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Terrence Howard 'Shines Through' in Private Listening Session

'This is my bulls---,' Terrence Howard said as he introduced his album in an exclusive Spinner listening session. The Academy Award-nominated actor and self-taught guitar player glided into our New York office and previewed seven tracks off his upcoming album, 'Shine Through It,' which he finished, along with his 13 piece band, in six days. "I'm no ...

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Nas Chews Out Maxim After Premature Review

Looks like rapper Nas and the Black Crowes have something in common ... besides their connection to all-star classic rock. The New York-based rapper was jarred, much like Chris Robinson and Co., when the lad mag -- known for its revealing pics of female actresses and models -- gave his upcoming album a 2 1/2-star review. The rap star, who's been ...

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The Roots, TV on the Radio Collaborate for a 'Revolution'

The Philadelphia-bred Roots crew jumped in the studio with New York indie band TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe to record a track for the film, 'Soundtrack for a Revolution.' The Danny Glover-produced documentary will feature contemporary artists reworking Civil Rights Movement-themed protest songs. Soul singer Anthony Hamilton, jazz ...

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Gnarls Barkley Prepping 'Odd' New Album

Stating the obvious, eclectic alt-rap duo Gnarls Barkley has dubbed their new album, 'The Odd Couple.' Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo are still in the lab working on new material for the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut, 'St. Elsewhere,' and have reportedly laid down tracks in Los Angeles and Atlanta. While the duo puts the finishing touches ...

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Danger Mouse Working on New Gnarls Barkley Project

Danger Mouse is already quite busy in the new year. The musical auteur is working with British alt-pop trio the Shortwave Set on their upcoming album, tentatively-dubbed 'Replica Sun Machine.' The producer is adding a little bang to the psychedelic outfit's sound with the help of a 24-piece orchestra led by former child star-turned-musical genius ...

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Wu-Tang Clan Invade NYC

Over 3,000 eager Wu-Tang Clan fans piled into New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on January 12 to see the eight man act rip the roof off the venue. The crowd waited for three hours before the GZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God and Masta Killa stormed the stage with a deep entourage of Killa Bees in tow -- but no RZA. ...

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Spank Rock Resists Taking Himself or Hip-Hop Too Seriously

If image really was everything, one would naturally assume that a conversation with Spank Rock -- aka rapper Naeem Juwan, complemented by a rotating crew of producers -- would be more like a segment from a 'Girls Gone Wild' video, or 2 a.m. in any club at [insert the name of your favorite party school here] during homecoming weekend, or even a ...

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