Last week Gil Scott-Heron died in New York aged just 62. It is always a sad loss when someone as talented an artist passes away but even more so I feel as it follows so quickly the release of his 2010 album I’m New Here on XL Recordings and the more recent collaboration with The [...]
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Buzzin Tribute to Gil Scott- Heron
Terry Lane - Thursday 02.06.11, 15:28pm
Tags: Funk · Jazz · Promo Video · Rap
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly – Live 1996
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 [...]
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
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
The Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
Terry Lane - Friday 27.06.08, 07:41am
The Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper’s Delight, 1979
In 1979 The Sugar Hill Gang brought a new music genre to the rest of the world – rapping. Rapper’s Delight was an innovative group of dj’s with an original and fresh new sound, and was an international commercial success.
The concept seemed too simplistic if it were to [...]
Run DMC ft. Aerosmith – Walk This Way
John Williams - Tuesday 20.05.08, 07:00am
Originally a single in 1977 for Aerosmith, this song was re- recorded with rap artists Run DMC in 1986.
The track resurrected the career of the rock band and won the Soul Train Award For Best Rap Single in 1987 for both bands.
Who says guitar music and Rap can’t be enjoyed by the same audience?
Run DMC [...]
