New Beastie Boys (Feat. Nas) - "Too Many Rappers"

On the same day Adam Yauch told us he has cancer and the band's taking a break so he can recover, we get a listen to the man doing his thing in Hot Sauce Committee Part 1's "Too Many Rappers."... CONTINUE READING NEW BEASTIE BOYS (FEAT. NAS) - "TOO MANY RAPPERS"»

Posted on July 20, 2009 (25 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Nas

Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 Gets A Release Date, A Tracklist, A Santigold

Aside from being pooped on, the Beasties made noise down at Bonnaroo when they invited Nas onstage to debut "Too Many Rappers" from their forthcoming "bizarre" LP. The gray-flecked MCs have revealed some more details concerning the awesomely titled Hot... CONTINUE READING BEASTIE BOYS' HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PT. 1 GETS A RELEASE DATE, A TRACKLIST, A SANTIGOLD»

Posted on June 23, 2009 in Album Art, Video (13 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Bonnaroo | Nas | Santigold

Bonnaroo 2009: Brooklyn Go Hard

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Not that it's a competition, but at any summer festival you'll be expected to answer What Was The Best Set So Far several times a day. We have a tie for Friday, at least... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: BROOKLYN GO HARD»

We Have The Facts And We're Voting

In honor of events slightly more momentous than the leak of a new Killers song, Stereogum's signing off for the rest of the day and urging you to take this time to make sure you vote. Emotions will be high... CONTINUE READING WE HAVE THE FACTS AND WE'RE VOTING»

Posted on November 4, 2008 (29 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | John McCain | Nas | Real Estate

Nas Brings Boxes and "Sly Fox" To Colbert

187,000 albums later, Nas has elbowed Lil Wayne and Coldplay out of the way for the top spot on the album charts this week. 620,127 signed petitions later, Nas has elbowed Stephen Colbert and Keith Olbermann out of the way... CONTINUE READING NAS BRINGS BOXES AND "SLY FOX" TO COLBERT»

Posted on July 24, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Nas | Stephen Colbert

Black Crowes Reject Maxim's Apology

Maxim has psychic reviewers. We already know that. A day after the magazine issued an apology for reviewing the new Black Crowes without hearing it, the band's manager, Pete Angelus, has responded with his own statement in a press release... CONTINUE READING BLACK CROWES REJECT MAXIM'S APOLOGY»

Posted on February 27, 2008 (25 comments)
Tags: Nas | The Black Crowes

Aphex Twin Gets Mashed Up

Aphex Twin returned to our headphones via an inspired Andy Samberg/Mahmoud Ahmadinejad affair. If you need another flavor of Richard James in your mouth -- uh, gross -- trip-hop to 100dbs's place, where the man that brought you The Argyle... CONTINUE READING APHEX TWIN GETS MASHED UP»

Posted on November 16, 2007 in MP3 (14 comments)
Tags: 100dbs | Aphex Twin | Daft Punk | Nas | Peaches

Nas Explains Album Title To White Girl

Nas was planning to call his new album Nigga, then decided to cut to the chase. And we thought Charlie Rose dropping Diddy was awkward. If you weren't aware of the controversy, this video of Nas and an uncomfortable Vegas... CONTINUE READING NAS EXPLAINS ALBUM TITLE TO WHITE GIRL»

Posted on November 15, 2007 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Nas

Hip Hop Charts: If (Sum(O) >= Oodles) Then...

How can you have mad knowledge, science, or Professor without mad charts? Via Fimoculous, "rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs" does what it says on the tin, taking half-remembered or fully-loved snippets out of context and turning them into... CONTINUE READING HIP HOP CHARTS: IF (SUM(O) >= OODLES) THEN...»

Posted on November 12, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Ludacris | Nas | Snoop Dogg

New Kanye, Nas & KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been"

Has it been 25 years since we bought that first pair of Nike Air Force 1s already? Time flies when you're running game on the basketball courts. To celebrate the quarter century anniversary of the classic shoe, Nike commissioned all-star... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE, NAS & KRS-ONE - "BETTER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN"»

Posted on February 15, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | KRS-One | Nas