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Writing rap music's about knowing the 'rules'
ABC Online
"I think that writing a rap is as complex and has as many conventions as any other literary form", says Kate Tempest, in Australia for the Sydney Writers Festival. And she should know, having written plays, poetry… and of course, rap music. "You have

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New Music: Goodie Mob f/ Janelle Monáe – 'Special Education'
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Goodie Mob celebrates individuality on “Special Education,” their funky collaboration with Janelle Monáe. CeeLo and the gang craft witty verses over the industrial beat, while Janelle sings the melodic hook (“Don't you wanna be special?”). The Atlanta

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French Montana, Fat Joe, DJ Drama To Lean Back On 'RapFix Live' Couch
MTV.com
Montana first made his mark rapping at the tail end of his Cocaine City DVDs. He has since risen through hip-hop's ranks, contributing a number of mixtapes and high-powered singles. Now, French has officially crossed over from an underground rap artist

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Memphis Flyer
Reppin' for Memphis: Q & A with Drumma Boy
Memphis Flyer
Memphis producers are known for bass-filled, dark-sounding, buck beats perfect for gangsta-walking or jookin' to, but they're not known for being influenced by famous composers like Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Christopher “Drumma

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MTV.com
Can Kanye West Get The 'Fresh Prince' To Rap Again?
MTV.com
Though Smith said that West has been encouraging him to get back into music, the veteran actor/rapper didn't give any indication about whether Kanye was also pushing for a collaboration. It wouldn't be inconceivable: Yeezy referenced Will Smith and his
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Will Smith: Kanye Has 'Been Pushing Me' To Rap Again (VIDEO) – Huffington PostHuffington Post
Don't Call It A Comeback! You'll Never Guess Who Convinced Will Smith To Global Grind
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Daft Punk Interview Takes Us Inside Robot Duo's Paris Studio – Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Lead single "Da Funk" was inspired by West Coast gangsta rap; for "High Fidelity," they reassembled louche sax snippets from Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" into epileptic house. "For us, there's no separation between what's hip and what's not

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New Music: Pharrell – 'Happy'
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Pharrell spreads some sunshine with “Happy,” one of the three original songs he contributed to the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. The Neptunes hitmaker, who once again produced the soundtrack to the animated film with composer Heitor Pereira, lifts

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New Music: The-Dream f/ Big Sean & Pusha T – 'Pussy'
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The-Dream gets hands on with his raunchy-meets-ratchet record “Pussy” featuring Pusha T and Big Sean. Pusha delivers a dope opening verse, while Big Sean praises the P-U-S-S-Y (“That pussy is a work of art painted by Michelangelo”). “Got my left hand

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New Music: Robin Thicke – '4 the Rest of My Life'
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Robin Thicke had some fun with Pharrell and T.I. on his hit “Blurred Lines,” but he returns to familiar territory on “4 the Rest of My Life.” The tender love ballad, which is scheduled to hit iTunes on May 28, is destined to become a wedding anthem

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'Tuned In' review: Lenny Cooper's music is muddy, but his aim is clear
Knoxville.com
His message gets stuck in the mud (a single-mindedness on par with gangsta rap), but the music is varied, rockish in the title-track opener, bluesier on the subsequent “What Do You Call That,” hip-hop on “Rodeo” and even electronic-dance on “Adrenaline.

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