Touring U.S. rap festival Rock the Bells has announced its 2012 lineup, featuring a typically broad swatch of performers including the reunited Dipset, A$AP Rocky, Atmosphere, Black Hippy crew stars (Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q), Yelawolf, the reunited Hit Squad (EPMD, Redman, Das EFX, K-Solo, Keith Murray, DJ Scratch), chart-toppers (Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, J Cole, Mac Miller, Lupe Fiasco, more) and more elder statesmen/women (Nas, E-40, DJ Quik, Too $hort, Slick Rick, Ice Cube, Prodigy, Salt-n-Pepa, RZA). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will perform their album E. 1999 Eternal in full, while Method Man and Redman will play Blackout ...

Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike and NYC rapper/producer El-P are local legends who have at times seemed like their best years were behind them. In that sense, R.A.P. Music is a little bit like Blaqkout, the excellent 2009 collaboration between DJ Quik and Kurupt — an album made that much sweeter by the fact that so [...]

Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike and NYC rapper/producer El-P are local legends who have at times seemed like their best years were behind them. In that sense, R.A.P. Music is a little bit like Blaqkout, the excellent 2009 collaboration between DJ Quik and Kurupt — an album made that much sweeter by the fact that so [...]

As part of Maker Music’s viral series, Murs and DJ Quik reminisce about their days coming up in the game. Great stuff if you’ve got 8-minutes to spare. PREVIOUS: 3MG (Murs x Eligh x Scarub) Are Reuniting in LA For A One Night Show!

Two clothing labels link up for a mixtape, Vibe explains Freeway's cameo at Jay-Z's press conference, and Murs and DJ Quik reminisce on the old school.

Young Jeezy heads West in the video for “Way Too Gone,” the Future-assisted cut off his latest album TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition. The Snowman gets love from L.A. as he hits the stage at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. during his “Hustlerz Ambition” tour. The black-and-white clip features cameos from Warren G, DJ Quik, [...]

Twenty years after the the 1992 Civil Unrest, DJ Quik and Big Hutch provide their perspectives.

Katherine Monsalve DJ Quik Tells All The Stories Behind His Classic Records [Complex] Wes Welker, Gisele Bündchen Are All Good [LBSports] Beyond Pot Brownies: The New Cannabis Cuisine [Time] 26 [...]

UPDATE: The veteran DJ Quik protege is back with a Pomona homie, featuring Twista and Bad Azz.

Paid Dues [ Guerilla Union ]: Official | Facebook The Seventh Annual "Paid Dues" independent hip hop festival was a day that was as much for the soul as it was for the ears. With the insanely talented line up of some of the best underground hip hop artists like Wu-Tang, Dip Set, Odd Future, DJ Quik, Kendrick Lamar, Crooked I etc...the expectations for this years Paid Dues was through the roof. Like many Guerilla Union events like Rock The Bells and Smokeout , this years Paid Dues was hot as hell and crowded beyond belief. Heat, tons of people, and literally rubbing ...

E-Double cashed in some of that West Coast love during his "Erick Onasis" album with some help from DJ Quik and Xzibit.

Last weekend at Coachella we saw 2Pac reunited with Dr. Dre via hologram. Here's one of Pac's classics with another legendary West Coast producer.

Last weekend at Coachella we saw Tupc reunited with Dr. Dre via hologram. Here's one of 'Pac's classics with another legendary West Coast producer.

-- Manhattan venue SOB's is celebrating its 30 year anniversary with the monthlong I Love SOB's Music Festival . The celebration includes performances by Shabazz Palaces, Schoolboy Q, Juvenile, Mystikal, Obie Trice, Stalley, DJ Premier, and more. -- Grand Duchy , the duo of Black Francis and Violet Clark, will release  Let the People Speak on April 10 via Sonic Unyon . Check out the video for "White Out" . --  Cynic's New Year is the new album by Portland folk outfit  Horse Feathers , out April 17 on Kill Rock Stars . Head to their website for a download of "Fit Against the Country" . -- The ...

The anticipation for Dr. Dre’s oft upcoming and delayed album, Detox, has reached a level of zero. Fans who are still hoping it does make it to shelves, believe it will come out in another 10 years. Sometime collaborator and rival DJ Quik doesn’t think Dre is going to put out Detox. In an interview [...]