Last night’s Diesel : U : Music show at Webster Hall was a hot ticket, thanks to a bill stocked with highly bloggable acts like Clipse and the Roots, and rumors swirling all week that Jay-Z—in the tri-state area for his All Points West appearance this evening—was going to surprise the crowd by bringing the house down. We sent Jeff Rosenthal of ItsTheReal.com to suss out the rumors and scope out the scene; as it turned out, Jay didn’t show up, but one of his town-running cohorts did. More »
ARTIST: Re-Up Gang
TITLE: We Got It For Cheap Vol. 3
WEB DEBUT: Feb. 4, 2008
Everyone loves Clipse: Bloggers, critics, DJs–even the die-hard hip-hop aficionados at Stereogum approve! More »
Granted, we realize that portraying The New Yorker as some fuddy-duddy antiquity is an unfair stereotype. But the fact remains: Our parents read it, your parents probably read it, and lots of AARPers are on the lifetime-subscription plan. More »
Welcome to On The Shelf, Idolator’s weekly look at the new releases hitting stores on Tuesday morning. The end-of-year slowdown is in full force this week; the roster of new albums is dotted with a lot of greatest-hits collections and reissues, although there are a few big-name artists dropping records–including one duo whose latest album has been laying in wait for a few years.
After the jump, we look at new releases by Clipse, Incubus, Ying Yang Twins, and Our Lady Peace.
After years of frustrating delays, Clipse’s Hell Hath No Fury–one of the most heavily guarded pre-releases of the digital era–went and leaked itself all over the information superhighway this weekend. More »
Another Clipse track has escaped from Hell Hath No Fury, this time courtesy of Discobelle. This album has been trickling out for so long now–a track here, a track there–it’s starting to feel like the Sub Pop Singles Club of coke rap. More »
The man who made “soul patrol” a catchphrase is hoping his next one also catches on. “There is a sound that I’ve kinda thought about and it’s called ‘modern wamp,’ ” Taylor Hicks said Monday during a break from recording his debut album. “It’s like swamp meets boogie meets jazz meets hip-hop. More »