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Gutter Rainbows is Talib Kweli’s Pot of Gold

Editor February 9, 2011

Gutter Rainbows is Talib Kweli’s Pot of Gold

Talib Kweli is on a roll. Just six months after the release of his much anticipated Reflection Eternal sequel Kweli is back banging on your eardrum with a new solo record titled Gutter Rainbows. It's a breath of fresh air hearing Kweli rap in an age where mediocre pop rappers saturate the market … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums Tagged With: "How You Love Me", 2011, album, Black-Eyed Peas, Blacksmith music, brooklyn, Estelle, gutter rainbows, Hi_Tek, Jean Grae, Kanye West, Mos Def, Nicki Minaj, pharaohe monch, solo record, talib kweli

To Be Where There’s Oasis

Editor July 31, 2009

To Be Where There’s Oasis

New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but in mid-December it could have easily been deemed the land of lame excuses. “I’m drinking with my friend that night,” “I got called into work and am not in a position to refuse,” and the classic, “I’m filming with my theatre group that night,” … [Read more...]

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Seattle-based Outtasite Bring Back The Rawkus

Editor July 12, 2009

Seattle-based Outtasite Bring Back The Rawkus

Over two decades have passed since Rock and Rap music first collided when a young Run DMC covered Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” off their 1975 album, Toys In The Attic. At the time, Rock music was flourishing; whereas, Rap music was still trying to make a name for itself in the music industry. The two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, In The Spotlight Tagged With: 5 pointz, a cappella, acoustic, air, alex moulton, amphitheater, andy c, arabesque, Archives, articles, auditorium, ballroom, band, bandleader, bebop, blog, blogging, blue-penciler, Blues, bon jovi, bop, bronx, brooklyn, carl cox, chamber, chemical brothers, chris cornell, cielo, Classic, classical, coldplay, Comedy, common, composer, concert, concert hall, concert photography, conductor, copyholder, copyreader, Country, creative, dance hall, danny tenaglia, david gilmour, del, deskman, diapason, digital, digital advertising, digital photography, digital publication, dj, dj dopey, dj krush, dj makoto, dj premier, dj shadow, dnb, drum n bass, dub, ed rush, electronia, Electronica/Club, ensemble, entertainment, experience, facebook, faithless, fantasia, flickr, folk, fusion, g3, gamelan, ghostface, ghostface killah, global underground, goldfrapp, graffiti, group, h-20, hall, hard rock, harmonics, harmonization, harmony, heavy metal, hip hop, hippodrome, hymn, independent, Indie Rock/Pop, industry, instrumental, instruments, Jakob Dylan, Japan, jazz, joe satriani, john digweed, journal, journalism, king britt, KRS-one, layo & bushwacka!, live, madison square garden, maestro, magazine, manhattan, mark ronson, master, mccarren park pool, measure, medley, melissa etheridge, melodies, melody, Metal, metallica, miso, miso vibrations, moby, modern, montage, mp3, msg, muse, music, music industry, myspace, nas, new york, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, nick warren, NYC, oasis, opera, opera house, orb, pacha, pastiche, paul van dyk, philharmonic, Photography, photos, piece, pier 54, pink floyd, plainsong, Pop/Dance, popular, press, press material, professional, proofreader, public enemy, publicity, Punk, q-tip, queens, r.e.m., R&B/Soul, radio city music hall, raekwon, ragtime, rakim, rap, Rap/Hip Hop, rappagariya, ready fire aim, red one, refrain, review, Reviews, reviser, revue, rewriter, Rock, rock and roll, Sam Frank, sasha, shontelle, singing, smart, song, soul, soulive, sound tribe sector 9, strain, string, summer sonic, swing, symphony, syncopation, talib kweli, teacher, the futureheads, theater, trance, trustworthy, tune, universal, usher, variety theater, vaudeville theater, verve, vh1 hip hop awards, vibrations, wallflowers, World, wu-tang clan, yoshida brothers, yoshida kyodai, youtube

Mos Def sparks that fire on The Ecstatic

Editor July 10, 2009

Mos Def sparks that fire on The Ecstatic

source: Wiki The Ecstatic is the fourth solo album from New York MC, Mos Def. The album was released on June 9, 2009. In live shows Mos Def performed new songs from the album before its release. Crowds had heard tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (Madlib’s younger brother). The album features … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In The Spotlight Tagged With: 2009, art, artist photos, Blackstar, brooklyn, celebrity photos, cover stories, culture, dance, dj, Downtown Records, Ecstatic 2009, ecstatic new album, entertainment news, fashion, free music, future, hip hop, indie, journalism, MC, Mos Def, movie reviews, music, music downloads, music flashbacks, music news, music reviews, music videos, new york, New York City, online exclusives, photo galleries, Photography, pro audio, Producer, production, talib kweli, The Ecstatic, underground, UnRated Magazine NYC, unrated nyc, urban

The Faces of Chester French

Editor June 21, 2009

The Faces of Chester French

"When I first heard Chester French, I felt like I had stumbled upon two geniuses," says Pharrell Williams, who signed the duo to Star Trak / Interscope records in the Spring of 2007. (pull)"It's been a long time since I've heard a project teeming with this sort of musicality and originality," he … [Read more...]

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