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The 'Greatest Hip-Hop Song Of All Time' Is ...

rollingstonelogo | Posted 01.02.2013 | Entertainment
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The following article is provided by Rolling Stone, which recently named Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's "The Message" the Greatest Hip-Hop S...

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WATCH: Nicki Minaj Pushes LL Cool J Close To The 'Edge' With 'The Message'

Posted 12.01.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Video, LL Cool J, Grammy Nominations, Kanye West, Common, Adele, Grandmaster Flash, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Nicki Minaj, Bv-Video, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Grammy Awards, Black Voices News

Aside from Kanye West and Adele landing the most Grammy nominations for 2012, the event's fourth annual prime-time special showcased some of the music...

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Hip-Hop Music and Culture, From the Beginning

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Dan Charnas, Black Music, The Big Payback, Hip-Hop, Rap Music, Music Industry, Rap Music History, Books on Rap, Eminem, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Books News
Marlynn Snyder

To research and report on the history of hip-hop is a huge undertaking. In Dan Charnas' exhaustively researched The Big Payback, he does exactly that.

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"Nuart," Nordic Jewel of Street Art

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Vhils, Brooklyn Street Art, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Norway, Street Art, Jaime Rojo, Banksy, Blu, Dolk, Grandmaster Flash, Erica Il Cane, Vasmoulakis Alexandros, Evol, Murals, Numusic, Dotmasters, Nuart, Art Festival, Juxtapoz, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

The visionary behind this street art installation doesn't limit himself to organizing just one festival. Instead he double-tracks it with an electronic-based music festival born from his years as a techno DJ.

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Just Like Jesse James: A Little Playlist for A Big Schmuck

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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David Wild

I interviewed Sandra Bullock once, and she seemed lovely in every way. I've never met Jesse James, but he increasingly seems like one big schmuck in the worst possible way.

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White Light/White Heat: A Fan's Playlist For The Great Betty White

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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David Wild

Here's one lifelong fan's loving playlist for this enduring comedy icon who turns our world on with her own "White Light/White Heat" -- the one and only Betty White.

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