Archive for November, 2008

Judge Brown slams 'gangsta music'
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 2 hours ago


"Hardcore gangster rap is not the answer. Not because it is vile, vulgar or profane, but because it does not show the man or woman of colour about the

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Hope sings eternal with opera
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 24 minutes ago


She had a strong résumé before auditioning for the RAP — education at Manhattan School of Music in New York and the New England Conservatory of Music

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Last year, Iran's culture and Islamic guidance ministry announced a campaign against rap music, which it deemed vulgar and obscene.

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For about a juicy year and a half now, and impatiently counting, I’ve been totally obsessed with Alabama rap music. Anyone along for a drive in my Chrysler

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BBC News
The Killers outsell Guns N' Roses
BBC News, UK - 3 minutes ago


while I'd Do Anything judge John Barrowman was at 35 with Music, Music, Music. Other new entries came from Kanye West, whose decision to abandon rap may

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Made in Manhattan
Toronto Star,  Canada - 1 hour ago


"(Toronto has) so many dope artists that make good music, but the examples that get heard are not the best," said Marco. "We have diverse talent.

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are stepping up to take the raunch out of rap and get young people back on the right track. "Stray away from the music that's gonna make you wind up in

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what was done in Jamaica, started off by such pioneers as U Roy and others, and how this trend led to the creation of what is today known as rap music.

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guardian.co.uk
The best albums of 2008 – by the hot artists
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago


He manages to talk about things that can be clichés of rap – drug-dealing and violence – but he twists them in a way that's often very bizarre and witty.

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Hip-Hop: America's Whipping Boy
AllHipHop - 1 hour ago


held a new age Lynching of Rap Music back in the day, claiming that the music was a direct reflection of what ails inner city communities and should not be

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