Rapper Mos Def is facing a copyright suit from a Turkish composer for a track off his Grammy-nominated album, The Ecstatic. According to reports, the song Supermagic off his latest LP sampled the track Ince Ince Kar Yaar from Turkish musician Selda Bagcan without prior permission. Bagcan said that she was not even aware that she »
Mixtape: ArtOfficial – The Payback
Miami hip-hop ensemble ArtOfficial have linked up with DJBooth.net, RefinedHype, Illroots and Kevin Nottingham to drop a free project entitled The Payback .
The 12-track street album finds emcees Newsense and Logics performing over the live backing of bandmates Danny Perez, Manny Patino, Ralf Valencia and Keith Cooper, who recreate classic instrumentals by everyone from rock legend Jimi Hendrix (“Voodoo”) [...]
R.I.P. Guru
And another Legend leaves this place, R.I.P. Guru!
Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease.
Mixtape: Rhymefest – Dangerous: 5-18
Rhymefest drops this Mixtape as a prelude to El Che, which finally in stores May 18th.