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Hip-Hop Block Presents: What hip-hop has done for me
Loyola College Greyhound (subscription)
Out of appreciation for Black History Month, as prominent as hip-hop music is in America, I felt the urge to write about the history of rap music.

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P-Star on PBS: The rise of a young rap star
Chicago Tribune
for rap fame over four years in Harlem, guided by father-manager Jesse Diaz, who seeks a redemption of sorts for his own short-circuited music career.

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It seems like just yesterday they were Baby Boilers: MSU-Purdue Preview
The Only Colors
The Purdue Basketball Blog noted the following after Purdue's closer-than-expected (but nevertheless-gangsta-rap-inciting) win over Indiana last week: Chris

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Interview: Malaysia according to Namewee
Klue
Why make rap music, in particular? How, to you, is the form relevant to Malaysians? Actually, I make music in different styles. I've composed close to 500

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Nelson Mail
Nelson flair in rap parodies
Nelson Mail
HOW IT'S DONE: Paul Williams 17, of Nelson, has been getting plenty of attention for his videoed parodies of rap songs on

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Hartford Courant
Das Racist Likes To Use Irony, Social Commentary To Stir The Pot
Hartford Courant
"A lot of the idea is to do punk shows and make rap music," Suri says during a free-ranging conversation punctuated by bursts of laughter in the cluttered

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Singles Throwback: “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)“ by Digable Planets
Yale Daily News (blog)
Stylistically and sonically, Digable Planets were radically different from The Chronic's West-Coast gangsta rap. Digable Planets —comprised of Butterfly,

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P. Diddy to Open a Business School in Harlem
BusinessWeek (blog)
Aspiring rappers and music entrepreneurs will soon be able to hone their business acumen under the guidance of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the US rap star and actor

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Television Without Pity
Ashton Kutcher: A Surprisingly Non-Annoying SNL Host
Television Without Pity
I thought it was going to be some tired Lonely Island-esque gangsta rap, but it turned out to be anti-establishment punk rock that bitched about Reagan in

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Just announced: Vancouver concerts by Korn, Heart, Snoop Dogg
Straight.com
Here's three gigs that were just announced, ranging from gangsta rap to alternative metal to classic rock. First up is LA rapper Snoop Dogg,

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