If you’re gonna get down with the best party record of the year, it’s best to know who you’re dealing with: at the heart of the N.A.S.A. project is the duo of Squeak E…. More

Mr. Hudson’s mentor and executive producer Kanye West has been quoted as saying: “I believe Mr Hudson has the potential to be bigger than me, to be one of the most… More

As I mentioned while reviewing Q-Tip’s latest album in October, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Idle Warship, a hip-hop supergroup of sorts comprised of… More

I don’t know why I even bothered to watch the VMAs. I suppose, by default, they managed to win a controlling share of my vague, morbid curiosity last night.

Rihanna sucked, and so… More

Zack De La Rocha is leading several fellow high-profile musicians in a boycott of Arizona over the SB 1070 immigration bill. Read on for the Rage frontman’s call to action. More

It’s always fun to set the charges, push the big red button and watch the horizon turn to ash- but how about creating? Inspiring? We can sling shit with the best of ‘em, sure, but I’d like… More

It’s fun to hate on Kanye West these days, a deserving punching bag who redefined arrogance and shark-jumping ego trips, but be warned – the seeds have been planted for… More

A punk/hardcore record, album of the year?! Blasphemy! What gives? Well, in short, The Bronx III is a 35-minute, well-oiled fist of triumph and utter perfection from the best and… More

Was Chinese Democracy worth the wait? When we got our hands on a bunch of damn-near finished songs in June, we said it was. And we had always suspected it was going to be, for… More

Kanye West has apparently just leaked a new track off the album he’s been working on in Hawaii under tight wraps for the past few months. Come have a listen to… More

A crafty fellow by the name of Adrian Champion has followed in the footsteps of Danger Mouse, Minty Fresh Beats (the Jaydiohead guy), and our pal Hench, and completed a (probably… More

I was just bouncing around Facebook and Twitter, checking up on my friends. My old buddy Dom over at Newestra posted this Lady Gaga remix Kid Cudi… More

While M.I.A.’s bursting-beach-ball pregnancy (or Katy Perry’s tits) may have been the talk of the town at last night’s Grammy awards, it was Radiohead’s performance of… More

Kanye West has collaborated with director Spike Jonze for We Were Once a Fairytale, a bizarre short film that features an interpretive spin on the 808s and… More

My name is Britney Bernstein and I love black people. I’m a big fan of the NBA, rap music, BET, and Barack Obama. In the interest of keeping things More

MTV “debuted” an edited, interrupted version of Kanye West’s new video tonight. Here it is unmolested. More

N.A.S.A.’s latest video, Gifted, with Kanye West, Lykke Li and Santogold, is an interstellar blizzard of awesome. Check it out. More

There’s plenty of reason to call Kanye West an asshole; the guy’s as peacockish and egomaniacal as they come, and he makes no apologies about it. The… More

Antiquiet was only alive for the final third of the decade, which means that we finally have an excuse to gush over the albums that defined the past ten years for us and, ultimately,… More

We are loathe to spend time writing this, yet can’t help but feel obligated. Yesterday, We Are The World: 25 For Haiti was unveiled during NBC’s broadcast of the… More