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Heavy hitters such as Nine Inch Nails, Green Day and N.W.A. have all moved on to the second round of Music Times' annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tournament. By combining the obsessive bracketology of March Madness with the annual naming of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we allow you, the fans, to vote for nominees competitively, and therefore choose just one winner. Last year's champ was Peter Gabriel, who overtook KISS in the championship. Vote below and check back next week for the Final Four. Let's see who's left after the first round this year. -
Dr. Dre Talks N.W.A. Biopic: Rapper Dishes on 'Straight Outta Compton'
N.W.A. fans are waiting anxiously for the release the hip-hop trio's biopic, Straight Outta Compton, which is due out in August. Dr. Dre spoke to DJ Big Boy recently, talking mostly about making the movie and former N.W.A. member Ice Cube and Eazy-E. The mogul also talked about recording some of Snoop Dogg's parts for The Chronic while the rapper was in prison. -
5 Surprising Hip-Hop Ghostwriters: Will Smith, Dr. Dre and Jim Jones Had Curious Helpers with These Hits
The hot news in hip-hop today is the rumor that Compton rapper Skeme may have ghostwritten songs for Iggy Azalea, including "Fancy," the no. 4 song of 2014. This news probably surprises no one, despite denials from the performer herself and mentor T.I. that anyone else had a hand in crafting her hits. And if anyone is that shocked or appalled by the news...perhaps they should check out the history of hip-hop. You'll be surprised at how many songs are actually written by the least likely of performers. Here are just a few examples. -
N.W.A., Green Day and Stevie Ray Vaughn: Vote in Music Times' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tournament Bracket
Music Times combines March Madness and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony into a bracket-style tournament, where only your vote can decide who gets enshrined: Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, N.W.A.? Vote and check back next week for the Elite 8. -
50 Years of Dr. Dre in 7 Chapters for The N.W.A. DJ, Rapper and Beats Electronics Honcho's 50th Birthday
Dr. Dre is the most successful figure in hip-hop history, and we don't just mean that from a financial perspective. Literally everything he touches has been a massive success, with effects that rattle the rest of the hip-hop world. As Dr. Dre celebrates his 50th birthday, Music Times breaks his incredible career down into seven simple chapters. -
First Official N.W.A 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer Surfaces
The first full, official trailer for the highly anticipated N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" dropped recently, and it will have fans begging for more. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube introduce the film as something of a necessity nowadays with all the violence in black communities stemming from distrust of law enforcement. "The same thing that we was going through in the '80s with the police, people going through right now," Cube said as the pair rolled through Compton. "It's a good time for us to tell our story," Dre added. -
Suge Knight Arrested, Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Incident That Left One Dead and Two Injured
Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight has been arrested and charged with murder following a hit-and-run incident that occurred Thursday (Jan. 29), The Hollywood Reporter notes. Knight allegedly got into an altercation near the site of a promotional shoot for the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton before the homicide happened. According to witnesses, Knight began arguing with two men when he pulled up to the scene in a red pick-up truck. When the fight began to get more serious, Knight reportedly backed into a victim, who died, and hit two others, who suffered non life-threatening injuries. -
REPORT: Suge Knight Allegedly Killed a Man on the Set of a Movie in Compton
Suge Knight, former CEO of Death Row Records, reportedly ran over a man with his car on the set of a movie he was working on in Compton, California. The victim died shortly after Knight fled the scene of the crime. According to TMZ the two men were involved in an argument after Knight was denied access to the set of a film Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were working on, possibly the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, which is listed as being in post-production on IMDb. Knight's lawyer is trying to arrange the CEO's surrender. -
'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer Leaks Online After Ice Cube Premieres It In Australia [WATCH]
Straight Outta Compton, the new biopic about rap group N.W.A. will hit theaters this summer, but you can see a leak of the trailer now. Ice Cube, a founding member of the group and an executive producer on the film, recently debut the movie's first trailer during a gig in Australia. A fan happened to get it on video, and it's now surfaced on the web. -
8 Christmas Songs By Unexpected Artists
Christmas music is typically the territory of Christian artists, country singers, or pop singers looking for a quick cash-in between proper studio albums (though that doesn't mean these cash-ins can't be great). However, there have been some strange cases where artists in other genres, such as rap, metal, and indie rock, have tried their hand at Christmas music as well. Here are eight Christmas songs or albums from unexpected artists. -
Joni Mitchell Halts Biopic Starring Taylor Swift
If you were looking forward to that Joni Mitchell/Carole King/Carly Simon biopic "Girls Like Us," then today, Nov. 25, you are out of luck. In an interview with "The Sunday Times," via "NME," Joni Mitchell revealed that she has pulled the plug on the project, citing the casting of Taylor Swift as one of the primary reasons. "I squelched that!" Mitchell admitted. "I said to the producer, 'All you've got is a girl with high cheekbones.' It's just a lot of gossip, you don't have the great scenes." "There's a lot of nonsense about me in books," Mitchell went on to say, "assumptions, assumptions, assumptions." The now-halted film was based on the book "Girls Like Us" by Sheila Weller, which followed the rise of Mitchell and her singer-songwriter contemporaries Carly Simon and Carole King during the 1970s. Swift was cast as Mitchell back in 2012, with "Mad Men's" Jessica Pare cast as Simon and "The Newsroom's" Alison Pill cast as King. -
Ice Cube Has High Praise for 'Straight Outta Compton' Movie: 'I Can't Wait to Bring This to the Screen'
"Straight Outta Compton" has wrapped principal photography and is ready to hit the big screen in August 2015. Executive producer Ice Cube confirmed as much on "Jimmy Kimmel" last night, saying he cannot wait to bring the movie to the big screen. -
Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015 Nominations
It may seem like the 2014 inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum just happened, but it's already time to start the process all over again. Today (Oct. 9), the nominees for the class of 2015 were announced, and include some rock juggernauts including Lou Reed, Green Day, The Smiths and Stevie Ray Vaughan. -
8 Albums Named after the Artist's Hometown: OutKast, Bruce Springsteen and More
Whether they would admit it or not, an artist's hometown has an insurmountable influence on their music, and these eight artists flaunted their hometown proudly. -
#Fugazi1888: Public Enemy, Morrissey and Pixies Try to Sell Their Classic Albums 100 Years Earlier
Music Times scrounged together a list of other classic 1988 performances and wondered what would happen if those same performers had to justify their works 100 years earlier, to jump on the #Fugazi1888 bandwagon.
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