• Kendrick Lamar Meets Jerry Seinfeld in 'King Kunta' / 'Seinfeld' Theme Mashup [LISTEN]

    Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" is as strongly black as anything else on his smash new album, To Pimp A Butterfly: The title itself is a reference to a character from the classic television series Roots, and it features samples from James Brown's "The Payback" and Ahmad's "We Want The Funk." That makes it all the more ironic and humorous when one amused listener mashed-it up with the theme from Seinfeld.

  • Jimi Hendrix Park to Begin Work in Seattle During April After Developer Bid Approved

    Work on a park dedicated to the legacy of guitarist and frontman Jimi Hendrix is set to get underway in Seattle after four years of planning and fundraising. The city announced that ERRG, Inc. had won a bid to develop the simply-titled "Jimi Hendrix Park," and will begin next month, nearly nine months after ground was broken during August last year

  • Ultra Music Festival 2015 Releases Set Times: Scheduling Conflicts Abound

    Ultra Music Festival has unveiled the set times for its flagship Miami festival. Released exclusively on the app, the festival schedule has found its way online. Starting on Friday at 4 p.m. when doors open and going all the way to final set, which kicks off at 10 p.m. on Sunday night, there are countless scheduling conflicts as festivalgoers try and navigate the seven different stages that all offer something different.

  • Drake To Soundtrack Sotheby's Black American Artists Sale

    Hip-hop and the art world have found an unlikely paring. Drake has been tabbed by major New York Auction house, Sotheby's, to curate the soundtrack to their upcoming Black Americans sale. The sale will include roughly 20 works from artists that include Rashid Johnson, Nick Cave, Glenn Ligon, Kara Walker, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Wangechi Mutu.

  • A$AP Ferg Clarifies NPR Race Comments, Saying 'I Am Fully Aware Racism Still Exists'

    A$AP Ferg caused some controversy recently when he made comments in an hour-long interview with NPR's Microphone Check where he tried to link race and internet culture saying that "Racism been over." This caused an uproar from fans who accused him of being blind to the plight of African-Americans all over the United States and putting him out of touch with his fan base who still live with racism in their daily lives. The "Doe Active" rapper took to Twitter to clarify his comments, saying "Just to be clear, I am fully aware racism still exists."

  • Major Labels Like Universal Reportedly Looking to End Spotify's Unlimited Free Streaming

    If you are one of the millions who relies on Spotify to stream music for free, your unlimited access may soon be restricted if the major labels have their way. This according to a new report that says Universal Music Group is trying to leverage its current contract negotiations, which Spotify said it would make the company $1 billion in revenue, to restrict the free service.

  • Led Zepplin's No. 1 Albums Ranked by Weeks on Billboard 200: 'Houses of The Holy,' 'Physical Graffiti' and More

    Led Zeppelin released its excellent album 'Physical Graffiti' 40 years ago today, an album that climbed to no. 1 for six weeks, which would be the band's fourth no. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band would end up going on to release a total of seven Billboard no. 1 albums throughout its career. Music Times knows that albums could spend a lot longer atop the Billboard 200 back in those days (believe it or not), so we decided to check what Zeppelin albums lasted the longest at the top of the charts.

  • Lil B Takes Credit for Kevin Durant Injury: Will Lift Curse if KD Plays Him in 21

    The curse strikes again -- or so Lil B is claiming. News recently broke that Oklahoma City Thunder All-Pro forward Kevin Durant was shut down for the remainder of the 2014-15 season because of a nagging foot injury that has plagued him all year and Lil B -- real name Brandon McCartney -- is claiming responsibility. He will lift the curse on KD if the b-baller plays him at a game of 21.
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