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El-P (Jaime Meline) and Killer Mike (Michael Render) are Run the Jewels.

Run The Jewels: ‘I’m Taking This Life’

“Me and Mike have managed to find a decent way to express something symbolically that kids need to be able to say simply,” says El-P. “I’m taking it over.”

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Writers and musicians dream hampton, Donald Harrison, Jr., Matty C. and Hubert Sam spoke about the 20th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die.

Microphone Check Live: The Stories Of The Notorious B.I.G.

On Sunday, Sept. 14, 20 years and one day after Biggie Smalls’ debut album Ready to Die was released, we gathered four of the musician’s friends in Brooklyn to recall the man they knew.

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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