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Sylvia Robinson, The Mother of Hip-Hop, Dies at 75

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The woman that was know as the Mother of Hip-Hop for her involvement in Sugar Hill Records and the first rap hit, Rapper’s Delight, has passed away at the age of 75. Sylvia Robinson died on Thursday in a New York hospital from congestive heart failure.

Tagged as: 70s, Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop, Sylvia Robinson, USA

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Boyz In Da Hood Director And Ice Cube Talk N.W.A. Biopic

John Singleton, director of Boyz In Da Hood, is in talks with Ice Cube about making a documentary on notorious hip-hop crew N.W.A.

Tagged as: biopic, Boyz In Da Hood, director, film, hip-hop, Ice Cube, John Singleton, movie, N.W.A., rap, Straight Outta Compton

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Bliss N Eso. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Bliss N Eso Release Extreme Sports Video For ‘Coastal Kids’

Aussie rap stars Bliss N Eso have produced a gorgeous video project featuring extreme sports stars for their latest single ‘Coastal Kids’.

Tagged as: Bliss N Eso, clip, Coastal Kids, extreme sport, hip-hop, rap, single, video

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Pat Carney Denies Blakroc Sequel But Promises New Black Keys

Patrick Carney denies there will be a sequel to 2009’s hip-hop collab Blakroc but promises a new Black Keys album soon.

Tagged as: Blackroc, blues, collaboration, Curren$y, Damon Dash, hip-hop, Jay Electronica, Jim Jones, OC, Pat Carney, rock, Sean Price, Talib Kweli, The Black Keys, U God from Wu-Tang, Wiz Khalifa

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DJ Medhi Dies In Roof Collapse

French Ed Banger producer DJ Medhi has been killed in a freak accident at his home.

Tagged as: death, DJ, DJ Medhi, Ed Banger, electro, France, hip-hop, producer, remix, roof collapse

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Kanye And Jay-Z Deliver ‘Otis’ Video And Pop-Up Store

Kanye West and Jay-Z launch the decadent ‘Otis’ video and a SoHo pop-up store selling physical copies of Watch The Throne.

Tagged as: clip, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Otis Redding, pop-up store, rap, soul, Spike Jonze, US, video, Watch The Throne

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Snoop Dogg, Scissor Sisters, Pendulum For Summadayze

Summadayze have announce Snoop Dogg, Scissor Sisters, Pendulum and more for their 2012 line-up.

Tagged as: Busy P, Calvin Harris, dance, dates, disco, DJ Medhi, electro, Erick Morello, festival, Flying Lotus, Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop, In Flagranti, Jack Beats, line-up, Markus Schulz, Metronomy, Mightyfools, Moby, Pendulum, Sasha, Scissor Sisters, Seth Troxler, Skream & Benga, Snoop Dogg, Spank Rock, Stanton Warriors, Summadayze, Summafieldayze, Tiga

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