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The Black Keys Reveal Rap Record
The blues-rocking duo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys will soon try their luck in the hip-hop universe. Under the pseudonym BlakRoc, they plan to release a self-titled, hybrid rap-rock record of sorts, slated for a Nov. 27 debut.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDef Jam preps 2LP comp for anniversary, Record Store Day
Hip-hop is in a collaborative frenzy right now. Nearly every big-name release has a small horde of featured artists, and producers and emcees are passed around the studios like so many communion chalices. Even so, uniting an entire label's best and brightest is no mean feat, since so many titanic egos would have to play nice to squeeze onto a single album. Def Jam, rap mecca that it is, is artfully sidestepping this problem by releasing a double-vinyl compilation in celebration of the label's 25th anniversary.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLudacris: Theater of the Mind
Collaboration tracks dominated 2008, an aesthetic writ... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsMax Payne
The popular discourse on video-game movies is steeped in... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsLudacris ends T.I. beef, talks new album
The hip-hop feuds of yore were relatively simple affairs. An artist would release a diss track, the target would respond, and they'd go back and forth for a while until they got tired of it, usually releasing a collaboration track in the process (get money!). With the crews of modern hip-hop, it gets a little more complicated. Now there's feuding factions for a rapper to contend with, intra-posse squabbles, and enough court intrigue for a drama on premium cable.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLudacris says new website is the end of the recording studio
Try to stay with us here. You're rolling down the street with your crew, and out of nowhere, Just Blaze appears in an alleyway, boombox on his shoulder. He turns it on, and the illest beat you've ever heard starts blasting. Before you know it, everyone is getting hyphy and you're freestyling like there's no tomorrow. "Damn," you think to yourself. "I need to be recording this right now!" Well, worry no more, future legendary MC, because in this implausible scenario, Ludacris has you covered.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPeter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris to play AIDS benefit
[Above: Ludacris] Details have just been announced for this year's fifth annual International 46664 Concert, to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on Dec. 1. Named after Nelson Mandela's former prison number, the all-day event brings a variety of artists together at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium. This year's lineup includes Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Razorlight and Goo Goo Dolls. Dozens of other international acts are expected to join the roster in the coming weeks. The 46664 Concert began in 2003 as Mandela's way to mark World AIDS Day and raise awareness about the disease responsible for... read more
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