Friday, July 3, 2009

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Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Rapper, actor and all round nice guy, Mos Def, has announced plans of his new album ‘The Ecstatic’. Set for a June 30th release.
So far little is know about the album accept for confirmed producers J Dilla, Kanye West, Chad Hugo (from The Neptunes) and Oh No. It’s also set to feature vocal collaborations with [...]

Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Rapper, actor and all round nice guy, Mos Def, has announced plans of his new album ‘The Ecstatic’. Set for a June 30th release.
So far little is know about the album accept for confirmed producers J Dilla, Kanye West, Chad Hugo (from The Neptunes) and Oh No. It’s also set to feature vocal collaborations with [...]

Top 10 Hip-Hop and Rap Albums for 2009

Top 10 Hip-Hop and Rap Albums for 2009

With 2008 firmly behind us, and the recession becoming more and more depressing by the day, hopefully you’ll see something below to excite you.
10. Mos Def- The Ecstatic

After a 2 year rest from the limelight, rapper and actor Mos Def is back. The Ecstatic is set for a Spring release and features collaborations including Talib [...]

Pharell Williams- Offically Mad!!

Pharell Williams- Offically Mad!!

What the hell is Pharell Williams doing?!?!?

National Drum and Bass Awards 2009 Results

National Drum and Bass Awards 2009 Results

On Saturday 28th February The Custard Factory in Birmingham played host to the annual dnb awards, all of the scenes big players were in attendance and with the place packed to the rafters this was always going to be huge. The event was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 and 1 Xtra with sets [...]

Bio: Jay-Z

Bio: Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born on December 4th, 1969) is an American rapper from Marcy Projects, Brooklyn, New York. Shawn also is a partner in a string of clubs, called 40/40, as well as owning a stake in the New Jersey Jets.
Jay-Z came to light in 1996 with his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, which spawned the [...]

Pharell Williams- Offically Mad!!

Pharell Williams- Offically Mad!!

What the hell is Pharell Williams doing?!?!?

Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Mos Def Will Release ‘The Ecstatic’

Rapper, actor and all round nice guy, Mos Def, has announced plans of his new album ‘The Ecstatic’. Set for a June 30th release.
So far little is know about the album accept for confirmed producers J Dilla, Kanye West, Chad Hugo (from The Neptunes) and Oh No. It’s also set to feature vocal collaborations with [...]

National Drum and Bass Awards 2009 Results

National Drum and Bass Awards 2009 Results

On Saturday 28th February The Custard Factory in Birmingham played host to the annual dnb awards, all of the scenes big players were in attendance and with the place packed to the rafters this was always going to be huge. The event was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 and 1 Xtra with sets [...]

BoA US Album Preview

BoA US Album Preview

For those who remember, back in January we posted a story up about an Asian artist to watch out for in the future. Her name BoA. Now we can premier some tracks of her upcoming US album.
For those who don’t know, BoA is an Korean RnB artist who’s basically about to launch a career in [...]

Eminem Dropping Two Albums This Year!

Eminem Dropping Two Albums This Year!

Finally a bit of good news has been issued. Proudly I can confirm that Marshall, better known as Eminem, is releasing Relapse this year on May the 19th and then going to follow it up, in the later half of the year, with Relapse II.
So a release date has been set. How good is [...]

Rihanna and Chris Brown are in Love….Still!!

Rihanna and Chris Brown are in Love….Still!!

Boy likes girl, girl likes boy, boy dates girl, girl annoys boy, boy shouts at girl, girl gets hurts but the girl loves him so she forgives. They live happily ever after…….I feel sick.
It seems like it happens though. Barbados born megastar Rihanna has supposedly forgiven Chris Brown for the damage he did to her. [...]

DMX In Solitary Confinement

DMX In Solitary Confinement

OK, I admit it, I’m a bit slow on this one, but I thought I should still let you all in. Just in case you didn’t know.
Rapper and actor DMX has been placed in Solitary Confinement after he threatened and used abusive behavior towards a guard at the Arizona jail he’s currently serving time in.
The [...]

Spider Man becomes a Musical

Spider Man becomes a Musical

Marvel Comics’ web slinging hero looks set to be turned into a Broadway Musical, titled Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, with music and lyrics by U2’s Bono and The Edge.
Turn off the Dark will be about Spidermans earlier years and will be directed by Julie Taymor who was one of the creators of Lion King. [...]

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