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A White Man’s Look at Race and The Hip-Hop Industry

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Other People's Property
“Other People’s Property” is a very good book that is at its best when its author acts like a DJ. But don’t get it twisted: [Jason] Tanz sees hip-hop as text more than as sonic phenomenon or, for that matter, stone groove. “Other People’s Property” is made up of nine journalistic pieces, each a mix of reportage and personal reflection about race and the industry of hip-hop. It’s freaky, equally in love with Western philosophers such as Jean Baudrillard and the classic albums from hip-hop’s golden era. In a very hip-hop effort to get his shine on, the author mashes up his prose, cutting in and out of reportage and confessional styles.

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A Look Into ‘Infamy’

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Cover of 'Infamy'
This cutting edge documentary not only unmasks the faces of seven individuals addicted to graffiti, but it exposes their thoughts, feelings, faults and fears — an avenue unrivaled by any graff film to date[…]”Graffiti is like the United Nations. There is a representative from all corners of the earth. Black, white and the many shades in between, man or woman.”

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Jamie Foxx Calls for Rap Superstars to Stop Fighting

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is calling for today’s rap superstars to stop fighting after incidents over the weekend (27-28 August 05) marred the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in Miami, Florida.

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“Kill Whitey” Parties in NYC Mock Hip-Hop Culture

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2005

A group of New York hipsters are generating criticism from countless internet bloggers for holding monthly “kill whitey” parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Magic Organizers Claim Concealed Gun Halted Game

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Organizers of the Magic Marketplace denied that The Game was ejected out of the famed Las Vegas fashion convention, but charged the rap star was denied entrance because his security carried concealed handguns.

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Candidate Touts “Hip-Hop” Agenda’

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Durham mayoral candidate Jackie Wagstaff donned bright-orange Chuck Taylor shoes and large gold earrings to announce her “hip-hop agenda” for City Hall. Mrs. Wagstaff said she would use “gangsta” culture and rap music to appeal to disaffected youth, luring them away from crime with the offer of free studio time to record songs. T-shirt giveaways would serve as another enticement.

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The New SL-DZ1200 CD Turntable by Technics

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005

The new SL-DZ1200 CD Turntable by Technics transplants the DNA of the World renowned SL turntables into a CD player. The development mission, now achieved, was to allow DJs to make a perfectly smooth transition from vinyl to todays musical media without disturbing the DJing technique.

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In Hip-Hop, One Mogul Rises as Another Falls

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005

While Sean ‘’Diddy” Combs was hosting MTV’s soporific Video Music Awards in Miami Sunday, Marion ‘’Suge” Knight was in a nearby hospital recovering from a gunshot wound sustained at a pre-awards party shortly after midnight Saturday.

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Hip-hop Mogul Shot in Miami Beach

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005

Hip-hop music executive Marion “Suge” Knight was shot early Sunday morning at a hotel in Miami Beach, where partygoers were celebrating MTV’s Video Music Awards, according to several witnesses and police.

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