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And It Don't Stop: More Washington Post Corrections
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Sunday, December 06, 2009 Fresh off the Washington Post's epic Public Enemy/"911 Is A Joke" fail , we spent Friday over on Franklin Avenue's Twitter feed recapping several more WaPo mistakes. Comment?
Having close to three decades under its belt at this point, hip-hop has come a long way from its underground roots. Comment?
Beatbox legend heats up hip-hop gathering
What: "Hip Hop Legends," starring Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Kool featuring DJ Sean Knight, and host Uncle Rail Where: Star Plaza Theatre, U.S. 30 and Interstate 65, Merrillville When: 7:30 tonight Tickets: $38 and $58 MTV recognizes the Harlem resident as "the first human beatbox in the rap world, and still the best of ... Comment?
Becoming a Deejay,Leaving the P-J's
It's Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip Hop's First Latino DJ, By Luis "DJ Disco Wiz" Cedeno, powerHouse Books, $22.95. The Rat That Got Away, by Allen Jones with Mark Naison, Fordham University Press, $29.95. What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse, By Michael Rosen, ... Comment?
Thrifty Tunes 11.15.09: Slade - Slayed
... genre. Hip-hop has this problem. (Is the most representative album the early stuff like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and RUN DMC , more recent musicians like Jay-Z and Dr. Dre or chameleon-ish groups like Outkast and The Roots ?) Another ... Comment?
Becoming a Deejay,Leaving the P-J's
It's Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip Hop's First Latino DJ, By Luis "DJ Disco Wiz" Cedeno, powerHouse Books, $22.95. The Rat That Got Away, by Allen Jones with Mark Naison, Fordham University Press, $29.95. What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse, By Michael Rosen, ... Comment?
Boothe holds on with 'Never Let Me Go'
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A music critic once called Ken Boothe the 'Wilson Pickett of reggae', a nod to his soulful delivery. Comment?
THIRTY years ago in a trendy New York nightclub, three young lads in jeans and T-shirts jumped on stage as the Chic disco classic Good Times started playing. Comment?
It was 30 years ago today... October, 1979: Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang was released . Comment?
N.C. Historically Black College Debates Rapper's Appearance At Homecoming
While leaders at North Carolina A State University consider a replacement for a controversial rapper, his possible appearance at the homecoming concert has sparked debate among students at the historically black college. Comment?
NC School Debates Rapper's Appearance At Concert
While leaders at North Carolina A&T State University consider a replacement for a controversial rapper, his possible appearance at the homecoming concert has sparked debate among students at the historically black college. Comment?
Nouvelle Vague's Nadeah Miranda performs at Metropolis July 31 as part of Les FrancoFolies. Comment?
Peppers, LL Cool J lead RRHF nominees
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... all of Fame, LL Cool J would be the third hip-hop act represented in the Hall following Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Run-DMC. Players 1154 Comment?
LL Cool J Receives Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nomination
Rapper LL Cool J [click to read] could be the next Hip Hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Comment?
The Stooges, RHCP, Abba, Kiss and LL Cool J Lead 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominations
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While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees of yore have often fallen under the large classic rock/"music everyone's dad likes" umbrella, 2010's just-announced nominees are a group as varied as your iPod on shuffle. Comment?
HW Interview: NYa s Lack of Flaws
In our on-going search for new talent in-and-out of Harlem. We recently sat down with a hip hop newcomer Lack of Flaws to discuss his life, art and where he sees himself in New York's music scene. Comment?
Hollis Street Renamed For Run-DMC
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NY1's CeFaan Kim was in Hollis where a street was renamed for Run-DMC. Hollis Avenue and 205th Street will now be known as Run-DMC/JMJ Way. Comment?
DJ AM also known as Adam Goldstein has died at the age of 36. So sad! He was found dead on Friday afternoon at around 5 PM in his New York apartment with prescription pill bottles near his body - he was shirtless and wearing sweatpants. Comment?
DJ Am dies days after he "wrapped filming" on MTV intervention series Gone Too Far
Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, was found dead today in New York, less than a year after surviving a plane crash. Comment?
DJ AM posted his final tweet on Tuesday afternoon. The lyric is the opening line to the famous Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song "New York, New York." Permalink: Comment?