Archive for October, 2008

Music: Freaks come out at night
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour ago


Thanks to statements like that — and the band's awkward mish-mash of reggae/rap/rock-derived music, which generally pales beside its visual theatrics

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Others perform a kind of reggae/rap fusion that seeks to emulate the look and style of American rap artists, right down to the big cars, the tiny phones and

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Dogg takes the rap and waves the flag
The Australian, Australia - 5 hours ago


As a sea of phone cameras captured the event, Snoop, resplendent in shades, delivered rap with machinegun pace. Impressing with his own Gin and Juice,

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Altsounds.com


And while he was once inspired by American rap, he uses the CD to also criticize some rappers' glorification of violence, sex and crime, most notably on the

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From Abba to Kanye West: The presidential playlist
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 2 hours ago


is 72, "while Obama has been exposed, and has exposed himself, to music before his time. Obama's talking about Bach and rap. What do we have there?

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Canada.com


By Daily Mail Reporter A video featuring French president Nicolas Sarkozy as a US-style gangster rapper has become an internet sensation in France.
French Have a Laugh at Sarkozy's Expense Spiegel Online
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New York Times
Music Review A Hip-Hop Performance Only a Band Can Deliver
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago


At the end of their set, the tireless Black Thought rocketed into a version of an old hip-hop song: “Men at Work” by Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo.

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Arizona Daily Star
Bad rapper!
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - 24 minutes ago


Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent

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The Age
Not so nice Ice
The Age, Australia - 1 hour ago


"I just think the industry has proclaimed rap as a young man's game, and I think any time you are over 30, it's time to start battling for your legacy and

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Jake One: White Van Music
Pitchforkmedia.com, IL - 5 hours ago


If reading rap-related internet message boards has taught us anything (aside from how to wildly and inaccurately judge a person's character based on their

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