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The years 1992-1993: A down period for East Coast rap, as New York MCs cowered at the larger-than-life exploits of the West Coast movement, fronted by Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, and his protégé Snoop Dogg. Enter a nine-man battalion from Staten Island, with honed lyrical swords and gobs of … [Read more...]
For its ninth album, Pearl Jam chose to return to producer Brendan O'Brien. The album was the group's first album produced by O'Brien since the 1998 album, Yield. "At this point, I think we're willing to let somebody cut the songs up a little bit," says lead vocalist Eddie Vedder. "In the past, … [Read more...]
After months, if not years of Internet speculation and rumor, the man many call The God MC, Rakim Allah released his long awaited new album The Seventh Seal on November 17, 2009. Guest artists include Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Maino, Tracey Horton, IQ, Styles P, and others, including Destiny Griffin, … [Read more...]
Jamie T does things his own way. Take his novel approach to getting around the sophomore slump. How did the 23-year-old outfox any demons that might’ve dogged him while crafting Kings & Queens, the follow-up to his 2007 debut Panic Prevention? “I didn't do my second album,” he says. “I did my third … [Read more...]
Multi-platinum hip hop icon Snoop Dogg just released his tenth studio album, "Malice N Wonderland," on December 8th, courtesy of EMI's newly re-launched Priority Records, where he also serves as Creative Chairman. Fans can log on to Snoop's MySpace page (www.myspace.com/snoopdogg) to exclusively … [Read more...]
By Lindsay Wallace Director Ridley Scott is the visionary genius behind such classics as 'Thelma and Louise", "Gladiator", "Alien" and "Blade Runner". If you haven't already heard, he is now in the midst of re-making the classic Robin Hood story, which stars Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate … [Read more...]