Jeru The Damaja

Friday Rap-Up: Bionik Brown, Ozone Awards, Large Professor, DMX

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

Welcome to the Club

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

Feedback

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

Feedback

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

The Shadow Knows

DJ Shadow makes instrumental music. But he can't keep quiet about the state of hip-hop.

Tricky vs. Metallica

It was the tag-team grudge match of early '97. Guess who won.

Damage Control

Jeru the Damaja aims to save rap from itself.

Thrills for the week

Jeru the Damaja aims to save rap from itself.

RIP Guru, gone at the age of 43

​ By now you've heard about the loss of Keith "Keithy E" Elam, aka Guru, who passed away yesterday. If you're reading this right now, you're probably grappling with the tremendous loss of Guru and reflecting on the monumental impact he had on rap music -- despite the fact that he never really ... More >>