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The Fast and the Furious
posted: November 17, 2010
Getting spins on MySpace isn’t a competition, but if it were, NEEDMORE would be wiping the floor with the majority of us. With 8.5 million plays through their profile and placements in television and film,…
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Testify!
posted: November 15, 2010
Jesus rock may seem like a niche market, but Christian/gospel music sales last year amounted to nearly half a billion dollars, according to the Christian Music Trade Association. That’s nothing to scoff at, even if…
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Cherryholmes Sweet Sound Ripens
posted: November 12, 2010
Anyone who was at Nashville’s legendary Station Inn when Cherryholmes played there during the recent Americana Music Festival likely won’t forget the event anytime soon. Although there were a host of big name entertainers in…
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Putting Back the Boom-Bap in Rap: Q&A with Nottz
posted: November 9, 2010
Nottz wants to restore the boom-bap in rap. He misses the kind of hard-hitting bass patterns that formed the undercarriage of so many of hip hop’s no-frills golden moments before Diddy added glamor to the street…
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Hip Hop Habit: Club Hop Playlist
posted: November 9, 2010
For any of you who’ve been reading this column on a regular basis, today’s post might seem like a bit of a wild card. That’s because it is. Club hop, party rap, whatever you want…
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Cipher House Rules
posted: November 8, 2010
In the game of rap, the cipher is where true talent emerges: two MCs going toe-to-toe in a battle of wits and words. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Dylan Sly Synclaire was a master…
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