Rap/Hip Hop Music
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By: Hannah O'Connor
Hip Hop albums are just not selling like they used to, as is evident by the somewhat disappointing first-week sales of 50 Cent's latest offering Before I Self Destruct. more...
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By: Hannah O'Connor
Recording ceaselessly, trangressing genres and constantly generating a buzz, Lil Wayne is not your average rapper; but why should we anticipate 'Tha Carter IV?' more...
Hip-Hop and Guns: Do Artists Need Them?
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By: Samantha Greaves
Hip-Hop is known to be a very controversial genre and culture. Given Hip-Hop's violent past, are gun laws needed to help protect them from serving time? more...
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Despite growing up in one of New Orleans' biggest ghettos, rapper Lil Wayne rose out of the slums to become one of rap's most prized possessions. more...
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By: Hannah O'Connor
Hip Hop has always had a darker side and many are quick to write it off as completely negative, but is that interpretation of the genre's darker lyrics at all justified? more...
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By: Jen Bouchard
From the U.S. to Senegal, Italy to Japan, Cuba to Australia and all of the various locales in between, hip hop has become a worldwide phenomenon. more...
Hip-Hop and Fashion: How They Impact Each Other
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By: Samantha Greaves
Hip-Hop has often been described as a culture. Unbeknown to its fans, fashion happens to play a bigger part in the make-up of Hip-Hop than they may realize. more...
Hip-Hop Lists: Why They Cause Conflict
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By: Samantha Greaves
Ranked lists are an entertainment writer's best friend. It allows their opinions and the stats to speak for themselves. Hip-Hop lists, however, differ from the rest. more...
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By: Shay Henckel
Hollywood Undead, described by The Guardian's Peter Lester as "the Katy Perry of rap-metal," began with a song posted on MySpace in 2005. more...
Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Remastered & Raw
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By: Nathan Stafford
The Beastie Boys have re-released their 1998 album 'Hello Nasty', fully re-mastered, now as a 2-Disc, 43 track collection, including unreleased cuts. more...
