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Soundcheck: White Girls Gone Wild – Hip Hop Edition
posted: August 2, 2011
There’s a new crew in town and they came to play. The White Girl Mob has taken hip hop by storm through a ninja-like internet crawl and some standout stars making big waves. The Oakland-based…
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Chet Hanks, Rich Hilfiger And The Rise Of The Celebrity Kid Rapper
posted: August 1, 2011
Rappers are cool. There’s no denying that. Money, cars, girls, notoriety; what’s not to love? It’s all very gangster, very Scarface. It used to be that all these things were the aspirations of the boys…
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88 MPH: The Legacy of the "Be My Baby" Drum Beat
posted: July 29, 2011
The final minutes of Sofia Coppola’s indie tearjerker Lost in Translation contain a surefire formula for clearing out the Kleenex box. As Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson share their teary goodbye, a nostalgic, reverb-laden drum pattern…
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Two Cents For 50 Cent
posted: July 27, 2011
In a surprising change of pace from his regular stream of silly and pointless tweets, rapper 50 Cent shared his intent to feed one billion (yes, billion) people in Africa within a period of five years.…
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Soundcheck: Unsigned Hype — Keaira LaShae
posted: July 26, 2011
It’s a passion like no other. It’s a drive like nothing you’ve ever seen. For an aspiring artist, the road to stardom is paved with big dreams, big sacrifice and big letdowns. The very nature…
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BPL Vs. The Roots
posted: July 23, 2011
Hey guys! In this new, weekly feature on OurStage we’ll be shining a spotlight on one of our own OurStage artists and comparing them to a nationally recognized artist that you might be more familiar…
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