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Hip Hop Habit: Mac Dividinz
posted: October 5, 2010
If the speed of sound were translated into beats per minute, what would happen? Would there be a sonic boom like when fighter jets start climbing mach levels? Is there a flash of light and…
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OurStage Hip Hop Habit: IB
posted: September 28, 2010
Taming your jealousy of another person’s success becomes a lot easier when you keep in mind that everyone’s just trying to make it. Same goes for the world of musicians. The collection of artists here on…
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OurStage Hip Hop Habit: J
posted: September 21, 2010
The life of a music journalist often walks a fine line between the excitement of a baited chase for great new musicians and the mental drain that occurs when that wild hunt returns stillborn results.…
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Hip Hop Habit: Lee Emcee
posted: September 14, 2010
I’ve always been perplexed as to why foreign accents never seem to shine through in song. From acts dating back to the British Invasion like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin to modern ensembles like The…
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Hip Hop Habit: MyVA
posted: September 7, 2010
First and foremost a lyricist, MyVA‘s (pronounced My-Vey) flow is voluminous as the aftermath of a breaking dam. He rhymes like a runaway semi-truck careening down the pages of the English dictionary, oblivious to any…
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Hip Hop Habit: Psalm One
posted: August 31, 2010
Chicago and rap music have gotten along pretty well over the past decade. Common, Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco have all done their part to bring eclectic sounds and fill hip hop’s glaring midwestern void. But…
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