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Jamaa Fanaka, ‘Welcome Home Brother Charles’ Director, Dead At 69

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:57:09 +0000

Jamaa Fanaka, film director of '70s era black classics 'Penitentiary' and 'Welcome Home, Brother Charles,' died Sunday in his South LA apartment. He was 69.

LISTEN: Kendrick Lamar Feat. Dr. Dre, “The Recipe”

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:38:58 +0000

On "The Recipe," Kendrick Lamar connects with Dr. Dre on this tune from the young stunner's forthcoming album, 'Good Kid in a Mad City.'

MUST-SEE: ‘Keith Haring: 1978—1982’ — Brooklyn Museum Exhibit

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:19:49 +0000

Opening March 16 at the Brooklyn Museum, 'Keith Haring: 1978–1982' is the "first large-scale exhibition to explore the early career of one of the best-known American artists of the 20th century."

MUST-SEE: ‘The Box That Rocks’ — Exhibit At Brooklyn’s MoCADA

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:47:25 +0000

With the new exhibit 'THE BOX THAT ROCKS: 30 Years of Video Music Box and the Rise of Hip Hop Music & Culture,' visitors can examine the pioneering show’s "historic contribution to urban music and culture."

LISTEN: Nas, “The Don” (Prod. By Heavy D, Salaam Remi & Da Internz)

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:09:20 +0000

Nas has dropped another heat rock with the Heavy D-coproduced "The Don," following recent murderous verses on songs “Triple Beam Dreams” and “King & Queens."

WATCH: Lianne La Havas, “Lost & Found” — New Video

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:18:55 +0000

Lianne La Havas released a great new video for "Lost & Found," directed by Colin Solal Cardo. She's performing at NYC's Mercury Lounge on Tuesday. Who's going?

LISTEN: Taz Arnold (TI$A), ‘Rad America’ — Free Album Stream & Download

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:38:21 +0000

Instead of waiting to drop his new album, rAd AmericA, beat conductor and style maven Taz Arnold posted it on his Soundcloud page for free download or stream.

WATCH: Danny Brown, “Radio Song” — New Video

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:30:11 +0000

Danny Brown's new video for "Radio Song" from last year's crazy banger LP, XXX, is one big F-U to the hip-hop conformists and the label execs who sign them.

LISTEN: Taz Arnold, “Why Am I So Fly” — New Music [Download]

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:41:32 +0000

Taz Arnold premiered a teaser single today titled "Why Am I So Fly" which is a lil taste of what's in store when he finally releases his long-awaited solo debut, rAd AmericA.

WATCH: ‘Color Outside The Lines’ — New Trailer For Documentary About Black Tattoo Artists

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:54:26 +0000

Watch this new trailer for 'Color Outside the Lines,' a promising documentary about the "history, struggles and triumphs" of African-American tattoo artists.