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Blogs
December 30, 2011
Trombone Shorty on New Orleans Attitude, Growing Up With Hip-Hop, and Covering Lil Wayne
Trombone Shorty plays Friday and Saturday at the Fillmore. "I've been hearing hip-hop music since I was born." So says Trombone Shorty, the brass-playing band leader who grew up in the Tremé district of New Orleans' 6th Ward and has already amassed a Grammy nomination for his debut jazz albu ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Five Hip-Hop Album Covers That Would Make Insanely Difficult Jigsaw Puzzles
This week, a new candidate emerged for the spot of hip-hop's fabled fifth element: The jigsaw puzzle. With a canny eye on the not-too-far-off Christmas season, the Boston-based Get On Down Records has released jigsaw versions of classic rap album covers by Biz Markie, Kool G Rap, Boogie Down Produc ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
What's With All The Misspelled Names in Hip-Hop?: An Examination
Chali 2naSo Chali 2na's coming to Yoshi's tonight. Dude may be the most likeable member of Jurassic 5, with his booming voice and salaam-to-that-ass demeanor, but he's also the one whose name mounts the most nihilistic assault on orthographic sensibility (distant second: Mark 7even). Not that th ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Will Lil Wayne's Stardom Survive Lockup? Look To 10 Other Jailed Rappers
RJ ShaughnessyLil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>
Music
December 19, 2007
OG icon B-Legit reflects on pre-hyphy rap
Music
June 19, 2002
Various Artists
Disco Not Disco 2 (Strut)
Music
August 8, 2001
Various Artists
The Funky Precedent Vol 2 (Matador/No Mayo)