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Pastor embraces hip-hop to reach Mass. youth
ALLSTON, Mass.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Remembers Whitney Houston
Hip-hop ban and lessons in tolerance
An effort to ban hip-hop music in schools instead turned into a lesson in tolerance in a nation where religious fundamentalism has been on the rise. In late January, Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly passed a resolution […]
Loosening up in hip hop
KATHMANDU: House of Music in Thamel wasn
Biz Markie – The Biz Never Sleeps
The timeless Biz Markie, the famed “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” is one of the classic artists of hip hop’s golden age. Markie’s reputation for playful and mischievous lyrics as well as beat-boxing skills […]
Obama Pretends to Like Country Music
To the delight of the chattering classes, President Obama released a campaign playlist on Spotify today. The 28 songs chosen by the president (or, more realistically, someone on his staff) cover a wide swath of […]
Hip-Hop Culture makes the grade as new honors course
by Brad Rollins Texas State University’s School of Social Work will offer a new hip-hop course beginning with the 2012 spring semester. The course, Hip-Hop Culture and Positive Youth Development, is available to Texas State […]