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Sudanese Elections: Music & the Vote With NasJota and Girifna

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Icc, Youth Vote, World Music, Hip Hop, Oddisee, E-Hab Abasaeed, Sudan, Bashir, Girifna, Sudanese Elections, Alsarah, Nasjota, World News
Michal Shapiro

What is the experience of those in Sudan who are actively trying to instill the roots of a democracy in their homeland? We couldn't go to Sudan, but in a sense Sudan came to us.

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Diamond District Brings D.C. Hip Hop to L.A. (VIDEO)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Talib Kweli, United States, Dj Shadow, Hip Hop, Oddisee, Diamond District, Mos Def, Rapping, Los Angeles News
John Wellington Ennis

Diamond District's socially conscious lyrics are a welcome relief from the materialism of mainstream rap. Their voices seem bigger than their years, their flows sharpened with a DC drawl, and their delivery confident.

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Time for Everything With DJ Center

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Everything in Time, DJ Center, Jazz, Maurice Brown, Soul, Giant Step, Middle Child, Hip-Hop, Njimole, Oddisee, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

DJ Center, one of NY's finest and most soulful DJs, likes to hang around 85-95 bpm, dropping tracks that bubble up with low end and thumping kicks, tight snares and dreamy keys.

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