People (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The hip hop impresario, who recently had surgery to repair his right rotator cuff, takes on the legendary crooner in a new ad
So Much Silence (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Man, I really enjoyed watching the VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors on Monday night. More to the point, seeing the De La Soul tribute was great. What’s not to like about Q-Tip, Public Enemy, Mos Def, Cee-Lo and friggin’ EPMD covering De La tracks? I mean, how cool would that be to see Chuck D spittin’ your [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Late great soul man ISAAC HAYES was given a special tribute at the 2008 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors on Monday (06Oct08) with performances by MOS DEF, ESTELLE, SCARFACE and PUBLIC ...
VIBE Magazine Online (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
A Lesson in Stylistics: VH1’s 2008 Hip Hop Honors The best old school and new school moments from tonight's VH1 Hip Hop Honors
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
THE SHOW "VH1's Hip Hop Honors"
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
The singer-songwriter isn't about to rein in the biting wit on his third solo release. IF RAP music is black America's CNN, as Public Enemy's Chuck D once said, then Ben Folds is white America's NPR.
XXL Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
De La Soul cast themselves as the introverted, suburbanites from Long Island when they first debuted in the early ’90s with 3 Feet High and Rising. Fittingly one of their first hits was titled “Me, Myself, and I.” Last night, however, at the taping for the 5th annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors showcase the trio of Posdnous, [...]
So Much Silence (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
After rocking Denver at Unconventional ‘08, DJ Z-Trip is now offering his 54-minute Obama mix as a free download, encouraging people to share it and its message. From the man himself: “I encourage you to download it and pass it along to anyone you think should hear it. Feel free to burn copies, share it with friends, [...]
Vh1 Blog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
The main thrust of our annual Hip Hop Honors show is simple. Great music was made a long time ago, so we make more great music to salute both its impact and endurance. Celebration is in the air because artists are getting well-deserved recognition. From the red carpet frenzy to the audience shout-alongs to the [...]
HipHopDX.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Chuck D, the Roots and others will acknowledge Isaac Hayes' influence during "Hip Hop Honors."
Vh1 Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
VH1 TV Shows Music Videos Celebrity Photos News & Gossip In the second part of our interview with Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav, we asked how the political pair are enjoying the election season. Chuck gives us his take on the current state of affairs, while Flav [...]
Vh1 Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
VH1 TV Shows Music Videos Celebrity Photos News & Gossip Earlier this year, Flavor Flav put the kibosh on any further seasons of his career-redefining reality show Flavor of Love. Backstage at rehearsals for this year’s Hip Hop Honors, we asked his Public Enemy partner and occasional critic of [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Los Angeles - R.E.M., Modest Mouse, Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie, Jarvis Cocker, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine, and Fleet Foxes are just a few of the artists whose handmade signs featured in Under the Radars Protest Issue will be auctioned off beginning September 30th to benefit War Child International...
UPTOWNflavor (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Friday • October 3 • 6:30 PM The 2008 presidential election promises to be an electrifying race for young people, whose vote is expected to have a major impact. Join leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists, including Chuck D, co-founder of Public Enemy, and Bakari Kitwana, executive director of Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop, [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Rap legend CHUCK D, JARVIS COCKER, MICHAEL STIPE and BILLY BRAGG are auctioning off placards they made for a photospread in U.S. magazine Under The Radar's Protest Issue ...
