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“Growing Up Hip-Hop” By Kahlil AlMustafa

Kahlil Almustafa comes through with a book full of poems he's written over the last 16 years. It cover's all aspects of growing up through the hip-hop culture. Don't sleep on this one... Like a classic 5...
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*New Music* Sha Stimuli & Grafh

  Sha Stimuli- Follow The Leader Sha Stimuli was not holding back on this record.  Calling out all the d*ckriders, he says what everyone is too scared to say.  Ignorance and baffoonry not included.  Now ...
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The 5th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Sometimes good music makes everything better. That was the case this rainy Saturday in Brooklyn's Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. Hip-Hop might have started in the Bronx, but there's never been a more vibrant ...
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On Death, D.O.A. Just a Gimmick?

By: Oscar Black Jay-z, despite sounding the death knell, has given new life to the debate surrounding the autotune where functionality and plurality are concerned in hip hop.For one, D.O.A. (Death of Autot...
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Nas, Equality, and Environmentalism

I'm the type of person who primarily listens to independent hip-hop, feeling strongly that once MC's are signed to major record labels, contracts force them to lessen the intensity of their lyrics, in order ...
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Jay Z to CB “He’s a Walking Dead Man”

So, I know this incident with Rhianna and Chris Brown is unfortunate and a very serious issue. I honestly never thought it could get to this point, but you really have to take things into perspective. I'm sure ...
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Oscar Grant Tribute Song- “My Life” by Mistah FAB

Over the weekend I came across this song by Bay Area artist Mistah Fab. The song is called "My Life" and is a tribute to Oscar Grant the victim of the police shooting on the B.A.R.T metro line January 1st,  a...
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Local Spotlight(Chicago): DJ Kariu

Sorry I have been missing in action lately, i think you all know how life can get in the way of things and hard work and dedication etc etc.   But lately I have been paying attention to a lot going on in Chic...
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Chicago: GQ’s “City of the Year”

This past week GQ named its' annual City of the Year, and this year the winner is..........CHICAGO! being my hometown, I feel honored to accept this award on behalf of the city, ok Im just joking. This is t...