If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. From rappers donning the kicks of their favorite players, to players wearing vintage concert tees off the court, hip-hop and the NBA are inseparable. And with godlike flow …
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De La Soul is going deep into the archives, announcing Friday that they will reissue their rare Clear Lake Auditorium EP, over 30 years after recording it. The hip-hop group originally released just 500 pressings of the EP back in 1994, sharing it as a promotional record for a select …
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On November 21, De La Soul’s surviving members, Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer and Vincent “DJ Maseo” Mason, shocked fans by denouncing Marcus J. Moore’s new biography, High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul across their social media accounts. “We’ve been receiving congratulatory messages about a book titled ‘High & …
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A Tribe Called Quest had a parade of longtime friends and collaborators — and fellow hip hop legends — hit the stage to celebrate their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Common, Busta Rhymes and the Roots all paid tribute …
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A Tribe Called Quest was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, recognizing one of hip-hop’s most influential groups after a nearly decade-long wait since they first became eligible in 2015. Tribe was inducted after getting passed on the ballot in 2022 and 2023, now …
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Dave Chappelle joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Ceremony on Saturday in Cleveland to induct A Tribe Called Quest. During his speech, the famed comic and looked back at the origins of the hip-hop group that began in Queens, New York City in the Eighties. “It is an honor …
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The clock was rapidly approaching midnight when Ozzy Osbourne first appeared on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony stage at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio Saturday night. Due to a variety of health ailments, including Parkinson’s Disease, Osbourne’s mobility is severely limited, and he rarely …
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Casey Benjamin, the talented multi-instrumentalist who worked closely with Robert Glasper and on records by Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Nas, John Legend, and many more, has died. He was 45. Benjamin’s management confirmed his death to Rolling Stone and shared a statement from his family: “It is with the …
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To anyone who doubts that every vote matters, we offer the following proof: Journey are in the Library of Congress. Today, the Library of Congress announces its list of 25 recordings chosen for the National Recording Registry.The genres represented by albums include girl group pop (the Shirelles’ Tonight’s the Night), …
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The Phife Dawg estate has shared the tracklist for the A Tribe Called Quest MC’s posthumous album Forever, revealing appearances from Q-Tip, Rapsody with Renée Neufville, and De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others. Forever arrives on March 22, six years to the date of Phife Dawg’s death. As …
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