San Diego World wide B-boy legend Cros 1 will be throwing one of his famous jammy jams this Friday night. As always this event should be off the hook.When: Friday January 26thWhere: Luna Lounge 639 J Street Downtown SDTime: Doors open at 9pmCost: $10 unless your on the list in which case you better ...

By Kate HoltonMerlin, the new agency representing the world's independent music sector, has agreed a deal with digital music company Snocap which will allow its labels' music to be sold from Web sites such as MySpace.The group announced the deal at the annual MidemNet music conference in France, saying it would allow thousands of independent ...

Story by: Lee BainsBlaqstarr will release his gritty, grimy Supastarr EP March 6 via Mad Decent. It will be his first album for the Diplo-run label. Standing in the streets of his native Baltimore, Blaqstarr (not to be confused with the Mos Def/Talib Kweli duo Black Star) positions himself between the exploratory eccentricities of his ...

Basically this movie caught my attention because Alicia Keys was looking hot in some of the photos from the set.(sorry baby but, You know Alicia is my 2nd wife) Then after a closer look, I find out Common is in it also. Please note; I'm not checking for Common in they same way I'm ...

Is Hip Hop Weekly getting a bad Rap? Hip Hop Weekly is first in the weekly hip hop tabloid niche. It has a People, US magazine type look but. a little bit bigger size maybe the size of Vibe magzine. The colors look good, the layout is nice and clean and contains ads from ...

Giant Step is pleased to announce the return of influential UK DJ extraordinaire Gilles Peterson as he drops by NY to showcase artists featured on his record label, Brownswood Recordings. The evening named Brownswood Sessions will showcase the highly anticipated US debut of the explosive Japanese jazz band, Soil & “Pimp” Sessions, Brazil’s exciting female ...

VH1 and ego trip have stepped in to search for the next great “White Rapper.” Hosted by white rap legend Michael “MC Serch” Berrin of the group 3rd Bass, and producing legend Prince Paul (De La Soul, Handsome Boy Modeling School) and set in the in the birthplace of hip hop -- the South Bronx ...

Story by: Dave RuighOn February 6, Brooklyn-based record label and clothing company Ropeadope will venture out of the city and into the World Wide Web with the launch of Ropeadope Digital, an exclusive online-only imprint. New releases by seven Ropeadope Digital artists—including albums from Tokyo turntable whiz DJ Klock and Philadelphia hip-hop duo Electric City—will ...

Not Guilty 2 (DVD)85 min.- 4 years after the first video, here is the second volume of Not Guitly DVD! It features 85 minutes of non-stop, hardcore train painting from around the world. See subways and commuter trains be destroyed in NYC, France, Japan, South Africa and many other places. This DVD came out sometime ...

"...call it nu-jazz, call it nu-house, call it future-jazz, in fact call it what you want, I'm sticking with the words awesome and genius..." - Wax Magazine (UK)Born in 1974 in New Zealand, half Japanese half NZ musician/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe has been on the music journey since starting piano when he was four. Classical ...