Public Enemy

Riot Fest’s 2013 initial lineup is a doozy

Chicago's Riot Fest has announced the first wave of artists for its 2013 festival, and with a whole hella lot…

Q&A: Portishead producer Geoff Barrow on hip hop, krautrock, and film scores

Portishead producer Geoff Barrow is a multi-talented guy. We talked to him about drum beats, production philosophy, and his many…

Q&A: Ill Bill on getting personal, Henry Rollins and Chuck D, and a changing Brooklyn

Drawing from artists who are equal parts entertainer and activist, MC Ill Bill uses his new solo album, The Grimy…

Beats & Rhymes: DC the MIDI Alien’s Avengers Airwaves

Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…

Chuck D to release art based on US immigration law

Public Enemy founder Chuck D recently collaborated with artist Ravi Dosaj on the politically charged work of art By The…

Chali 2na to tour US and Europe

Jurassic 5 alumnus Chali 2na just announced plans to tour the West Coast with a live band, opening for funk…

Guest Spots: Das Racist’s favorite political rap songs

Das Racist occupies a unique place in hip hop. Its free-associative rap goes a mile a minute, riddled with the…

William Elliott Whitmore: Poetic Discontent

After three albums that touch on personal topics, the scratchy, soulful material of folk singer and banjo player William Elliott…

N.A.S.A: Flying High With All-Star Collaborators On The Spirit Of The Apollo

DJ artists Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon team up as N.A.S.A, mixing North American hip hop and rock with…

Koushik: Celestial Psych-Hop Artist’s Disparate Style

Preferring to let the music speak for itself, Koushik weaves choirs of strings and choruses in and out of down-tempo,…

Terminator Salvation Trailer

In anticipation of the latest installment of a bad-ass movie series (and in honor of Edward Furlong's Public Enemy shirt…