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Raekwon & Ghostface Killah celebrated 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' at Chicago's House of Blues (pics)

The curtains were opened, revealing a larger-than-life sized backdrop of the album cover as the introductory track, “Striving for Perfection” played in its entirety…

Raekwon & Ghostface Killah celebrating 20th anniversary of 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' with tour (dates)

Raekwon‘s timeless debut solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, turns 20 this summer. In celebration of that, he and fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah (who’s on almost every track of Cuban Linx) are going on a tour surrounding the annivers…

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

De La Soul celebrated 25 years at Irving Plaza with Q-Tip, Common and more (pics)

De La Soul are celebrating their 25 years together this year, and Wednesday (7/16), Pos, Dave and Maseo threw a party at NYC’s Irving Plaza…

The Underachievers announce 'Eyes of the World' tour with Denzel Curry & Dillon Cooper, headlining Irving Plaza (dates)

Trippy Brooklyn rap duo The Underachievers have been playing around their hometown for a while now, and they’ve now announced that they’ll go on their first headlining tour of North America this spring…

Raekwon playing CMJ at SOB's ++ Deniro Farrar, Black Sheep, Doppelgangaz & more playing there too

Raekwon at NXNE 2012 (more by David Andrako) We were recently talking about hip hop shows at CMJ like Schoolboy Q, Talib Kweli, Black Moon, and more, and since then another big one was announced…

The Underachievers have a new single, playing Santos

The Underachievers at NXNE 2013 (more by David Andrako) NYC Brainfeeder-afilliated rap duo The Underachievers released their impressive Indigoism mixtape earlier this year, and they’re now working on its followup…

2013 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival begins today (schedule)

The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival begins today (7/11), and the schedule for the whole fest (which runs through Saturday), has now been announced…