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NEWS ABOUT: hip-hop

hip-hop stories: 99 news summaries

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(Newser) - Eminem’s new album, Relapse, is as crude as you might expect, but his unflinching examination of his drug addiction has floored some critics. Overall, people love it or hate it.
  • "The power of Relapse comes from Em aiming his beat-downs at his truest target, himself,"
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entertainment • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • hip-hop • rap music • music review • Dr. Dre • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

(Newser) - The Hills’ Spencer Pratt has designs on the rap genre, MTV reports. “I’ve always known that I secretly am the hottest rapper in the game,” said the exceedingly white reality star, who plans to record an album on the heels of his single, I’m a Celebrity.... More »

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television • reality TV • hip-hop • rap music • Spencer Pratt • Jay-Z • The Hills • Heidi Montag

(Newser) - A novel afterschool program, developed in Chicago and Cleveland and just now hitting Denver, uses rap music to make kids better students, the Post reports. “They learn about similes, different poetic devices,” the program’s founder said. They “learn to rap a Shakespearean piece.” One decidedly... More »

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education • Denver • children • musician • hip-hop • rap music • afterschool program • Jay-ZTV

SpongeBob, Rap Don't Mix in Ad, Parents Tell Burger King

Many find mix of SpongeBob Squarepants and 'booty rap' uncomfortable

Apr 14, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King is under fire from parents for a new TV ad in which SpongeBob Squarepants, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and rap music video antics combine for an uncomfortable mix of adult and child entertainment, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The spot mixes cartoon clips with shots of “the King,” and... More »

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advertising • children • cartoon • SpongeBob • hip-hop • Burger King • Sir Mix-A-Lot

(Newser) - Asher Roth’s image isn’t classic hip-hop: He’s a white kid who wears sweatshirts and calls himself a “dork.” But that image, along with the breakout hit “I Love College,” has earned him a top-10 spot on iTunes and millions of MySpace streams, the... More »

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music • MySpace • iTunes • college • hip-hop • rapper • Asher Roth

 Eminem 'Nails' 
 Palin in New Song 

Rapper to Alaska guv: 'Say hello to my little friend'

Apr 7, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eminem’s back, and he’s got a political message: He wants to sleep with Sarah Palin. In the song We Made You, off his forthcoming album Relapse, Eminem asks for “my venom, an inhaler, and two Xenadrine/ And I’ll invite Sarah Palin out to dinner, then/Nail her.... More »

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Eminem • hip-hop • rapper • lyrics • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - It’s been 20 years since self-described “1 Hit Wonder” Young MC released Bust a Move, but the rapper is happy the song has held up as well as it has, he tells Rolling Stone. People aren’t “going to get a babysitter to go to a club... More »

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music industry • MTV • Ari Fleischer • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Young MC • Bust a Move • Tone Loc • Sir Mix-A-Lot

 Teen Fans Blame...Rihanna 

Experts stress need for education

Mar 19, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who deserves the blame for Chris Brown’s alleged attack on Rihanna? Not Brown, say many teens. A recent survey showed 46% blame Rihanna, while 52% placed blame on both parties, the New York Times reports—and the level of support has parents worried. "She probly ran into a... More »

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domestic violence • celebrity • hip-hop • Rihanna • teenager • physical abuse • Chris Brown


 Hip-Hop Fans 
 Get Own Guitar Hero 

Scratch 'could reinvigorate DJ culture'

Mar 17, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Could DJs be the next Guitar Heroes? The publisher of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ hopes so. "I know that Scratch can reinvigorate DJ culture," turntable icon Mix Master Mike tells Ars Technica of the videogame, due out this summer. It'll push kids "into getting real turntables to... More »

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music • hip-hop • Guitar Hero • video games

 Hip-Hop Comes to Late Night 

But Fallon's band will branch out from rap Roots

Feb 28, 09 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - When it comes to music, late-night talk shows have long been the province of the Great American Songbook—with some rock and jazz mixed in. But when Jimmy Fallon takes the stage next week, it will be with longtime hip-hop band the Roots. “The show's going to be a... More »

