Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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SoundCloud Selections
New music we currently have on repeat.
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Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you need to be watching.
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Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you need to be watching.
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RZA Unveils Upcoming Wu-Tang Album
“Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues” set to drop 10/13/17.
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Weekend Visuals
Catch up with the trending hip-hop and R&B videos that dropped this week.
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Nas Presents: The Land
Executive producer Nas presents this vivid inner-city saga set amidst Cleveland’s hip-hop underground.
Read moreHoly Grail: Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” Soon to Be Upon Us
Hip-hop’s holy grail is soon to make its wholly appearance before us. Wu-Tang Clan’s sole copy of their final album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is said to be sold soon on an online auction site, Paddle8, as a private sale, which allows the clan themselves to select the appropriate bid that is representative […]
Read moreJam On It: RZA ft. Will Wells – Destiny Bends (Paul Walker Tribute)
News of actor Paul Walker’s tragic and untimely death shocked fans and friends the world over this past weekend. Having been significantly affected by the loss of the talented actor as well, RZA linked with vocalist Will Wells for a tribute track, “Destiny Bends”. Walker and RZA met on the set of the film Brick […]
Read moreRECAP: Bedrocktoberfest 2013 presented by LA Weekly
What do you get when you mix equal parts of the RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, a DJ set from Twin Shadow & Wynn, and an indie rock showcase from Liam Finn and stir them all up at Bedrock Studios with a mixture of hipsters, hip hop heads, magicians, booze, good eats, and even a […]
Read moreRECAP: Rock The Bells Weekend 2013, San Bernardino
This past weekend Guerilla Union’s Rock The Bells made its way to the San Manuel Amphitheater to a jam packed and weed induced crowd for its 10 year anniversary. We got the chance to cover the epic hip hop festival and experienced an event that was just as intense as the blazing San Bernardino sun. […]
Read moreJam On It: Wu-Tang Clan – Execution in Autumn
Arguably the greatest hip hop group of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan has released a new joint called “Execution in Autumn” from their forth coming album.
Read moreJam On It: Talib Kweli ft. Busta Rhymes – Rocket Ships (Prod. by RZA)
Talib Kweli just released a sneak preview joint entitled “Rocket Ships” featuring Busta Rhymes, off his new album ‘Prisoner of Conscious‘, which drops May 7th. He touches on issues like the current state of hip hop culture and art with lines like, “The passion reduced to using all caps on the internet.”
Read moreWorld Book Night: Hip-Hop Lit Picks
I tend to obsess over forms of entertainment that are deemed “outdated” by most people my age. I’ve built a collection of antiquated things like records, tapes, laser discs (okay, well, maybe not so much laser discs anymore), and also one of the most prominent of cultural artifacts, the hardcover book. I still love the […]
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Rock the Bells 2012 Launch Party
The 5th Element crew was privileged enough to have attended the amazing Rock The Bells 2012 Launch Party last week at The House of Blues on Sunset. After a couple of libations at the open bar, and some tasty finger food, we set our sights to the HOB stage. The discussion panel was about to […]
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