All Posts Tagged With: "Hip-Hop"

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The Audacity of Hip Hop

From Newsweek.
When superstar lyricist Nas declared, “Hip-hop is dead!” in 2006, he reignited a long-running debate among artists and observers in the rap community. While the money-guns-girls wing of commercial rap is certainly here to stay, many fans insist that hip hop’s political roots are rotting. But on the eve of an election in which [...]

26Sep2008 | Kismet | Comments | Continued
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Hip Hop’s Turning Point

Have you seen it? Have you heard it? Have you been paying attention?
Believe it or not, within the cloud of political history, transparent racial discussion, and facebook, Hip Hop is beginning to swing the pendulum from the hardcore, misogynistic, mindless image to an almost college-educated, backpack, 80’s flavored nerdiness one.

Lupe Fiasco credit: Neil Dorgan,

23May2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued