It’s Janet Jackson’s 47th(?!) birthday today so here’s a video megamix of her 1993 album janet. for our Throwback Thursday. Can someone explain to us how Janet Jackson is 47 years old? The American pop icon may or may not be sipping from a secret fountain of youth but regardless, she celebrates her birthday today …
Dubspot took the liberty of doing a SXSW interview with good old Flying Lotus.
Brian Eno’s lecture for the Red Bull Music Academy in New York is now available for streaming in its entirety. Brian Eno is one of the most influential artists in the realms of electronic music, with his groundbreaking work within ambient music and rock in the 70s, 80s and beyond. He is still going strong …
A rare video of Dilla getting ready for a soundcheck with Slum Village in LA in 2000 has been uncovered.
Entertainment commentators BRKDWN ask the classic question: is hip hop sampling lazy or creative?
The God MC Rakim talks to the Red Bull Music Academy about his early days, his most famous lyrics and whether he believes he’s the GOAT.
The duo that is Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins bring us a video for their new track PopStopper. Husband/wife duos have had major impacts on the world: Barack and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Pierre and Marie Curie. While Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins (rolling as G&D) may not be on those levels …
Phonosaurus’ Astrid Engberg releases a video for her upcoming sophomore release Poetry Is Gone. We’ve been keeping an eye on Danish singer Astrid Engberg. Her debut EP with Phonosaurus Records, Life Is Gone, was a vibrant mix of hip hop, jazz and blues and this aesthetic has been carried forward to her new album, Poetry …
Watch Mike Tyson mix up his words and nearly floor Don King in this hilarious video. The year is 1995. After more than four years out of boxing due to a prison sentence, Mike Tyson was back with a fight against heavyweight boxer Peter McNeeley. As with all boxing matches, especially involving Mike Tyson, there …
Janelle Monáe adds some visuals for her funktastic new single, Q.U.E.E.N, featuring Erykah Badu. I’ve found it hard to formulate words for this as it gave me pure unadulterated LIFE, but I’ll keep it professional for a minute. Janelle Monáe dropped “Q.U.E.E.N” from her upcoming album Electric Lady towards the tail end of last month …