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Remembering J-Dilla -
Last week the hip-hop world celebrated the life of Jay Dee aka J-Dilla. Both his birthday and date of death fell in the same week. I first heard his music in 1996 when he began working with A Tribe Called Quest on their fourth album Beats, Rhymes and Life. He...
News in Brief: Dark Was the Night, 50 Cent/Rick Ross, Quasimoto, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart -
-- The forthcoming Red Hot benefit compilation Dark Was the Night (out on 4AD February 17 in the U.S. and February 16 in the UK) features, like, every band Pitchfork covers. A few of those bands will be on hand this...
Oh No Ono - Eggs [Album] -
What is experimental music? How do you define something that is supposed to defy all definitions and push music in unforeseen and unpredictable directions? I generally try to steer clear of definitions in music and art. Most people today are so preoccupied with what genre they’re listening to and how...
Madlib Is Getting Into the Espresso Game -
OK, we know the dudes at Stones Throw like to get creative with their merchandise, but this might be a hip-hop first. Madlib and Intelligensia Coffee are teaming up to make a custom espresso blend inspired by the Beat Konducta. The limited-run...
Slum Village ft. Colin Munroe - Faster -
Brace yourselves, Slum Village fans â€" Baatin and T3‘s latest single may come as a little bit of a surprise. Faster finds the Motown twosome diverging from the smooth-but-gritty sound they pioneered in partnership with the late J Dilla to try on something a little radio-friendlier and...
Peanut Butter Wolf to Play 8 Shows in 8 days at 8 Clubs, Me to Eat 8 Peanut Butter Sandwiches - Continuing his numerically themed, yearly DJ sets, Peanut Butter Wolf has scheduled eight shows at eight different clubs over eight days, starting August 1 and culminating with a show on August 8. This celebration of the Triple-8-Date follows his Heavy Metal DJ set on 6-6-06 and a Gospel-themed set of...
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