In the last several years, an abundance of hip-hop artists have begun to sample their indie contemporaries. Perhaps it's because the hip-hop community is only so large, and its compulsively collaborative spirit could only stretch so far before it dried up the well...
Maya Rudolph's triumphant return to 'SNL' was a laugh-filled success, especially for her portrayal of R&B queen Beyonce Knowles. Alongside rapper-husband Jay-Z, played by Jay Pharoah, the two host a series of guests at the baby shower for their new daughter Blue Ivy Carter.
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The last weekend of summer kicked off with a memorable bang when Kanye West debuted 'Monster' -- the first song release for his weekly music project, "G.O.O.D. Fridays." Though his previous two singles -- 'Power' and 'See Me Now' -- have received a favorable response, West outdid himself with this newest effort, featuring a handful of all-star collaborators spanning a hearty six minutes.
Kanye West is coming back hard. In addition to dropping the Beyonce-assisted single 'See Me Now' on New York's Hot 97 Wednesday and playing a secret NYC show featuring John Legend on keys Thursday night, Yeezy has enlisted indie singer-songwriter Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver for his '808s and Heartbreak' follow-up...