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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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The Only Goal Is Survival

As I watch The Dream and Rick Ross dance, sing and rap in the streets of Colombia it seems to me that Mr. M-I-YAYO is still standing and going strong in spite of the various online slings and arrows fired his...
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Socializing Overdose: When Updates Go Wrong

Do you Myspace? Do you Facebook? Do you blog, Instant Message or Twitter? Do you do all of the above? If you can answer yes to all of these then you may be part of the growing trend of easy access socializing. ...
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Letter From the Editor: Welcome Back!

First off I would like to thank GOD for making this idea come to life and giving me the opportunity to do something positive. I appreciate all of the love and support I've received from the beginning when the s...
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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 ...