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Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe star in Victoria Mahoney’s upcoming independent film, Yelling To The Sky. The film also stars Marc John Jeffries and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots.

Entertainment

In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.

Hip Hop News

The National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards last night in Los Angeles.

Hip Hop News

One of our favorite segments on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is the “Remix The Clips” segment where ?uestlove takes popular viral videos and makes a beat live on the spot out of them.

Hip Hop News

Spike Lee will be in the director’s chair for a live webcast of John Legend & The Roots’ September 23rd concert in New York City.

Hip Hop News

John Legend & The Roots’ tackled Donny Hathaway’s classic song “Little Ghetto Boy” for their collaborative album, Wake Up.

Hip Hop News

John Legend and The Legendary Roots Crew remake Baby Huey’s song that has spawned so many notable hip hop samples, with Black Thought spitting on this one.Wake Up! Drops September 21st.

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Hip Hop News

Shot in Brooklyn Heights last month, John Legend & The Roots’ video for their cover of Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes’ 70’s classic “Wake Up Everybody” featuring Common & Melanie Fiona finally premiered.

Hip Hop News

The Roots How I Got Over is one of the best albums of 2010 and is probably in their top three behind Things Fall Apart and Illadelphalflife. For the video to “The Fire” f/ John Legend director Rik Cordero created a period piece with a military theme to tell the story. The band does not […]

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John Legend’s long-awaited collaboration with The Roots, Wake Up!, has been getting a lot of positive buzz online lately. The album of covers of politically themed songs drops September 21st. Peep the lead single, “Wake Up Everybody,” a cover of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ classic from 1975, featuring Melanie Fiona and Common. Check […]