Performing at this year’s Festival International, La Dame Blanche marries Latin hip-hop with the magical sounds of the flute.
This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss GQ story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. One of the first things you notice upon meeting Asake is his name—all five letters of the Nigerian singer’s stage moniker are tattooed in big, unmissable ink across his neck. For another entertainer, this might imply bold vanity and solipsism; for the 29-year-old artist, it symbolizes determination. “In Nigeria, if you have a tattoo on...
Wade emerged as successful producer in the 1990s, making hits for Outkast and other Atlanta-based acts like Cee-Lo Green.
A shoot by XXL that paid tribute to the iconic "A Great Day in Harlem" Esquire cover but featured hip-hop artists will be at City Hall soon
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty HipHopWired had the opportunity to speak with Martha Diaz about the symposium held at Lincoln Center celebrating the contributions of women in Hip-Hop. On Friday (April 5), the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City was home to a groundbreaking event that focused on the numerous contributions that women have made to the culture of Hip-Hop. The Fresh, Bold & So Def Symposium came together as an initiative to highlight the trailblazing women who lent their...
Tributes paid to music producer who helped write TLC’s Waterfalls and worked on albums by OutKast and CeeLo GreenRico Wade, one of the architects of Atlanta’s “dirty south” hip-hop sound, who co-produced albums by OutKast, Goodie Mob and CeeLo Green and who co-wrote TLC’s 1994 hit Waterfalls, has died. He was 52.Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens paid tribute to Wade, saying he had “led in the creation of a hip-hop sound that has spanned decades and genres. Rico left an indelible mark on music and...
On July 17, 1961, Keith Edward Elam was born into this world in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sadly, 14 years ago today the late, great MC Guru lost his battle with melanoma, a form of cancer. April 19, 2010, was a tragic day for Hip Hop heads worldwide because we lost a true emcee and all-around great […] The post Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers The Passing Of Gangstarr’s Guru 14 Years Later first appeared on The Source.
April 10, 1990, was the release date of a cornerstone in hip-hop music: Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet. Still known as one of the most empowering albums of its time, the album was written during a pivotal era both in America and in music: the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Preceding the time when samples […] The post Today in Hip Hop History: Public Enemy’s ‘Fear of a Black Planet’ Was Released 34 Years Ago first appeared on The Source.
On this date in 2021, Gregory Jacobs aka Shock G of the legendary Digital Underground, passed away in his home in Tampa, Florida. He was 57 years old. Shock helped co-found DU in 1987, which spawned the career of one of Hip Hop’s most prolific icons to date; Tupac Shakur. Also, Jacobs’ self-created alter ego […] The post Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Digital Underground’s Shock G Three Years Later first appeared on The Source.
The legendary New Yorker was a HOT 97 regular for more than 20 years.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in the Notorious B.I.G.‘s debut album, has died. He was 57.
Ahead of its time to say the least, A Tribe Called Quest’s experimental, alternative, jazz rap was originally unappreciated by mainstream audiences. It took six years for the Tribe’s first album to hit gold. The album might not have been a huge commercial success at first, but their innovative and comedic sound beautifully balanced the light-hearted […] The post Today In Hip Hop History: A Tribe Called Quest Dropped Their Debut Album ‘The People’s Instinctive Travels And The Path To Rhythm’ LP...