In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.

As years for music go 2010 ended up pretty damn good. I personally plunked down my hard earned money for at least ten CDs in this calendar year, partially out of a sense of obligation but mostly because there was that much good music out. Much of it flew below the radar but some of […]

The nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night in Los Angeles. Hip-hop acts received nominations in all of the big categories.

?uestlove from The Roots just inked a book deal with Grand Central Publishing for a book combining his always entertaining stories of celebrity encounters, music factoids, and his thoughts on life. The book will be titled “Mommy, What’s A ?uestlove?” ?uestlove once said that he’d only write such a book long after he retired.  We […]

Raekwon is looking to follow up his last album, 2009’s Only Built 4 Cuban Links Pt. 2, in September. The new album, titled Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang, will feature guest appearances from fellow Wu members Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Inspectah Deck. The RZA is not slated to be on the album. Raekwon also says that […]

If there’s one word that best describes Ben Kenney, it’s versatility.

Originally slated to be included as a bonus disc with his 2008 Evolver album, John Legend teamed up with The Roots to record a series of covers of politically charged songs.