Moogfest 2016 just unveiled their full schedule for their ever growing four day festival. Having been involved with some of their lead-in dial-tone events in SF, LA, and ...
On April 12, 2016 / By Chris CarrasquilloWhat happens when two West Coast hip hop veterans hang out in a music studio in LA for a few months? A Whole New Cook, the latest project ...
On March 22, 2016 / By URB StaffHailing from the Southside of Chicago, a breeding ground of numerous styles, Jelani Lateef has been putting out socially conscious rap records for over a decade. On the ...
On March 18, 2016 / By Brett UddenbergWe all knew it was coming — the venerable techno/off-techno institution built by Modeselektor known as 50WEAPONS is bowing out gracefully, currently in the midst of a world tour ...
On February 5, 2016 / By Mitch StrashnovThe Minneapolis hip hop scene is popping with a new breed of artists who don’t hail from Rhymesayers Entertainment. Two of the Twin Cities’ finest are Gaines FM, ...
On February 3, 2016 / By URB Staff2015 was a triumphant year for music and while the list could’ve easily exceeded 10, we picked the cream of the crop of the last 365 days. ...
On December 30, 2015 / By Nina TabiosI pretty much got all albums that are coming out for this year unless a mixtape drops. All 2015 releases. D’Angelo’s Black Messiah would have been No. 4 ...
On December 27, 2015 / By Jason ChangDisclaimer: My taste is predominantly hip-hop and the genres that have evolved from it. The list is inspired by MF DiBella. You can find a more eclectic list ...
On December 27, 2015 / By Jason ChangFor fifteen years (2000-2014), my year-end Top 10 Albums list was published exclusively by the Philadelphia City Paper (RIP, 1981-2015). URB is its new home (at present). 2015 was ...
On December 25, 2015 / By M.F. DiBellaLeftfield’s classic 1995 album “Leftism” is probably still today one of the biggest influences for my own music and undoubtedly hundreds of other artists. Leftfield was indeed way ...
On December 20, 2015 / By Katy Walker