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10Feb
HipHopDX’s Dead End Theory – Rapers and their Boos
Great Piece from our homies at HipHopDX about Rappers and their dooming relaionships… While Love and Hip Hop is currently a hit reality show, the pairing of those two terms is far from new. Whether we admit it or not, Hip Hop
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03May
Q-Tip: The Luminary’s Luminary Headlines 2011 BHF
In a 2007 interview with The Village Voice, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed — or as Africa Baby Bam of the Jungle Brothers originally anointed him, Q-Tip — states aptly that, “We’re a nation of people who have short attention spans
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26Oct
Common, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco, No I.D. Create Song for REPLAY
Chicago lyrical luminaries Common and Lupe Fiasco team with Grammy winning producer, No I.D., and singer, Jennifer Hudson to create “We Can Do It Now” for season 3 of Gatorade’s REPLAY series. Gatorade REPLAY is a Fox Sports Network television
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09Sep
The Anthology Of Rap
New Haven – Yale University Press is pleased to announce the publication of THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP (publication date November 2, 2010), edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois. Featuring a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and afterwords by Chuck D and Common, this groundbreaking collection is
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08Jul
BHF Alumni: Consequence-Vet on the Verge
These days the lines between the rap games’ veterans and rookies, and everyone in between, seem to be blurring every minute. For example, by the buzz he’s been able to create, you’d think Drake has been involved in this rap
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02Jun
Black Sheep's Dres and Native Tongues
From AllHipHop One month out from the release of a new album, Black Sheep’s Dres surprised fans this week with a Native Tongues reunion single entitled “Birds of a Feather.” The song was released yesterday and features founding Native Tongues
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31May
Common Talks Just Wright, The Believer, And Hip Hop's Evolution
Common’s covered much ground during the past eighteen years. Since tossing his lyrical Kangol into the Hip Hop arena in 1992, the Chicago Emcee has released eight critically acclaimed albums, won two Grammy Awards, sold over two million records, undergone
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19Apr
Goldilocks would approve – "Just Right" Night with Common
Maybe you’ve heard of this guy. He’s an actor, a philanthropist, an author, a brand ambassador and oh yeah, he is pretty nice on the mic. For one night only Common will be performing in NYC at the intimate confines
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31Mar
This June Meet Don T: Kaleidoscopic
Progressive. Eclectic. Avant-garde. Maverick. The soulful, futuristic dance music on songstress Donn T’s KALEIDOSCOPIC (due this June from MoreAboutMusic Records) embodies all these superlatives and more. This forward-facing singer-songwriter from the streets of Philadelphia satisfies all expectations for what a
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08Feb
Dilla – The collabos
One thing is for sure. Our man J Dilla was not lazy. He was one of the most prolific producers in the business. And outside of a few duds his consistency was only matched by a DJ Premier or Dr.
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