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music • late night talk show • hip-hop • Late Night • Jimmy Fallon • the Roots

LL Cool J to Obama: 'You Must Deliver'

Rapper has stern words, advice for president in open letter

Feb 18, 09 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - These are challenging times indeed for Barack Obama, but LL Cool J's got the answers, reports the Daily Mirror. The 41-year-old rapper offers some advice in an open letter cautioning the leader of the free world against disappointing those inspired by his message of hope: “You have shifted... More »

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Barack Obama • music • presidential campaign • hip-hop • LL Cool J • rapper • President Obama

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 MIA Has a Boy;  
 Will She Make  
 the Oscars?   

Baby's sex not yet public

Feb 14, 09 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - MIA is now an M-O-M, reports Hitfix. The 31-year-old Sri Lankan singer and hip-hop artist delivered a healthy baby boy on Wednesday, notes People. It's her first child, and there's no word on the name yet. Now the big question: Can MIA—who performed at the Grammys on her due... More »

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music • Academy Awards • baby • birth • hip-hop • rapper • M.I.A. • Oscars

(Newser) - Bizarre behavior aside, Joaquin Phoenix does have ambitions for his new career in rhyming, as he revealed in an interview with ABC News. “I want it to be big,” he said of his debut album, which is in the works. “Not big like popular. I want it... More »

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music • film • hip-hop • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • meltdown • acting • debut

Rapper MIA Gives Voice to Tamil Tigers

Rebel leader's daughter walks fine line of glorifying terrorism

Feb 11, 09 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - America knows MIA as the rapper who dropped rhymes—and nearly a baby—at the Grammy Awards, but she’s a far more divisive figure in Sri Lanka, the New York Times reports. MIA's father is a leader in the Tamil Tigers and critics say the rapper, whose videos are... More »

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Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • hip-hop • rapper • M.I.A.

 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career

MOVIE REVIEW

 Notorious Aims Too Small 

By-the-numbers rap biopic fails to bring Biggie's world to life

Jan 16, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious efficiently recaps the murdered rapper's short life, but it's not a movie significant enough for one of rap's greats, say critics. Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woodard turns in a convincing performance, Chris Richards writes in the Washington Post, but he's rapping to a script that seems... More »

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movie review • hip-hop • rapper • movies • Notorious B.I.G. • biopic • Jamal Woolard

(Newser) - Run-DMC and Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, MTV.com reports. The two groups—along with Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Wanda Jackson—will receive rock’s highest accolade in a ceremony April 4 in Cleveland. The two headlining picks may be... More »

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hip-hop • Metallica • heavy metal • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • rock music • Run-DMC

Beyoncé Hit Is Soundtrack
for More Market Chaos: Prof

Analysis of pop charts finds steady songs predict turbulent finance

Jan 12, 09 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé’s smash hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" might be the harbinger of continued chaos in the financial markets, the Guardian reports. Hit songs with steady, regular rhythms—or “low beat variance”—throughout correlate with volatility in the American markets, an NYU professor... More »

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music • depression • recession • hip-hop • Beyonce • economy • financial crisis • R&B

OPINION

Run-DMC's Christmas Jam Made Rap American

Enmeshing the genre with America's one real tradition sealed the deal

Dec 25, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - If Christmas is one authentic American effort to create traditions in a nation that has mostly imported them, Christmas music is about as American as it gets, writes Morgan Meis on the Smart Set. “When you do the Christmas song you are solid, you are in the club,”... More »

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hip-hop • Christmas • rap music • traditions • Run-DMC

 Akon Pleads Guilty, 
 Fined for Tossing Fan 

Singer avoids trial for throwing teen off stage in 2007

Dec 17, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Singer Akon pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a 2007 fan-tossing incident, TMZ reports. At a concert last year, the crooner grabbed a teenager and threw him from the stage; his guilty plea for harassment nets him a $350 fine and 65 hours of community service. Akon apologized, and... More »

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music • guilty plea • community service • concert • hip-hop • Akon • fine • harrassment

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