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This one takes me back. As our tribute to Throwback Thursday, we offer you Herbie Hancock … at the Grammys. The year was 1984. Hancock picked up the Grammy for…
Turntablism – the art of using records and turntables to alter sounds – has been around a lot longer than you might think. You’d have to go way back to…
This one comes from the “Better Late Than Never” file. N.W.A. will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in April,…
Usually, it’s hard to know exactly when a movement started. Most events that go on to become important to people develop a kind of mythology. In other words, no one…
Hip Hop lost one of its greats today. According to reports, Keith Carter, aka DJ Big Kap, died today in his hometown of New York City. The details of his…
There are those who argue that musicians should not involve themselves in politics at all regardless of whether it’s publicly supporting a party or candidate or running for office themselves.…
Still on the theme of Ty Dolla $ign, the “Airplane Mode” rapper has just dropped a new single called “Wavy”. DJ Mustard’s recognizable beats form the backbone while Ty and…
It’s been a while since Destructo’s name has graced this blog. Well, there’s no need to wait any longer. Destructo has teamed up with Ty Dolla $ign and iLoveMakonnen, and…
There’ve been some changes to MyMP3Pool’s Top 10 Downloaded Tracks this week. Haven’t-heard-from-in-a-while artists, like Tank and Dr Dre, are at the top of the charts again. The Weeknd and Kid…
It’s Friday afternoon. You know what you need? You need a good laugh. Eminem has been lots of things through his career – and he’s been accused of lots of…
