Eric B. & Rakim News

Like a lot of folks, I can be a bit schizophrenic in my taste. One day I can be open to try nearly anything and other days, give me nothing but the familiar.

With the silly season truly in swing I thought I'd have a look at a few of the compilation cd's and best of collections that are likely to end up in your stocking come Christmas day.

Brad Wheeler Published on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 5:43PM EST S ex Therapy Robin Thicke Star Trak/ Universal The white R&B artist Robin Thicke should avoid mirrors, lest the reflection ruin his delusion that he is the black Justin Timberlake.

This past Saturday, National Geographic played host to a Nas- and Damian Marley-fronted panel that discussed the combined origins of reggae and hip hop, and also conveniently served as an opportunity to plug their forthcoming collaborative reggae/hip hop album Distant Relatives .

K'naan 's music sounds a little like Eminem's, if Slim Shady had spent his childhood dodging bullets in Somalia's civil war.

The most idiosyncratic personality in rap and possessor of its most recognizable delivery, a halting, ragga-inspired style with incredible complexity, inventiveness, and humor, Busta Rhymes formed Leaders of the New School in 1990 and released two albums with the group before breaking out with a 1996 solo hit single, "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in ...

While the music industry landscape continues to shape shift, San Francisco-based record label SMC Recordings announces three new partnerships that are destined to connect their stable of artists directly with fans.

You may remember that all the way back in March , we gave you an early tip-off that Tom Middleton would be following up his essential mix album for The Trip series on Family Recordings .

The most idiosyncratic personality in rap and possessor of its most recognizable delivery, a halting, ragga-inspired style with incredible complexity, inventiveness, and humor, Busta Rhymes formed Leaders of the New School in 1990 and released two albums with the group before breaking out with a 1996 solo hit single, "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in ...

Charles will give a talk about his discovery of hip-hop as a teenager living in Zimbabwe.

November 21, 2009 - Mr. RAKIM ALLAH : Check one, check one, check, check, check.

Sure, the Turbo Pro Project is a band based in North Wilkesboro, next door to Wilkesboro, home of Americana music Mecca MerleFest.

Rakim's new album, The Seventh Seal , is also, conveniently, his seventh release.

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What's good for Lil Wayne ain't necessarily good for him. The greatest rapper of all time? It used to be an easy call.

Last Thursday, November 12, Tufts Concert Board brought Brother Ali and The Cool Kids to Tufts University for a performance in the cage at Cousens Gym.

Plenty of successful people in practically every field will be happy to tell you that their accomplishments are the results of a destiny fulfilled.

HULA HUMP DAY: Got the mid-week blues? Head to Hula Hanks in New Haven or Stamford to help get you headed for the weekend in the right state of mind.

Though his appearance at the NPR Music office qualifies as the first-ever hip-hop Tiny Desk Concert, Somali-born rapper K'naan isn't one to adhere to a single genre.

Amanda Lirange vocalist/instrumentalist for the Deadites, 7 Minute Stagger, and the Mike & Amanda Lirange duo What Lirange listens to on the Project Playlist Web site: 1. ' Black No.