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Welcome Back To the Jungle
Wall Street Journal More surprising is the inclusion of James Blake, a spacious songwriter and upstart phenom of the electronic-music strain of dubstep, and Das Racist, a local hip-hop group that laces playful, poignant rap verses with wry social commentary. |
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Jay-Z shines at Carnegie Hall
USA TODAY The end: For his encore, he switches into more typical hip-hop garb (black T-shirt, gold chain). The set ends with a cheeky Big Pimpin' and Forever Young, which he precedes by acknowledging late greats Bob Marley and Don Cornelius (Soul Train). |
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Oldies - The New Indies
Stay Thirsty Media Is Hip Hop as pleasurable to the ear (and soul) as the tunes of the Supremes or Temptations or Four Tops? But on reflection, all this is understandable. First of all, greatness in the present day will always be compared to greatness in the past. |
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Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9
Lincolnwood Review 25: Lucky Boys Confusion (rock, punk, ska and hip-hop). $12. March 3: Coco Montoya (blues guitar). $10 general admission; $15 VIP. March 9: Local H. $15. March 10: Ides of March. $20 general admission; $30 VIP. March 14: Buckwheat Zydeco. |
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Hitting the right notes
Diamondback Online So far, the most popular genres on the site are house, rap and hip-hop, Brown said, so he updates those pages with new content more often. He finds most of the new music by following blogs and, of course, incorporating submissions from users. |
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A career outside the lines
Stockton Record So, the graduate of Stockton's Bear Creek High School fell back in love with his "dope art" and married that with a hip-hop vibe and his entrepreneurial talents. "Being in New York stimulated my creative instincts," Shields, 26, said as he prepared for … |
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Weekly entertainment calendar
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4, 6300 Industrial Drive, Greendale. Uptowner Lounge: Hip Hop Tuesdays, 10 pm Feb. 7, 1032 E. Center St. Bar Louie Bayshore: Phil Norby, 8 pm Feb. 4, 5750 N. Bayshore Drive, Glendale. Big Dogs Sports Grill: DJ Music Oldies, 8 pm Feb. |
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Fun, friendly line dancing works both body and mind
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Surprisingly, the dances were not all set to country music and pop; oldies and even hip-hop were added to the mix. A shuffle to the left, a grapevine to the right, a kick, step and turn. The intricate footwork during a line-dancing class definitely … |
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DJ Clock brings 'slamming' beats
The Swazi Observer He was followed by the talents of DJs Peace, Toxik and Stitch; who, through a three hour session took turns dishing out the finest in house, hip hop, r n'b, dance, kwaito and the hugely popular golden oldies. In the end, the event proved to be … |
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What our brains ate in 2011: News-Sentinel staffers share the memorable books …
Lodi News-Sentinel This has been the year of rap and hip-hop for me. It's been a mix if Lil' Wayne's “Tha Carter IV,” Kreayshawn's “Kreayshawn X The Bay” and Chris Brown's “Look At Me Now.” Never have I loved a band as much as I loved Blink-182 in their early days and … |
