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Macklemore Releases Pro-Gay Hip-Hop Cut "Same Love"
posted: July 19, 2012
Seattle, WA based rapper and member of the 2012 XXL Freshman class Macklemore has made his stance on homosexuality known in a big way with his new track “Same Love.” The song, produced by constant…
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When The Internet Exiles Pitbull To Alaska, Everybody Wins
posted: July 18, 2012
Pitbull is about to be one cold puppy. Dale. “Mr. 305” himself is headed to a Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska (pop. around 6,000) thanks to the combined efforts of roughly 70,000 internet denizens. It all started…
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Hip-Hop And Dubstep: Holy Matrimony Or In Need Of Marriage Counseling?
posted: July 17, 2012
Electronic dance music and hip-hop have been the two musical forces occupying the headspace of American listeners in recent months. Both genres have been the soundtrack to many a summer shindig, there’s a great deal…
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Frank Ocean Drops Def Jam Debut
posted: July 17, 2012
One week after his groundbreaking admission that he is gay, Frank Ocean is making headlines for a different reason. HDD predicts he’ll move more than 125,000 copies of his Def Jam debut in its first week…
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Target Won't Be Selling Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'
posted: July 12, 2012
Frank Ocean has been having a hell of a week. First, he came out online to nearly universal support, ranging from positive tweets and blog comments to a poem from the desk of one Beyoncé…
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Hip Hop Gets Real: Frank Ocean Comes Out
posted: July 10, 2012
Last week, Frank Ocean told the world he was gay in an open letter posted on his Tumblr account. “Whoever you are, wherever you are… I’m starting to think we’re a lot alike,” he writes.…
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