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Hip-hop has all kinds of sweet science, but turntablists have some of the coolest.

Beeda Weeda, Tajai, and J-Stalin Photo by Alexander Warnow I'm not accustomed to receiving rappers at my home at 8 a.m. - an hour most rappers have only heard of - but I made an exception for Tajai Massey, ...

I NEVER EXPECTED to hear the wonderfully frog-voiced comedian Bob Elliot dialoguing with son Chris on a hip-hop track, much less providing the signature moment for this season's most enjoyable hip-hop ...

The last Ramone: The last surviving member of the original Ramones line-up will be performing as Uncle Monk.

Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ...

Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ...

PREVIEW The first time I saw Mike Patton I was 10. It was a sticky July afternoon and here's this long-haired guy on MTV gesticulating and rapping to distorted guitars.

Part 1 of 2: Prince Paul is one of the most talented producers in the hip hop game PERIOD. via WUforever

“Avant-garde hip-hop is a great description -- more hip-hop than Peeping Tom, but quirky and electronic as well.”

Mike Patton and Dan the Automator have a new collab project called Crudo, and they're making their first-ever live appearance next Thursday, May 22, at the Great American Music Hall. via SF Weekly

Kid Koala is no ordinary DJ. The Canadian artist otherwise known as Eric San has opened for the likes of Bjork, Radiohead and the Beastie Boys. via Creative Loafing Tampa

Late last month, one of the pivotal movements of '90s underground Hip Hop, The Anti-pop Consortium [ click to read ], reunited for a small gathering at New York City's Other Music store. via HipHopDx

Posted by Xeni Jardin , April 21, 2008 7:29 AM Today on Boing Boing tv , a pair of classic works from the animation and filmmaking duo Syd & Eric . via Boing Boing

Rap chameleon Kool Keith brings the flow to Casbah tonight. The Bronx-born Cali transplant has been dubbed "underground" due to his anti-industry stream-of-consciousness rap rants against mainstream hip-hop. ... via San Diego Reader

“I bet I reach even the hardest G's/'Cause my artistry ain't too hard to see”

Del the Funky Homosapien is an outer-space hip-hop trailblazer, helping to pioneer a weird-for-its-own-sake rap style by focusing on absurdist rhymes and sci-fi storytelling. via Miami New Times

“You'll probably spend the first thirty seconds of "Bubble Pop”

Del the Funky Homosapien has leaked a new track from his upcoming album Eleventh Hour to be released on March 11th via Definitive Jux records. via SoundMojo.com

“At times, the creatures I was attempting to impersonate weren't creatures at all, but goofy-looking guys in motion-capture suits.”

When given the chance, former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton usually gives up the goods on the various percolating projects he has a hand in. via MTV News

Galactic Fri., Nov. 16, 9pm. $20-$22. With Chali 2na, Boots Riley, Mr. Lif + Lifesavas. via Philadelphia weekly online

Not many hip-hop artists can rock both a nose and lip ring, let alone wait eight years to put out a new album. via CMJ

Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ... via STAR 98.7 FM

Once widely hailed as a visionary, hip-hop producer, Prince Paul has lately gone searching for his missing muse. via Metro Times