Guardian Music — Despite being steeped in gang culture, the rapper who Pharrell Williams calls 'this era's Bob Dylan' deconstructs the lifestyle rather than glamourising it"You know Compton," rumbles Kendrick Lamar. "You don't hear no artists from Compton showing vul... more info
Time — Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s 1982 hit “The Message” is the number 1 song on Rolling Stone‘s first-ever list of “The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time.” (LIST: Listen to TIME’s Top 10 Songs of 2012 Playlist) The magazine ... more info
Guardian Music — The 'YouTube of audio' claims to now reach 8% of the world's internet population as mobile audio takes offIf the future of the internet is mobile, things are looking very good for Soundcloud, the Berlin-based sound-sharing site. Known as the "YouTube... more info
Time — Ain’t nuthin’ but a money thing. Dr. Dre, known for hits like “Nuthin’ But a G Thang,” “I Need a Doctor,” “Still D.R.E.” and “California Love,” tops Forbes‘ new list of The World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians — largely due ... more info
Guardian Music — The superstar DJ is on an endless-seeming global musical odyssey. What's he actually looking for? We caught up with him and his band, Major Lazer, in MexicoIf one thing can be said of Diplo, it's that he puts himself out there. Midway through Major L... more info
Starpulse — Snoop Dogg and David Beckham have teamed up for an animated re-imagining of Charles Dickens' classic festive tale A Christmas Carol. The rapper and the soccer star both feature in a short cartoon... more info