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Watch Talib Kweli Perform ‘Turnt Up’ With a Live Band [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Don't think "conscious" rappers can turn up? Well, Talib Kweli's here to prove you wrong. 'Turnt Up' is a tribute to Eric B. & Rakim's money-making jam 'Paid in Full.' Despite its admittedly unfortunate title, 'Turnt Up' is a light-hearted song about getting fly, going out, and having fun. Later for all of the soapboxing and soap operas. Turn up!
Roman GianArthur Performs ‘Contrition’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
You may not realize it, but if you're a Janelle Monae fan, you're probably a Roman GianArthur fan, too. You've gotten a taste of his work on Ms. Monae's 2010 album, 'The ArchAndroid,' in which he composed and arranged the album's 'Suite Overtures' and contributed to 'Ba Bop Bye Ya.'
Meet Roman GianArthur, Wondaland Arts’ New Artist [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]
Get familiar with the name Roman GianArthur, you're going to be seeing it a lot soon. A member of Janelle Monae's Wondaland Arts Society collective, GianArthur is a singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and producer. But with all of that musical talent he doesn't call himself as musician.
Stream Raz Simone’s ‘Cognitive Dissonance: Part One’ Album
We told you to look out for Raz Simone a while back and now the Seattle MC has dropped his 'Cognitive Dissonance: Part One' album, a glimpse into the mind of a good but conflicted street kid who made the best out of some bad circumstances.
De La Soul – Dilla Plugged In (Prod. By J Dilla)
The gifts keep coming from De La Soul. The trio gave away their whole catalog for free on Valentine's Day and now to commemorate the release of their debut album '3 Feet High And Rising' they've dropped a new take one of their classics with a J Dilla twist.
Meshell Ndegeocello Covers Whodini’s ‘Friends’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
"Friends ... how many of us have them ...?" If you're an old head or just into old school hip-hop, you remember that question from Whodini's 1984 classic 'Friends.' We've already looked at Nas and MF Doom's respective takes on the song and now we get another clever interpretation from Meshell Ndegeocello for our Off the Record Series.
Watch Meshell Ndegeocello Perform Nick Drake’s ‘Pink Moon’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Watch Meshell Ndegeocello cover Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' for The Boombox's Off the Record series.
Slang Editorial: Skeme Is ‘Over’ It
L.A. rapper Skeme definitely has a way with words so we asked him to break down some of his slanguage like "boof," "bop" and of course "over" for this episode of Slang Editorial.
Beyonce Releases Unexpected Self-Titled ‘Visual’ Album
Damn. All we can say is, damn. Beyoncé shook up the world in the wee hours of Friday morning (Dec. 13) when she released her self-titled visual album Beyoncé featuring 14 new songs and 17 accompanying music videos -- how's that for #NewRules?
Watch Travis Scott’s Creepy New Video for ‘Uptown’ feat. A$AP Ferg
It looks like Houston rapper/producer Travis Scott has been watching way too much 'American Horror Story' lately as his new video for 'Uptown' featuring A$AP Ferg ventures into creepy territory.