Biz Markie, the “Clown Prince Of Hip-Hop,” passed away at 57 yesterday. The legendary rapper made multiple guest appearances on Beastie Boys records, and today, the group’s Mike D has taken to social media to share a tribute to their late collaborator and friend. Read his remembrance below.

The Kings Of Quarantine is a video project put together by Jason Rockman and Kevin Jardine of Slaves On Dope as well as Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher, and today they had a bunch of guests on to cover Public Enemy’s “She Watch Channel Zero.” This includes Billy Gould & Mike Bordin of Faith No More, Mix Master Mike of B...

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The great agit-rap institution Public Enemy got off to a shaky start in 2020 -- a Bernie Sanders campaign appearance that led to a split with longtime hypeman Flavor Flav, followed by the announcement that the whole rift had been a hoax. Nobody was into that. But after months of apocalyptic politics, the idea of…