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The production is bouncy and extra smooth, perfect for a day-party function with bad chicks and drinks that aren’t that strong. Oh Ross gives it an ’80s electro-funk and hip-hop flavor, using piano chords, heavy 808s, and plenty of bass to keep…
Dom Dolla and KETTAMA were loud. That is the first useful thing to say about their Head Trip back-to-back, and it gets close to the reason it was so much fun. Sunday’s revised schedule had packed an extraordinary number of…
Watch Method Man’s Face as He Finally Hears $2M Wu-Tang Clan Album For First Time The Root
Nas criticized trend-driven music and urged artists, creators and executives to unite around preserving and honoring Black music's legacy. Nas is calling on the music industry to recognize and compensate the Black artists who laid the foundation for generations of…
"No Knowledge of self is certain death! It's time to address it," he wrote. As Nas once said, “War Is Necessary.” The Queensbridge rap legend has just about seen it all in his more than three decades as a hip-hop dignitary,…
ASAP Rocky is seeing “mushroom clouds in the sky” again. Friday (Oct. 16), the aptly named “Shroom Clouds,” first previewed roughly half a decade ago, got an official release thanks to the impending rollout of the Don’t Be Dumb-expanding Disc 2. In…
OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” is about relationships that continue even when the people involved are no longer happy. The one everybody dances to at weddings. André 3000 wrote it as a playful but surprisingly cynical examination of modern relationships. He was interested…
The cause of death for acclaimed music producer Sidney “Omen” Brown has been officially revealed nearly seven months after he was found dead in his East Harlem apartment. According to the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office, Brown died from…
Guest features that changed careers. In the fast-moving ecosystem of popular music, talent can earn you a seat in the waiting room, but the right guest verse kicks the door off its hinges. The high-profile feature is one of music’s…
Nipsey Hussle was famously meticulous about his music, right down to the artwork that accompanied it. That attention to detail is central to ‘Prolific’, a new documentary exploring his creative partnership with Los Angeles rapper Bino Rideaux and the making…