Trailer Thursdays: Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap

Cast : Ice-T, Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, DJ Premier, Dr. Dre, Nas, Q-Tip
Director : Ice-T
Release Date : June 15, 2012
Synopsis :
First time documentarist Ice-T shows us how rap music has grown to dominate cultures around the world, showing how rap evolved and how it continues to be part of the mainstream culture.

A whole [...]

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Ty Segall “My Head Explodes” ( drag city )
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Grooms “Prom” ( kanine records )
Prom [ amazon ]
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The Horrors “I Can See Through You” ( xl recordings )
Skying [ amazon ]
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2011 Rock The Bells Festival Series ( Lineup Announced )

The supreme Hip Hop Summer music festival is back for another fun-filled edition.

This year’s hook?

Have your old school headliners play their classic album in their entirety.

The list:
Nas (w/ special guests AZ, Pete Rock and DJ Premier) - “Illmatic” (1994)
Lauryn Hill - “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill” (1998)
Cypress Hill - “Black Sunday” (1993)
Black Star (Mos Def [...]

2009 Rock The Bells Festival Series ( Lineup Announced )

The Lineup for the 2009 Rock The Bells Festival series was announced
yesterday.
Nothing could beat last year’s unbelievably sick roster of ‘ol schoolers
(A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, De La Soul, The Pharcyde … etc) but, some
names on this year’s list do pop out like The Roots, Nas, KRS-One, House Of Pain,
Slum Village.
Fun should be had by [...]