EAST VILLAGE, NEW YORK: In New York City’s deep downtown music, there has never been any shortage of stories to tell: CBGB, the Fillmore East, the Ramones, Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, Blondie, Talking Heads and so much more are woven into this vital neighborhood’s lore.
Documentaries on all Read more...
NYC entertainment company Diggin4Brown, founded by music producer Will Roberson, announced that the compelling single video “American Dreamer” by Umar bin Hassan (Last Poets) has debuted on Music Choice.
The shot-in-NYC HD video also features Cappadonna (Wu Tang Clan) and the fast-emerging Jamaica-to-NYC artist Rally Bop. In the studio, the Read more...
Rapper and music visionary Guru passed away on Monday at age 43, from complications due to cancer at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NYC.
AKA Keith Elam, Guru was one half of Gang Starr, his fruitful collaboration with DJ Premier. Jazzmatazz project saw him working with a long list of Read more...
UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: The continuum continues for Umar Bin Hassan. As a core member of the Last Poets — the landmark NYC group widely recognized as one of hip hop’s founding fathers – he’s been impacting music, rhyme and rhythm for four decades nonstop.
While the Last Poets are Read more...
