Like painters going through different creative stages, Saneyes is also reaching a new phase, both musically and personally. This project is not only a shift from the Hip Hop inspired by J Dilla and A Tribe Called Quest to a more Electronic and personal sound, it is also a reflexion on a change ... Read more...
For more than two decades, Nas’ prolific career has been a hallmark for hip-hop, and now Harvard University has established a fellowship in the lyricist's honor. The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and the Hip-Hop Archive announced the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship on Tuesday.... Read more...
This is the first video off of Aquil's LP titled LAND OF SYNTH, which is available now on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp. Jewelry featured in this video was created by Vixen Mega Creations, please visit their site http://www.etsy.com/shop/VixenMega Archetype was Directed by Michael Thee! (@the... Read more...
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 Our last movie night (Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest) was a success, and we'd love for you to join us for the next one! Please vote for what you want to see here! Friday, January 25th @ The Blue Box 2233 N Broad Street ... Read more...
[youtube id="WE9ohSAWecY" width="620" height="360"] As you may know Dres of Black Sheep and Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest formed EvitaN (native spelled backwards) and put together a dope album, "Speed of Life". The Album features artists like Havoc of Mobb Deep, Rah Digga, Sadat X, Bootsi... Read more...
Momentum is the word of the week.Create it. — Chris Lighty (@clighty) August 27, 2012 So I'm sure that by now you've heard the story. The story goes that hip-hop mogul Darrel “Chris” Lighty, after a heated argument with his estranged wife, around 11:30 am on Thursday August 30th 2012... Read more...
Philly’s own Chill Moody pays homage to one of hip-hop’s greatest groups, A Tribe Called Quest, with this new tune titled “A Tribe Called Nicethings”. The track serves as a follow up to his song “Chillmatic” he released last year where he went in over a medley of NaS beats. This time a... Read more...
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. According to his obituary at NPR.org, he "was one of the music indust... Read more...
Music Playlist at MixPod.com The New York-based Native Tongues crew was a collective of like-minded hip hop artists who would help bring abstract and open-minded lyricism that addressed a range of topics, from spirituality and modern living to race, sex, and just having fun – to the mains... Read more...