Today a hip hop legend turns 52 years old, and we honor his legacy and achievements.
Music
Music: Stephanie Mills Plays Free in Los Angeles, Wednesday August 10 [@bhcplive]
Another free concert at Los Angeles’ Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza from a musical legend
#musicmonday: let’s get serious [free mp3 downloads]
A mountain of free music downloads every single Monday, for your enjoyment
Respect: Happy Birthday, Dawn Richard @dawnrichard
Dawn Richards digs anime. Who knew?
Music: The Perfect Chord from @darrylzero: Slave Master
Bill Laswell employed funkateers Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell as sidemen to avant-metal guitarist Buckethead in a myriad of projects
Respect: Happy Birthday Professor X (Lumumba Carson)
55 years ago, Brooklyn-based activist Sonny Carson brought home a son who’d rock the hip hop world.
Music: Chuck D (@mrchuckd) Elevates Kanye West’s “Otis” Track
Still Public Enemy #1? Declaring war on swag and floss, this song shows what’s really H.A.M.
Music: Are You Experienced? [Hendrix]
Respect due for one of the fathers of Black rock and roll
Respect: Happy Birthday Chuck D [@mrchuckd]
Fifty one years ago, one of hip hop’s strongest voices was born.
Music: Michael Jackson Reppin’ His City
A suave photo of your man, Michael Jackson.
#musicmonday: our lips are sealed [free mp3 downloads]
Alt rock to ambient, soul to sonic distortion, hip hop to hit pop — the hottest aggregate of MP3 download on the web.
Music: Cee-Lo Green (@ceelogreen) Announces New Goodie Mob Album
Heading back to Atlanta with the men who unleashed him on the world.
Music: Satchmo Serenade by the Sphinx
A jazzy serenade by the master in our ancestral land.
Music: The Perfect Chord from @darrylzero: Vernon Reid
“Mistaken Identity” isn’t so much an album as it is Reid’s comprehensive manifesto on how music ought to be perceived–without borders, limits, or labels.
Music: Cee-Lo, The Black Liberace?
Cee-Lo is getting his Cher on.
Humor: The Legacy of Salt & Pepa Lives On
A picture is only worth nine words in this case.