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Maseo of De La Soul Makes First Public Statement Since Trugoy the Dove’s Death

De La Soul‘s Maseo went to Instagram on Monday (February 20) to mourn the death of member David Jude Jolicoeur aka Trugoy the Dove. As De…

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0 Feb 22, 2023

The Bay Area Rap Battle Heard 'Round the World

Before 8 Mile, before Scribble Jam and WorldStar, and before MTV and BET developed freestyle shows, there was the Hiero-Hobo battle. Pitti…

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0 Feb 21, 2023

5 Former Memphis Officers Plead Not Guilty In the Murder of Tyre Nichols

Five former Memphis police officers alleged to have murdered 29-year-old Tyre Nichols last month have plead not guilty. On Friday (Februar…

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0 Feb 18, 2023

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54

The most formative musical memory of my youth occurred 30,000 feet over central California in the summer of 1989. I was almost 17, flying…

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0 Feb 17, 2023

‘A new style of speak’: the lyrical genius of De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove

Thirty five years after its release, De La Soul’s debut album is firmly ensconced in the pantheon of unimpeachable classics, and Me Myself…

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0 Feb 16, 2023

The Conscious Daughters, Rap’s ‘Sucka-Free Thelma and Louise,’ Rewrote the Rules

The Conscious Daughters (TCD) didn’t set out to break every limitation on women in rap — they did it simply by being themselves. On their…

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0 Feb 16, 2023

Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul’s 10 Essential Songs

David Jolicoeur, best known as the rapper Trugoy the Dove of the climate-shifting rap group De La Soul, weathered decades of industry shif…

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0 Feb 15, 2023

Lizzo says she and Adele got ‘so drunk’ at the Grammys she didn’t realize she’d won

After Lizzo was caught pulling a silver flask out of her bag and taking a sip at the 2023 Grammy Awards, she revealed that her and her tab…

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0 Feb 14, 2023

De La Soul’s David Jolicoeur, Who Rapped as Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54

David Jolicoeur of De La Soul, the rap trio that expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the late 1980s and early ’90s with eclect…

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0 Feb 13, 2023

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | From Chuck D and Lorrie Boula

The second episode of the series explores the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of…

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0 Feb 11, 2023

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California Dreaming: Hip-Hop’s Biggest Summer Compilation Project

Los Angeles, California — VaughnBornFamous, known for his innovative approach to music, is set to kick off the summer in style with his much-anticipated 2024 project, ‘California Dreaming’. This ambitious compilation involves a collaboration of over 15 talented producers and artists from diverse corners of the world, promising a vibrant mix of sounds and creativity. Scheduled for release on July 5th, 2024 the project not only serves as a compilation but also as the soundtrack to the summer…See More
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 26 THROWBACK (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) All Throwbacks: Hip Hop, Soul/Funk, Reggae +more!Featuring Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist and special guest DJ Cutso (The Bangerz)Upcoming guests Malachi, Audio1, Jah Yzer + more!at Hello Stranger Bar, 1724 Broadway, Oakland. Doors 8pm. DJ Set starts at 9pm. No cover!…See More
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WINTICKETS to  PREZIDENT BROWN WITH DJ SEP All Ages FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024 Doors: 8pm Show: 9pm $25 Sweetwater Music HallFitz Albert Cotterell aka Prezident Brown was born in Johnny’s Hill district on the Bullhead Mountain, Jamaica in the mid-1960’s and raised in Oracabessa, St Mary. He built up a reputation by performing on local sound systems throughout the 1980’s, under various names…See More
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