Archive for May, 2009
May 31st, 2009 | 
Author:  Altsounds.com |
NORWAY'S HOVE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HIP HOP LINEUP
Altsounds.com, UK Brought up in gangster-land, Inglewood, LA, you might think that they'd stick to the classic gangster-rap style, but what you find is quite on the contrary. UNI play indie hip-hop, melodic and groovy hip-hop mixed with electro and a touch of Nintendo … |
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Eminem Crowned "Artist Of The Decade," Total Albums Outsell Jay-Z …
SOHH, Jersey City … buy into his gangsta persona. By Steeky on May 31, 2009 1:59 PM By Fuck It on May 31, 2009 2:01 PM @ eyehustleharderAuthor yeah Jay has a heavy influence from his Hip Hop Background, but He wouldn't have made over 400 mill alone from rap alone. … |
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60 RAPPERS IN 60 DAYS: dead prez
Vibe, NY VIBE: This is your first album as a group since 2004's Revolutionary But Gangsta. What have you been up to besides the various side musical projects? stic.man: I've been bossing up. I've been building my company Boss Up. I've been a father to my son, … |
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Rapper Big Nelo signs autographs of "Karga" CD
AngolaPress, Angola Tracks such as "Karga", "A nossa amizade", "Me conduz" and "Hoje é surra" are parto f the new album that is topped by R&B, rap and soul music. The pre-production phases were carried out by the AQ Produções e Eventos and Kriativa music record companies, … |
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Almost Famous
Toronto Star, Canada The song is from his five-track EP I Rap Now which came out in September and garnered a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year. The 23-year-old entertainer moved here from Quebec in 2004 after a Trebas Institute instructor (he studied music … |
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Rapper Common leads the way in dialing back the bling
calendarlive.com, CA He considers commercials good practice for his acting career, which has eclipsed music in the last few years as his professional priority. "I'm praying and believing that I'm gonna have a career as an actor," he added, "and have music surrounding that. … |
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 Boston Globe |
Rapping on the door of opportunity
Boston Globe, United States That was in his teenage years, when hip-hop was in full bloom and Kaysha, exposed to the likes of Public Enemy or Naughty by Nature on French music-video channel M6, fancied himself a rapper in that vein. He taught himself to rap in English, … |
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Know Thy Enemy, Rapper War
Hollywood Today Newsmagazine, CA In Know Thy Enemy, Nemesis, played by Sheaun McKinney, is the hottest rapper in rap's hottest city, Miami. His big secret? He's not a rapper. He's a made-up creation of the record label, an invention of two music moguls, played by Jeremy Mitchell and … |
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K'nan's music, a return to the roots of hip-hop
Economic Times, India But here comes the surprise element with If Rap Gets Jealous, which is an all out hard rock banger featuring none other than Kirk Hammett, the Metalica guitarist. He also dwells in reggae in Fire In Free Town which reflects his inspiration from the god … |
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Rapper Common confident in acting career
United Press International LOS ANGELES, May 30 (UPI) — The US rapper Common says he would like to have a successful acting career that can work in conjunction with his music efforts. The "Be" rapper, whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., said he views his recent … |
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