DOOM at Leeds Festival

MF DOOM Press Shot Masked underground hip-hop sensation MF DOOM has recently been added to the lineup for Leeds Festival in August, and here’s a few reasons why you should be as excited as I am. But first, a brief profile. MF DOOM (Daniel Dumile) has been on the hip hop/rap scene ever since his early work with KMD in ’88. Before the release of their second album, the group were dropped…

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My 50 Favorite Kanye West Songs

In honor of Kanye’s SNL performance tonight I’ve listed my 50 favorite Kanye West songs, including features and collaborations. Because of short notice, only the top ten have descriptions. Enjoy and debate. 50. DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West, Consequence and John Legend – Grammy Family Grammy Family 49. John Legend feat. Kanye West – Number One Number one 48. Rhymefest feat. Kanye West – Brand New Brand New 47. Common feat. Kanye West – Southside…

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My 50 Favorite Rap Songs of 2012

50) El-P – The Full Retard I didn’t hear this song until a couple weeks ago, but the beat alone merits it a spot on this list. El-P had a monster year. El-P – The Full Retard – YouTube. 49) Kanye West – White Dress This is Kanye West rapping over a soulful sample based beat. What else is there to say? Kanye West – White Dress – YouTube. 48) DeLaZoo – Mine Today This…

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Plan B voted most influential musician in London

The Evening Standard top 1000 tries to determine the most important and powerful figures from the world of politics, art, culture sport – I’m not really sure how relevant the top is, but it’s definitely not very far off. According to them, rapper Plan B sits in the top 20, just between James Bond actor Daniel Craig and comedy writer and director Armando Iannucci. Plan B, real name Ben Drew is the highest musician on…

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