Aesop Rock, early 2000s. (mushrecords.com) “People can label me whatever they like. I don’t really care any more…I get told that I’m weird—but you forget that the whole reason you liked [Boogie Down Productions] in the first place was because you never heard anything like that before.” – Aesop Rock, quoted in the Harvard Crimson, 2003 As Ian Bavitz was writing the songs that filled out the 70 minutes of Bazooka…
MF DOOM Press Shot Masked underground hip-hop sensation MF DOOM has recently been added to the lineup for Leeds Festival in August, and here’s a few reasons why you should be as excited as I am. But first, a brief profile. MF DOOM (Daniel Dumile) has been on the hip hop/rap scene ever since his early work with KMD in ’88. Before the release of their second album, the group were dropped…
In honor of Kanye’s SNL performance tonight I’ve listed my 50 favorite Kanye West songs, including features and collaborations. Because of short notice, only the top ten have descriptions. Enjoy and debate. 50. DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West, Consequence and John Legend – Grammy Family Grammy Family 49. John Legend feat. Kanye West – Number One Number one 48. Rhymefest feat. Kanye West – Brand New Brand New 47. Common feat. Kanye West – Southside…
Earl SweatshirtOFWGKTA. Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. A name that has been all over the internet for a few years now, with their numerous members, different albums, crazy live shows and now a clothing brand? Safe to say that Odd Future are definitely at the top of their game at the moment. Tyler, The Creator, the groups front man has had a successful career already. With two albums and a third set to…
Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumours cover photo by pitchfork.com The integration of genres in music has become a new style in itself. The electro-experimental band, Little Dragon, has over the years experimented with music; appealing to the masses and the minority with their nouvelle-styles. But recently, they have gone down the route of Old-School Hip Hop with their…
Organizers of one of Britain’s best-known music festivals on Tuesday have backed up their decision to keep Jay-Z as the headline, despite the complaints received from several rock stars, “headlined” by Noel Gallagher. The outdoor Glastonbury festival is really important for brits, and well… most just don’t think it’s right to have a rap artist as a headliner. This of course caused the disappointing ticket sales, as it hasn’t sold out yet, contrary to previous…
[tag]Kanye West[/tag], [tag]hip-hop[/tag] artist-producer, has recently announced that his third major label album release has been pushed forward from September to August. Kanye recently featured on 25 tracks Louis Vuitton mixtape, that massively circulated around the internet and contained some teasers from the new record. A lot of big names are said to have collaborated on the album, like [tag]Coldplay[/tag]’s Chris Martin on the track ‘Homecoming’, as well as ‘Late Registration’ collaborator Jon Brion, 88…
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