Archive for November, 2007


Exclaim!
Iran Bans Rap Music
Exclaim!, Canada - 29 Nov 2007
Iran has officially categorised rap music as "illegal." According to Breibart.com, the Islamic country's hardline officials have declared rap a "cultural

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The Anti Hyphy-Movement
Skyline View (subscription), CA - 3 hours ago
Bay Area rap music blew up last year. E-40's "Tell Me When To Go" was a bonafide club anthem nationwide, while stunna shades and ghost riding crept into the

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Iran cracks down on "obscene" rap music
Scopical, Australia - 29 Nov 2007
Iran will crack down on rap music because of the "obscene" language used by its singers and illegalise it, the country's state IRNA news agency reported.

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AHH Stray News: Baby, Iran Ban, The Saint, Slip N…
AllHipHop - 4 hours ago
While performs usually need permission from the State to release albums and hold concerts, rap music has taken hold and is flourishing on the country’s

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Al-Arabiya
Iran targets 'obscene' rap music
BBC News, UK - 5 hours ago
Rap music in Farsi is increasingly popular among young men in Tehran, with lyrics covering political, social and sexual themes. Iranians wanting to record
Iran cracks down on 'obscene' rap music AFP
IRAN: AYATOLLAHS PROHIBIT RAP MUSIC DUE TO "OBSCENITY" AGI – Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Iran Bans Rap Music Exclaim!
Scopical - NCR-Iran.org
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Cinema Blend
Iran Hates Rap Music
Cinema Blend - 7 minutes ago
I’m completely opposed to censorship in all forms, but rap music blows ass. Part of me can understand how a government would be so disgusted with it.

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iCON The Mic King: Polymath Of A New Rap Renaissance
BallerStatus.com, CA - 6 hours ago
Especially in the underground, there are a lot of dudes that can rap very well, but they don't make good music. So what's going to happen is a lot of people

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NWA: Straight Outta Compton This December
Musicrooms.net, UK - 1 hour ago
It has been 20 years since NWA rocketed Straight Outta Compton to double platinum success and worldwide acclaim and notoriety as rap music's most powerful

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Music: American Gangster
Daily Nexus, CA - 2 hours ago
Jay-Z’s self-aggrandizing lyrics aren’t typical gangsta rap, but are instead more subdued. This calm power doesn’t translate as well to hits and hooks,

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Iran: Mullah's regime crackdown on rap music
NCR-Iran.org, UK - 29 Nov 2007
Mohammad Dashtgoli, the regime's official for evaluation of music at the so-called Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry said that rap music "has been

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