Kool Moe Dee News and Photos

Snoop Lion: Old Dogg, new tricks from the world's most recognisable gangsta rapper

Fri, April 19 2013 6:16pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Snoop Doggy Dogg. Scooby Dooby Doo. There has always been an element of caricature to his profile, even when he was associated with the notorious Death Row records.

Book Notes - David Yoo "The Choke Artist"

Fri, June 29 2012 4:00pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy Award-Winning Singer Refuses To Do Tell-All Biography Series

Tue, May 29 2012 5:28pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Since its debut in 2008, TV One's hour-long music series, "Unsung," has been one of the network's crown jewels, covering the sometimes tragic careers of an array of celebrated music acts such as Teddy Pendergrass, DeBarge, Teena Marie, Melba Moore, Alexander O'Neal, Minnie Ripperton and Phyllis Hyman.

KRS-One: Connie Chung's Harsh Words, LL Cool J's Disobedience & Retirement

Wed, February 08 2012 4:54pm - Source: The BoomBox

The truth is KRS-One has always existed in extremes.

In House With Naughty by Nature

Tue, December 13 2011 7:17pm - Source: The BoomBox

Family reunions are either obligatory nightmares or an utterly joyous occasion.

Celebrate 30 Years of Hip-Hop in NYC

Tue, August 09 2011 8:30pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If you have not already, join the celebration of hip-hop music in New York City going on all summer.

Album Review: Theophilus London – Timez Are Weird These Days

Wed, July 27 2011 12:33pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Is the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds really the equivalent of a bizarre noise fest of primitive experimentation?

Photosynthesis With D-Nice: A History of Hip-Hop Photography

Fri, June 17 2011 2:07pm - Source: The BoomBox

Derrick Jones has never lost his appreciation for the music he has been a part of since he was a teen.

Something Else! Interview: Percussionist Bill Summers, of the Headhunters

Wed, June 08 2011 1:52pm - Source: Something Else!

In 2003, their million-selling 1973 debut Head Hunters was ranked No. 498 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Hip Hop Health, The Album: Volume 1 feat. Doug E. Fresh, Chuck D, Easy AD (Cold Crush Brothers) and more

Thu, June 02 2011 2:17am - Source: GRANDGOOD

The album features a collection of health education hip hop music and dance tracks composed by celebrity hip hop artist collaborators.

Miles Jones: The Inevitability of Runaway Jones

Sun, May 01 2011 12:27pm - Source: BRING ME UP

The story of underground hip hop phenom Miles Jones and his debut U.S. release, Runaway Jones , is inextricably tied to his famed bloodline.

Old School Mondays:: DJ Kool Herc

Mon, February 07 2011 10:53pm - Source: Herohill

Far be it for me, a mere Canadian with a music blog, to comment on something like the whole rancorous American health care debate, which is completely none of my business.

“What is the difference between a Pioneer and a Settler?”

Thu, January 27 2011 3:54pm - Source: GRANDGOOD

Excerpt from an interview with KK Rockwell of the Funky 4 Plus One More posted at True Hip Hop Memoirs.

Album Review: Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids

Mon, January 10 2011 1:21pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Ghostface Killah 's ninth solo album was released days shy of Christmas, amidst all the holiday shenanigans and after all the best of 2010 lists had already been printed and read and as such has gone wildly unnoticed.

Soundtrack Saturday: “Beat Street”

Sat, August 21 2010 1:48pm - Source: Pop Dose

While Beat Street (1984) does feature breakdancing, it's about a little more than that.

Kool Moe Dee: Kool Moe Dee x NYU Business School?

Thu, July 08 2010 2:53pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Yes, over 30 years deep and Kool Moe Dee still has quotables.

Sugar Hill Gang: Former House Drummer Dishes On The History Of Sugar Hill Records

Wed, July 07 2010 4:16pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Def Jam is undoubtedly the biggest hip-hop label of all time, but it wasn't the first powerhouse: that would be Sugar Hill Records, the label that brought "Rapper's Delight" and the first wave of famous rappers to the world.