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Old School Hip-Hop

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Rock the Bells 2012 Lineup Announced

    Last night, the folks at Guerilla Union announced the lineup and dates for Rock the Bells 2012 and a couple new surprises to its format.In an obvious attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the Coachella's decision to clone itself, this year's Rock the Bells will be expanding its lineup to two co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Reactions To The Deaths Of Adam Yauch And Whitney Houston Show Us Who We Are As a Society

    See also: *We Remember Adam Yauch, MCA of Beastie Boys, Dead at 47 *Pennywise's Tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Is Punk as Fuck Whenever a musician dies, it seems like casual fans come out of the woodwork to celebrate the fallen star's life. In February, you couldn't walk 14 steps or go tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Pennywise's Tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Is Punk as Fuck

    See also: *Our review of KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta *Shiny, New Pennywise: Even without Jim Lindberg, their latest set is as fresh as ever *We Remember Adam Yauch, MCA of Beastie Boys, Dead at 47 We recognize it was a nice gesture. But Coldplay's tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch at the Holly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Adam Yauch, MCA of Beastie Boys, Dead at 47

    Adam Yauch, better known as MCA of legendary hip-hop trio Beastie Boys, has died at 47. For the past few years, Yauch has been battling cancer. News of his passing was reported less than an hour ago by TMZ. More details as they are made available.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    AWOLNATION on Record Store Day at Coachella, and Their First Albums

    Is it musical overload to celebrate National Record Store Day at Coachella? Pop up store Zia Records (located on the festival premises) proved it is not. Although the store drew many bands on the festival lineup for special signings, Record Store Day drew even bigger crowds than usual, with attendee ... More >>

  • Film

    April 19, 2012

    Newport Beach Film Festival's Sounds and Fury

    Its music series makes more noise

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    The Lions

    Alex's Bar

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

    ​Fifteen rockers are up to bat for the five available slots at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this October. The nominee list (posted after the jump, along with our Top Five picks) has garnered mixed responses from the public--with some expressing outrage over the inclusion (and excl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    R.I.P. Jeff Porcaro: Five of the Legendary Toto Drummer's Best Songs and How They've Been Sampled, on the 19th Anniversary of his Death

    ​People say that even without Toto, Jeff Porcaro would've cemented his place in music history because of the high caliber of his drumming. It's said to have defined much of the music produced in the late '70s and '80s. Born into a musical family, he toured and/or recorded with Sonny and Cher as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    An 'Ode to Women' From Your Best Friend's Ex--Really?

    ​For Canadian rap-rockers Your Best Friend's Ex, the definition of an ode as a lyrical verse in praise of something inspiring somehow got horribly lost in the mix. Their cheap trick of a first single, "Ode to Women," manages to peddle "I said, bitch, shut your mouth" as a chorus. Feeling poetic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    KRS-One at Detroit Bar Last Night

    Rebecca Aranda​KRS-OneMarch 17, 2011 Detroit Bar It seems fitting that KRS-One decided to perform on St. Patrick's Day. As one of hip-hop's true-to-life founding fathers, deviating from the cookie cutter and weeding out the OG's from the bustas is just his forte, so it makes sense KRS picked this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    "Merry Christmas, Motherfuckers!": Seven Favorite Hip-Hop Holiday Songs

    ​While it doesn't happen too much anymore these days, the hip-hop world has been known to put out a holiday album or two--and sometimes the  too-bright cheerfulness of Christmas carols pairs up extra nicely with the often humorous and/or the sometimes, uh, adult content of the lyrics.After th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    '90s House Party

    Ripples

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Rock The Bells: Lauryn Hill and Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest Added To Lineup

    ​[via MTV] Why, Urb Was Right After All: When they announced that Lauryn Hill was going to be performing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in its entirety last month, then were proven wrong when the lineup was announced and there was no Fugees lead singer in sight.  Instead, only Wu-Tang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Record Review: LMNO, 'Next In Line'

    ​The Hype: For the average MC, dropping three full-length albums in one year is a feat worth celebrating. And with the release of rapper LMNO's latest album, Next In Line (digitally released today on Long Beach-based Up Above Records), we're sure he's celebrating, too.&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    MCA...Getting Better

    ​MCA, one third of my favorite band of all time, Beastie Boys, posted a message on the group's mailing list announcing his status. In case you didn't know, the man born Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer of the parotid salivary gland. He had surgery, kicked it with the Dalai Lama and is getting ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Clipse and the Cool Kids

    Glass House

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Jimmy Fallon: Savior of Hip Hop?

