Guardian Music — May 1992: Number 29 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of hip-hop"If black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?" The question may have sounded rhetorical, but rapper Sister Souljah's inflammato... more info
Guardian Music — 4 July 1986: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicEver wondered why Limp Bizkit exist? Blame the day that Walk This Way, a collaborative cover version of a 1975 Aerosmith single by Run-DMC and Aerosmith's Steve Tyl... more info
ContactMusic — Rapper Flavor Flav is hoping to make his mark in the movies with a new horror film about a vampire pimp. The colourful Public Enemy star is developing a project called MACkula. He says, "He's a pimped-out vampire. . . (The film is) a cross between th... more info
ContactMusic — Hip-hop veteran Flavor Flav spent thousands of dollars on drugs a day - for six years. The Public Enemy star and reality TV regular details the extent of his battle for sobriety in his new memoir Flavor Flav Icon, admitting he'd never be able to live... more info
Guardian Music — We have Adele to thank for introducing us to this Americana duo, whose songs deal with affairs of the heart and lives lived hardHometown: Nashville.The lineup: Joy Williams and John Paul White.The background: Adele is the new Morrissey. Discuss. We d... more info
VH1 Blog — Flavor Flav has a memoir coming out on June 1st called The Icon The Memoir in which the Public Enemy rapper discusses his drug addiction, his trouble with the law, and of course, his time spent on VH1′s Flavor of Love. In an interview with XXL Maga... more info
Guardian Music — Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?Like many people of a certain age, the first thing I did upon going to university was to blow my entire student grant on records. Sixties French chansonnières, 30s Greek rembetika, seven-... more info
TMZ — Filed under: R.I.P., Music
Gill Scott-Heron, who wrote the poem and song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died in New York City yesterday. He was 62.
According to reports, Scott-Heron became sick after returning from a t... more info
The Hip Hop Chronicle — Public Enemy, Jungle Brothers and Odd Future are just some of the names that have been confirmed to perform at next month’s Bestival event in the Isle of Wight. The four-day festival will also features the likes of DJ Shadow, Grandmaster Flash, A-T... more info
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