Carl “Chucky” Thompson, a producer and multi-instrumentalist whose slick samples of Seventies and Eighties soul underpinned some of the most popular R&B and hip-hop tracks of the Nineties, died on Monday at age 53, his rep confirmed to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately available. In the …
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Public Enemy recreated their classic “Fight the Power” video with footage from the George Floyd Protests to open the 2020 BET Awards. The iconic rap group were joined by a star-studded line-up of artists to help update the song with timely verses. Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited for the …
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Nas dropped by The Late Show Tuesday to perform his “Adam and Eve,” off his latest LP Nasir, as well as discuss recording his Kanye West-produced album in Wyoming with Stephen Colbert. While the Nasir version of “Adam and Eve” features The-Dream, the rapper instead recruited Late Show bandleader Jon …
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Nas has shared the new trailer for the upcoming PBS concert film that teamed the Illmatic rapper with the National Symphony Orchestra for a unique performance. Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop finds the rapper performing his 1994 masterpiece at the venerable Washington, D.C. venue …
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