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Black is back - hip-hop and rap music culture
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar [*] Vijay Prashad [*] Hip-hop's art of rebellion can trigger a battle against racism or raise the white flag to hyper-consumerism ......(Continue Reading) ORISHAS rap a lo cubano - creación y grabaciones de conjunto musical - TT: Orishas, Cuban-style rap - TA: creation and sound recordings of music group
Last November, the Cuban rap crew Orishas rolled through San Francisco with probably the most low-key reception of their American debut tour. Word spread ......(Continue Reading)Alternative country: origins, music, world-view, fans, and taste in genre formation - Discographic Essay
It is exciting to observe genre formation as a style of music is being consolidated. Think, for example, of going back to 1916 and seeing the early developments in the music we now know as jazz, to...(Continue Reading)Princes among thieves: sampling the '80s - hip hop music
I don't recall that the vogue lasted for more than a few years, but one of the things many of us did in the 1980s was to put a music sample on our answering ......(Continue Reading)The rap on Thailand - popularity of rap music in Thailand
Rap music is becoming very popular in Thailand. The teenage Thai singer Jetarin Watthanasin's (Jay) latest album features rap music lyrics. Thai rap music ......(Continue Reading)
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