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JAY-Z and Dame Dash seem to be back on each other’s good graces. In JAY-Z’s recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the rapper specifically shouted out Dame Dash and acknowledged the role he played in the success of building Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash co-founded the label with Hov back in the ’90s and was even JAY’s manager and business partner up until their falling out in the mid-2000s when Def Jam purchased Roc-A-Fella. The feud has spanned decades, with both Dame and JAY taking multiple shots at one another. JAY-Z gave Dame Dash a shout out in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame speech stating, “Shout out to Dame. I know we don’t see eye-to-eye, but I can never erase your accomplishments. And I appreciate you and I thank you for that.” Dame Dash has now responded and is claim...

Riley Wallace has officially released Hip-Hop’s Greatest Producers Coloring Book: Volume 1, a companion coloring book to From Boom Bap to Trap: Hip-Hop’s Greatest Producers. Written and illustrated by Wallace himself, the coloring book features black-and-white portraits of icons such as Pete Rock, RZA, Dr. Dre and DJ Premier as well as influential yet slept on beatmakers including Easy Mo Bee, Large Professor, Missy Elliot and Larry Smith, along with a brief page of their history and a list of essential beats. Hip-Hop’s Greatest Producers Coloring Book: Volume 1 promises to be both entertaining and educational to people of all ages, and arrives just in time to celebrate Hip-Hop History Month. Take a look at the full list of producers included below, and purchase a copy on the Hamilcar...

Following Young Thug’s appearance last month, Saweetie will be making her debut as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live. She will take the stage on the show’s November 20 episode, hosted by Shang-Chi star Simu Liu. Taylor Swift will precede Saweetie as November 13’s musical guest alongside host Jonathan Majors. The week prior, Ed Sheeran will feature on the show on November 6. Saweetie will be performing with the Brazilian singer Anitta on another TV show tomorrow night, The Late Late Show With James Corden. The duo will deliver a live rendition of Anitta’s “Faking Love,” on which Saweetie is featured. Meanwhile, fans are eagerly awaiting Saweetie’s first full-length studio album, Pretty B***h Music. The LP was initially due in June but was delayed so that she could reconstr...

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke to Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS‘s “New & Approved” show about the influence of punk rock on his band’s musical and lyrical approach. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “If you get the best of punk rock 1977 to 1980, a lot of those ‘hits’ are the sort of music that I grew up listening to with my brother. He was also a very, very big fan of most things. He would also rave about how cool THE DAMNED were at the time, and then he would put on the EURYTHMICS and then he would put on a RAINBOW record. And that definitely rubbed off on me. I guess everything is sort of within the rock genre — just rock and pop. “One band that actually I like a lot that I don’t think people mention a lot but that ...

In a new interview with “The Classic Metal Show”, ANTHRAX guitarist Jonathan Donais was asked how the music that band is working on for its upcoming album compares to the group’s last two efforts, 2011’s “Worship Music” and 2016’s “For All Kings”. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I haven’t heard any music yet, so I couldn’t tell you. But I know they recently got together — those guys recently got together — and were working on it. I’m anxious to hear it. I can’t wait to hear it.” When “The Classic Metal Show” host Chris Akin asked Donais if he is actively involved in the songwriting process for ANTHRAX‘s next LP, the guitarist responded: “Nope. Nope. Nope. Al...

Gibson and TOOL‘s Adam Jones have announced their next collaboration in the collection with the Adam Jones 1979V2 Les Paul Custom from Gibson Custom Shop. The multi-platinum-selling and four-time Grammy Award-winning musician is one of rock’s most talented and sonically innovative guitarists. The new Adam Jones 1979V2 Les Paul Custom is a new take on Adam‘s No. 1 guitar, his prized original Silverburst 1979 Gibson Les Paul. The Adam Jones 1979V2 Les Paul Custom is a limited-edition guitar offering from Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab that pays tribute to what Adam calls “one of my top favorite guitars of all time,” seen everywhere during the world tour for TOOL‘s blockbuster “Fear Inoculum” album, which became one of the highest selling albums ...

POISON lead singer Bret Michaels is a huge fan of the ABC-TV hit comedy “The Goldbergs”, so he was excited to hear that the show was once again using the band’s music in an upcoming episode. The show will feature, Michaels‘s No. 1 hit “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” in a very special episode that airs on Wednesday, November 3. “‘The Goldbergs’ is a true parallel of my life,” said Michaels. “It’s like growing up all over again in a Pennsylvania suburb. I can identify with so much of that show. When I watch it, I’m not just living those moments. I’m loving those moments and reflecting on my own life. I see my mom, my dad, my sisters, my friends. I lived all of those moments.” In the all-new episode, Senior N...

Snoh Aalegra will be embarking on a North American tour early next year. Entitled Ugh These Temporary Highs, the tour will see the singer visit 21 cities across the country, beginning with Detroit on March 21. The name of the upcoming tour references Aalegrah’s third studio album, TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES, which was released in July. Out through ARTium and Roc Nation, the LP spans 15 tracks and features guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator and James Fauntleroy. The tour will last three months, wrapping up in Portland on May 30. British artist Ama Lou will join Aalegra as the opening act for the tour. Last month, Aalegra dropped a music video for his song with Tyler, the Creator, “Neon Peach.” And on Friday, she shared a cover of Bobby Caldwell’s signature single, 1978’s “Wh...