• Michael Brown, Eric Garner: 10 Tribute Songs From T.I., Alicia Keys, J. Cole, And More

    Following the grand jury decisions regarding the police-related deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY, plenty of musicians have expressed their outrage and calls for peace and unity by releasing songs inspired by these incidents. Here are 10 songs inspired by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
  • De La Soul Share Political New Track "The People" Featuring Chuck D Of Public Enemy [LISTEN]

    At some point in 2015, legendary hip-hop group De La Soul will be releasing a new studio album, their first since 2012's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present...First Serve and their first with all three original members since 2004's The Grind Date. In anticipation of this album, the New York trio has shared a powerful new track titled "The People," featuring none other than Public Enemy's Chuck D, which you can check out below.
  • Kanye Wests Joins Common as 'Surprise' Guest at AAHH! Fest

    Chicago is a land of many music festivals, so Common knew that he had to bring it for AAHH! Fest to make sure that the event could continue for another year. He brought it in the form of a *surprise* musical guest that everyone saw coming: Kanye West.
  • 6 Rappers Who Successfully Followed-Up Great Debuts

    Earlier this week, legendary Queens rapper Nas offered some words of encouragement to Kendrick Lamar, concerning Lamar's impending follow-up to his instant classic debut good kid, m.A.A.d city from 2012. As Nas knows all too well, plenty of rappers have failed to deliver a satisfying follow-up to a widely praised debut album. However, these six rappers and rap groups managed to release albums that were just as good, if not better, than their debuts.
  • 5 Bands Whose Members Never Went Solo

    In previous articles for Music Times, I've written about musicians who went solo pointlessly, as well as successful musicians who never went solo at all. Today, I'm looking into the very rare case of bands whose members have never released a single solo album. It's not nearly as common as you would think.
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