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Move over Jay-Z! Guardian readers pick a hip-hop playlist for beginners

5177 days ago
Guardian MusicWe asked you to select tracks that would best introduce a newcomer to hip-hop. So here's your playlist for rap rookiesTo quote Kritik from yesterday's blog about Jay-Z's choice of hip-hop tracks for rap rookies: "Picking a playlist is tough." That it... more info

Public Enemy - Public Enemy Fans Fund New Album

5180 days ago
ContactMusicPUBLIC ENEMY's fan fundraising initiative has paid off - the rap supergroup has secured the $51,000 (34,000) they asked devotees to raise so they could record a... more info

Public Enemy raise enough money from fan-investment to record new album

5180 days ago
NMERap group have secured £51,000 through fan-funding site Sellaband more info

Elvis Presley to receive the hip-hop remix treatment on a new album

5192 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe connection between hip-hop and Elvis Presley has been relatively tenuous since Chuck D discouraged matters on "Fight the Power." Branding the Mississippi-born legend a racist, the Public Enemy frontman famously opined that Elvis never "meant [a t... more info

Rockers NYC – WHY Mixtape Vol.1

5195 days ago
Discobelle.netNYC clothing label Rockers NYC gives us a mixtape filled with classic hip hop and it’s a perfect companion for any occasion. (Via Unotre) “WHY Vol. 1 pays tribute to the early 90s hip-hop scene, when the rebels ruled the airwaves! This mixtape me... more info

The hip-hop heritage society

5205 days ago
Guardian MusicWhy aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in oneOn the last Saturday of... more info

Shotgun Justice Served With a Strut

5210 days ago
Topix"Justice" isn't a word you often hear at concerts. At benefit shows, maybe, or at a Public Enemy or Yoko Ono performance. more info

Chiddy Bang, Kid Cudi and Kidz In The Hall prefer blog-rocking beats to old soul samples

5211 days ago
Guardian MusicYou're more likely to hear MGMT or Grizzly Bear on a hip-hop record than James Brown these days. So is the art of crate digging gone for good?"Last LP we got down right, showed all these corny motherfuckers what hip-hop's supposed to sound like." So ... more info

David Beckham Flips On Fan Following Prostitute Taunts

5216 days ago
Pop CrunchDavid Beckham has been pegged Public Enemy No. 1 in a new tabloid-driven scandal that taps the sportsman as the latest big-name dirtbag with a thirsty for infidelity and a penchant for prossies. Just don’t mention that to Becks.Beckham lost his coo... more info

Public Enemy, Sha Na Na star at LI music fest

5216 days ago
TopixThe first act at Hofstra University's "Live at 75" Festival to pull out the old hip-hop cheer "Throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care" Saturday was Sha Na Na. more info

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