The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
At 91, blues singer/guitarist/harpist Rush isn’t slowing down much, but he is relying on some younger blues slingers to help wind him up. He’s settling in for two nights with the hard-grooving ...
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Best Hip-Hop Soundtracks: Wild Styles And Essential Krush Grooves
When hip-hop culture spilled over into film in the 80s, the best hip-hop soundtracks ... Kool G Rap (“Butcher Shop”), and Big Daddy Kane (“Raw”) are all included. LA’s hip-hop scene ...
LA Crips leader and music exec Big U arrested by the feds for slew of ‘Mafia-like crimes’
Eugene Henley Jr. — known as “Big U” in the entertainment world — was one of 18 members of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips ...
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Roy Ayers, prolifically sampled musician and composer, dies at 84
His song “Running Away” propelled A Tribe Called Quest’s 1989 opus “Description of a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Mr. Ayers was heard on Tyler, ...
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
His song “Running Away” propelled A Tribe Called Quest’s 1989 opus “Description of a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Ayers was heard on Tyler, the Creator ...