9th Wonder
Rapsody filmed a Tiny Desk Concert, appears on Murs & 9th Wonder's new album; Talib Kweli touring
North Carolina rapper Rapsody, who had a major guest verse on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly and also put out her own great album Beauty and the Beast, is the first artist to do an NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2…
Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) announce tour dates
A few years back, OutKast’s Big Boi invited Phantogram to contribute to three tracks on his 2012 album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (including the especially great “Lines,” which also features A$AP Rocky), and their creative relationship eventually led to the full-blown collaborative project …
Talib Kweli reviews Pitchfork's review of Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli recently released his collaborative album with 9th Wonder, Indie 500, which Mosi Reeves reviewed for Pitchfork today, giving …
Big K.R.I.T. releases new song ft. Rapsody; his tour hits NYC this week with Smoke DZA (updated dates)
Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. is on tour now, and as The FADER points out, while he was in North Carolina he hooked up with local Rapsody for a one-off track, “Guillotin…
Talib Kweli announces collab LP w/ 9th Wonder, touring; Black Star playing Australia; Mos Def has a new song
Talib Kweli already released an album this year — the free-to-download Fuck the Money — and now he already has another one on the way. It’s a collaborative LP with producer 9th Wonder, and it’s set to feature Brother Ali, Hi-Tek, Krysis, Bad Lucc, Problem, Rapsody, Planet Asia, Niko, Pharoahe Monch, and Slug from Atmo…
stream Rapsody's 'Beauty and the Beast', see her in NYC
Snow Hill, NC’s Rapsody has been leaving her mark on the rap world for a few years now. She’s got collaborations with Big K.R.I.T., Blu, Statik Selektah and more; and made her highest-profile collaboration to date by appearing on “Complexion (A Zulu Love)” on Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butter……
Talib Kweli planning 2 new LPs, touring w/ Immortal Technique
Two socially conscious New York rappers, Talib Kweli and Immortal Technique, are heading out on a tour together that begins in early March and runs through mid-April…
Panda Bear made a FACT Mix, played MoMA PS1 (watch); new album out this week
Panda Bear releases his new album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, this week via Domino, and yesterday he stopped by NYC’s MoMA PS1 for a Boiler Room-presented show with visuals by frequent Animal Collective collaborator Danny Pe…
upcoming NYC hip hop shows: Jay Z, Rakim, Talib Kweli, Dom Kennedy, J Cole, Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle, Pusha T, more
Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Eric Townsend)
It’s the new year, and like every year, there’s a ton of great hip hop shows coming up in NYC, especially a lot this month (and of course a few announced for the months after that)…
Sean Price, 9th Wonder, Buckshot & Murs have new albums and playing a show together in NYC (dates, streams)
NYC rapper Sean Price released his new album, Mic Tyson, on October 30 via Duck Down Records and was supposed to play a hometown record release show that day at SOB’s, but Hurricane Sandy had other plans and the show never happe…
