Archive for January, 2009

Is Obama's presidency the change hip-hop needs?
eTaiwan News, Taiwan - 1 hour ago


"You have this guy who's been all about 'crack rap' and he's forced to defend the fact that he supports Obama. Jeezy comes out and says, 'I'm basically
Harvard vs. The Hood CNSNews.com
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E! Online
Life and death of a rapper
Brantford Expositor, Canada - 6 hours ago


He is sweet-tempered, even after being seduced into the street-corner crack business, but he sounds tough in his rap songs — tough, introspective,
It Was All a Dream The Silhouette
Movie misses the Biggie moments Kansas City Star
Notorious (2009) Review Contactmusic.com
Boston Globe - Ithaca College The Ithacan
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Rock Music Menu: Phoenix rap career isn’t rising
Delaware County Daily Times, PA - 1 hour ago


By Michael Christopher, Times Music Columnist A few months back, Rock Music Menu reported on the surprise announcement by actor Joaquin Phoenix to leave

Original post by rap music – Google News and software by Elliott Back


Prefixmag


I listen to rap music. I listen to Tupac. I own [copies of ] this stuff, and I owned it before this. I don't know what qualifies a person to be a fan,
Canadian group buys Death Row The Barrie Examiner
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Friday Featured Track
NewsOK.com, OK - 4 hours ago


“E-Pro” taught me a valuable lesson about my musical skills: I couldn’t effectively rap if a gangsta held a gun to my head, but I can nah-nah-nah with the

Original post by rap music – Google News and software by Elliott Back

Hip Hop Fest aimed at helping youth
Daily News – Galveston County, TX - 5 hours ago


word about a musical event today that has been designed to appeal to youth — one which carries a Christian alternative to the once trendy Gangsta Rap.

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From the promoter:
Austin 360, TX - 35 minutes ago


Growing up poor in Brooklyn and the Bronx, Kris Parker was introduced to rap music through his mother's collection of discs, including some by the

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Rachel Walker Trio releases new CD
BCLocalNews, Canada - 2 hours ago


“My ambition was to be a gansta,” he jokes, but it is no joke that he has written a rap song called I Could Have Been a Gangsta.

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New York Times
Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago


Zhong Cheng, a founding member of the group Yin Ts’ang, one of the pioneers of Chinese rap music. Over the last decade many students and working-class

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Johnstown Rappers Want To Make It Big
WJACtv.com, PA - 5 hours ago


Rap music often has a bad reputation because some of the music glorifies drugs and violence but these rappers said their music is different.

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