HipHop News

Why the Roots Might Have the Best Album Of 2010
Huffington Post (blog)
Generally speaking, with the exception of some truly stellar standouts, popular hip hop has become pretty homogenized over the past decade. ...

Music critics' picks
Philadelphia Inquirer
The St. Paul, Minn., native, who gained local fame as part of the now-defunct Nouveau Riche, made it onto hip-hop fans' radar singing the chorus to Lupe ...

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CSP Daily News
Hall of Fame Beverages Names Hendricks New CEO
CSP Daily News
Hall of Fame Beverages president Calvin Ross also announced that former Hip Hop Beverages CEO and president James Robinson will become the company's new ...
Hall of Fame Beverages Announces Its New CEOMarketWatch (press release)
Hall of Fame Beverages Hires New CEODrinks Business Review

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SOHH
Eminem the 'godfather of hip-hop'
Toronto Sun
COM Eminem has been handed the ultimate compliment from his rapper pals Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo - they've hailed him as the "godfather of hip-hop". ...
Tony Yayo Talks Sex, Patron And The Future Of G-UnitHouston Press (blog)
Eminem Is The 'Godfather Of The Hip-Hop Game,' G-Unit Members SayMTV.com

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FOXNews (blog)
"So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results, for real this time
Rochester City Newspaper (blog)
Besides reality shows, hip-hop battles, and ballroom dance competitions, I don't think of dance as competitive in that way. I think of it as collaborative ...
So You Think You Can Dance Week 7: Can it Be, a Week Without Injuries?Huffington Post (blog)
So You Think You Can Dance Top 6: Billy's homeless homerun & no injuriesNiles Herald Spectator (blog)
So You Think You Can Dance - Top Six Perform Some MoreHouston Chronicle (blog)
BlogHer (blog) -Examiner.com -Los Angeles Times (blog)
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The Guardian
B.o.B: The rapper who put the romance back into hip-hop
The Guardian
And in so doing he is providing an object lesson in how hip-hop – once a music defined by its resistance to compromise – operates as an increasingly ...

MTV.com
Eminem Is The 'Godfather Of The Hip-Hop Game,' G-Unit Members Say
MTV.com
"Eminem is like the godfather of the hip-hop game," Yayo said. "In a time like this, when records are not selling, he's the only one that is selling. ...
Eminem - G-Unit: 'Eminem Is Godfather Of Hip-Hop'Contactmusic.com
Tony Yayo Talks Sex, Patron And The Future Of G-UnitHouston Press (blog)

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PR Web (press release)
Hip-hop dance culture is breaking out in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun
Local b-boy Bailrok (right) performs with Prodigy junior crew during the USA division of Hip Hop International. By April Corbin (contact) The 9th annual Hip ...
America's Got Talent Results: A Not Too Surprising Top 4 Plus AGT Alum ...Associated Content
JabbaWockeeZ's America's Got Talent PerformanceAuto Tech World (blog)
Jabbawockeez to Release Debut Single "Robot Remains" on iTunes as They Return ...PR Web (press release)

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
So You Think You Can Dance Week 7: Can it Be, a Week Without Injuries?
Huffington Post (blog)
Next were Jose and Comfort dancing a hip hop choreographed by Marty Kudelka and Dana Wilson. I really loved this choreography. I found it very original, ...
So You Think You Can Dance - Top Six Perform Some MoreHouston Chronicle (blog)
So You Think You Can Dance Top 6: Billy's homeless homerun & no injuriesNiles Herald Spectator (blog)
So You Think You Can Dance Recap: The Top 6 Will Soon Be 4BlogHer (blog)
Examiner.com -Los Angeles Times (blog) -Ology (blog)
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Uncle Kracker brings country, hip-hop to Alive @ Five Stage
Danbury News Times
Hip hop beats and country twang are two sounds that are usually worlds apart. But Matthew Shafer, known to his fans as Uncle Kracker, has been pulling them ...

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Drake graduates to head of the hip hop class at The Centre
Montreal Gazette
Great sound — which is so unusual at a hip hop gig I could hardly believe it. Model-good looks on stage and an MC raconteur pumping up the crowd urging ...

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Former Hip-Hop Mogul Damon Dash Bids Farewell to Two Apartments at Foreclosure ...
DNAinfo
Damon Dash, a former hip-hop mogul who worked with Jay-Z, sold two downtown homes in a foreclosure auction. Damon Dash, seen here in 2005, was once worth ...
Damon Dash's Duplex Auctioned Off In ManhattanAllHipHop

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Hall of Fame Beverages Announces Its New CEO
MarketWatch (press release)
Hall of Fame's President is also excited to announce former Hip Hop Beverages CEO and President, James Robinson, will become the company's new National ...

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Why More Politicians Should Love Hip Hop
Global Grind (blog)
He continued to share that the President “loves Hip Hop,” and that he had been invited to the White House as a guest numerous times. ...

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Why More Politicians Should Dig Hip Hop by Ayofemi Kirby
Global Grind (blog)
He continued to share that the President “loves Hip Hop,” and that he had been invited to the White House as a guest numerous times. ...

Words Run Deep: North Carolina Documentary Explores Hip Hop's Influence On Our ...
MyNC.com
(Durham, North Carolina)—Music lovers might agree Hip Hop has transcended to crafty "hooks" and ...

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Hip-hop dance culture is breaking out in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Weekly
Local b-boy Bailrok (right) performs with Prodigy junior crew during the USA division of Hip Hop International. Las Vegas has almost nothing to do with the ...

Wyclef Mulls Presidential Run in Haiti
About - News & Issues (blog)
Hip-hop mega star Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of his native country Haiti. Clef is trying to decide whether to seek a 5-year term as ...
Wyclef Jean's Run For President of Haiti: Good Intentions or Opportunistic?The Atlanta Post
Wyclef Jean: Grammy Award-Winning President?NPR (blog)
Wyclef Jean to Run for Haitian Presidency?Associated Content
Reuters -ChattahBox
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Beatweek Magazine
TV Junkie: Day 1 of the Television Critics Association sessions
News Trends (blog)
Rising R & B singer / songwriter Mike Posner and Hip-Hop Dance Crew Jabbawockeez are planned, and stage for live-Hit … href ...
TV shows: Paul McCartney Gershwin Awards, ÃÂPlain Jane 'and moreNew York News Today

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New York Times
Testifying to a Time Gone by and Absent Friends
New York Times
Fat Joe's album release party at SOB's on Tuesday night became a look back to the 1990s hip-hop scene. By JON CARAMANICA Of all of New York's mid-'90s ...
Review: Fat Joe: The Darkside Vol. 1AllHipHop
Fat Joe Brings Out Guests Galore At New York ConcertMTV.com

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