Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Quick News

A$AP Rocky spoke to Complex about his forthcoming sophomore LP, At.Long.Last.A$AP. and said that the death of A$AP Yams earlier this year and the music of The Doors helped him craft this album. He said, ""I’m going to be honest with you, man. When Yams died, psychedelic music healed me. Stuff like the The Mysterians, '96 Tears'. That’s all the stuff I love. I love classic rock. Take the Doors – those organs. It’s why I love Danger Mouse's aesthetic."

Over a year after the untimely death of the Godfather of House music, a Frankie Knuckles greatest hits album called House Masters: Frankie Knuckles will arrive next month. Proceeds of the album will go to the Frankie Knuckles Fund, which is overseen by the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Less than 24 hours after taking to social media to launch their Kickstarter campaign, De La Soul reached their goal and will begin working on their new album. Congrats guys!

The Rolling Stones will release a deluxe edition of their classic album, Sticky Fingers, in May. The reissues will range from standard CD remasters to box sets.

DJ Trackstar, the Run the Jewels tour DJ has cleaned up the hip-hop duos latest, last year's modern masterpiece Run the Jewels 2 and made it safe for everyone to listen. El-P released the news on Twitter this morning: