Sep 30, 2009 | Spin
In the Studio: Black Keys and Mos Def
From Karen O's star-studded Wild Things soundtrack to Thom Yorke's new band with Flea , it's an awesome year for supergroups and dream collabos.
Maxwell Dazzles The Ladies At Madison Square Garden
One of the great comeback artists of 2008 hit his hometown's biggest stage on Monday night when Brooklyn native Maxwell wowed the crowd at Madison Square Garden.
If the overflow of words on The Knux's "Remind Me In 3 Days" wasn't already a tip off, here it is laid plain; eloquent rapper Krispy can talk.
Music Weekly: Q-Tip + Richard Hawley
Legendary rapper Q-Tip talks, plus a highly woozy Singles Club and a very special Feature With No Name from Richard Hawley guardian.co.uk guardian.co.uk , Friday 25 September 2009 12.30 BST On this week's show! Q-Tip, the rapper, the legend, the bloke who might just be making his breakfast throughout the interview! The head honcho of A Tribe Called ...
Chemical Brothers: Push the Button
The Chemical Brothers have always been hip - that goes without saying. But sometimes their music was a little irritating and somewhat too bombastic.
Blakroc Records is offering up an alternative to spending the day after this Thanksgiving in a tryptophan-induced coma or hip-checking strangers at Wal-Mart. On November 27, the label created by Ohio-based blues-rockers the Black Keys and hip-hop impresario Damon Dash will release BlakRoc , an album produced by the Keys that featuring performances ...
Tribe Called Quest Tribute Tonight
After Q-Tip's masterful set at Outside Lands a few weeks back--one of the best of the fest, and certainly the one which engaged the crowd the most, especially when Phife Dawg emerged as a special guest for one song--I found myself reaching for my A Tribe Called Quest anthology.
Music Reviews: Other albums: September 18, 2009
Vultures will enjoy tunes like Call The Doctor and Go Back about his ex-wife but there's some good Justin Timberlakestyle dance tracks too.
' Industry Rule #4,080: Record company people are shady. ' - Q-Tip on A Tribe Called Quest 's 'Check the Rhime' Can't say he didn't warn you.
Q-Tip Releases "Kamaal the Abstract," 10 Vivrant Songs
There are very few artists who can have the beautiful mix of funk, jazz, blues, and hip hop all laced into one album, but hip hop artist Q-Tip manages to do it every time.
The Black Keys launch hip-hop project with Jim Jones
Guests on debut album of Blackroc project, produced by Damon Dash, will include Mos Def, Q-Tip and RZA Making 'some dope music' with Damon Dash ... The Black Keys.
The Black Keys reveal details of hip-hop project
The Black Keys have announced November 27 as the release date for an album that will feature some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Recorded under the name Blackroc , the self-titled album will feature the likes of Mos Def , Q-Tip , RZA , Raekwon , Pharoahe Monch , Jim Jones and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard , amongst others.
Black Keys reveal details of hip-hop collaboration
An album featuring the Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released November 27 under the name Blakroc, Billboard.com has learned.
Lux is the perm that wears the crown
Many a celebrity has tried to eulogize Michael Jackson with singing , essays or block parties in Brooklyn .
Bloomberg Flexes Muscle; Q-Tip Strikes Back
Mayor Bloomberg's new election strategy seems to be an egregious display of his own power.
Last year, San Fran's inaugural Outside Lands festival featured Radiohead, but also power outage issues.
First Listen: Q-Tip's "Barely In Love"
A decade after first announcing it, Q-Tip 's "Kamaal The Abstract" will finally see the light of day.
Q-Tip Finally Putting Out His Kamaal The Abstract 'Fusion' Album
On September 15, Kamaal the Abstract officially sees the light of day. "In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the Amplified album.
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