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One of the deeper discussions on black male identity in recent memory took place this past Saturday at the Oakland Museum of California.

The music industry, gathered here for 54th Grammy Awards Sunday evening, was in shock after the death of Whitney Houston, the six-time Grammy winner, Saturday afternoon.

The music industry, gathered here for 54th Grammy Awards Sunday evening, was in shock after the death of Whitney Houston, the six-time Grammy winner, Saturday afternoon.

Michael Rapaport, director of the documentary 'Beat, Rhymes and Life,' poses for a portrait on Jan.

Q: What is a Dilla? A: It's not what -- Dilla is a city in northwest Somalia -- it's a who.

Harlem Stage has announced its Spring 2012 schedule, which includes tributes to jazz giant Cecil Taylor and modern legends A Tribe Called Quest, as well as barrier-busting works in music, dance and film.

It's evident in every moment of his documentary, "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest," the actor's directing debut about the influential hip-hop group.

Since Q-Tip has gotten the lion's share of the glory for A Tribe Called Quest's success... and because ATCQ has been known for their deep jazz and funk samples, we're digging through the crates finding those cuts used to make the definitive Tribe sound.

One of my earliest observations about documentary films is they're especially great for niche audiences.

As expected , The Jungle Brothers DID bring out members of the Native Tongues last night at SOB's , but that did not include many of the "invited guests". The reunion and associated guest appearances were limited to Leaders of The New School , Jarobi , members of the UMC's and Black Sheep , Sadat X , Force MDs and possibly some others.

It was just six years ago today that Hip-Hop lost one of its greatest producers of all-time, Detroit born and raised J Dilla.

Had he not passed away on Feb. 10, 2006, beloved hip-hop producer J Dilla would have turned 38 years young today.

The hip-hop producer born James Dewitt Yancey would have celebrated his 38th birthday on Tuesday, and with each passing year since his death in 2006 atage32, the status of the artist better known as J Dilla rises.

The New Jersey rapper hit it big with placement in one of the Super Bowl's top ads last night.

Mixmaster-producers from A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul will be at Los Angeles' Ultra Lounge today, speaking about the impact of the Native Tongues and the "golden-era" sound of Hip Hop.

The Red Bull Music Academy is residing in New York this year, but the traveling music workshop is giving L.A. artists a sample of its uber-exclusive program of lectures and seminars Saturday at downtown L.A.'s Ultra Lounge .

This coming Tuesday, February 7th at S.O.B's on 200 Varrick Street in SoHo, the Jungle Brothers will be performing live in a reunion of Native Tongues that will include performances by De La Soul, Black Sheep, L.O.N.S, A Tribe Called Quest, Monie Love.A A Tickets for the Lower Manhattan ConcertA are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Few artists have the level of buzz for a single project as Kendrick Lamar does for his upcoming debut LP .

A Tribe Called Quest once said to " Check the Rhime ." Well, you'll be able to do that and more when hip-hop comes to the St.

The death of Soul Train creator and host Don Cornelius prompted a slew of responses from artists, including a few who recalled the long-running show's impact on their lives.