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In DJ Mag's March music columns, Ben Murphy, Richard Brophy, Phillip Mlynar and Tristan Bath spotlight topical sounds from around the world
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The LA-based label was founded in 1992
Death Row Records will reissue classic albums from the likes of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg on cassette this year.
LA-based label Death Row Records, founded...
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is available now
The Notorious B.I.G. documentary has landed on Netflix today.
Earlier this month, streaming giant Netflix shared a trailer for a new documentary about Brooklyn-born rapper Biggie...
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Detroit-born, LA-based Jimmy Edgar takes hip-hop to a new dimension on his new album for Innovative Leisure
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MF DOOM, North American bass, Japanese doujin, and nu-school neurofunk | Music Columns February 2021
In DJ Mag's February music columns, Neil Kulkarni, Layla Marino, Aidan Taylor and Ben Hunter present commentries on topical sounds from around the world
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Cypress Hill: Tres Equis is available for pre-order now
Cypress Hill will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album release with a new graphic novel.
Legendary American hip-hop group Cypress Hill — who have sold...
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The prolific photographer died after suffering from heart failure on 1st February
Ricky Powell, a legendary hip-hop photographer who worked with Beastie Boys, Run DMC and many more, has died.
A prolific figure on the New...
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Cars and music have worked in tandem for a long time. With genres such as Miami bass and trap, cars have inspired the growth of scenes...
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‘12on12 RUN DMC’ is a 12-track compilation of the music that inspired the group
Run DMC have announced a new, limited edition vinyl compilation, set for release via 12on12 in December.
The 12-track compilation celebrates the music that inspired...
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Host of 1Xtra’s Rap Show and tour DJ for the likes of Drake and Beyoncé, Tiffany Calver’s meteoric rise has seen her become a household...
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El-P and Killer Mike are evading dead police in their latest video
Run The Jewels have shared a new music video.
Brooklyn-based rapper-producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike, who come together as hip-hop duo Run The...
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‘Beat Bop’ has long been sought after as the “holy grail” of hip-hop vinyl
A legendary hip-hop record has sold for $126k at auction.
In a recent auction at Sotheby's, ‘Beat Bop’, a record which has long been sought after...
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The crown was worn and signed by Biggie shortly before he was killed.
The Notorious B.I.G's iconic plastic crown was sold for almost $600,000 at a hip-hop memorabilia auction in New York yesterday (September 15th).
The crown (pictured above), which...
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The crown was worn and signed by the rapper during a 1997 photoshoot three days before his death
The iconic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. in a 1997 photoshoot is one of the main items being put up for sale at the...
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Watch Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Gang Starr’s DJ Premier go head-to-head in an online productions battle
The hip-hop legends shared their classics as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz series
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Gang Starr’s DJ Premier went head-to-head in a virtual production battle over the weekend as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s...
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Over the last decade, Korean pop, a.k.a. K-Pop, has taken the Western world by storm. K-Pop draws influences from numerous genres from around the globe such as...
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30 years ago, a multicultural trio who found delights on New York City dancefloors released a single that merged funk, pop, and disco in a...
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Across South-East Asia, a new generation of rappers is emerging. Drawing on the explosion of US trap and contemporary hip-hop sonics, and creating new flows...
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The series stars Rosha Washington as Screw
A new biopic about hip-hop innovator DJ Screw it set to be released.
Directed by Isaac “Chill” Yowman, the series focuses on the life and music...