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Yesterday | Billboard

Travis Porter Talk 'From Day 1' Album, Short Film & Chart Success

That would be Travis Porter , the oddly named rap group of three performers from Decatur, Ga.

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Related Topix: Decatur, GA, Waka Flocka Flame, Hip-Hop, Ali

Fri May 25, 2012

Minnesota Public Radio

9:30 Coffee Break: Hip Hop for Soundset

What are you doing this Sunday starting at 11am? Well, if you're a hip hop fan, you'll very likely be at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN for the largest hip hop music festival in the nation, Soundset .

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Related Topix: Shakopee, MN, Hip-Hop, Ali

Thu May 24, 2012

AskMen

Will Smith

Will Smith started off with a successful rap career, which he parlayed into the successful television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . Since then, he's become a huge movie star with big box office returns.

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Related Topix: Will Smith, Comedy, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ali, Recreational Vehicle, Award

Wed May 23, 2012

Billboard

Public Enemy's Two New Albums Will 'Talk to Each Other,' Says Chuck D

Public Enemy plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its recording career not only by dipping deeply into its past -- 1987's "Yo! Bum Rush the Show" -- during its concerts but also by unleashing a wealth of new music.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Rap, Public Enemy, Hip-Hop, Ali

Sat May 19, 2012

Al Bawaba

AGT: As Semi-Finals Launch, Recap of Final Auditions, Episode 6

Last Friday concluded the final auditions for the hit talent show Arabs Got Talent , marking the beginning of the final stage that switches to the format of viewers voting via text messages for their favorite contestant.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Folk, Najwa Karam

Thu May 17, 2012

Star Tribune

Local music: Rallying around MaLLy

He cried a little, laughed a lot, got mad a couple of times, bragged a few more times and alternately showed flashes of curiosity, introspection, insecurity, melancholy and intense ambition.

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Related Topix: The Last, Punk, Minneapolis, MN, Atmosphere, Hip-Hop, Kid, Electronic, Ali, Music, Entertainment

Wed May 16, 2012

The Independent

'Blasphemous' rapper goes into hiding after Iran's...

Elisa Bray: Where's soul, reggae, rap, jazz, R'n'B, hip-hop and trip-hop on the Music is GREAT compilation? Soul Clap are one of my favourite DJ duos on the circuit, and it's not just me who loves them - they... An Iranian rapper has been forced into hiding after hardline clerics offered a $100,000 reward for his murder, incensed by his song ... (more)

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Hip-Hop, Ali

Tue May 15, 2012

AllHipHop.com

VIDEO: Brother Ali Shares His Daughter's Love For "Uncle...

Last week, AllHipHop.com featured Rhymesayers Entertainment's Brother Ali in an exclusive interview where he spoke on his last release, The Bite-Marked Heart , his upcoming album, Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color, A the new music he's created with Jake One, and a slew of other topics.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Jake One

Mon May 14, 2012

Stuff.co.nz

Iranian rapper draws Shi'ite wrath, death bounty

An Iranian rapper living in Germany has a US$100,000 bounty on his head after an Islamist website offered a reward for anyone who kills him over a song that satirises the Islamic Republic and irreverently addresses a historic religious figure.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali

Fri May 11, 2012

AllHipHop.com

Brother Ali: More Than Just A Man With A Mic In His Hand

Brother Ali has got something to say, and you'd be wise to hear it, all of it. The 34-year-old albino rapper from Minneapolis has made a living off of his introspective and heartfelt lyrics, as well as his pure musicianship as one of the most respected MCs on the independent scene.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Austin, TX, Black Entertainment, Rap, Jay-Z, Celebrities

Thu May 10, 2012

MTV

Beastie Boys Fans Travis Porter Pay Tribute With Tour

None of the members of Travis Porter were even born when the Beastie Boys released hip-hop's first #1 album in 1986, but the seminal rap trio influenced the new-age party animals all the same.

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Related Topix: Travis Porter, Hip-Hop, The Beastie Boys, Ali, Dance, DMC, Run DMC, Rap

Tue May 08, 2012

The Village Voice

Kilo Kish, Smooth Operator

Earlier this month, Lakisha Robinson - better known by her stage name, Kilo Kish - commanded the bar at Top of the Standard while sporting a silver sequined jacket over an American-flag-patterned blouse and similarly decorated shorts.

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Related Topix: Kilo, Hip-Hop, Mos Def, Black Entertainment, Ali, Train Disaster, Music, Entertainment

Mon May 07, 2012

MTV

Travis Porter And Scarface To Mix It Up On 'RapFix Live'

There's no telling what's going to happen on Wednesday's "RapFix Live" when host Sway Calloway brings Atlanta's wild boys Travis Porter and hip-hop legend Scarface to the red couch.

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Related Topix: Rap, Scarface, Sway, Hip-Hop, Ali

Sat May 05, 2012

Independent.ie

9/11 'mastermind' ignores judge

They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and would not listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3,000 counts of murder.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Hip-Hop, Ali, Muammar Gaddafi (Gadhafi)

Independent.ie

Tunisia revolt death toll 'higher'

An independent commission charged with investigating abuses committed during the January 2011 uprising that ousted Tunisia's long-time dictator has identified more deaths and injuries than previously reported.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunisia, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Hip-Hop, Ali

Wed May 02, 2012

HipHopDx

[Singles] Brother Ali - "Not A Day Goes By [Prod. Jake One]"

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! If you can't catch Brother Ali on his current European tour or over at Rhymesayers Soundset Fest here's a consolation prize in the form of a new track.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

City Pages

Soundset 2012 videos: Brother Ali, MaLLy, I Self Devine, & Aesop Rock

Related: Soundset 2012 lineup announced With Soundset 2012 less than a month away now, the Rhymesayers Entertainment folks have launched a rapid-fire barrage of new videos.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Aesop Rock, Minnesota

Mon Apr 30, 2012

HipHopDx

[News] Brother Ali Explains "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color," Remembers Eyedea

REKS announces his second album of 2012, which will feature Termanology and Jon Connor, produced entirely by Florida's Numonics.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Santa Monica, CA, The Undisputed Truth, Soul

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