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Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Ghostface Killah made an appearance at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night to confirm what many in the hip-hop world were already reporting: The duo would be overseeing a documentary of the pair's landmark album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, which will be titled The Purple Tape Files. A trailer was revealed to the guests at the event, who enjoyed cocktails and a Q&A with the emcees at a "Purple Carpet" screening. -
DJ Premier and Funkmaster Flex Among Honorees Named for Global Spin DJ Awards; DJ Mustard, Calvin Harris and DJ Khaled among Nominees
Music Times is live from the press conference in New York City where the Global Spin Awards will soon be announcing it's nominees for the 2014 awards ceremony. Check out all the nominees here: -
NFL Asking Katy Perry or Rihanna to Pay to Perform Super Bowl? Music Times Celebrates with The History of Payola!
Paying an authority for the right to perform...that sounds somewhat familiar to us. Payola, anyone? Okay, technically not as the NFL is a private business and there's nothing illegal about them charging an act to play, whereas payola—or labels paying radio stations to play their music—is a crime because of the public status of radio airwaves. Check out the history of payola in light of the Super Bowl asking for a cut of performer earnings. -
Ellen Foley brings it all back with 'About Time'
Vocalist and actress Ellen Foley joins Music Times to discuss the creation of her new album 'About Time,' her continued faith in Carmelo Anthony, and to share a Midwest Moment with host Caitlin Carter as they reflect on Catholic school in their mutual hometown of St. Louis. Listen now or download this week's 'Music Times Meets' for listening later! -
Tink balances the many faces of the female R&B star on 'Winter's Diary 2'
It's easy to forget how young some of our favorite performers are when they enter the music world. From Michael Jackson's Jack 5 debut at the age of 11, to Lorde's chart-topping single "Royals" at the age of 16, it doesn't take much life experience to make a splash in the music industry. Tuesdays Under 21 is a Music Times feature dedicated to bringing attention to talented musicians and performers under the age of 21. Who knows? They just might be the next big thing. -
Wale threatens Complex editor over failure to include 'The Gifted' in Best of 2013 List
A few rappers have seen their works popping up on an awful lot of best-of year-end lists this month. Among them: Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Eminem, Run The Jewels, Pusha T. Not included in that list is Wale, whose The Gifted got a range of both good and bad reviews, but certainly didn't merit universal acclaim. Still, the emcee was less than pleased to learn that his LP couldn't even make Complex magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2013 list. -
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