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Two Unreleased Tupac Diss Tracks

5029 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleTwo unreleased diss tracks from 2pac. The first track that features Daz Dillinger, Threat and Kurupt. Tribe, Mobb Deep and Jeru Da Damaja are some of the artists the late rapper takes shots at. Watch Ya Mouth takes aim at Biggie Smalls, Nas, De La So... more info

Readers recommend: debuts – results

5035 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Marc Bolan to Nico to Buddy Holly, your list of favourite debut releases made for premier readingHow to begin? First impressions are very important. They can be make-or-break, though an artist may be lucky enough to have several cracks at the wh... more info

Red Hot compilation promotes Aids awareness through tropicália

5040 days ago
Guardian MusicThe series which started with Cole Porter covers recognises Brazil's recognition as 'a major force in world affairs'In 1989, Leigh Blake and John Carlin were just two friends with a dream. In response to the effect of the Aids epidemic on NYC's artis... more info

The Second Summer of Love

5043 days ago
Guardian Music1988-89: Number 17 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicConfusingly, the Second Summer of Love was really two summers. The first, 1988, was the warm-up as acid house graduated from hipster secret to the dominant sound of Br... more info

De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising moves hip-hop into the Daisy Age

5045 days ago
Guardian Music3 March 1989: Number 22 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop music"Yet our best-trained, best-educated, best-equipped, best-prepared troops refuse to fight. Matter of fact, it's safe to say that they would rather switc... more info

DE LA SOUL IS DEAD IS 20

5074 days ago
Soul Sides Damn, De La Soul Is Dead is already 20 years old? F—, I feel old. John Book goes in on discussing the album and I don’t have much to say except for this: De La was the reason I got into hip-hop and by extension, was the reason I got into musi... more info

Popdose Flashback ’91: De La Soul, “De La Soul is Dead”

5076 days ago
PopdoseDe La Soul dead? Hardly? Their masterful sophomore effort, one of the best hip-hop albums of all time, gets the Flashback '91 treatment on Popdose. more info

Rakim: still preaching 'not for profit'

5078 days ago
Guardian MusicOnce in the vanguard of hip-hop's golden age, the rap legend remains a custodian of musical values long since lost to lucreWilliam Michael Griffin Jr, aka Rakim Allah, remembers the first time he came to England. It was November 1987; the 19-year-ol... more info

Blackstar Bring Out Jay Electronica During London Show (Video)

5078 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleA few hours ago so the Science Of Speech concert with Rakim, De La Soul and Blackstar (Talib Kweli & Mos Def). I unfortunately missed Rakim’s set but here is footage of De La Soul and Blackstar’s set.   a2a_linkname="Blackstar Bring Out Jay Elec... more info

Clubs picks of the week

5082 days ago
Guardian MusicRakim, On tourWho could forget that immortal couplet: "Me and Eric B and a nice big plate of fish/ Which is my favourite dish"? Besides promoting the healthy benefits of an Omega 3-rich diet, Eric B & Rakim's 1987 album and single Paid In Full marked... more info

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