Entries Tagged as 'Hip Hop'
Terry Lane - Thursday 16.06.11, 13:10pm
25 years on, ‘You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party!‘ remains the most memorable parody of goofball hard rock jock anthems around.
Now Beastie Boys‘ Adam Yauch has written and directed a 30-minute comedy short film ‘Fight For Your Right Revisited’ to celebrate one of the Beastie Boys’ most renowned songs.
This sequel to the events [...]
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John Williams - Monday 21.09.09, 20:56pm
The Fugees live on Later with Jools Holland in 1996, performing Killing Me Softly, the song that brought the band to the attention of the UK public and bringing hip hop into mainstream R&B music.
Taken from the classic album The Score which launched the careers of the band’s members, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras [...]
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John Williams - Thursday 18.12.08, 22:16pm
This was one of my favourite singles of 2008. The irresistible M.I.A looking very sexy in the official video for Paper Planes.
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
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John Williams - Tuesday 28.10.08, 07:00am
From the brilliant Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill album from 1998, this is Doo Wop (That Thing), Lauryn’s best selling UK single, having reached number three here, but number one in the US.
It’s a great track with a great video.
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
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Terry Lane - Monday 12.05.08, 07:00am
The Beastie Boys – Sabotage (Promo Video), 1994
The Beastie Boys are such a versatile group. Their own love of thrash, punk, hip hop, rap, soul and funk has influenced their musical output over the years.
For me, their best album is still Ill Communication which was released in 1994. It included the awesome Sabotage in which [...]
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