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Wu-Tang Clan Announces Tour Dates for December and January

After completing their Rebirth Tour in Europe this summer, the renowned hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan recently rolled out more tour dates, this time in the U.S. The N.Y.C.-based collective will play shows on both coasts throughout December and January. The short leg of dates kicks off in New Jersey and wraps up in Los Angeles at Club Nokia.  read more

Watch Yoko Ono, RZA, Sonic Youth, Lady Gaga, More Peform "Give Peace a Chance"

Yoko Ono brought some celeb-heavy show to Los Angeles this weekend....  read more

Dave Sitek and Aziz Ansari Unveil First Mixtape Track

The first song from the much-anticipated Raaaaaaaandy Mixtape, featuring the alter-ego of comedian Aziz Ansari rapping over beats produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, sees Ansari playing the Game like a pro. His first single, “Aaaaaaaangry,” wasn’t released. It was leaked, and it features Raaaaaaaandy taking up the mantle of another great hip-hop tradition—the beef....  read more

Watch the New Vampire Weekend Video Featuring RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil Jon and a Jonas Brother

The video for Vampire Weekend’s “Giving Up the Gun” was just released on Spinner. For the clip, the fellas recruited RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil Jon and Joe Jonas to act as players in a rather odd tennis match....  read more

Me, Myself and I: Ten Notable, Musical Alter Egos

What is "real," ultimately, when it comes to entertainment?  read more

Wu-Tang's RZA to Write, Score and Direct Eli Roth-Produced Kung Fu Movie

Wu-Tang Clan member and generally entertaining dude RZA is done merely dabbling in movies (he’s appeared in American Gangster and Coffee and Cigarettes and has scored several films, including Kill Bill). The video-game lover is currently working on a kung fu film with producer Eli Roth. The movie, titled The Man with the Iron Fist, was written by the rap icon and will also cast him in a new role: director....  read more

Wu-Tang Clan's RZA Loves Video Games, His Nerdy Kids and Roundhouse Kicks

They don’t call the RZA “the braintrust” of the Wu-Tang Clan for nothing; the gears in dude’s mind simply do not stop. And because of that, plus his obsession with martial arts, East Asian philosophy, comic books and advanced recording technology, it’s not unfair to describe him as, yes, a nerd....  read more

Devendra Banhart Talks Potential New Album With Wu-Tang Clan's GZA

"He's a legend. He's untouchable. He's an avatar, an iconoclast," gushes the hirsute folkie...  read more

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

Wu-Tang Clan Roundup: Where are the Killa Bees Landing These Days?

Wu-Tang is so scattered that they don't really qualify as a clan; at this point they're probably closer to a loose network of anarcho-syndicalist collectives. So no, we'll probably never see another record approaching the unmitigated brilliance of their 1993 debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The upshot to that is the individual members of the Clan are left to their own devices, which has produced some pretty great stuff, and they're set to continue that trend for the near-future....  read more