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Tyler, The Creator Lets the 'Wolf' in at Intimate Brooklyn Show | ARTICLE

The Odd Future brand has grown in broad increments since the crew first exploded across laptop screens almost three years ago: Bedroom recordings became critically acclaimed albums, viral prank videos gave way to...
March 24, 2013 3:18 PM ET
D'Angelo and Questlove Let Loose in Brooklyn | ARTICLE

"My name is Questlove, so I know I get love," the Roots' cheerful drummer beckoned during his Brooklyn Bowl show with D'Angelo on Monday night. "But please, please, let him know that he is loved!" The sold-out...
March 5, 2013 11:30 AM ET
Toro y Moi Bring Date Night to Brooklyn | ARTICLE

"Happy Valentine's Day, guys! It's good to see all your faces again," Chaz Bundick shouts to an enthusiastic crowd at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The male suitors in the audience know they've nailed it...
February 15, 2013 12:50 PM ET
Robert Glasper Experiment Redefine 'Black Radio' | ARTICLE

Black music is at a curious juncture. It's never been more widespread or fragmented: radio stations and music blogs war over programming lists, polarizing projects are deemed both "the best major-label debut in recent...
January 11, 2013 12:50 PM ET
Lil Reese Keeps Fans Waiting in New York | ARTICLE

"If I could rap, I'd perform the songs for y'all, I swear!" rising Houston DJ OG Chase B bantered with the fatigued crowd well past midnight at New York City's Santos Party House on Thursday night. The...
December 21, 2012 1:20 PM ET
Big Boi Previews Funky 'Vicious Lies' Tracks in Brooklyn | ARTICLE

"It's cool to put the damn cameras down and start clapping!" Big Boi shouted playfully to the packed crowd last night at Converse's Rubber Tracks Studios in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. But no one risked missing a moment...
November 14, 2012 2:00 PM ET
Kendrick Lamar Previews Long-Awaited Major-Label Debut | ARTICLE

As industry stiffs fought past rain-soaked fans into Chung King studios in Manhattan last night for a Kendrick Lamar listening party, speculation flew as quickly as over-enthusiastic daps and business cards. "This better be the rap equivalent...
September 19, 2012 10:20 AM ET
Missy Elliott Debuts Two New Singles | VIDEO

Longtime collaborators Missy Elloitt and Timbaland debuted "9th Inning" and "Triple Threat" on New York's Hot 97, before taking to Ustream to chat with fans and promote Elliott's upcoming album, tentatively titled either Class Dismissed or the previously announced Block Party. "A...
September 18, 2012 8:40 AM ET
DMX Scoffs at Drake, Praises Machine Gun Kelly While Talking Up New Album | ARTICLE

DMX had some choice words for Drake during a gripping interview with MTV RapFix yesterday. When host Sway asked for his thoughts on Drake producing a new posthumous album by Aaliyah, the Dog had a bone to...
September 13, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Q&A: Lupe Fiasco on Tupac, Album Leaks and Leaving the Game | ARTICLE

Lupe Fiasco doesn't really like music journalists. At least, that's how he comes across over the phone the day after an impromptu listening session for his latest project, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap...
August 27, 2012 3:55 PM ET
AfroPunk Festival Emerges Victorious With Janelle Monae, TV on the Radio | ARTICLE

AfroPunk's slogan, "The Other Black Experience," is outdated. In the decade since founders Matthew Morgan and James Spooner set out to document the burgeoning scene of black punk and hardcore kids across the country, that binary understanding...
August 27, 2012 1:05 PM ET
Beanie Sigel Celebrates New Album With Older Material at New York Show | ARTICLE

"We 'bout to get dark for a minute," Beanie Sigel warned the rambunctious crowd in New York City's SOBs Thursday night. "If you scared, say you scared. It's a exit over there." Of course, no hip-hop fan would...
August 20, 2012 2:30 PM ET
Miguel Burns Bright at 'Kaleidoscope' Release Show in New York | ARTICLE

"I consider myself a fairly realistic man," Miguel riffed slyly to a packed crowd Tuesday night at Joe's Pub in downtown New York City. "Tell me that that pussy is mine," he crooned to female squeals and...
August 1, 2012 12:45 PM ET
Odd Future Tops Night of 'Real' Hip-Hop in New York | ARTICLE

For better or worse, radio personality Peter Rosenberg is one of the last generals standing in the war on "real" hip-hop. His late-night slot on New York's Hot 97 mimics classic underground hip-hop shows of the Nineties...
July 27, 2012 5:15 PM ET
Premiere: Rick Ross Reveals New Maybach Signee Rockie Fresh | ARTICLE

July 13, 2012 5:45 PM ET
Kanye West Claims the Stage in Atlantic City | ARTICLE

"As a man, I’m not perfect," Kanye West confessed halfway through his set at the lavish Revel Resort in Atlantic City Friday night. "But my music is! I make perfect music!" It was hard to argue....
July 7, 2012 11:18 AM ET
Lauryn Hill Returns to New York | ARTICLE

"Once the band is done setting up, we’ll bring Ms. Hill to rock the stage, for real!" the DJ promised Saturday night at New York City’s Highline Ballroom while fading between syrupy reggae cuts. Fans were skeptical...
June 3, 2012 10:35 AM ET
Meek Mill Gets Big Backing From Rick Ross, Drake | ARTICLE

"He wanted to battle me!" Meek Mill laughs over the phone. The rapper just recently exchanged some lighthearted jabs over Twitter with New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco, and he assures that he'd never back down from...
May 7, 2012 2:15 PM ET
Machine Gun Kelly Rules Tepid 'XXL' Freshman Show in New York | ARTICLE

Best Buy Theatre was dense with sneakers and snapbacks on Monday night for the Monster Energy Outbreak tour featuring XXL Freshman Class 2012, starring the ten buzzing MCs that graced the hip-hop magazine's annual "Freshman" cover. Hosted...
April 10, 2012 3:55 PM ET
Odd Future Bring Raucous Release Show to New York | ARTICLE

It was fitting that Odd Future opened last night's Hammerstein Ballroom show with clips from their upcoming TV series, Loiter Squad. To the mob of high-schoolers, moshers and misfits that filled the venue – skateboards were confiscated...
March 21, 2012 2:00 PM ET