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While Mos Def may have soured fans in the past few years by accepting acting roles ranging from a gold thief to Ford Prefect, his ability to craft a solid hip-hop album with post-rap nuances has never been in question.

Our new fave producer after his Fader Mix with close companion Bullion , UK beatmaker Paul White has just released his debut LP " The Strange Dreams of Paul White " which marryies everything we love from prog rock to BBC samples, with quirky beats and Brit humour.

Birds chirping in the background, Karriem Riggins spoke to me from his mother's house in Detroit.

A decade ago, the rapid-fire underground hip-hop rapper Mos Def dropped his celebrated solo debut "Black on Both Sides" - truly a product of the times that can never be faithfully recreated.

New music from beatcrafter and producer Onra . I have been really enjoying Chinoiseries which I only stumbled upon a couple months ago.

Last week, we bought Asher Roth a beer at Nirvana restaurant on College Street in Toronto.

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From the chiselled mask he wears to the mix of petulant beats and ominous rhymes he calls music, Doom has been one of hip-hop's more memorable and maverick performers of the 2000s.

Fans of West Coast esoteric hip-hop are undeniably familiar with Stones Throw Records , the Los Angeles-based label that's home to artists like Peanut Butter Wolf and Madlib .

Hip-Hop was Dooma s playground in the early 2000s. The former KMD member had reached a creative apex rarely experienced by most emcees, as witnessed by his rapid succession of critically acclaimed albums: Vaudeville Villain , Take Me to Your Leader , MMM..Food , and Madvillainy .

Facts about this album: * DOOM is the new guise of hip-hop artists MF Doom. * Doom has also collaborated with Madlib in Madvillain and Dangermouse in Danger Doom.

Kankick has made a name for himself in the West Coast hip-hop scene alongside fellow Oxnard natives Madlib and Oh No, crafted laidback, smoky instrumentals, occasionally releasing an album with guest spots .

The trend in the growing Grove district was toward restaurants, bars, lounges and, especially, nightclubs, but husband-wife duo Andrew and Kim Yawitz opened an intimate concert venue at 4243 Manchester Avenue.

I would be remised to not mention the upcoming MF Doom release. While I think that Doom is an aquired taste I do really enjoy his records.

Four Tet's music is sticky. The word works as a description of Kieran Hebden's gluey way of making precious, melodic samples adhere to languid hip-hop beats.

VTech Communications, Inc. , in conjunction with music production company Mochilla, presents the third concert in the "Timeless" concert series, which will be headlined by Arthur Verocai on Sunday, March 15, at ...

Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavilion" Animal Collective managed to channel the warmth and melody of bands like the Shins and the Beach Boys as well as the freaky electronic psych sounds of groups like ...

So many people use the term "laid back" to describe Southern California's Hip Hop culture.

When prolific hip-hop producer Madlib isn't banging out backing tracks for Erykah Badu, Ghostface or one of his many personal projects , he's still churning out beats.

Though constantly expanding into different musical avenues, Hip Hop will always have its roots seeded in artists who preceded its inception.