Manhattan Music

The New Prince Is a N.E.R.D.

In 1982, popular music was often whatever Prince Roger Nelson decided it was. Twenty years later, the same can be said for Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, two Virginians who, under their nom de pop , the Neptunes, have produced the work of Britney Spears, Ol’ Dirty Bastard Read More

Who Speaks for the Wu-Tang Clan? Hip-Hop Attorney Peter Frankel

The members of the platinum-selling New York City hip-hop ensemble the Wu-Tang Clan are known by an assortment of mysterious, somewhat ominous handles. There’s Ghostface Killah and Masta Killa, for example, and there’s U-God, Method Man and Inspectah Deck. There’s Cappadonna and Raekwon, too, and there’s RZA(pronounced “Rizza”) and GZA (“Jizza”). And, of course, there’s Read More