Archive for June, 2012
A cast of thinkers, rappers, poets and academics assembled in London on June 26th at the Barbican for the Intelligence Squared and Google+ debate titled, ‘Hip-Hop on Trial: Hip-Hop Doesn’t Enhance Society, It Degrades it.’ The debate was streamed live and moderated by Jemima Khan who took questions from online posters. The problem with all [...]
Van Hunt made an appearance at Chicago’s WBEZ and performed a mini-concert including “Willie the Pimp,” “The Savage, Sincere L of P,” “Who Will Love Me in Winter,” “Watching You Go Crazy is Driving Me Insane” and “Crossdresser.”
3. Why aren’t rap fans going to see Ice-T’s Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap?
Esperanza Spalding’s Lou Reed-looking lover is “Crowned and Kissed” by her amidst the backdrop of a faux castle with musicians and dancers.
Cam Be caught De La Soul at The Shrine in Chicago and Jeff Baraka interviews them while “Oooh” plays in the background.
The Fader hung out with Kilo Kish at her Fort Greene, Brooklyn apartment and she talks about art school and how she started making music.
Erykah Badu gave a show last night at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on 27th June 2012 as part of Bluesfest 2012. Here she is singing “On and On” and Yarborough & Peoples’ “Don’t Stop The Music.”
Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann share his memories of Dilla.There’s a funny story about the both of them being in Paris around the same time and a woman who overheard the story.
Los Angeles – It would seem that the spirit of rock guitar god and icon Jimi Hendrix is not only alive and well, but also hovering gently over the persona of his younger blood brother Leon Hendrix. On the heels of a landmark court victory, (Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., et al., Plaintiffs vs. HendrixLicensing.com LTD, et [...]
Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks participate in one of Houston’s last performances from the film Sparkle. The film will be in theaters August 17th and it’s going to have even greater success now that Houston is gone.