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Q-Tip (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Penguin Prison on Cashing Checks With Lana Del Rey, Being in a Boy Band and Occupy Wall Street

    ​Whether singing in his local gospel choir, recording jingles or rocking at downtown clubs in his native New York City, music has played a major part of Chris Glover's life. In 2009, Glover adopted the moniker Penguin Prison, which he says came from "a joke rap song and there was a line about goin ... More >>

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    July 7, 2011

    Members of the Tribe

    Michael Rapaport observes the vibe and checks out the scenario

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    June 9, 2011

    Seven Rap Songs about Eating Well

    Buff Love aka The Human Beat Box​Last week, the USDA introduced a new symbol for healthy eating to replace the decades-old food pyramid long considered ineffectual. The new graphic, called "MyPlate," replaces the pyramid with a plate-shaped pie chart demonstrating the importance of making fruits a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Steve Aoki, ?uestlove, Kid Sister Collaborate with Artists on Hennessy Bottle Designs

    ​Hennessy V.S calls it "Blending of Art," which basically has 10 artists and hip-hop artists collaborating on bottle designs. Personally, it's about time Hennessy acknowledged all the free advertising their product has been getting from hip-hop artists since 2Pac. 

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Q&A: Quadron

    Beth Stirnaman/OC WeeklyQuadron at the Commonwealth Lounge last night​Hours before their gig at Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton, we found Coco O. and Robin Hannibal of Quadron hanging out by the stage. So we figured we'd help them kill some time with a probing interview about a wide range of topi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Black Keys Hip Hop Project: Good Thing or Great Thing?

    James Carney​We may be a day or so behind on this one, but in a quest to find some ever-elusive liner note credits for Black Key's Thickfreakness album, we stumbled onto something a hundred times better. Up until now, things were staying pretty quiet on the whole "rap-rock" front, at least for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Posthumous J Dilla record out in June

    A 25-track disc comprised of beats made by the late J Dilla is "dropping" (that's hip-hop for "being released") June 2 on Nature Sounds. Dilla was a much-heralded producer who gained fame in the late '80s with the group Slum Village. Many credit him for helping to place Detroit on the hip-hop map, b ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2008

    [CD Review] Q-Tip, 'The Renaissance' (Universal Motown)

    A 25-track disc comprised of beats made by the late J Dilla is "dropping" (that's hip-hop for "being released") June 2 on Nature Sounds. Dilla was a much-heralded producer who gained fame in the late '80s with the group Slum Village. Many credit him for helping to place Detroit on the hip-hop map, b ... More >>

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    Indie Vs. Major: Who's Got the Flavor

    Urban music in 2006 was typified by what it wasnt as much as what it was

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    Two Days in the Valley

    Coachellas always gritty and stinky and yet were still going. Again

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    February 9, 2006

    Andy Summers' War

    Ex-Dantalians Chariot guitarist comes to Orange County

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    Fast and Furious

    Richard Pryor: done fucked enough

  • Music

    January 20, 2005

    A Moment in Rhyme

    Crown City Rockers keep tradition of MCs rhyming with live musicians

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    November 11, 2004

    Beats Rhymes Life

    A Tribe Called Quest: not another Urban Dance Squad!

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    September 16, 2004

    Live Previews

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    August 12, 2004

    Monk Hughes and the Outer Realm

    A Tribe Called Quest: not another Urban Dance Squad!

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    November 13, 2003

    Get Everywhere

    The Willowzs positively possibly true tales

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    October 17, 2002

    Satin Dolls

    Growing up during the last days of the West Coast jazz scene

  • Features

    September 6, 2001

    Its a Living

    You think your jobs tough? Try being the Ty-D-Bowl Man for Huntington Beach

  • Unknown

    January 11, 2001

    Talib Kweli & Hi-TekReflection EternalPriority Rawkus

    You think your jobs tough? Try being the Ty-D-Bowl Man for Huntington Beach

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