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Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Wins Sundance Film Festival’s Top Prize for Documentaries

Summer of Soul unearths 50-year-old footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Questlove has hit another career milestone. The Roots…

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0 Feb 3, 2021

Point and Shoot — an interview with legendary photographer Ricky Powell

From candid snapshots of pop-art luminaries Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, to the key innovators of the hip hop and graffiti scenes of mid-…

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0 Feb 2, 2021

Watch 9th Wonder and Bob James Discuss The Evolution of Sampling

The pianist never imagined “Nautilus” would be sampled on hundreds of songs in the nearly 50 years since it was released. Repping distant…

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0 Feb 2, 2021

Q-Tip, Chuck D Lead Tributes To Famed Hip-Hop Photographer Ricky Powell Amid His Death

Ricky Powell passed away at 59. Ricky Powell, the NYC photographer best known for his portraits and candids of musicians and artists — mos…

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0 Feb 2, 2021

Madlib: ‘Rap right now should be like Public Enemy – but it’s just not there’

When Madlib, one of the most respected beat-makers in hip-hop, announced his new solo album last month, he didn’t imagine he’d be grieving…

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0 Feb 1, 2021

Bob James reacts to hits sampling his songs incl. Run-DMC, Ghostface Killah, Warren G & Röyksopp

We’re proud to announce that 20+ iconic tracks from one of the most sampled artists of all time—the prolific jazz-funk innovator Bob James…

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0 Feb 1, 2021

Bootsy Collins Embraces Some After-Hours Funk in New Video for ‘Lips Turn Blue’

Bootsy Collins has released a video for his funked-out slow jam, “Lips Turn Blue,” featuring vocals from Cincinnati singer Emmaline. Direc…

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0 Feb 1, 2021

Freddie Gibbs Drops Impromptu Uber Freestyle Over New Madlib Beats

Freddie Gibbs couldn’t resist Madlib’s new Sound Ancestors tracks. On Friday, legendary producer Madlib dropped his latest album, Sound An…

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0 Jan 30, 2021

Stream Madlib and Four Tet’s New Album ‘Sound Ancestors’

Sound Ancestors is arranged, edited, and mastered, by Four Tet. The wait for Madlib and Four Tet‘s first official collaborative project is…

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0 Jan 29, 2021

Stream Madlib and Four Tet’s New Album ‘Sound Ancestors’

Sound Ancestors is arranged, edited, and mastered, by Four Tet. The wait for Madlib and Four Tet‘s first official collaborative project is…

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0 Jan 29, 2021

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Los Angeles genre-bending artist Yalee just dropped his highly anticipated single “Paper Cups, Paper Plates Part 2” featuring his longtime collaborator and fellow Ohio native Kvng Shad.   Yalee is known for his unique blend of piano-led R&B…See More
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