African singer Fela Kuti and American pop-star Tina Turner are currently ahead in the votes for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Nominees. Voting, which is open to the public, will end on April 30th. The inductees will then be selected from among the top five.
Devo, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Iron Maiden, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, Chaka Khan, Rage Against The Machine, Kate Bush, Mary J. Blige, Todd Rundgren, Dionne Warwick, New York Dolls and the Foo Fighters are also nominated.
Stic – from the hip-hop duo Dead Prez – has announced that he is signing copies of his “Workout II” album, and making them available on his platform, rbgfitclub dot com.
These are autographed double discs; one being the main CD and the other all instrumentals.
Twenty-five years after his first Grammy nomination, Nasir Jones aka Nas, is now victorious! The Queensbridge MC walked away from the 2021 Grammy Awards with the trophy for Best Rap Album.
He earned the award because of his thirteenth studio album titled “King’s Disease,” which was released in the Summer of 2020.
Legendary soul music singer, Anita Baker, is currently fighting to have all rights to her master recordings turned over to her. By law music authors and composers are entitled to have their copyrights reverted to them after thirty-five (35) years.
As such, she is asking all her fans and supporters to stop buying her music, temporarily, until she is able to take control of the masters. This would ensure that monies generated from sales, streams, downloads etc. would go to her as oppose to the music company she is going up against.
The Roots Jam Session is a star-studded experience hosted by the legendary Roots Crew. The award-winning hip-hop group and house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon is taking their annual jam session virtual this year, with a few surprise guests.
It will broadcast on TIDAL and Oculus on Saturday, March 13th at 6 PM PT (9 PM ET).
One of Toronto’s longtime hip-hop veteran artist, Uzman, has just dropped a record that addresses the rise in stress related illnesses and deaths, stemming from the covid-19 protocols. The song, titled “Stress Less,” is delivered in a manner that makes it very easy to digest, even for those that aren’t necessarily into hip-hop.
In a recent article by The Globe & Mail, it was reported that suicides went up sharply during the pandemic. Additionally, there have been countless stories from various news outlets highlighting the rapid rise in depression, right across North America, because of the corona virus.
Being an experienced MC, Uzman was very careful to broach this extremely serious topic in a light-hearted, fun but powerful way. When asked what he would like people to take away from the song, he said the following: “When it feels like more Stress Is building on top of Stress, just start thinking – Stress Less.”
On April 23rd, “Gotham” – the ten-track album by Talib Kweli and Diamond D – will be officially released via fatbeats dot com. In addition to Kweli and Diamond the record will also feature Busta Rhymes, Skyzoo, Niré AllDai, John Forte and NIKO IS.
Though the project will not be out until April, it is now available for pre-order.
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