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There's nobody in Baltimore making hip-hop like this. Somehow, the music that Spectre produces is both insular and wide-eared: brittle electronics, gothy rock, electro, free jazz, and even some actual traditional hip-hop. This is all crammed onto the same DNA strand while, remarkably, firmly maintaining the Wordsound label boss and all-around ...

Grammy-award winner Sheryl Crow is among the artists who will help kick off the holiday season when the National Christmas Tree is lit on December 3. Ms.

This transcultural beauty is turning heads in the music industry with her social views mixed with melodic tunes.

University of Miami sophomore Erica Steinmiller was excited to see hip-hop star, Common, perform on campus during Homecoming week Friday, Nov.

There was a time when hip hop was rebel music, a blast from the inner-city alternating between party soundtrack and protest against injustice.

Roc Nation rapper J. Cole recently revealed details around his upcoming debut album, which is due out next spring or summer.

Diddy Speaks to Shyne . . . Or Maybe he didn't Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow, one of the central figures in the infamous Sean "P. Diddy" Combs gun case back in early 2001, has just completed an eight year prison term.

North Little Rocka s Verizon Arena provided the perfect backdrop for a exemplary evening of music as Maxwella s Blacksummernighta s Tour captivated the A-State. A crowd of 5,639 took in a magnificent display of energy from three Grammy award winning artists and reciprocated by providing the stars with intense and invariable adulation for the next ...

In March 2008, I wrote a review called " Top Five Men's Cologne " and I truly thought Usher for Men was the "it" cologne and nobody could top it.

And he rolled up his sleeves and poured it all over the stage of the United Center on Thursday night.

Common has always been considered a thinking man's rapper, thanks to key releases such as "One Day It'll All Make Sense" , "Like Water for Chocolate" and "Be" . But with his latest effort, "Universal Mind Control," the Chicago native wanted to shake some butts for a change.

In the wake of the tragic death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, many hip-hop artists have spoken out about violence, not only among the youth of Chicago, but in other cities like Atlanta and Newark.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines Headlined and co-curated by hip-hop star Common , the Hennessy Artistry Series attracted an impressive group of stars Wednesday night at New York's Terminal 5. Guests such as Eve , Penn Badgley , Lucy Liu , and Ashanti were entertained by house band The Roots and upcoming talent.

Common, opening for Maxwell at Toyota Center Tuesday, is a proud graduate of the Rap Institute of Acting.

Think you know about neo-soul and real hip-hop? Maxwell is back finally after taking a long rest to bring to his fans the Blacksummer's Night Tour.

The Go! hitmaker brought out a host of his rap pals including Ludacris, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Heavy D for his Common & Friends benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium.

Kid Cudi Man On the Moon: The End of Day Kid Cudi was always destined to be the next big thing.

Yes, they signed with a mega-label and are cashing checks as a late-night show's house band, but sellouts? The Roots? The Philadelphia hip-hop crew's drummer shakes his head: It's just business, man.

You see the whole chain-shining-and-rim era is gone. That's like, super-played out.

Scott Mescudi has given the contemporary hip-hop scene a reason to look up to the stars in search for Cudi's other persona as the Man on the Moon.