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3 hrs ago | HipHopDx

Mos Def, Wu-Tang Clan, M.O.P. To Appear On BlakRoc

Blues-Rock band The Black Keys have teamed up with former Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash to create BlakRoc .

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Related Topix: M.O.P., Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, The Wu-Tang Clan, Blues, The Black Keys, Cleveland Metro

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

Eclectic guitarist keeps career hopping

As half of the Akron blues-rock duo the Black Keys, guitarist Dan Auerbach tends to receive plenty of the same music-critic adjectives: rough , gritty , soulful .

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Cleveland Metro, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Ludacris, Rap

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Notes from a Different Kitchen

Current Music Presents Embedded with Common, Lykke Li and Bloc Party

Thursday, November 05, 2009 Current Music Presents Embedded with Common, Lykke Li and Bloc Party The plug: " Common takes us cross-country for a whirlwind promotional tour.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Hip Hop Press

Red Bull BC One Pulls Out All the Stops

Performances By Reflection Eternal, Rock Steady Crew and National Double Dutch League-- New York, NY November 4, 2009 /PRNewswire/ - The world's most important b-boy battle, Red Bull BC One, is coming home to the birthplace of hip-hop--NYC. The b-boys have been announced, the judges have been chosen, the emcee locked down and the announcement of ...

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Black Entertainment, Talib Kweli, Hip-Hop, Black Star

Sun Nov 01, 2009

North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

Most Definitely

There was a time when hip hop was rebel music, a blast from the inner-city alternating between party soundtrack and protest against injustice.

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Related Topix: KRS-One, Hip-Hop, Common, Cadillac Records, Black Entertainment, Black Star, Jurassic 5

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Times-Standard

Mos Def

Hip-hop superstar Mos Def is a rare sight in Northern California, so news of his hastily put together show tonight, Oct.

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Related Topix: Cadillac Records, Drama Movies, Something the Lord Made, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Eureka, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Entertainment

About.com

Thoughts on the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards

The most memorable performance at the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards did not take place on a stage with bright lights and bootylicious dancers.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Notes from a Different Kitchen

Video: Eminem x Mos Def x Black Thought x DJ Premier - BET Hip Hop Awards Cipher #3

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Video: Eminem x Mos Def x Black Thought x DJ Premier - BET Hip Hop Awards Cipher #3 As I said on twitter , this was the best of the three ciphers by far.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Blog News

Tue Oct 27, 2009

HipHopDx

Producer's Corner: Oh No

Production wunderkinds such as Black Milk and Droop-E get props for their prolific catalogs, but don't overlook Oh No .

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Related Topix: Oxnard, CA, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Metal, The Alchemist, Chino XL, Pete Rock

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Salon.com

Current Gets Embedded With Mos Def, Silversun Pickups and Others

From an online perspective, Current TV's most talked-about shows over the past two years have been the short, snark-heavy media critique segments That's Gay and Target Women , which build their audiences thanks to a niche appeal and an engaging host who gives each segment a clear personality.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Fri Oct 23, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

RIP Mr Magic: a tragic loss for hip-hop

Andrew Emery pays tribute to the original rap attacker Mr Magic, the man who invented rap on the radio When even two sworn enemies a ' Tupac and Notorious BIG a ' can agree that you're a legend, chances are you're a legend.

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Related Topix: Rap, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Black Entertainment, Nas, Hip-Hop

Thu Oct 22, 2009

LA Weekly

Last Night: Brother Ali and the Night of Three E-V's

It's easy to think that underground hip-hop is dead. The Internet has equalized everything to the point that there isn't much difference between Mos Def's and Mickey Factz's marketing plan, or Elzhi's and Eminem's, or Wale's and Will.i.am's. During the WWWization of the rap world, the next generation of indie hip-hop stopped standing in opposition ...

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Ali, Black Entertainment, Dilated Peoples

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Austinist

ACL Taping Review: Mos Def and K'Naan Keep 'Strictly...

Now that the dust has settled on ACL Fest, a few thoughts: quite possibly the best show of the week took place indoors, in a dusty studio in the utterly nondescript Communications Building on UT campus.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Hypebeast.com

Current TV: Embedded with Mos Def

On this special hour-long Embedded, Mos Def takes us on an all-access seven-day tour of Japan while he performs his new album a oeThe Ecstatica , to packed venues in Tokyo and Osaka.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Freerepublic.com

The DORF Matrix: Towards a Theory of NPR's Taste in Black Music

In August, National Public Radio's flagship music program All Songs Considered published "The Best Music of 2009 ," a rundown of the top 30 songs and albums of the year-to-date as voted by the show's listeners... On the Best Songs list, there are no songs that cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and none by African-American ...

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Related Topix: African-American, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Animal Collective, Indie, Rush Limbaugh

Ottawa Citizen

Review: Jay-Z's brief show filled with energy

Between Lil Wayne last winter and the Rock the Bells festival in the summer, not to mention the odd Mos Def here and K'Naan there, 2009 hasn't been half bad for Calgary's hip-hop fans.

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Rap, Hip-Hop, The Blueprint, Mixed Martial Arts, firstname lastname

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Calgary Herald

Mos Def delivers mixed bag of favourites, surprises

The "B-the-r-the-o-the-o-k-l-y-n" is where Mos Def lives, but Saturday night he was bringing some of his native dialect to a near-capacity crowd at the Edmonton Events Centre.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Black Star

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Mass Media

Mos Returns to Roots on 'Ecstatic'

Similar to other aspects of life, within the hip-hop world, a rappers first impression means the world.

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Related Topix: The Roots, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Black Star

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Houston Chronicle

ACL features some dynamite sounds

The rain started early during Saturday's edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Walter's Walk

2009 ACL: Three Days of Peace, Mud and Music

The Levon Helm Band - According to the ACL website, 4598 people added Levon to their schedule, while across the pond, 14598 added Mos Def during the same time slot.

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Related Topix: The Band, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam

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