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The Grime and Glory of the Hip-Hop Generation

The Grime and Glory of the Hip-Hop Generation

All rappers to have a good understanding about the history of rap and the roots of hip-hop. To help shape the future, it is useful to know where you came from and how it all started.

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Sean John “Puff Daddy” Combs changes his name to P.Diddy and then just Diddy

Most of you will know that the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs started out as the rapper “Puff Daddy” when he recorded his first commercial vocal in 1997 but do you know why he changed his stage name?

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5 Tips For Aspiring Rappers

If you are reading this, chances are, you are either a rapper, or aspiring to become one.
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that rapping is easy (which it is not). The flow and rhythm involved in rapping can take years to master, and that too if you have the aptitude or the [...]

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5 New Rappers From the UK You Didn't Know About

The UK, despite perceptions in the United States, has a large and very popular rap scene with some very talented artists who’ve put out some fabulous records over the years.
In the UK, urban music has long been dominated by hip hop and grime artists, who’ve consistently taken the top spots in the UK charts consistently [...]

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Prepare For An Influx of White, College Educated Rappers Post Asher Roth

Prepare For An Influx of White, College Educated Rappers Post Asher Roth

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After the kind of success Asher Roth has had since the launch of his debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle – which is one of my favorite hip hop albums of this year – you can expect a massive influx of college educated white rappers in the scene.
And I’ll bet you my last [...]

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50 Cent Free Concert Plan Doesn't Go Down Well With Parents

50 Cent Free Concert Plan Doesn't Go Down Well With Parents

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According to the New York Post, 50 Cent is to planning on performing a free show near the Queens project where he grew up, as a kind gesture from the artist.
Parents from the surrounding community, however, are worried that things might get ugly. 50 performing in his old neighborhood is bound to stir up [...]

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Does Hip Hop Promote Racial Stereotypes?

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The San Francisco Examiner has a nice opinion piece today by Gregory Kane about whether hip hop, rap, and black centric movies (Kane chooses Tyler Perry’s “Medea Goes to Jail” as a reference in the article) promote racial stereotypes.
I am not black, so perhaps I am not the best judge of such a [...]

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Three Days of Partying at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

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The list of rappers from Brooklyn includes the likes of Jay-Z, Biggie and DMX
So when the annual Brooklyn Hip Hop festival comes to town, you can be sure of a mega hip hop treat with non stop partying for over three days.
As far as hip hop festivals go, this is one of the biggest, and [...]

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Taylor Swift and T-Pain Collaborating

Taylor Swift and T-Pain Collaborating

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What could be more natural than a 16 year old country music sweethear collaborating with badass rapper T-Pain for an awards fuction?
Nothing. Absolutely, truly, nothing.
Seriously, check out this pic. Since when did country music start being bling bling? Swift is looking cute as fuck though, so I’ll forgive this trespass on hip hop territory.

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Hip Hop Artists Are the Best Businessmen in the World

Hip Hop Artists Are the Best Businessmen in the World

[ad]So what does Warren Buffet and Lil Wayne have in common?
Ans: They’ve both beaten the recession.
In this current economic scenario, the one sure shot investment was gold. And diamonds. And platinum. Basically everything that is taken out of the ground and is, thus, in a limited quantity.

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