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Kid Cudi exits Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label [Updated]
Kid Cudi has parted ways with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. While promoting his upcoming effort, “Indicud,” on Yesi Ortiz’s KPWR (105.9 FM) show Tuesday afternoon, Cudi revealed he’d recently parted ways with the...
Tags: Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Music, Entertainment, Kendrick Lamar
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Grammys 2013: Robert Glasper Experiment wins R&B album honors
Jazz pianist Robert Glasper’s genre-blending "Black Radio” took home the prize for R&B album at the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday. Crammed with cameos from Erykah Badu, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi,...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Tyrese Gibson, Staples Center, Lupe Fiasco, R. Kelly
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Grammys 2013: Winner Robert Glasper on bridging the genre gap
When pianist Robert Glasper scored two nominations for his critically lauded “Black Radio,” it was in R&B, not jazz -- a surprise given his pedigree. Backstage at the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday, the Houston-born pianist was quizzed about...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Music, Entertainment, Music Industry, Yasmin (drug)
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Jay-Z said to be contributing music to 'The Great Gatsby'
Director Baz Luhrmann already tipped his hand in the trailer for his upcoming adaptation of "The Great Gatbsy." Among the songs heard was the Jay-Z-led track "No Church in the Wild," his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West. The use married an examination...
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Lucy Liu, Jack White, Blindness (movie), Kanye West
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Ice-T gets back to hip-hop roots in ‘The Art of Rap’
Pop & HissIn the new film ‘Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap,’ Ice-T reels in artists like Dr. Dre, Kanye West and Eminem to tell the story of hip-hop’s gritty beginnings.... -
Rock the Bells 2012 taps Missy Elliott, A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, more
Pop & HissTraveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells announced this year's three-city tour stops will be held on two consecutive days in each of its three host cities. The lineup features the return of Missy Elliott and a host of young buzzy MCs, including ASAP... -
PASSINGS: Jimmy Castor, Robert Dozier
Jimmy Castor
Wrote hit song 'Troglodyte (Cave Man)'
Jimmy Castor, a funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter best known for "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "It's Just Begun," died Monday of apparent heart failure at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 71,...Tags: Landforms, Music, Caves and Caverns, Obituaries, Kanye West
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Sundance Film Festival announces its drama, documentary premieres
24 FramesSundance Film Festival is perhaps best known for its narrative and dramatic competitions, but the real business in Park City, Utah, is done around the Sundance Film Festival premieres — and none of the features announced Monday has a distribution... -
Theater review: 'Topdog/Underdog' at South Coast Repertory
Culture Monster"Topdog/Underdog," Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize winning drama, opens at South Coast Repertory... -
Kid Cudi's WZRD and jazz artist Robert Glasper score high debuts
Pop & HissTodd Martens looks at the week in the music charts. For Adele, it's week No. 23 at the top of the U.S. pop charts. The week's top debut, and indeed the only debut inside the top 10, is Kid Cudi's psychedelic rock project WZRD. And genre-hopping jazz... -
Q-Tip signs to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label
Pop & HissVeteran rapper/producer Q-Tip has inked a deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. Best known as the frontman of iconic rap group A Tribe Called Quest, the Grammy Award-winner is currently working on his forth solo album, “The Last Zulu,... -
Album review: Jack White's 'Blunderbuss'
Pop & HissJack White, formerly of the White Stripes, has released his first solo album, called "Blunderbuss," and Times pop music critic Randall Roberts says it's fantastic....
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