Archives for the 'Hip Hop' Category

New Erykah Badu

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The web is going buck wylde for Erykah Badu’s recently leaked track “Jump Up in the Air Stay There”, featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal. The Independent online says this…
The song is a web-only bonus to the singer’s boldly titled new album, ‘New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh’. If Badu can afford to throw [...]

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Marlena Shaw Live in Birmingham 19th March 2010

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Marlena Shaw started performing at the age of 10 but was discovered by Chess Records in 1966. She released her first two albums on their subsidiary Cadet Records. She moved to Blue Note Records in 1972, and was that label’s first female artist. She also recorded one of the Disco Era’s biggest hits – a [...]

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RIP Roc Raida

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

He began DJing at the age of 12, spinning at local parties around Harlem. By 1995, Roc Raida represented the United States at the DMC World DJ Championships and won! He was the first DJ from New York City to hold this title and was automatically inducted into the DMC/Technics DJ Hall of Fame. Throughout [...]

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