      For some reason, when ?uestlove announced in November that The Roots would cease touring and become the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, there was minor outrage. "Black Thought opening for Jimmy Fallon every night is the cultural equivalent of Miles Davis playing his horn on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    More Beastie Boys News

    Remember when I told you how the Beastie Boys 1992 classic Check Your Head was being re-released with all sorts of extra goodies? If not, click here. In continuing with this fine tradition (can something be a tradition after it happens twice? I think so), the trio's 1994 follow-up, Ill Communication ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Underground Lounge

    La Cave

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Old School Hip-Hop: Back from the Dead

    I've been a Sirius Satellite subscriber (hello alliteration) since the night before Howard Stern broadcast his first censorship-free show. But in that time, I've come to love certain aspects of the other channels and have recommended this product to everyone from friends to my parents.Sirius and XM, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    Arabian Prince's Electro Legacy Gives Gangstas Something 2 Dance 2-Again

    I've been a Sirius Satellite subscriber (hello alliteration) since the night before Howard Stern broadcast his first censorship-free show. But in that time, I've come to love certain aspects of the other channels and have recommended this product to everyone from friends to my parents.Sirius and XM, ... More >>

  • Features

    April 17, 2008

    Coachella's Robot Rock: Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin and Justice's Automation for (Moving) the People

    I've been a Sirius Satellite subscriber (hello alliteration) since the night before Howard Stern broadcast his first censorship-free show. But in that time, I've come to love certain aspects of the other channels and have recommended this product to everyone from friends to my parents.Sirius and XM, ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Afrika Bambaataa Raises Consciousness—and Roofs

    I've been a Sirius Satellite subscriber (hello alliteration) since the night before Howard Stern broadcast his first censorship-free show. But in that time, I've come to love certain aspects of the other channels and have recommended this product to everyone from friends to my parents.Sirius and XM, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Torahlarious

    Hebrew School Dropouts

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Sol-T Makes URB's Next 1000 List

    LA-based mag URB has included Orange County MC/producer Sol-T in its notorious Next 1000 feature. Sol puts a fresh, funny and raunchy spin on old-school hip-hop, both on the mic and the MPC2000. You can read the blurb (as well as the recent OC Weekly feature on him) on his MySpace page. Sol-T pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Photos: The Beastie Boys in L.A.

    Tonight, the Beastie Boys play at the Wiltern. Click the image for photos from their sold-out show at the Greek Theater on the 19th:

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Cream of Elite

    Sporting perhaps the greatest hip-hop bill ever, Rock the Bells enshrines rap's history—and foreshadows its future

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    CD Review

    The Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up (Capitol)

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Music Please

    EPMD Back To Back In Business

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    Boombaps

    KRS-One

  • Film

    July 20, 2006

    Candid Cameras

    OnDVD: Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    Dead Hot Crazy

    NOV. 24 DEC. 1

  • Unknown

    August 11, 2005

    Die for Famous Country Singers Oil

    Aug. 11 - Aug. 18

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Alone in the Dark

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    Live Previews

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    January 20, 2005

    Live Previews

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    Live Previews

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Columns

    September 23, 2004

    Letters

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Masta Ace

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    September 9, 2004

    Ill Communicators

    Politics and the Beastie Boys dont mix

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Live Previews

    Politics and the Beastie Boys dont mix

  • Music

    May 29, 2003

    Try Everything Once

    Money Marks stupid, lurid brilliance

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Organic Culture

    Cal State Fullertons Sol of Hip-Hop

  • Film

    March 14, 2002

    All That Scratchings Making Me Bitch

    Scratch barely scratches the surface

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    The Return of Q

    The techno artist has a new label, a new album and the same old subatomic attention to detail in every measure

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    The King of Rock

    There is none higher

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    The Ugly Reality

    Ugly Duckling learns a beautiful lesson about the universality of alcohol and skanks

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