The Streets News

In his new album, Wyclef Jean adopts the persona of a character based on the 18th-century Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture. From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion , a 13-track concept album, finds the former Fugees star adopting the persona of Toussaint St.

LaRue performs Sat., Nov. 7 at the Vera Project. Doors at 7:30 p.m. It's been a long time coming, but, finally, local MC LaRue will be making his live debut as a headliner tomorrow at the Vera Project in support of the release of his mixtape, LaRue or the Streets .

The Castro was packed Halloween night and so was Lookout . Transformed into a Fun House, Lookout was packed from the front balcony overlooking Market and 16th Streets to the Thick and Thin Pizza dining room.

Celebrity tweeter Elizabeth Taylor joins a host of famous names on Twitter. But who are the ones to follow? By Tim Lusher Wednesday, 28 October 2009 Elizabeth Taylor tweeted 19 times in two hours this week in praise of Michael Jackson's film This Is It .

Long Awaited Album THE SEVENTH SEAL In Stores November 17, 2009 - On October 27, 2009, the man many call The God MC, Rakim Allah, will release "Walk These Streets," the new single off of his much anticipated new album The Seventh Seal.

Among the panelists scheduled to speak today at a forum on Asian gangs was a young man set to discuss how gang violence had affected his family.

One of the stars of Clint Eastwood's film "Gran Torino" is scheduled to talk about gang violence in the Southeast Asian communities from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of University of the Pacific's DeRosa University Center.

The Melody Inn is rumored to be the second oldest bar in Indianapolis. Located at 38th and Illinois Streets in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, The Melody is a small, friendly storefront tavern with an undisputed reputation for coolness.

A 20 year old Marine, Anthony Hector Vargas was a proud young man, wanting only to serve his country.

Caption: Luke Worrell took to The Streets of Los Angeles to march against the decision not to overturn Proposition 8 - the ban on gay marriage in California Los Angeles, California .... THE STREETS star MIKE SKINNER has offered fans a 50 per cent money back deal after a gig in Los Angeles descended into chaos.

Mike Skinner is tired of talking about himself. It's yet another thing that sets the British rap storyteller apart from his peers.

The movie premiered on DVD in July and now makes its way to Blu-ray, getting the high definition treatment for an otherwise low budget looking film.

Earlier this year, we named Shabazz Palaces one of the ten best local albums of the year thus far , and while this video is set in Watts, Los Angeles, it's still a fantastic look for local hip-hop. The premise of the video is just as ambiguous as Shabazz Palaces itself--with its minimal descriptors and stream-of-consciousness sounds-- but director ...

"FROM THE HUT TO THE PROJECTS TO THE MANSION" On November 10th Featuring DJ Drama, Eve, Cyndi Lauper, Timbaland, Lil Kim,and others NEW YORK, NY a 'Wyclef Jean returns to his hip-hop roots with the gritty release of "DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean AKA Toussaint St Jean From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion," a collaboration with DJ Drama to be ...

The sold out signs were up in advance and support was provided by fellow Londoners; Imperial Leisure and hip hop duo POS and Paper Tiger.

The countdown pace picks up as I'm going to start posting them three at a time: 36.

This might be the beginning of the end for the Streets. Mike Skinner, the man behind the moniker, says his next album will be his last, and whether or not that's true, the British rapper is sure acting like it.

Jules comes live from BBC Manchester to provide all the biggest club tunes you'll need to heat up your Friday night! Krysko is live in the studio for this week's DJ on Route and Heatbeat's Agustin Servente is on the phone from Argentina for some Sets Education.

The man who gave the world Madonna's pointy cone bra has outdone himself, serving up padded fanny puffs and even a turtle-shell shaped pregnant lady belly piece with his spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear collection Saturday.

"Unstoppable" Mixtape With DJ WHOO KID & DJ SCREAM Hitting the Streets Now NEW YORK, NY-- - "All The Above ," the breakthrough hit single from Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Maino has just received RIAA platinum certification, marking digital sales in excess of 1 million.