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The Guardian Flying Lotus sets the controls for psychedelic hip-hopThe GuardianLush, hallucinogenic instrumental hip-hop that blooms with harps, saxophone and videogame trills, it feels like a game-changer in the same way that DJ …CD OF THE WEEK: Cosmogramma Warp ****Irish TimesFlying Lotus Lets You Make Music With Your WebcamPrefixmagall 6 news articles » Original post by [...]

Urban Beat: Hip-hop classes foster fitness and communityWashington PostSuddenly the room jumps with sound — gone is the classical music from down the hall — and up comes a deep bass, up comes hip-hop. Urban dance borrows from … Original post by grouchygreg

Hip hop underground in AustinAccentAustin's live music scene is dominated by rock groups and crooning cowboys, but bubbling beneath the surface is a small, but fertile, hip hop scene ready to … Original post by grouchygreg

Freeway and Jake One will premiere the new video for “She Makes Me Feel Alright” this Sunday on MTV Jams, during “Philly Day.” In addition to showcasing new music from the city’s top artists, “Philly Day” will also spotlight new emerging artists. “She Makes Me Feel Alright” is the second video release from Freeway and [...]

SMC Recordings Murs Release Impressive First Week NumbersMarketWatch (press release)"ForNever" is making a huge impact on the charts, with first day sales landing the album #2 on the iTunes Hip Hop/Rap chart and #5 on Amazon's Hip Hop & and …and more » Original post by grouchygreg

Another artist does a hip-hop mashup with Goldeneye rap mixNetworkWorld.com… is hoping to fill the nostalgic void with a proven form of awesome — by mashing together classic gaming music with today's top hip-hop artists. … Original post by grouchygreg

Pricess Of Hip Hop Pop Gets Slammed For Release Of Ghetto GospelTop40-Charts.comThe song address music today and calls for emcees to represent hip hop and rap in a new light which was the old school way. Long is the day that hip hop … Original post by grouchygreg

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Nas has teamed with ESPN’s primetime newsmagazine E: 60 to present the story of the Liberian Amputee Soccer Team. The documentary centers around the team of amputees as they prepare to compete in the African Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament. All of the team players are victims of Liberia’s 14-year civil [...]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Ice Cube has signed on to play a police officer in the upcoming movie Rampart, which will focus on the notorious unit within the Los Angeles Police Department. The flick is being written by screenwriter James Ellory, will feature Ice Cube starring as a homicide detective investigating the dirty actions of [...]