Hip hop used to be feeling, not form—A boom-bap rush that could, and would, be interpreted and articulated differently by it's various creators. It was this loose constitution, open to infinite ame...

Rap supergroups the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest are to reunite for this year's Rock The Bells tour. The hip-hop 'festival' has become famous for bringing bands back together - the Wu-Tang Cla...

The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the ex...

Tom Waits has been named America's "Most Underappreciated Artist" in a new Internet poll. The gravel-voiced singer/songwriter beat The Replacements and rock veterans Cheap Trick in the Rolling Sto...

The tumultuous hitmaking career of Sly and The Family Stone continues to reverberate in every single genre of contemporary music - from pop and R&B to hip-hop and jazz - more than three decades aft...

Gorillaz have confirmed U.S. release dates for Four more components of the world-conquering Demon Days multi-media experience. First up: This Halloween sees the release of the Phase Two - Slowboat ...

Fresh off opening the 48th Annual Grammy Awards alongside Madonna and taking home the Pop Collaboration with Vocals award, Gorillaz will now receive yet another Stateside honor: the U.S. production...

Hip-hop producer and rapper J Dilla has died from the immune disease lupus. He was 32. The musician, real-name James Yancey, collapsed in his Los Angeles home on Friday (Feb. 10) and was found by ...

Gorillaz, the world's most successful virtual band, have teamed with the first global multi-platform digital media company, Network LIVE, to bring fans access to an extremely rare opportunity – a l...