Category: Music News

A.F.I.‘s new video for Medicate has been released.

The track is taken from their album Crash Love which is out now.

Jay-Z has announced details of a one-off London gig.

The rapper recently played a sold-out show at London’s Roundhouse and followed up with a support slot for Coldplay on their recent dates, will be playing Alexandra Palace on November 4th. Tickets go on sale this Friday [9th] and are sure to go fast!

Crossfire homies Doomtree recently hit up B96 radio station in their hometown of Minneapolis to throw down some freestyles.

The crew are making big moves with members P.O.S. and Paper Tiger currently wowing crowds in the UK, so if you’ve not checked them out already [we interviewed them 3 years ago, come on people!] then hit their myspace now.

Big Boi has released a new song online.

For Your Sorrows is taken from his upcoming solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty and features George Clinton and Too $hort. Rumours claim that there will be appearances from Andre 3000 and Mary J. Blige. Check out the track below:

Hip Hop suffered another death last week.

Pioneer Mr Magic died of a heart attack at the end of the week. The New York DJ was thought to be the first commercial radio station rap DJ and was a huge influence in the pushing of hip hop into the mainstream. So influential was his show that he was mentioned in the classic Biggie track Juicy amongst others.

R.I.P.

New Found Glory have posted the Making Of for their new video Don’t Let Her Pull You Down online.

Check it out here:

Gogol Bordello have posted the trailer for their new live DVD online.

The DVD was filmed in 2007 in New York and features live performances are well as a CD of unreleased tracks. Gypsy punks doing it big!

Enter Shikari have announced they will play two shows in early 2010.

The group, who begin their UK tour next week, will play the following dates:

February 6th – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
February 12th – London Hammersmith Apollo

Check out Crossfire’s own James Sherry’s footage from Reading to get a taste of what to expect.

Brother Ali, who recently ripped the roof off the Barfly in London, has hit the road in the States with fellow Rhymesayers Bk-One, Evidence and Toki Wright.

To celebrate the Fresh Air tour, a theme was written, peep it below and get that fist pumping:

Zico Chain have released their new video.

The single These Birds Will Kill Us All is released on October 12th and will be backed with the tracks Bile N Blood and Daycase. Check the video out here: