Dr. Dre’s Next Film Project Is Bringing Marvin Gaye’s Life To The Big Screen
Dr. Dre has a great history of mixing music and film, and he’s using that experience in attempting to bring to life the story of Marvin Gaye on the big
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Lenny Kravitz Is Back With A Video That’s The Most Powerful Statement Of His Career
Today, veteran music superstar Lenny Kravitz has released the first single from his upcoming eleventh album, Raise Vibration (September 7). For an artist recognized for his ability to channel past
Fabolous & Jadakiss Get Dressed To Kill To Deliver More Lethal Rhymes (Video)
When Fabolous and Jadakiss announced they’d be putting out a collaboration album, fans were initially wondering how it would sound. Sure, the two MCs are about as New York as
Quincy Jones Details How Michael Jackson Stole Some Of His Best Material (Video)
Quincy Jones turns 85 years old next month. The musician, arranger, producer, and celebrity is showing a side of himself that may be new to most of the public. Q
Raekwon Salutes Marvin Gaye With Some Musical Healing On The Anniversary Of His Death (Audio)
One week ago, Raekwon released his seventh album, The Wild. The ICE H20 Records release features rhyme commentary on the state of Hip-Hop and relationship break-ups, as well as some
Raekwon Discusses His New Album, Working With OutKast, His Wu-Tang Classics & More
For nearly 25 years, Raekwon has been an elite source of inventive Rap music. The Staten Island MC made his debut on the classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by
Beloved Soul Songwriter & Producer Leon Ware Has Passed Away
Songwriter and producer Leon Ware has passed away. The Detroit, Michigan native was a musical wizard to produced hits for such icons as Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson throughout his
15 Years Since Her Death, We’ve Still Got To Give It Up To Aaliyah – & Slick Rick (Video)
On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah Haughton and eight others were lost in a fatal plane crash. In the years since, the singer’s influence on not only music but also fashion
Pharrell & Robin Thicke Ordered To ‘Give It Up’ To Marvin Gaye Estate
There are “blurred lines” in regards to the adage that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” A court has now found that Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I.’s 2013 hit
Erick Sermon Speaks Openly About Earnings, Helping Create Atlanta’s Scene (Video)
Erick Sermon does not do a ton of interviews. However, when the EPMD and Def Squad co-founder speaks, he’s never big on canned, diplomatic answers. E-Dub opens up in a
Stream and Download More Than 35 of the Best Mixtapes of 2014 (Mixtapes)
2014 was a year of incredibly diverse mixtape offerings. There were amazing blend projects like Yasiin Gaye which combined Mos and Marvin, beat-jacking tapes like Jon Connor’s amazing takeover of
Here’s an Old School Soul Mix from Biz Markie That Just Feels Good (Audio)
Biz Markie is a legendary MC and beatboxer but, over the last several years, he has relied on his formidable DJ skills perhaps more than anything else. If you’ve ever
Usher & Nicki Minaj Interpolate A S.O.S. Band Classic On Another Pharrell Time Machine (Audio)
Pharrell’s production over the last 18 months has been interesting. The N*E*R*D front-man drew very close to Marvin Gaye’s 1977 wallflower-directed “Got To Give It Up” on Robin Thicke’s “Blurred
The Marvin Gaye & Mos Def Mash-Up Gets A Bonus Round In Yasiin Gaye: The Return Side Two (Mixtape)
Less than three months after musical-mixologist Amerigo Gazaway unleashed Yasiin Gaye: The Departure: Side 1, the mythical, digital tape gets turned over for the B-side. Yasiin Gaye: The Return: Side
Here’s Another Timeless Blend of Marvin Gaye & Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) (Audio & Video)
Earlier this year, Amerigo Gazaway released Inner City Travelin’ Man, one of the better projects of the year. The album blended the music and vocals of Marvin Gaye and Yasiin
Yasiin Gaye’s (Mos Def & Marvin Gaye) Ms. Fat Booty Gets A Mashed Up Visual Component (Video)
Just when it felt like Yasiin Gaye could get no bigger, the creator of the fully-produced Marvin Gaye and Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) mash-up project, Amerigo Gazaway, went to
Here’s Another Amazing Mos Def & Marvin Gaye Mashup. It Gets No Better (Audio)
In February, Amerigo Gazaway released an amazing project blending the soulful sounds of Marvin Gaye with the artful rhymes of Yasiin Bey (primarily when he was known as Mos Def).
RIP Marvin Gaye: Here’s a Playlist Celebrating the Hip-Hop Legacy He Left (Video)
Rest in peace to Marvin Gaye who died 30 years ago today. He left the world with countless soul classics, but he also had an incredible impact on Hip-Hop. To
Marvin Gaye & Mos Def’s Yasiin Gaye Mash-Up Is Here. The Departure: Side 1 (Mixtape)
One of the biggest hits of 2014 on Ambrosia For Heads has been Yasiin Gaye. The mash-up experiment by Amerigo Gazaway, combining the music of Marvin Gaye and Mos Def,
What Five-Figure Piece Of Memorabilia Did A Record Buyer Find Inside An Album Sleeve? (Video)
Heads who collect records know that you can find some pretty interesting stuff when you dig. Besides the racks of wax, a lot of older albums can be secret hideaways
More Marvin Gaye & Mos Def Mash-Ups, This Time Tackling A Complicated Thing Called Love (Audio)
After the strong reaction to “Inner City Travelin’ Man” last week, the Yasiin Gaye (Mos Def + Marvin Gaye) blend, another track is unveiled. This time it’s (Marvin’s deeply personal)
Anna Gordy, Inspiration To Marvin Gaye’s Here My Dear Has Died. Listen To The Music (Audio)
There are plenty of timeless, classic, immortal love songs made by Marvin Gaye (quite a few with Tammi Terrell). However, Marvin also penned one of the ultimate break-up albums, late
Some Classic Marvin Gaye & Some Classic Mos Def Mixed Together Like They’re Soul Mates (Audio)
The quality in mash-up mixes are really improving lately. From Girltalk to DJ Z-Trip to others, the once-gimmicky (to some Heads) practice of intermixing songs from different genres and eras
Wale & Stokley Williams Have Some Of Marvin Gaye’s Inner City Blues At The 2013 Soul Train Awards (Video)
On The Gifted, Wale linked on several compositions with Mint Condition lead singer Stokely Williams. The Minneapolis vet teamed with the DMV star on “LoveHate Thing,” the LP’s second single
Young Buck – RAGE ft Marvin Gaye (Video)
Young Buck is back (both from a hiatus from music and a stint in jail). He marks his return with one of the more creative videos of the year. It
Khrysis & Sean Boog (The Away Team) – The Road to Redemption (Video)
Here’s a new video from The Away Team. They chop up Marvin Gaye’s song I Want You on the track. Check out The Road to Redemption. Here’s the Marvin Gaye
Big Sean – Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay ft Kanye West & Roscoe Dash (Video)
Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay is another big record from Big Sean. Check out the video. He’s come a long way in his year and change as a member of G.O.O.D.
It's official. John Legend and The Roots are releasing an album together in September
As you can tell by the numerous collabos between The Roots and John Legend on The Roots album, the 2 artists have been putting in some work together. They will