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Soundcheck: Who Will Occupy Hip-Hop?
posted: October 25, 2011
Look around, and it’s starting to look more and more like the sixties than the new millennium. People are protesting about everything from the war, poverty, joblessness, race relations, civil rights, health care, abortion and…
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Soundcheck: 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards: Scathing Cyphers, Political Points, and Missing Winners
posted: October 18, 2011
The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards was filmed in Atlanta on October 1 and aired on BET last week. Packed with powerful performances and full of surprises, the show offered the world a glimpse of…
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The Real McCoy
posted: October 17, 2011
No matter how much money is spent on grooming and promotion, an artist is only as good as his or her material. Even a sub-par singer can enjoy hit after hit when partnered with…
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Artists-In-Occupation: Musicians And #OccupyWallStreet
posted: October 17, 2011
The tradition of protest music has a long, rich tradition in America. From nascent beginnings in the early twentieth century and the labor movement to the great civil rights protest songs of the ’60s to…
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H2-O Vs. Nas
posted: October 15, 2011
New York City, as the birthplace of hip hop, was the cultural center of the famous feud between the east and west coast hip hop communities back in the 1990s. During this time both sides…
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Exclusive Q&A: Jason Derülo Looks Ahead To 'Future History'
posted: October 11, 2011
Jason Derülo’s meteoric rise to the summit of pop stardom has been anything but simple luck. In the two years since the release of his debut single “Whatcha Say,” Derülo has proved a tireless entertainer,…
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