• 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."

  • 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.

  • [WATCH] Porter Robinson's mtvU Woodie Awards Acceptance Speech: 'Lionhearted' DJ Beat Sam Smith, J. Cole, Charli XCX

    On Friday, March 20, at SXSW, 'Lionhearted' DJ Porter Robinson beat major pop acts like Charli XCX, Sam Smith, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels and J. Cole to win the mtvU Woodie Award for Woodie of the Year, meaning Artist of the Year. MTV has posted his acceptance speech online with Robinson holding his comically large statue, which he received from a naked Fat Jew and The Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff.

  • Glastonbury Organizer Emily Eavis Responds to Kanye West Petition, Says Headlining Acts 'Never Have Been Limited to Rock, and They Never Will Be'

    Legendary U.K. festival Glastonbury has been garnering headlines for its controversial move to tab Kanye West as the Saturday headliner on the Pyramid Stage for this year's festival. In response, attendees and concerned fans have started a petition that has swelled to more than 100,000 signees urging the festival to replace Kanye. In response to this petition, Glasto organizer Emily Eavis has written an op-ed in 'The Guardian,' defending the festival's decision to choose Kanye West and why those fans are wrong. She says headlining acts "never have been limited to rock, and they never will be."
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