’
Gorillaz Tap Snoop, Mos Def, De La Soul for ‘Plastic Beach’
Gorillaz Tap Snoop, Mos Def, De La Soul for ‘Plastic Beach’
Super animated Brit group, the Gorillaz, have announced their return this Spring with a brand new album. Details come just one day following news that the group will headline the 2010 Coachella Music Festival with Jay-Z in April. The upcoming 16-track album, 'Plastic Beach' will debut on March 9, with an all-star line up of eclectic featured artists...
Jay Sean Says He’s a ‘More Serious’ Beatboxer Than Justin Timberlake
Jay Sean Says He’s a ‘More Serious’ Beatboxer Than Justin Timberlake
Jay Sean Says He’s a ‘More Serious’ Beatboxer Than Justin Timberlake
London-bred singer and songwriter Jay Sean is the latest addition to Lil Wayne's Cash Money family, but by no means is the R&B sensation a newbie to the music scene. After releasing two chart-topping albums and achieving pop star fame in Europe, Asia and India, the hip-hop-fanatic-turned-soulful-crooner has finally set his sights on the States. Hi...

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