Hip-Hop & Rap News:
Below is a selection of Hip-Hop News RSS feeds covering various topics on hiphop and rap music. News reels are syndicated from various RSS Sources. Also visit the Funk News section for the latest happenings in the world of funk.
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| 08/26/2010 11:50 PM |
| Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert Premieres Tonight |
| New York-based rap fans, get thee to the Lincoln Center tonight. Dream Hampton's documentary, Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert , is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center tonight.
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| 08/17/2010 09:38 PM |
| 10 Hip-Hop Home-Improvement Companies |
| According to the best press release we've received in some time, washed-up rapper Rob "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle will soon debut a television show "focusing on his passion for home renovation." Here is a teaser: "In this 10-episode series, Rob is ready for his biggest project yet - a complete... |
| 08/15/2010 06:33 PM |
| B.o.b. - Outkast |
| *OutKast's* blend of gritty Southern soul, fluid raps, and the rolling G-funk of their Organized Noize production crew epitomized the Atlanta wing of hip-hop's rising force, the Dirty South, during the late '90s. Along with Goodie Mob, OutKast took Southern hip-hop in bold, innovative new... |
| 08/06/2010 01:27 PM |
| Dance crews lock in a livelihood through hip-hop |
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| 08/04/2010 08:59 PM |
| Turntable Wizard Cut Chemist Lands at the Vagabond |
| *Cut Chemist* isn't just a turntablist or producer who makes beats. Born Lucas MacFadden in early-'70s Los Angeles, Cut came up at a time when DJs were starting to push the envelope creatively with production and live shows.
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| 07/17/2010 03:38 AM |
| First Listen: John Legend & the Roots Want You to 'Wake Up |
| John Legend and hip-hop band the Roots have teamed up to record Wake Up! , a funky, old school-inspired album featuring covers of classic songs from Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and more.
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| 07/13/2010 08:28 AM |
| Nice & Smooth Live at the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest |
| Monday, July 12, 2010 Photos: Nice & Smooth Live at the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Featuring a guest appearance by DJ Premier to pay tribute to his partner in the legendary Gangstarr , the late and much-missed Guru as Nice & Smooth performed their classic underground hit, "Dwyck." The energy... |
| 07/03/2010 02:01 AM |
| Alternative rapper Dres resurrects Black Sheep |
| Reuters - When rapper Dres' phone started ringing nonstop in late May, the main man behind Black Sheep figured it was someone calling to congratulate him on his just-released single, "Birds of a Feather," a reunion of the legendary Native Tongues posse -- Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest and Jungle... |
| 07/02/2010 01:33 AM |
| Remembering Rammellzee, a hip-hop pioneer |
| The graffiti artist and musician, who has died aged 49, influenced the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill with his 1983 record Beat Bop Jean-Michel Basquiat's cover for Rammellzee and K-Rob's Beat Bop In 1983, New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat produced and provided artwork for what was to become the... |
| 07/01/2010 12:56 AM |
| 4. On CD and TV, the Roots stay in a good groove |
| >On the day of the release of their superb and serious-minded 11th album, "How I Got Over," the long-standing Philadelphia hip-hop group has a long to-do list in its capacity as the house band on NBC's Later on, the members will crowd into their tiny rehearsal space with Herbie Hancock to work up... |
| 06/27/2010 06:55 AM |
| Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang |
| Though the *Sugarhill Gang* inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop with their single "Rapper's Delight," a multi-platinum seller and radio hit in 1979, the group was cooked up to cash in on a supposed novelty item.
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| 06/26/2010 04:56 AM |
| Producer finds Fresh sound from teen hip-hop duo |
| Reuters - Five years after exiting his post as longtime in-house producer for the label Cash Money, Mannie Fresh is releasing his first project on Chubby Boy Music/Eyecon Music Group: SoleFresh, an underground hip-hop teen duo hailing from New Orleans.
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| 06/08/2010 11:09 PM |
| Eminem's "Recovery" album leaks two weeks early |
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Reuters - Eminem is the latest artist to fall victim to an internet leak: the rapper's... |
| 06/07/2010 09:34 PM |
| Few Hometown Heroes at a Hip-Hop Showcase |
| As hip-hop rites of passage go, the annual Summer Jam, hosted by the New York radio station Hot 97, is ostensibly an event of genre-wide significance, but really it's an opportunity for local boosterism.
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