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Ecstatic and Inspired, Mos Def Does It Again
Perhaps the only development more surprising than Mos Def’s re-ascension to the hip-hop summit — some 10 years after Black Star, his collaboration with Talib Kweli, foreshadowed icon status — is the fact that he’s one of the first artists ever to have an album released as a T-shirt. Yes, it’s true: Clothing line LnA recently unveiled the Mos Def Music Tee, a shirt…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.21.09
BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel
Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…
From News, posted 2.03.08
Stones Throw Records Celebrates Decade of Innovative Hip-Hop
The November edition of BMI's "Pick of the Month" proved to be a historical moment for celebrated DJ/producer Peanut Butter Wolf and artists on his Stones Throw Records label. The monthly BMI showcase did double duty as a 10th Anniversary party for the hip-hop imprint and its cohorts, featuring a sold-out concert that included performances by Lootpack, James "J Dilla" Yancey, Percee P and Miss Georgia Anne Muldrow…
From News, posted 12.08.06
Mieka Pauley
Her voice ranges from haunting, delicate beauty to an explosion of shattering, soaring soul. Her lyrics bloom from a place of uncompromising honesty and raw emotion, wise beyond her years. Her roots are the blues, classic soul and R&B, rock, gospel and folk, and the result is a personal brand of pop music that is uniquely her own. Billboard magazine and the Boston Globe have compared her to everything from…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.04.06
For Kanye West, Music is Medicine
Declaring on national television that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” might be a career-killer for most artists — but most artists aren’t Kanye West. The 28-year-old hip-hop superstar’s ubiquitous single “Gold Digger” (featuring some Ray Charles-ish backing vocals from friend Jamie Foxx) has effortlessly topped pop, r&b, digital and ringtone charts, while sales of its accompanying album, Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), exceeded…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.23.06
For Kanye West, Music Is Medicine
Declaring on national television that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” might be a career-killer for most artists — but most artists aren’t Kanye West. The 28-year-old hip-hop superstar’s ubiquitous single “Gold Digger” (featuring some Ray Charles-ish backing vocals from friend Jamie Foxx) has effortlessly topped pop, r&b, digital and ringtone charts, while sales of its accompanying album, Late Registration…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.06
Newcomer John Legend Living Up to His Name
BMI congratulates neo-soul artist John Legend, whose major-label debut Get Lifted opened this week at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 7 on the Top 200 chart. The singer/songwriter/pianist, who has worked with various artists including Janet Jackson, the Black Eyed Peas, and Jay-Z, is the 2002 recipient of the BMI-sponsored Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting. This…
From News, posted 1.10.05
Les Nubians
For the commercial side of the industry, World music often is difficult to market because it’s hard to categorize. But diversity is precisely the aim of Les Nubians, the French recording act whose songs cross myriad creative lines. Even their lyrics possess that hard-to-pin-down feature. To some, their music has an Afro-centric appeal. To others, it’s all about French culture. To others, still, there exists a…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.28.03
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli is the thinking man’s hip-hop star. He views his music as literature in the most traditional sense: as a completely engaging way of communicating ideas. In the wrong hands, that cerebral take on hip-hop could be heavy handed and dull, but Kweli’s music is clever, astute, challenging and completely entertaining — everything good art should be. The son of educators, Kweli (with his school buddy…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.17.03
Mos Def: Most Definitely A Two-Pronged Talent
Acclaimed for his compelling hip-hop recordings, film performances and stage work, rapper/actor Mos Def apparently won't be satisfied until he has won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and a Tony. Indeed, though he only emerged recently from the streets of his native Brooklyn, Mos Def has already demonstrated the style, integrity and relentless drive of a true artist. His irrepressible creativity can be attributed to…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.02
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