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Rapper's Delight: The Next Episode
posted: July 16, 2011
Well it’s been quite a journey, friends, but here we are”the last chapter of Rapper’s Delight” and I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have. As the wise and luminous Lupe Fiasco puts…
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Soundcheck: Beyoncé's '4' Will Score…Eventually
posted: July 5, 2011
By now, Beyoncé‘s fourth album, 4 has been out for a week and staked its claim on the charts. We’ve all read the mixed reviews and ponderings of pop-culture commentators debating whether or not this…
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Soundcheck: Summer Jams 2011 – Pitbull Kicks Off This Summer’s Hottest Releases
posted: June 21, 2011
Summer has finally arrived and as the temperature heats up, so do the hot tracks from some of hip hop’s most sizzling stars. Pitbull drops his sixth album, Planet Pit today. The hit-maker affectionately known…
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Soundcheck: Rap On Politics: A Slippery Slope
posted: June 14, 2011
Last week, fans got a double dose of doozies from Lupe Fiasco who enjoyed soaring record sales after his MTV Movie Awards appearance then followed up the success with some pretty serious statements. He told…
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Sound And Vision: Pop Songs On TV – Last Season's MVPs (Most Valuable Programs)
posted: June 10, 2011
If video killed the radio star in the 1980s, television is still hammering the nails into its coffin three decades later. Yes, radio still has its place in the selling of pop music, but nothing…
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Sound And Vision: How Mainstream And Cutting-Edge Learned To Co-Exist In Pop Harmony
posted: May 27, 2011
A few weeks ago, Melbourne hosted the TV WEEK Logie Awards, which is like Australia’s Emmys, only with more reality TV, more cooking shows and music. Katy Perry and Maroon 5 represented American pop, and then there…
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