Ali Shaheed Muhammad

tix on sale: Dillon Francis, Ani DiFranco, Saul Williams, Souls of Mischief, The Hood Internet & more

Mad Decent Block Party, which Dillon Francis just played (more by Chris La Putt) Dillon Francis is playing Barclays Center on January 16. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 10 AM…

A Tribe Called Quest played their first of two "final" shows with Kanye West (setlist & video)

Kanye West‘s tour currently has him in the midst of his 4-night NYC run, which included stops at Barclays Center with Kendrick Lamar on Tuesday (11/19) and A Tribe Called Quest last night (11/20)…

hip hop roundup: M.I.A. (win tix), World's Fair, Tree, Mobb Deep, Jim Jones, Blackalicious, Homeboy Sandman & more

World’s Fair at MHOW in August (more by Maclyn Bean) As always, there’s a number of good hip hop shows coming up in NYC, and here’s a few of those…

Omar Souleyman playing BV day party before European tour, played NPR CMJ show (dates & LP stream)

Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman is in NYC for CMJ for this week, and he just played the NPR showcase at Le Poisson Rouge last night (10/16), which also featured sets from rapper Pusha T, indie pop band Cults, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest)…

Pusha T released 'My Name Is My Name,' touring, playing NPR CMJ showcase w/ Omar Souleyman & Cults (dates, LP stream)

Pusha T spent most of the ’00s as one half of respected hip hop duo Clipse, and more recently he’s struck out on his own, releasing multiple mixtapes, and becoming a frequent Kanye collabora…

What's going on Monday?

Twin Sister at Bowery Ballroom in 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Wyatt Cenac @ Littlefield * John Hodgman @ The Creek & Cave * Blood Orange @ Sony Style * Tony Scherr @ Living Room * Jim Campilongo @ Living Room * Ask Me Another @ The Bell House * Ali Shaheed Muhammad @ Le Bain * Linfinity, Free Blood, Waking Lights @ Mercury Lounge (cancelled) * Rita Ora, Iggy Azalea, Havana Brown @ Highland Ballroom * Lydia Lunch, Thurston Moore, John Moloney @ The Bowery Electric * Belle Mare, Elephant Wrecking Ball, Four Visions, Wilsen @ Cameo * Juggernut, Ken South Rock, Filthy Savage, Jah Jah of Ninasonik (DJ set) @ Pyramid Club * Chairlift, Twin Sister, Empress Of, Slowdance, Jason McMahon, Ice Choir DJ set @ Glasslands * Ben Taylor, Menahan Street Band, Ki:Theory, Sinkane DJ set, In Transit DJ set @ The Bowery Hotel * Caribbean Music Festival w/ Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Mr…

Flying Lotus, Death Grips, Buke & Gase, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad played Le Poisson Rouge (pics, review)

“You New Yorkers are lucky,” said Flying Lotus last night (10/17) on stage at Le Poisson Rouge pointing at Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest), who had been DJing between sets, “You got a legend right here…

Pitchfork announces full CMJ showcase lineup; RSVP opening for Death Grips/Flying Lotus show at LPR

Death Grips at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako) As mentioned, Death Grips are also playing a NPR-presented CMJ show with Flying Lotus at Le Poisson Rouge on October 17…

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest pics

Ali-Shaheed Mohammed will return to the tables this weekend at Dekalb Market after spinning at Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest last weekend, along with (former…

Dekalb Market opening this weekend, new Fat Beats record store (and DJs) included

The Dekalb Market is opening on the old site of the Albee Square Mall and will have stores made out of salvaged shipping containers boasting a variety of pop-up shops in a town square like setting…
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