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Rhymesayers' twosome Eyedea & Abilities are fresh off their national tour. Among Atmosphere, Brother Ali and P.O.S., this beat-dropping duo are in the belly of Twin Cities rap music beast.

Anthony "Ant" Davis, left, and Sean "Slug" Daley are two of the co-founders of Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Minnesota bridges rated: An interactive map of bridges that are "structurally deficient," "functionally obsolete" or have gusset plates like those on the I-35W bridge.

Slug from Atmosphere will always own the throne as the rapper who most firmly put the Twin Cities on the hip-hop map.

Brother Ali's love for life is at the center of this soulful new disc. Hip hop takes hits from all sides for being misogynistic, lacking musicality or glorifying materialism.

A Tribe Called Quest member/producer DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad has teamed with Mary J. Blige, Sinead Oa Conner and new singer Martha B. to raise awareness about American girls who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Last Thursday, November 12, Tufts Concert Board brought Brother Ali and The Cool Kids to Tufts University for a performance in the cage at Cousens Gym.

Thursday is probably already circled on the calendars of "Cities 97 Sampler" fans.

Rating : * * * * Verdict : Rapper's soulful but heavy-hitting third album. Us , the third album by albino American rapper Brother Ali, is made up of some of the best and most intriguing hip-hop to come out this year.

Today, Brooklyn veteran emcee Bekay has released Hunger Pains on Coalmine Records .

Film: 'De Dana Dan'; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Sayeed Qadri; Singers: Mika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai, Javed Ali, Banjyotsana, Ad Boys, Sunidhi Chauhan, RDB, Manak-E, Selina, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Suzzane Demello; Rating: ** There's been an overdose of Pritam's works this year with 'De Dana Dan' being the 11th film ...

Fast-rising hip-hop artist Brother Ali's fifth album, "Us," was released Sept. 22 and has garnered the best response of his career, but he's not letting the praise go to his head.

ONE FOR ALL: With the release of Us , Minneapolis's Brother Ali has joined the elite company of rappers who've discovered that the world evolves - not revolves - around them.

WEDNESDAY: Polish speed/thrash/death-metal band Vader plays Sonar with Decrepit Birth , Warbringer , the Amenta , Augury , and Swashbuckle .

PHILADELPHIA is a tough nut, and if people here don't like you, they let you know it in a loud and boisterous voice.

Artist: Brownman Electryc Trio Calling your album Juggernaut comes with certain responsibilities.

Last week, while Sasha Frere-Jones and the rap duo Das Racist debated whether Jay-Z's new album is evidence that hip-hop is dead, and if so, whether it's OK for a white guy like Frere-Jones to make that call, Minnesota's Brother Ali was proving, one wildly heralded tour stop at a time, that such discussions are best answered in rhyme.

It's been over a year since Brother Ali stopped through Dallas . Last time he came through, it was for a show at The Door in support of his 2007 release, The Undisputed Truth , which, in my opinion, was among both the best hip-hop and overall releases of that year.

The compilation lists all-original tracks from the Grammy Award winning brothers with exclusive guest spots from heavy hitters Slim Thug, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Tum Tum and more.

As the Spectrum's days dwindle, three of Philadelphia's most popular musicians - Daryl Hall & John Oates , the Hooters and Todd Rundgren - will perform together at "The Last Call," part of the farewell concert series.