From The Slums Of Shaolin: A Wu-Tang Film
NPR - 4 hours ago
"It is a typical 'behind the music' story," Watson says. "Childhood friends come together, they form this rap supergroup. …

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Examiner.com

Lyrical throwback of the week: Common "I Used To Love HER"
Examiner.com - 2 hours ago
They felt that Common was blaming them for the “depletion of hip hop” by way of their contribution to hip hop with “gangster rap”; this of course took place …

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What’s cookin’, good lookin’?
BalkanInsight.com, Serbia - 3 hours ago
But she says she doesn’t make her living from rap. “I never thought to earn money from doing rap music. And I certainly won’t, since here it is very hard to …

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China Daily

Grammy nominations hit prime-time with TV special
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Other potential nominees include Coldplay, Radiohead, Lil Wayne and Rihanna, who won a Grammy last year for best rap/sung collaboration with Jay Z on the …
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The 37th Chamber 12.03.08: Would You Like A Cameo?
411mania.com, TX - 4 hours ago
My cousin never really liked rap music until Linkin Park collaborated with Jay-Z for the Collision Course album. Suddenly, I find him listening to The Black …

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Fusion on the silver screen
Express Buzz, India - 4 hours ago
This is a fusion of a different kind, where folk music has been fused with Tamil rap and who better than Blaaze to collaborate with. …

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Priced Out
East Bay Express, CA - 5 hours ago
"A couple years ago I'd have a couple kids who just wanted to rap and do nothing else. It's not like that anymore. … It's not really seen as a viable way …

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The Spokesman Review

The LA Times music blog
Los Angeles Times, CA - 18 hours ago
… of the important music of the past 12 months. It was a multi-genre rundown — the result of Grammy voters covering all their bases. Rap? Kanye West. …
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Scarface Is Never Gonna Change, and Thank God
Village Voice, NY - 3 hours ago
There's probably a 10-minute "We Didn't Start the Fire" anthem to be written about what's happened to rap music in between. But "the homey Scarface" remains …

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Grammy Museum takes a broad, hands-on approach
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
But those pieces are vastly outnumbered by technology-centric stations, some of which are designed to educate visitors about music from different eras and …

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