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    December 20, 2011

    People Who Died 2011: The Year In Obituaries

    Amy Winehouse passed away on July 23. ​In memory of the people, places, and things that passed away in 2011, here's a collection of links and streaming-video artifacts.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Heavy D, R.I.P.

    ​Mount Vernon-raised rapper Heavy D passed away yesterday. The artist, born Dwight Errington Myers, was found having problems breathing outside his home in Beverly Hills; he was taken to the emergency department of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and died later in the afternoon. For many, Heavy D ... More >>

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    September 7, 2010

    Mike Tyson's Top Ten Rap Cameos

    ​Reggie Rock Bythewood's One Night in Vegas, airing on ESPN tonight as part of the network's "30 for 30" documentary series, shines a light on the little known friendship and many parallels between tortured souls Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur. The title of Bythewood's documentary is a reference ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Q&A: Brother Ali on Rock the Bells and The Importance of Getting Touched By Ghostface

    Cover of Ali's The Truth is Here EP Of the many details that differentiate Brother Ali from your average rapper, it is important to note that after delving deep into the painful dissolution of his emotionally abusive marriage on his 2007 album The Undisputed Truth, Ali wraps things up by telling h ... More >>

  • Music

    May 11, 2010

    Colt Ford, Renaissance Man

    Meet country rap's 300-pound, ex-golf-pro, road-dawg sensation

  • Music

    October 27, 2009

    Def Jam at 25

    The Yankees of hip-hop labels, reconsidered

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    From the Voice Archives: Chuck Eddy Reviews Michael Jackson's Dangerous in '91

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Chuck Eddy on Michael Jackson's 1991 hated-on-mostly-but-still-plenty-epic Dangerous. Sound of Breaking Glass By Chuck Eddy December 17, 1981 Hey, so how come nobody's compared the fucker to There's a Riot Goin' On? Well, maybe Rio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    From the Voice Archives: Scott Poulson-Bryant Reviews the Michael Jackson/Michael Jordon Collision That is "Jam"

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Below, Scott Poulson-Bryant's review of the Michael Jackson/Michael Jordan convergence that was the video for "Jam," first published in August, 1992. Be Like Mike By Scott Poulson-Bryant August 4, 1992 You've been ruminating on Black Beaut ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2007

    The Dirty Heartbeat of the Golden Age

    Reminiscing on the SP-1200, the machine that defined New York hip-hop

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2006

    50 Cent and Michael Jackson Are Not Friends Now

    Reminiscing on the SP-1200, the machine that defined New York hip-hop

  • Music

    June 21, 2005

    The Cotton Club

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Music

    December 23, 2003

    Music

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Film

    April 9, 2002

    Conduct Unbecoming

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Music

    November 20, 2001

    Music

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Music

    September 11, 2001

    Minstrels All

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Long Island Voice

    October 26, 1999

    Grave condition

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Long Island Voice

    September 14, 1999

    We got your hip-hop hall of fame

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Music

    July 6, 1999

    Diddily-Dee

    Black-conscious hip-hop deals with an overwhelmingly white live audience

  • Music

    December 1, 1998

    Puffinstuff

    Bad Boy’s New Fall Lineup

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