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Queen of Kingston
posted: April 21, 2010
Chantelle Ernandez’s resume cuts a wide swath through Jamaican music: Collaborations with Mikey Dread, Max Romeo and Tristan Palmer; production by Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals; Ttours with the Wailers. The Kingston chanteuse…
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Hip Hop Habit: Yonas
posted: April 20, 2010
Let’s start by clearing up some confusion. Some of you OurStage faithful may have noticed resemblance between ubiquitous rapper Cause and lesser known Yonas. This is because they are the same person. According to Yonas,…
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Hip Hop Habit: The Benchwarmers Clique
posted: April 13, 2010
Hip Hop was born into this world some forty odd years ago with an emphasis on lyrical dexterity and hooking rhythms. With every generation of fans since then adopting the art form as their own,…
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Getting Kinda Hectic
posted: April 7, 2010
Every artist needs an editor. For some, the editor is the voice in their head telling them they don’t need 10 different parts in a song. For others, it’s a producer refining their material in…
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Introducing…HIP HOP HABIT
posted: April 6, 2010
Rhythm, flow, verse, rhyme. Beats, bass, culture, time. Such elements have fueled the evolution of hip hop over the last 40 years, and continue to feed the genre today, right here on OurStage. Hip Hop…
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Needle in the Haystack: Blacklisted Individuals Follow Up
posted: March 29, 2010
After a week of promotion on OurStage and MTV Music we caught up with Blacklisted Individuals. Check out their free download and MTV Music interview! Watch the video below to see part of their SXSW…
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