Ab-Soul
hip hop roundup: Cypress Hill Halloween show, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, The LOX, Statik Selektah, Smif N Wessun, more
The LOX at Best Buy Theater in 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins)
Cypress Hill are playing their mostly annual NYC Halloween show this year on October 30 at Best Buy Theater, and they’ve got La Coka Nostra, Immortal Technique and Vinnie Paz joining them for the occasion…
hip hop roundup: Ab-Soul, French Montana, Juicy J, CyHi the Prynce, Ratking, Krayzie Bone, Biz Markie, SZA & more
Ab-Soul in Williamsburg Park in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
There’s never a lack of great hip hop shows going on in NYC. Here’s a roundup of a few of the good ones coming up, plus a handful of new tracks and videos from artists who will be here soon…
The Weeknd touring w/ Schoolboy Q & Jhene Aiko, playing Barclays Center (dates); SBQ played Central Park
The Weeknd announced a four-date tour with support from Schoolboy Q and Jhene Aiko that begins in NYC this September. The R&B singer’s last time headlining NYC was a 2-night stand at Radio City but he’s now making the jump up to an arena for a show on September 19 at Barclays Center…
Ab-Soul released 'These Days...' (stream it)
Ab-Soul‘s been talking about his new album These Days… for a while now, and it finally came out today (6/24) via TDE (not Interscope). Like his fellow Black Hippy members Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar did with their recent albums, you can tell Soulo went all out here and really wanted to make an “album” with multiple interludes, smartly placed guest spots, and well-executed transitions from song to song…
tix on sale: Sky Ferreira, Juicy J, Cave Singers, The Kooks, Chris Thile, Gardens + Villa, YC the Cynic & more
Laura Stevenson is playing a full band show at Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday (6/20) with Not Blood Paint, Fascinator and Tow3rs. Like all BKNB shows, it’s free…
Schoolboy Q playing shows, including Central Park w/ Isaiah Rashad, Domo Genesis, A$APs & more (dates)
Schoolboy Q at Central Park Summerstage in 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)
Schoolboy Q doesn’t have a tour scheduled at the moment, but he does have a few upcoming dates including Made In America LA, Bumbershoot, Pitchfork Festival and an outdoor NYC show happening on June 25 at Central Park Summerstage…
Ab-Soul headlining 4Knots afterparty, released a song with Action Bronson from upcoming LP (listen)
Ab-Soul at Williamsburg Park in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Black Hippy rapper Ab-Soul has been announced as the headliner for this year’s 4Knots Music Festival which takes place after the fest ends at Webster Hall on July 12…
Made In America 2014 Philly & LA lineups (Kanye, De La Soul, The National, Grimes, Pharrell, Kendrick, Weezer, more)
As previously mentioned, Jay Z is throwing his Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philly and LA this year, simultaneously on August 30-31…
DJ Premier talks new "secret" album, possible Nas collab LP
DJ Premier, one of hip hop’s greatest and most influential guiding hands, is staying busier than a bee with a pollen monopoly. The Houston-born, Brooklyn-raised producer and DJ has a number of irons in the fire; as you’d expect from a guy with Discogs credits exceeding 1,300…
SXSW adds Kurt Vile, Sam Smith, Chance the Rapper, Mark Kozelek, Perfume Genius, Schoolboy Q & more to 2014 lineup
Kurt Vile in Austin in 2013 (more by Glen Brown)
There’s already been three lineup announcements for SXSW 2014, and since we last spoke the music schedule was posted, which revealed more artist additions…
