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Better With Age: Barman's latest is his mature magnum opus. Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud MC Paul Barman Call MC Paul Barman 's new album, Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud , the Finnegans Wake of hip-hop. It's dense.

"I came to collect props like a property tax/From all you hate-to-laugh novelty acts." Imagine those words -- and millions more -- being rapped by a dorky-sounding Jewish kid, and you have MC Paul Barman, who continues taking geeky, inventive hip-hop to newer, nerdier heights with " Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud ." Rocking elegantly dusty beats ...

Prince Paul is a hip-hop heavyweight possessing insight, creative restlessness and hella talent.

Emilie-Claire Barlow ducks into the Enwave Theatre with Art of Time. 1 "Nothing 2 Step 2" Thunderheist Toronto's funkiest boy-girl dance duo play what is likely their last local show before taking a break in 2010 to work on their respective solo projects.

Souls of Mischief "Proper Aim" Oakland's Souls of Mischief are finally returning with a new album after almost ten years away.

Terrace Club outdoes itself again this weekend, corralling another strong and varied lineup that ought to please all comers.

Prince Paul & Hiero , I know, they're fly bro. We are proud to announce that BrooklynVegan is an official sponsor for the Audible Treats official CMJ Showcase featuring a killer lineup of independent hip hop including west coast Hieroglyphics greats Souls of Mischief , recent faves Tanya Morgan , Trinity , Kam Moye , Oddisee , Finale , Jern Eye , ...

Legendary Oakland hip-hop group Souls of Mischief yesterday announced the forthcoming release of their new album, Montezuma's Revenge .

When news broke last weekend that 20-year-old Richard McCroskey had been held as a suspect in a grisly quadruple slaying in Farmville, Va., fingers quickly began pointing toward horrorcore, the subterranean strand of rap music that first brought the aspiring rapper and the victims together.

But could music have really driven McCroskey to kill his girlfriend, her parents and her friend? So far, McCroskey has been charged with one of the deaths. Meanwhile, eager for clues, the media have been zeroing in on a macabre micro-genre of hip-hop in which rappers adorn plodding beats with overblown, blood-splattered lyrics.

Images by: Aaron Marcus Del Tha Funky Homosapien :: 08.17.09 :: McCarren Park Pool :: Brooklyn, NY DJ Prince Paul & daughter Layla :: 08.17 :: McCarren Park Pool Many were disappointed last summer when news broke that McCarren Park Pool would once again become an actual pool, ending the newfound summer tradition of their weekly Pool Parties.

Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Gravy Train!!!!, Kenan Bell, DD/MM/YYYY & Prince Paul @ Williamsburg Waterfront - pics photos by Sara Skolnick Gravy Train!!!! When the very good DJ Prince Paul came on, crowds gathered in front of the stage.

De La Soul played Nokia, Prince Paul DJing Pool Party Sunday De La DMC @ Nokia Theatre, NYC - 8/13/09 As Del La Soul told the crowd when they took the stage at Nokia Theatre in NYC last night , their show was not going to be all music from 3 Feet High & Rising .

Details: Playing Wednesday, 5th at Cannery Ballroom " Prince Paul needs a haircut." Say what? "My bananas are at their ripest, but they all stand at 3 feet." Uh-huh. "I can hold two pieces of doo-doo in my hand." Um, yeah.

It's the 20th anniversary of De La Soul's hip-hop masterpiece 3 Feet High and Rising , and the trio is celebrating with a tour they're affectionately calling "20 Years and Rising." Backed by a 10-piece orchestra , the act is even reunited with producer Prince Paul for the dates, revisiting an album which just might be my favorite rap album of all ...

One of the great innovators of hip hop, De La Soul , are hitting the road in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their landmark 1989 LP , 3 Feet High and Rising ! The most inventive, assured, and playful debut in hip-hop history, 3 Feet High and Rising not only proved that rappers didn't have to talk about the streets to succeed, but also ...