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And ... here's Ed playing a rapper
More news on the Ed McMahon mortgage bailout. It might not be necessary. The 85-year-old former 'Tonight Show' sidekick will star in two viral rap videos for FreeCreditReport.com, a financial Web site owned by ...
Metallica nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The London News.Net Wednesday 24th September, 2008 London, Sept 24 : Rock band Metallica have been nominated for next year's hall of fame class, along with Run DMC, The Stooges, the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of ...
Vh1 Crowns 'fight The Power' A...
By: Yves Erwin Salomon VH1 will premier the 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs on September 29th and Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" will top the list.
Public Enemy Track Named Hip-Hop's Best
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2008-09-25 13:24:03 - Rap group PUBLIC ENEMY's iconic track FIGHT THE POWER has topped a poll of the 100 Greatest hip-hop songs in ...
VH1 crowns 'Fight the Power' as greatest hip-hop song; Run-D.M.C., Salt 'N Pepa in top 10
Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list.
Run-D.M.C., Metallica nominated for Rock Hall
Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll ...
It's not every day that you get the chance to witness a live performance by someone who literally invented a new instrument and was one of a handful of people responsible for an entire genre of music - ...
Get Rid of Three Bands is a game that allows you to expunge three bands from the history of music.
Back to the stoned age: What happened when a father-of-two revisted the hazy days of his youth?
When Nick Harding left university for a high pressure career, he consigned his days of regular dope-smoking to the history books.
Foster care connects Grandmaster Flash with teen rapper
When aspiring musician Fekri Kram met one of hip-hop's founding fathers, Grandmaster Flash, he didn't expect they'd have so much in common.
Judy Russell: Pastor's vinyl records and other 'stuff' take a hit from flood waters
Pastor Tom Willadsen of First Presbyterian Church and his family found a silver lining in the Oshkosh floods, based on his comments in the church newsletter.
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"Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture," at the National Portrait Gallery through Oct.
Judy Russell: Pastor's vinyl records and other 'stuff' take a hit from flood waters
Pastor Tom Willadsen of First Presbyterian Church and his family found a silver lining in the Oshkosh floods, based on his comments in the church newsletter.
Melle Mel / "Beat Street Breakdown"
Source: Beat Street - ' Soundtrack 02 Beat Street Breakdown.mp3 For Part 1 of this post, see last week's Classic .
Discuss: When Did Rap Become Evil?
Let me start by saying that every American has the right to listen to any kind of music they like.
Melle Mel & Duke Bootee / "Message II (Survival)"
Source: Message From Beat Street 02 Message II .mp3 I thought I was finished with the "city" theme, but over the past weekend I started thinking about a tetralogy * of city songs from the world of rap.
This is the week of June 30th, 2008 This week's jukebox is jumping - the theme is ghetto city life and we feature: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five with Melle Mel, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Master Ace, ...
R.E.M. spent much of last year working on its 14th studio album, "Accelerate." The Athens, Ga.-based group did, however, take one well-publicized break from the process - a short trip up to New York City to be ...
What to put in the Great British Recording Registry?
Famous orator Winston Churchill and crapulous Brummie pub rockers The Twang. Which would get your vote? What do Michael Jackson, Navajo Indians and the sound of planet earth all have in common? They're all new ... via MediaGuardian.co.uk
“This is it. The culture started here and went around the world. But this is where it came from. Not anyplace else.”
In 2007, amidst deaths, arrests, and scandals, Hip-Hop was reborn in the original spirit of the culture. via AllHipHop.com