Archive for June, 2008
New York, June 30, 2008 – VH1 Soul will kick off the summer with its third annual “Summer Of Soul” campaign, a summer-long celebration of soul featuring R&B, Grammy Award-Winning artists Rihanna and Ne-Yo beginning Friday, July 4 – Monday, September 1. Taping at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, on-air commentator Solange Knowles [...]
Jay-Z’ s show in Glastonbury this past weekend was hot and widely talked about because of comments made by Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher who did not feel the Jiggaman belonged at a festival usually reserved for rockers like him. We can only read Gallagher’s “concern” as ignorant racism because hip-hop is and has been the [...]
The Wu-Tang affiliated supergroup consisting of Bronze Nazareth, M-80, Killah Priest, C-Rayz Walz, Son One & 5-Star officially announce the first single off their forthcoming album “Original S.I.N. (Strength in Numbers).” With blog-buzz burgeoning around this underground collective, and anticipation of their debut album reaching a fever-pitch, the group offers “Obey (The Statesmen)” the first [...]
Once a member of the St.Louis R&B group Soul Tyde Black Spade’s dissonant keyboard pieces from Worrell world, doleful belting and earnest rapping has pulsed since the ’90s. To Serve With Love is his first proper album hip-hop version 3.0 for a prominent triage of soul, R&B and funk that take sonic favor. Rapping in [...]
(June 27, 2008 – Brooklyn, NY) To ring in their 10th anniversary as an independent label and hip-hop collective, Hieroglyphics announced details for the second leg of their massive North American fashion and music expo that will span from mid-summer into fall. Twelve dates have been added to the 3-month long tour. The Freshly Dipped [...]
Internet radio gets stronger because Chrysler is including Wi Fi in their 2009 Vehicles. Safety advocates will be at ease because the interface is on the passengers side. Continue reading
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One of the most critically acclaimed West Coast emcees of all time, Ras Kass is renowned for his complex lyricism, sharp battle rhymes and witty punchlines. 1996′s debut “Soul On Ice” established Ras as one of the front-runners of the post West Coast gangsta rap movement pioneered by seminal acts such as N.W.A. and nationally [...]