Rebecca Haithcoat

On Friday Tyler, the Creator unleashed his alter ego, Young Nigga, a funny Lil B soundalike who's into overpriced carbs. But that wasn't all Odd Future had up its sleeve this weekend. At midnight last night another of the collective's subgroups called The Internet -- made up of Syd and......

The Knux, Kid Cudi Siren Studios September 24, 2011 Better than ... all those stuffed, see-'n-be-seen Hollywood clubs and hipster dive bars. Last night, Complex magazine threw a rooftop party to celebrate its October issue, and cover star Kid Cudi dropped by. (Kreayshawn, who's on the opposite cover, didn't, but......

Under-the-radar rapper TiRon Jeffries was nervous about approaching dream hampton, first female editor of The Source and co-author of Jay-Z's Decoded. But like a freshman boy in high school who somehow had a shot with the most untouchable senior goddess, he wavered while his friends urged him. Just ask her......

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 on the fence about adding the singer. So Jam decided to test......

Blu soundlessly materializes in Silverlake's La Mill coffee boutique. The rapper's aura is so serene it forms a barrier against the sounds of jittery fingertips flitting across keyboards and conversations that seem to be in fast forward. I think of a line from "Down to Earth," a song from his......

A couple of years ago, Sirah, a young, white, female California rapper, was on the rise. She was in talks with major labels. She was about to release an album. She stitched together her outfits with two-dollar thrift store finds and no Fendi. Sound familiar? But unlike Kreayshawn, the white......

Nappy Roots El Cid September 13, 2011 Better than ... whatever you were doing at home. Hip-hop group the Nappy Roots have four albums, one of which is multi-platinum. Their producers include everyone from Raphael Saadiq to Kanye West to Lil Jon. And to this day, "Awnaw," a song from......

Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a rock star." but Odd Future will encourage you to try tonight. The L.A. collective is shooting a video and needs......

It's been rough times for the L.A.-based White Girl Mob, particularly Kreayshawn. Maybe that's why shortly after their recent show here, her crewmate V-Nasty tweeted that she and Kreayshawn had purchased an apartment in Chicago. Meanwhile, last week, while Kreayshawn bailed on her show in Canada, V-Nasty flew to Atlanta......