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THE RAP ON 'RAP' : Yo, where's the melody? - place of rap music in popular culture
In his article, "Yo Comma Dog" (New Yorker, March 12), about the illegal gun possession trial of Sean "Puffy" Combs, Adam Gopnik makes a statement that ......(Continue Reading) 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)Blazing the other way - interview with members of the rap music group A Tribe Called Quest - Interview
Members of the rap music group A Tribe Called Quest have decided to compose and sing songs about love because of the apparent prevalence of hatred in society....(Continue Reading)Kanye West hip-hop's new big shot: talks about his next surprising moves and why marriage is the key to life
BETWEEN heaven and earth, nerds and gangstas, frailty and faith, and sin and grace--somewhere in the mix--lies Kanye West. At 27 years old, the Chicago-bred ......(Continue Reading)Eve and Missy Elliott: Taking RAP To A New Level
THIRTY minutes. That's how long it took for Missy Elliott and Eve --hip-hop s hottest females--to show and prove that they have indeed taken rap to a new level. The two were in a Miami photo studio...(Continue Reading)
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