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Poetry as Feminism - The Montclarion (subscription)

February 02, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
Poetry as Feminism
The Montclarion (subscription)
By the '70s, the Black Arts Movement reasserted the racial themes of jazz poetry, and with hip hop in the next decade, African-Americans maintained the racial integrity of this art form. Within the past generation, rap has taken over hip hop as the

Is Highlife Music Back for Good - THISDAY Live

January 31, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
Is Highlife Music Back for Good
THISDAY Live
For the youths in the 90s, highlife was a music genre for the older generation. Highlife would only be tolerated if some hip-hop culture was diffused in the content. For instance, addition of rap to highlife makes it sell. Still, highlife music is

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The Mixtape of the Revolution - New York Times

January 29, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
The Mixtape of the Revolution
New York Times
Rap songs in Arabic in particular — the new lingua franca of the hip-hop world — have spread through YouTube, Facebook, mixtapes, ringtones and MP3s from Tunisia to Egypt, Libya and Algeria, helping to disseminate ideas and anthems as the

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Golf Wang: Passionate about merchandising - Austin Chronicle (blog)

January 27, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones

Austin Chronicle (blog)
Golf Wang: Passionate about merchandising
Austin Chronicle (blog)
upon Golf Wang by rap group Odd Future. It's an art book, made up of tour photos and essays from the group whose full moniker, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, supplies the anagram for the book title. It's a sort of hip-hop version of Punk Love.

“106 & PARK” Talks Teens and Parenting with Special Episode “Young, Single … - Sacramento Bee

January 26, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
"106 & PARK" Talks Teens and Parenting with Special Episode "Young, Single
Sacramento Bee
"We are proud of our place as the only daily source of Black Youth culture on television and we know it's about more than music, celebrities and fun," said Stephen Hill, BET's President of Music Programming and Specials. "On 106 & PARK, we've taken the

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people - STLtoday.com

January 15, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
people
STLtoday.com
"Apparently the iPhone marimba ringtone was audible to everyone for 10 minutes before Alan finally stopped the music," Post-Dispatch classical music reporter Sarah Bryan Miller tweeted. Jay-Z makes a vow • Rapper Jay-Z said the birth of his daughter

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De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig wint Popprijs 2011 - NOS.nl

January 14, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig wint Popprijs 2011
NOS.nl
In 2011 kregen ze de 3FM Award voor Beste Artiest Hiphop en Beste Single. Andere bekende nummers van De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig zijn Ho Ho Ho (met Katja Schuurman), Hollereer, Sterrenstof en Get Spanish. De Popprijs werd vorig jaar gewonnen door

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The Secret Relationship Between Rappers and Jews - FinalCall.com News

January 09, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones

FinalCall.com News
The Secret Relationship Between Rappers and Jews
FinalCall.com News
Rap artists who create the soundtrack that fuels hip-hop culture become equally influential. They determine trends and the general course of youth culture globally. Yet while it appears these artists who often peddle images of invincibility are in

Making Moves With Puff: How Sean Combs Is The Best And Worst Thing For Bad Boy - HipHopDX

January 06, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones

HipHopDX
Making Moves With Puff: How Sean Combs Is The Best And Worst Thing For Bad Boy
HipHopDX
The music plays differently a decade later. And the label that released it is just a shell of what it once was. Diddy, maybe more so than any other Hip Hop entity, has built a brand on image. He utilized Twitter as marketing tool well before many SEO

Bracing for 2012 takeover - The Standard

January 05, 2012 :: Posted by - newsroom :: Category - Hip Hop and Rap Ringtones
Bracing for 2012 takeover
The Standard
STEVENS MUENDO unveils musicians to look out for this year Away from the pomp and wild celebrations, that ushered the New Year, fast-rising hip-hop act Octopizzo remained caged in his little studio. The rapper was fine tuning and brushing up his