Guardian Music — 6 August 1988: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicMTV may now be associated with continual documentaries about rich kids, but for a decade the channel was synonymous with actual music. Hip-hop was init... more info

Guardian Music — 1991: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt was not just a battle between east and west coast, but between two types of hustle. The rough, in the form of Compton-born Marion "Suge" Knight, a failed Ame... more info

Guardian Music — December 1992: Number 31 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Chronic's lush, sophisticated production smoothed out the rattly aesthetic of hip-hop's first "golden age" with radio-friendly audio opulence. But ... more info

Guardian Music — RZA of the pioneering hip-hop collective discusses his directorial debut, playing Glastonbury and the next generation of Wu talentIn 1993, way before most members of current gonzo rap collective Odd Future could even walk, New York City's Wu-Tang Cla... more info

Guardian Music — Award-winning singer deconstructs hit song in cinema ad for new Hewlett-Packard laptopHewlett-Packard is giving a very British twist to its (very) American campaign promoting the "music inside" laptop – a TV campaign featuring rapper Dr Dre – by ... more info

VH1 Blog — Dr. Dre cruises around Los Angeles in a Chrysler 300S playing an instrumental track through the sedan’s Beats by Dre speakers in a television spot that premiered on Sunday during the NBA finals. HipHopDX is reporting that the instrumental is the be... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper DR. Dre has ended a legal battle over digital sales of his iconic album The Chronic after settling on the amount of damages he is owed. In April (11), a U. S. district judge ruled label executives at Death Row Records were selling Dre's 1992 d... more info

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Guardian Music — Now Wave, ManchesterIt's not that DJ/promoters Wesley Killerbee and Jonathan Paul Wickstead don't like old music, but the raison d'être of their Now Wave brand is to showcase only new stuff, which they do at weekly cross-genre club nights and gigs a... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — News trickles out of Dr. Dre's Aftermath compound in sporadic, unreliable bursts, but Friday yielded a rare little dispatch. To refresh your memory, "Detox" has been "almost done" for a decade, and half of its original collaborators are probably plan... more info