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Friday | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?

I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop generation, I had to stop and read the story immediately.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Dr. Dre, Rap, University of Southern California, Ice Cube, Spelman College, Opinion

Tue May 21, 2013

Paper Magazine

Balthazar Getty On the 10 Music Acts That Have Influenced Him Most

Balthazar Getty has been acting since he was 13 but, perhaps more remarkably, he was making music since even before that.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Lord of the Flies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Adventure, Balthazar Getty, Purple Rain, Music!, Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Rap

Sun May 19, 2013

411mania.com

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Says Eazy E Doesn't Get The Credit He Deserves Because Of AIDS

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Says Eazy E Doesn't Get The Credit He Deserves Because Of AIDS Posted by Joseph Lee on 05.17.2013 It's hurting his legacy... TMZ reports that members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are claiming that Eazy-E doesn't get the credit he deserves because he died of AIDS.

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Related Topix: Rap, Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dance, Bone, Bizzy Bone, Music, Entertainment

Thu May 16, 2013

The Stranger

The West Coast Rap All Stars' 'We're All In The Same Gang' Is 23 Years Old Today

This song, produced by one Dr. Dre , featured the rhymes of King Tee , Body & Soul , Def Jef , Michel'le , Tone-Loc , Above the Law , Ice-T , NWA 's Dre, MC Ren and Eazy-E , J.J. