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Who's playin' whom? Overwhelming influence of hip-hop culture, rap music on HBCU campuses concerns students, faculty
In December 2000, Dr. Thomas Earl Midgette had harsh words for the hip-hop movement that was sweeping his campus. When he was interviewed for an article ......(Continue Reading) Ja Rule: rap star rules hearts & charts - Jeffrey Atkins
ALMOST overnight, music fans around the world were bombarded with the sights and sounds of Ja Rule. The 25-year-old rap artist with devilish eyes, a ......(Continue Reading)Krims, Adam. Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity. - book review
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2000.230 pp. $22.95. Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity, by Adam Krims, is the newest edition in ......(Continue Reading)Jesus climbs the charts: the business of contemporary Christian music - United States
WE WEREN'T REALLY sure what to do," Daniel Davison said, after his entire rap-metal band Luti-Kriss got "saved" at an Assemblies of God revival service....(Continue Reading)Even our enemies deserve music: Michael Franti and other young artists are spearheading a new generation of politically engaged musicians. Jeff Chang charts
In New York's hermetic world of music and fashion, it's been the year of the throwback, a post--11 September retreat to the familiar and comfortable....(Continue Reading)
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