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Groove On Fire
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Groove on Fire highlights great music both new and old. The focus is mostly on the Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul and Reggae tip – but good music is good music no matter the genre so you never know what might show up.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 370 )
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Madlib “Makes A Beat”
Used to be you would Google “Madlib” and come up with a couple of ancient interviews, but now the man seems to finally be opening up a bit (here and here) and... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Get On Down To Release “Liquid Swords” Instrumentals As A Limited Edition 2 LP...
The excellent folks over at Get On Down are offering up a tasty treat in the form of a very limited edition Liquid Swords Instrumentals double-LP set. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Nas Talks Illmatic XX With Bill Maher
File this one under “never thought it would happen,” but the mighty Nas showed up on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss the 20th Anniversary of Illmatic, whic... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Saul Williams To Lead Cast In New Tupac Broadway Musical
Photo By Katie Hovland This summer will see the debut of a new Broadway musical inspired by the recorded works of the late great Tupac Shakur, and it was just... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Nas & Q-Tip Together On The Tonight Show
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Nas’s classic debut album Illmatic is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary this year and is being reissued in a new deluxe... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Harn SOLO – “Jesus Piece”
Harn SOLO hits us up with the official video for “Jesus Piece,” the newest Crescent Kingz-produced single off his Perfect Picture album. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Biz Markie Shows Up On SpongeBob SquarePants
In one of those weird cultural crossovers, the great Biz Markie recently apperaed in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants as the psuedo-celebrity Kenny The Cat.... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
DJ Jazzy Jeff Shows Why He’s Still The Best On His New Mix For TDO
DJ Jazzy Jeff proves again that he’s pretty much untouchable when it comes to laying down a supreme mix, this time it’s one that he’s done in advance of a show... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jonwayne & Oliver the 2nd – “The Desert”
Jonwayne teams up with Oliver the 2nd for the righteous “The Desert,” which you can stream below (and download for free here). Read more
Posted on 01 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Smoke DZA – “Fhvt BVsturd (feat. Joey Bada$$)”
Smoke DZA’s new album Dream.ZONE.Achieve drops today on iTunes (grab it here) and if you’re not already inclined to pick up a copy, check out “Fhvt BVsturd” fro... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Check Out DJ Cable’s Video Mix Of Some Classic A Tribe Called Quest Tunes
DJ Cable has put together a real nice “video tribute mix” for a selection of timeless tracks from A Tribe Called Quest. Not much more to say, other than that yo... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jaded Incorporated (Mayer Hawthorne & 14KT) – “Coconut Sofa”
Jaded Incorporated is a collaboration between the mighty Mayer Hawthorne and his old buddy 14KT, whose debut album The Big Knock is due out this June... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
N.W.A.’s MC Ren Is Back With A Brand New Track
N.W.A.’s very own MC Ren has returned (seemingly out of nowhere) with the new track “Rebel Music” and an upcoming album of the same name. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Madlib Talks Vinyl, Jazz, Doom, Freddie Gibbs & More
There was a time when getting Madlib for an interview was near impossible, but he seems to be opening up a bit more these days and he recently sat down with SPI... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
De La Soul & J Dilla – “Smell the D.A.I.S.Y.”
We’ve posted a couple tracks from the De La Soul and J Dilla Smell the D.A.I.S.Y. mixtape (here and here) and now you can head over to their site and download i... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
“Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton”
If you can find a movie theater that is cool enough to be showing the new Stone Throw documentary Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton then consider yourself very lucky and g... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
De La Soul x J Dilla – “Vocabulary Spills”
After releasing “Dilla Plugged In” a few weeks back, De La Soul continues towards the release of their Dilla tribute mixtape Smell The Da.I.S.Y. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bishop Nehru Deconstructs His Disclosure Collaboration “You Stressin”
Bishop Nehru discusses his recent collaboration with Disclosure on “You Stressin” in the latest edition of Decoded (part of Jay Z’s Life+Times project) in... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Supastition – “Honest Living EP”
Supastition continues to show why he is one of the most underrated emcees in the game with the release of his Honest Living EP, an album he was inspired to mak... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Piñata”
It’s been over 2 years since we first heard that a collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and Madlib was in the works and the resulting Piñata doesn’t disappoint. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC