The 10 Best Moments of The 2012 Hangout Festival
The third annual Hangout Festival is in the books, and this year's event was bigger than ever as 35,000 fans descended upon expanded grounds for the sold-out weekend. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRock The Bells 2012 Lineup Announced
The 2012 lineup for multi-city hip hop festival Rock The Bells was announced today. Some highlights include Nas, Atmosphere, Deltron 3030, Immortal Technique, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Naughty by Nature, Salt-n-Pepa, Yelawolf, Slick Rick, Murs and Tyga, among others.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsYelawolf: Radioactive
For many, Yelawolf is hip-hop’s great white hope. His start-stop flow resembles an unwinding sandbag accelerating from theater rafters, over the cleanest “dirty South” instrumental skitter of any audio stylist in an otherwise woozy, muddy year for beats. And like his hypnotizing number of neck tattoos on an otherwise lithe spaghetti body, he decorates these spotlessly metronomic shows of dexterity with a homespun grittiness the Coen Brothers could fetishize. Last year’s breakthrough single “Pop the Trunk” for instance, was Ghostface Killah’s man-on-street-corner “Shakey Dog” burned through at blink-and-you’ll-miss-something speed, pausing occasionally for an arrhythmic hook. With similarly technical, “on-the-beat” marvels... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsForthcoming Yelawolf Album Delayed One Month
Originally slated to drop September 27, much-hyped Alabama-native rapper Yelawolf has pushed back the release of his second major-label album, _Radioactive_. According to "Hip-Hop DX":http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15486/title.yelawolf-pushes-back-release-date-for-shady-records-debut-radioactive, the official release date is now October 25. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsNas, Dismemberment Plan, Yelawolf, Man Man Playing 2011 Roots Picnic 2011
The Roots announced the lineup for this year’s Roots Picnic. The 4th annual Picnic will be headlined by The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, Grammy Award-winning artist Esperanza Spalding and Nas (both backed by The Roots). They will be joined by J. Period, Aerial Pink, The Dismemberment Plan, Mac Miller, Little Dragon, Yelawolf, Man Man, Nicos Gun & Donn T.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBest of What's Next: Yelawolf
Many hip-hop stars traverse a compelling-but-familiar path from poverty to prosperity... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWatch Big Boi Feat. Yelawolf's "You Ain't No DJ" Video
Georgia boy and one half of OutKast Big Boi drops the visual accompaniment to his latest single.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Big Boi's Entire New Album (Finally!)
Since we first caught wind of it, we’ve been speculating and waiting and wondering just what Big Boi’s long-in-the-works album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, would be like. The wait is over: Mr. Left Foot himself is currently hosting all 15 tracks of his new record on his Myspace page.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsInterview: Big Boi, Yelawolf, and Jay Electronica at Secret Show in Atlanta
Click the image to watch interviews with Big Boi, Yelawolf, Jay Electronica and fans from the Microsoft KIN secret concert at the Shriners Temple in Atlanta on May 27. ... read more
Found in: Featured VideosLive Review: Big Boi, Yelawolf and Jay Electronica - Atlanta, Ga.
Last night, Atlanta’s YAARAB Shriners Temple played host to a show unlike any they’ve had before and likely won’t see again anytime soon. Twitter, Facebook and word of mouth drew hundreds of fans to the venue (kept under wraps until a handful of hours before it started) to catch free performances by Jay Electronica, Yelawolf and Atlanta’s very own Big Boi. Microsoft organized the show in promotion of their new Kin smartphone.... read more
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