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CL Smooth

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    December 22, 2011

    Common - House of Blues - December 21, 2011

    ​Common House of Blues December 21, 2011 Attempting to get everyone in the mood last night, Power 106's DJ Reflex spun classics from folks like Souls of Mischief, A Tribe Called Quest, and Pete Rock & CL Smooth. He attempted to throw in some more recent, mainstream songs and played a few cuts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Johnny Gill - The Grammy Museum - September 20, 2011

    WireImage.com/M. Sullivan Johnny, Bobby, Ralph​Johnny Gill The Grammy Museum September 20, 2011 Better than ... all other boy-band reunions combined. Last night at The Grammy Museum, legendary producer Jimmy Jam remembered how, before Johnny Gill joined New Edition, a couple members were o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Top Ten Rap Remixes Of '90s R&B Songs

    Take that​This Friday, the Stokely Williams-fronted Mint Condition will be taking the stage at Club Nokia. The group came to prominence in the '90s with the huge hit ballad "What Kind Of Man Would I Be?" But beyond Mint Condition's slick soul moments, the band also embraced the mid-'90s trend ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Music Picks: Alison Krauss, Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket

    Also, Jaga Jazzist, Kid Cudi, Baths and others

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Greens Vs. Big Oil and Prop. 23

    To save California's global-warming law, a 23-year-old finds his rage — and 60,000 friends

  • Music

    May 20, 2010

    Music Picks: Evelyn Evelyn, Booker T. Jones, Kaki King, Pete Rock

    Also, the National, Entrance Band, Noodles, Bunbury and others

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    SXSW Day 3: On Rap's "Little Emperor" Phase and Showing and Proving

    Maybe we ought to blame Kanye--even though this trend started well before him, and will likely persist long after he retires to pursue French anime interior spaceship design. Like it or not, 'Ye's massive success re-removed a lot of barriers into the major label rap game. No longer did you need st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    On the Eve of the Grammys, Heavy D Discusses His Nomination, Reggae, Diddy and More

    To hip-hop fans in the early-'90s, Heavy D was the original "Overweight Lover." A rap generation later, he was name-dropped more in the reciting of one of hip-hop's most beloved lines: the first bars from another heavy weight, Notorious B.I.G's "Juicy." Now? Without Notorious it'd be a wonder if t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    An Interview With Pete Rock

    Pete Rock needs no introduction. His new album NY's Finest drops on Tuesday. While it might not be a classic on the level of a Soul Survivors or Mecca & The Soul Brother, it's a strong record with occasionally great moments. But buyer beware: Jim Jones yells "floooosssssiiiin'" no less than fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 4 (#9-6)

    The film that ended the Cold War. 9. Hi-Tek Ft. Talib Kweli & Dion-"Time" "People get caught up in a time and what that song represents to them at the time they hear it. Nothing I'm gonna do after that is going to match up to that time period, because they can't get that back. So I have to real ... More >>

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