Rising: Jessie Ware
- 1:06 PM — May 30 —
- Source: Pitchfork Media
When I recently gave Londoner Jessie Ware a ring, the self-proclaimed "momma's girl" was between apartments and living back home with her mum. Read More
Mayer Hawthorne & The County: How You Do World Tour at the Uptown Theatre Napa on 6/17
- 4:00 AM — May 30 —
- Source: PRWeb
Napa, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2012 "Hawthorne emerges with a jaw-dropping collection of classic soul," RollingStone.com proclaimed upon hearing A Strange Arrangement, but with this latest release, the formula has been updated. Read More
D'Angelo Talks Leaving Music and Recurring Dreams of Marvin Gaye :
- 7:47 PM — May 23 —
- Source: BET.com
It's been 17 years since D'Angelo released his platinum-selling debut album Brown Sugar. Read More
D’Angelo Sings For ‘GQ’: Looks Good, Sounds Good, But Will He Stay?
- 5:15 AM — May 23 —
- Source: MissInfo.tv
When D'Angelo first came on the scene, singing about "Brown Sugar" and "Lady" and "S–t Damn Motherf–ker", all sleepy eyes and shiny skin…he was like some sort of revelation. Read More
Amen! (D'Angelo's Back)
- 6:08 AM — May 22 —
- Source: GQ's Alan Richman Blog
The massive weight gain didn't make Michael "D'Angelo" Archer see the darkness that was looming. Read More
Playlist: New CDs: the Royalty, Espinoza Paz, Josh Abbott Band
- 12:23 AM — May 19 —
- Source: The New York Times - New York NY
At every turn on "Lovers" (Victory), Nicole Boudreau, the frontwoman of the Royalty, has a whip-smart come-on, a delicately phrased look into her own psyche. Read More
J Dilla's Mother To Release 12-Track Dillatroit EP
- 5:14 PM — May 18 —
- Source: Paste Magazine
Twelve tracks of previously unreleased J Dilla tracks are set to be released on May 25 in the U.S. and June 12 internationally, according to Juno Plus. The late rapper's mother, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, helped put Dillatroit together and the EP will be released on limited edition vinyl via Mahogani Music. Read More
Uptown’s Underground Rundown: Week Ending 5/18
- 3:21 PM — May 18 —
- Source: Kevinnottingham.com
Once again, KN.com gives you the weekly roundup of Hip Hop news that you may have missed throughout the week so you can thank us late but in the meantime, let's start the show! Read More
[News] Rap Release Dates: J. Dilla, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Cam'ron and Vado
- 9:55 AM — May 15 —
- Source: HipHopDX.com
J. Dilla has a posthumous release coming, while A$AP Mob's Spaceghostpurrp preps an album and more info is made available on Cam'Ron and Vado's project. Read More
EXCLUSIVE: J. Dilla’s Mom Launches Label For Producer’s Catalog
- 3:07 PM — May 13 —
- Source: AllHipHop.com
(AllHipHop News) The family of late super producer J. Dilla has formed a new record label to focus exclusively on the legendary producer's catalog. Read More
Biography
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