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Rappers Mos Def, Chuck D and Flavor Flav. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images for Vh1)
New hip hop and R&B tracks are filled with guest appearances, with rappers Lil' Wayne and Jay-Z popping up frequently. On today's show: find out why cameo spots have exploded in hip-hop. Also: In the late 60's, Peter Walker released a pair of seminal experimental acoustic guitar records that incorporated Indian raga sounds. Then he sort of disappeared, settling in Woodstock, NY. Now, almost 40 years later,
Walker is returning to the more experimental style he helped to create
and joins us today with a live performance. Finally: Soundcheck's CD Picks of the Week.
Guest Appearances Gone Wild
Lil' Wayne appeared on more than 70 tracks and mixtapes last year. And Jay-Z will guest on an upcoming Coldplay song, repaying singer Chris Martin for appearing on the rap mogul's "Kingdom Come." With guest appearances quickly becoming the norm and not the exception, we ask New York times pop ...
Soundcheck's CD Picks of the Week
Juana Molina – Un Dia (One Day) – Domino Records
Twenty years ago in Argentina, way before the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there was a comic news program called La Noticia Rebelde, or Rebel News. One young actress featured on the show was Juana Molina, a rising star ...
Twenty years ago in Argentina, way before the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there was a comic news program called La Noticia Rebelde, or Rebel News. One young actress featured on the show was Juana Molina, a rising star ...
The Return of Peter Walker
In the late 1960s, guitarist Peter Walker studied raga with Ravi Shankar and released two raga-inflected folk music. In the 1970’s he settled in Woodstock and disappeared from the music scene. He has now being re-discovered by a record label and is into Flamenco. He joins us with a live ...
When hip hop cameos reach the point of diminishing returns
I like the fact that mega-selling artists like Jay Z and Lil Wayne will apparently appear on anyone’s record, anywhere, anytime. It shows that these guys, even though they’ve “made it” and probably don’t need the additional work and exposure, still enjoy going into the studio and playing nicely with ...