There seems to have been something that has always stopped the Beastie Boys from operating on the timescale to which most bands stick.

John Legend and the Roots’s album of 1960s’ and 1970s’ protest songs is no mere history lesson, it’s an open letter to a divided America.

Reggae star Damian Marley and hip-hop’s Nas find fraternal warmth in a shared African heritage, writes <b>Angus Batey</b>.