Archive for October, 2008

But that doesn't stop rapper from saying what he thinks in his
Baltimore Sun, United States - 50 minutes ago


Murs acknowledges that it's been a "different experience," having to answer to label heads about the direction of his music. Growing up in the Los Angeles

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More live music
Detroit Free Press, United States - 1 hour ago


Woody's Diner: Halloween Rap/Networking Bash, 7 pm Fri. 208 Fifth, Royal Oak. 248-796-2588. Andiamo Novi: Bugs Beddow Band, 9 pm Sat.
Find the latest Metro Detroit happenings DetNews.com
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HIP-HOP VOTE IN SPOTLIGHT
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 2 hours ago


Cavaliers guard LeBron James and rapper/businessman Jay-Z played host to a full house of basketball, rap music and Barack Obama supporters at a Last Chance

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It feels good to be a gangsta … at any age
phillyBurbs.com, PA - 5 hours ago


Take a break from politics and the World Series to check out this lovely family-oriented story: Teen gets time for using grandma in ‘gangster rap’ video.

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Clarion University News
Hip-hop global impact featured at Clarion University symposium
Clarion University News,  United States - 17 minutes ago


He is recognized for his emphasis on family values and departure from the "gansta rap" material and negative posturing sometimes found in popular hip hop or

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San Diego Union Tribune
YELLE: 'We come from a free generation'
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 52 minutes ago


In France, we don't have a lot (of) girls in rap music because it's hard to find a place. I think maybe it's easier in US to be a girl in the rap music.

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WNCT
US teenager jailed for 'grandmother gangster rap video'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago


The footage showed Marie Huertas, 85, wearing a full black balaclava and, after repeated instructions, uttering a number of gangsta rap phrases that
Teen gets time for grandma in 'gangster rap' video The Associated Press
'Gangsta gran' video man jailed BBC News
Teen Jailed Over 'Gangsta Granny' Sky News
Melbourne Herald Sun - Sixshot.com
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Metro
'Gangsta gran' video man jailed
BBC News, UK - 29 Oct 2008


A teenager in Florida who used his 85-year-old grandmother to issue threats with a gun in a "gangsta rap" video has been jailed for 18 months.
Teen Jailed Over 'Gangsta Granny' Sky News
US teenager jailed for 'grandmother gangster rap video' Telegraph.co.uk
Florida teen Michael Alfinez jailed for granny gangsta clip Melbourne Herald Sun
Mirror.co.uk - Digital Spy
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Zain, MTV Bring American Rap Star, The Game, to Nigeria
Nigerian Bulletin!, Nigeria - 4 hours ago


The concerts are scheduled to take place in the two weeks prior to the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain, starting on Tuesday, 11 November,

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From ABBA to Dylan: The presidential playlist
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 6 minutes 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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