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 New Generation 
 of UK Rappers 
 Steps Out  

Kids are coming out of the woodwork earlier to become Internet sensations

Aug 7, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grime—a musical genre fusing, among other things, hip-hop, electronica, and Caribbean influences—is being rejuvenated and redefined by “youngers,” the new generation of Internet-savvy MCs reaching for the charts, the Independent reports. “The ‘olders’ grew up listening to rap and hip-hop and other artists... More »

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music • London • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Jay-ZTV • grime

ALBUM REVIEW

 Hip-Hop's 
 Next Big Thing 
 'Fine, Fresh, Serious' 

Sure, her life wasn't all hard, but don't write her off as a rapper

Aug 6, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Even in a ‘post-race’ world, street sells,” writes Amy Granzin for Pitchfork. That would explain why some looked at Speech Debelle—the once-homeless UK rapper turned Mercury Prize nominee and "hip-hop's next big thing"—and spun “a tiny bit of flash into blinding... More »

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entertainment • music • hip-hop • rapper • album release • rap music • music review • Jay-ZTV • Speech Debelle

(Newser) - Kanye West was one of the first rappers to say, “Yo, stop it” to homophobic hip-hop artists, and his stance on homosexuality “remains the highest-profile rebuke of gay-bashing that hip-hop has seen,” writes Jonah Weiner for Slate. So why did West use the anti-gay hip-hop phrase “... More »

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entertainment • homophobia • Kanye West • celebrity • homosexuality • hip-hop • rapper • rap music

 In LA, You're 
 Never Too Old to Rap 

Seniors learn to love the music in unusual class

Aug 3, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new crop of rappers is emerging in Los Angeles, and they have one thing in common: They’re senior citizens. Hip-hop artist Keith Cross started his unorthodox rap class in 2004 to show seniors “there is positive rap out there; we just have to look for it,”... More »

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entertainment • pop culture • rapper • rap music • senior citizens • seniors • Jay-ZTV

 Ghostface on New Album: 
 No 'Slinging Crack' in R&B 

Rapper will still be in the game when he's 70, he says

Jul 31, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ghostface Killah is one of today’s most critically acclaimed rappers, and he doesn’t plan on quitting any time soon: “I’ma definitely be old in hip-hop. This is a mental thing. You can write music till you 70,” he tells New York. His new album,... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • rapper • rap music • Ghostface Killah • album • R&B • Jay-ZTV

 'French Eminem' 
 Ignites Censorship Fight 

Canceled concerts fuel national censorship debate

Jul 29, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rapper slammed for backing violence against women has sparked a censorship debate that’s reached the upper levels of France’s government, the BBC reports. OrelSan, the “French Eminem,” was dropped from a music festival after former presidential candidate Segolene Royal warned she might pull public funding.... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • censorship • rapper • rap music • controversy • OrelSan

 Once-Homeless 
 Rapper Now on 
 Mercury Shortlist  

Speech Debelle has been compared to Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman

Jul 22, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rapper who spent four years homeless in London is one of five female artists on the shortlist for Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize, the Independent reports. Speech Debelle, kicked out of her house at 19, spent time in hostels and other drug-infested stops on the wrong side of London's... More »

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entertainment • rapper • rap music • Jay-ZTV • Mercury Prize • Speech Debelle • Tracy Chapman • Lauryn Hill

 Third Time's a Charm 
 for Jay-Z, Rap's Cash King 

Mogul discusses business, music as release approaches

Jul 20, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - As he comes full circle with the Sept. 11 release of The Blueprint 3, exactly 8 years after the original Blueprint, Jay-Z discusses his journey from the projects of Brooklyn to the top of Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash King list with Billboard. “We—Usher, Justin... More »

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entertainment • entrepreneurs • New Jersey Nets • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • rapper • Beyonce • rap music • Def Jam • Usher • Jay-Z • Frank Sinatra • Marvin Gaye • Jay-ZTV • Blueprint 3

(Newser) - What does the burgeoning beef between rappers Jay-Z and The Game have in common with US foreign policy? Plenty, writes Marc Lynch in Foreign Policy. Like America, Jay-Z is a hegemon: “Nobody, but nobody, in the hip-hop world has his combination of hard power and soft power.” But... More »

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50 Cent • foreign policy • rapper • rap music • rap rivalry • Jay-Z • The Game • neoconservatives • Jay-ZTV • Nas

MUSIC REVIEW

 Drake Album 
 'Compulsively 
 Listenable' 

