The last four years have been a victory lap of sorts for El-P. Though revered as a producer and rapper, his independent label, Def Jux, outpaced his own work in terms of reach and cultural impact, helping to shape hip-hop's development as it slid into the 21st century...
Harlem rap duo Cannibal Ox will be dropping their newest album, Blade of the Ronin, next week (Mar. 3). The album is Vast Aire and Vordul Mega's first in the last 14 years following their 2001 The Cold Vein, and will be released via IGC and iHipHop. MF DOOM, U-God and...
The wait is almost over for the long-awaited return of hard body Harlem duo Cannibal Ox. But before they drop their first LP in 14 years, next month, Vast Aire and Vordul Mega leak another track from the upcoming project. Following the release of the single "Iron Rose" featuring MF Doom earlier this month, today, we get album's second single "Harlem Knights...
Vast Aire, one half of the Harlem duo Cannibal Ox, celebrates his 37th birthday today, just a few weeks ahead of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Blade of the Ronin.
Vast Aire was born Theodore Arrington III in Mount Vernon, NY and got heavily into New York's underground music scene after moving to Harlem. It was t...
It has been fourteen years since hardcore Harlem duo Cannibal Ox put out a full-length release. On March 3, the two will release Blade Of Ronin and based on how their most recent cut "Iron Rose" sounds, the two are back with a vengeance. Wit
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You don't have to go very deep down the rabbit hole to find The Cold Vein. The first full-length release on Def Jux, Cannibal Ox's debut album was hailed wide and far on college campuses and crowded subway cars. It's a classic the way only albums this confounding can be: inscrutable to the masses, irresistible to the few...