• Pharrell Remixes A Tribe Called Quest 'Bonita Applebum'

    Pharrell has unveiled his remix for A Tribe Called Quest's classic track "Bonita Applebum." The remix is taken from the reissue of their celebrated 1990s album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. In addition to the new Pharrell rework, the reissue album will also feature a remix of "Can I Kick It?" by J. Cole and another from Cee-Lo Green for "Footprints."

  • Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent Notorious B.I.G. & More Get Marvel Comic Treatment

    Marvel Comics has been playing up its relationship with hip-hop for some time now. There have been a number of comic books starring rappers, and the label released a pair releases featuring Run The Jewels-tributes on their respective covers. Now the publisher has announced a series of 50 comic book covers featuring tributes to classic hip-hop album covers. The first ten were released online this week.

  • David Letterman's Best Hip-Hop Moments: Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, J. Cole and More

    David Letterman has long been known as a lover of rock 'n' roll...all it takes to get the late night host on your side was to behave erratically or energetically onstage, which would almost certainly merit an "oh boy!" It took a little bit more to get the longtime host of the 'The Late Show' fired up for hip-hop however. To honor Letterman as he prepares to host the last night of his 33-year run on CBS (and to avoid conflicting with everyone else's list of the best performances ever on the show), Music Times has gathered up five great hip-hop performances that took place late night over the years, with almost all coming from emcees in Letterman's adopted hometown of New York City, including Run-D.M.C. and The Beastie Boys.

  • LCD Soundsystem James Murphy Shares 'While We Were Young' Soundtrack Tracklist

    LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy has announced the details on his latest film project. He is teaming up with writer and director Noah Baumbach ("Mr. Jealousy," "Frances Ha," "Margot at the Wedding") again to score Baumbach's latest film, "While We're Young," a comedy-drama staring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. The soundtrack includes selections across a wide swath of genres and generations from Lionel Richie, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner, Duke Dumont, David Bowie, James Murphy himself and others.

  • 6 Hip-Hop Performers Whose Second Album Is Best: Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest and More

    Rumors are swirling around the GOP that Mitt Romney might seek the Presidency once again during the 2016 election, granted he can secure the Republican nomination. It's rare to see failed candidates attempt to run again-we haven't had a second-run candidate win since Richard Nixon in 1968-but that doesn't mean he can't do better this time around. To highlight this potential we at Music Times have selected six performers from Romney's favorite genre, hip-hop (EDITOR'S NOTE: we have since realized that the comment from Editor in Chief Emily "Witty" Wittman was in fact a joke. However we've already done all the research so we're running with it), who released their best album during their second try.

  • 6 Rappers Who Successfully Followed-Up Great Debuts: Kanye West, OutKast, And More

    Earlier this week, legendary Queens rapper Nas offered some words of encouragement to Kendrick Lamar, concerning Lamar's impending follow-up to his instant classic debut good kid, m.A.A.d city from 2012. As Nas knows all too well, plenty of rappers have failed to deliver a satisfying follow-up to a widely praised debut album. However, these six rappers and rap groups managed to release albums that were just as good, if not better, than their debuts.
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