Best of the blogs from the past week or so: Jay-Z feat. Santogold & Beastie Boys - "Brooklyn Go Hard (DJ Rob Dinero remix)" - re-upped by popular demand! [yousendit mp3 download link] Kanye West feat. T-Pain - "Flight School" [zshare stream/download mp3 link via Miss Info/NMC] Dream feat. Kanye ...

Happy 44th birthday today to Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre. At this point I've completely given up on hearing Detox, but Dre's existing discography—between N.W.A., his solo albums and the work he's done for other artists—is enough to make his birthday worthy of a tribute post. If ...

I introt till sitt tredje album låter Keyshia Cole något desperat när hon presenterar en ny sida av sig själv, en sexigare sida. Det är en förståelig desperation. De två tidigare albumen har varit ganska enformiga, stöpta i samma form av brustet hjärta, och för att hänga med i dagens mus...

The Neighborhood Inaugural Ball is now airing on ABC. The guests include Beyonce, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, will.i.am, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Sting, as well Rod 2.0 boldface names such as Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sean "Diddy" Combs and the very!......

UPDATED: This was supposed to be the Inauguration's make-up moment to gays and lesbians everywhere for the inclusion of the vile and reprehensible homophobe Rick Warren: Bishop Gene Robinson, an openly-gay Episcopalian minister kicking off the week with an invocation on the steps of the Lincoln...

Presidential Inaugural Committee Announces Talent Lineup for Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Kids' Inaugural Concert  Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, JAY-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira and Stevie Wonder to perform, Nick Cannon to DJ at Neighborhood Inaugural Ball Airing Exclusively on AB...

Jag har sällan haft sÃ¥ svÃ¥rt att välja ut Ã¥rets lÃ¥t som 2008, sÃ¥ när jag pekade ut Gnarls Barkleys Who’s Gonna Save My Soul var det lite uppgivet (och albumet var verkligen trist). Hade jag tänkt tanken ett varv till borde jag ha valt Ice Cube Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. 2008 hade änd...

Last year urban radio was entranced by the hypnotic 4/4 stomp of house music; this year, and much more briefly, R&B seemed smitten with throwback breaks and beats, a nostalgia-triggering retro-bounce sourced either directly from old-school funk records or the sample-heavy hip-hop singles of the late...

Efter sedvanligt strul med olika bolag och motstridiga viljor fick Missy Elliotts senaste protégé, med lite hjälp från bland andra Winehouse-producenten Salaam Remi och Jack Splash, ur sig Fearless. Nåja, det var väl ingen direkt brådska. Jazmine Sullivan är född 1987, har sjungit med Stevi...

File under “odd timing”: On the same day that Citigroup makes headlines as the beneficiary of a $300 billion bailout/prop-up, the bank begins a new marketing campaign. But don’t worry, U.S. taxpayers–the bank you’re buying a piece of isn’t blowing much dough on th...