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Lauryn Hill Stages Comeback at Rock the Bells Fest
Hill plays solid set as Wu Tang, A Tribe Called Quest and more run through classic albums
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Lauryn Hill, Wu Tang, Snoop Top Rock the Bells Fest
KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick and Rakim to also perform albums from the late '80s and early '90s
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Eminem Stuns NY Club With Surprise Set
MC "goes for the gusto" with three-song set in tiny club
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Lil Wayne Delivers Thriller of a Set, Drake Skips Young Money’s NY Gig
It was only the fifth night of Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted Music Festival but Young Jeezy already felt like an old hand as he pulled into the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in a black Escalade. "I live on the road so I'm immune to it. But this is the biggest tour of […]
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Jackson Angrily Defended by Sharpton at Apollo Memorial: “Michael Wasn’t No Freak”
Reverend Al Sharpton stood at a back exit of New York's Apollo Theater in a gray suit late yesterday afternoon, leaning against the scaffolding, running his fingers through his famous hair. He'd just finished the first of two invocations during the Apollo's all-day tribute to Michael Jackson. 126th Street was quiet, barricaded at both ends. […]
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Black Star’s Mos Def, Talib Kweli Dabble in Politics at Reunion Show
Barricades lined the streets of New York's Times Square Saturday evening. Barack and Michelle Obama dropped into town for dinner and a play (August Wilson revival Joe Turner's Come and Gone). Just across the street at the Nokia Theatre, a packed house went wild while Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunited onstage as Black Star […]
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Jay-Z Stays Poised, Lil Wayne Gets Emotional at Joint Show
"I wonder if Wayne will even show up," a fan speculated from the back of a New Jersey Transit bus packed with teens and 20-somethings pulling into the Meadowlands Izod Center Tuesday night for Power 105.1's Powerhouse hip-hop extravaganza. Two hours later, after an aggressive opening set from Yonkers tough guys D-Block, Ne-Yo concluded his […]
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Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, De La Soul Get All-Star Tributes at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors
While most of the country tuned into the Vice Presidential debate last night and wondered what the future holds, the crowd at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom looked back at rap history at VH1's Fifth Annual Hip Hop Honors. But there was some politicking in the house: After a set from resident DJ Biz Markie, host […]
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Ludacris Unveils Tracks, Videos From “Theater of the Mind”
Ludacris took over Tribeca Cinemas in lower Manhattan last night to introduce his new album Theater of the Mind, due out on DTP/Def Jam November 11th. Commanding the crowd from the balcony, Luda played a selection of tracks featuring T-Pain, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx, the Game, Rick Ross and Chris Rock. "You're under-acknowledged, […]
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B.B. King Museum Opens With Priceless Artifacts, Three-Hour Set
Riley B. King received an early birthday present from his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, this weekend: the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a permanent home for artifacts from the blues legend's life and career. B.B. King, who turns 83 tomorrow, tells Rolling Stone the project is "beyond my wildest imagination." Though he missed […]
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