Lyrics, though awkward, manage not to be petulant

Jun 29, 09 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Somehow, rapper Drake recorded an album concerned mostly with “the stresses and travails of fame, even if he recorded the damn thing when he wasn’t famous in any meaningful way”—and then became famous thanks to said album, writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Though he’s “... More »

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entertainment • rapper • album release • rap music • Rihanna • Lil Wayne • album • Jay-ZTV • Drake

 Buzz Aldrin 
 Raps With 
 Snoop Dogg 



Astronaut pairs with unlikely collaborators to benefit charity

Jun 23, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - What’s next for a man who’s walked on the moon? For 79-year-old astronaut Buzz Aldrin, it’s recording a rap song, USA Today reports. “I'm not too good at carrying a tune, but I do have rhythm,” says Aldrin, who collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Buzz Aldrin • rapper • rap music • Snoop Dogg • Quincy Jones • Soulja Boy • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Drake is not only dating Rihanna and prepping to sign with a new label for his debut album in the next few days. The Canadian-born singer is also winning support from the likes of 50 Cent and Jamie Foxx, MTV and Sohh.com report. "He can go as gangster... More »

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50 Cent • LL Cool J • singer • rapper • rap music • Jamie Foxx • Jay-Z • Drake

 Hip-Hop Busts Out in China 

Youths find freedom through rap

Jun 2, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might not expect to hear freestyle rapping in Mandarin, but that sound is growing in China as youths grab hold of the outlet hip-hop offers, Time reports. “This music is free and creative. We can say what we want,” says one rapper. “There are no restrictions.... More »

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China • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Jay-ZTV

Concert Review

 Lil Wayne 
 Pupil Drake 
 Thrills in NYC 

Kanye, record execs come to hear buzzed-about rapper

May 28, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Child-actor-turned-rapper Drake had fans and luminaries like Kanye West enthralled at a small New York show Tuesday, where the as-yet-unsigned artist tried to live up to the buzz.
  • “Drake's greatest gift is his ability to translate his love of rap's many styles into his own music,” Chris
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UPDATED

 Jay-Z Close 
 to Sony Deal—
 or Maybe Warner 

Conflicting reports leave it unclear where former Def Jam artist will move

May 28, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following his departure from Def Jam, Jay-Z is close to making a deal with a new label—the question is, which one? Sources tell Billboard a deal with Sony’s Epic Records “is 95% complete,” while the New York Daily News reports a deal with Warner Music Group/Atlantic... More »

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music industry • Sony • hip-hop • Warner Music • rapper • Atlantic Records • Live Nation • Def Jam • record contract • Jay-Z • Jay-ZTV • Epic Records

 TI Checks Into Jail Early 

Rapper will serve 366 days on weapons charges

May 26, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper TI began his prison sentence early today, leaving his home in Georgia and checking into the Arkansas federal facility before the noon deadline, TMZ reports. The time is a year and a day in the minimum-security Forrest City prison; the crime was attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and... More »

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 Strapped Rappers 
 Don Bogus Bling 

They still talk the talk, but their stones are now cubic zirconia clones

May 26, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough times in the hip-hop industry have taken the ka-ching out of bling, the Wall Street Journal reports. Record sales and concert attendance are falling, and jewelers say that more and more of the flashy pendants and chains favored by rappers trying to keep up appearances now contain lower-quality stones,... More »

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50 Cent • hip-hop • rapper • jewelry • bling

Dolla Family Rips Claim of Self-Defense

Rep denies rapper
ran in gang; suspect pleads not guilty

May 23, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Self-defense played no role in the killing of 21-year-old rap artist Dolla, who was not a gang member, his family tells MTV. Aubrey Berry, 23, pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder and assault charges, saying he shot Roderick Burton in self-defense Monday in Los Angeles. His claim "is very... More »

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entertainment • Atlanta • murder • Los Angeles • rapper • Dolla

 'Great White' Pratt 
 Releases Rap Single 

The only thing truly historic is how bad the lyrics are

May 21, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spencer Pratt is a celebrity, and he wants the world to know it. The Hills “actor” and newly minted “rapper” released his first single, aptly titled “I’m a Celebrity,” last week. Pratt—aka “The Great White”—dubbed himself “a part of music... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • rapper • rap music • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Montag • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - The man accused of killing rapper Dolla claims the shooting was self defense, reports the Los Angeles Times. Police arrested Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, for shooting the rapper in the head at an Los Angeles shopping center Monday. The suspect's attorney said Dolla and friends had recently attacked Berry outside... More »

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Atlanta • murder • Los Angeles • strip club • rapper • Dolla

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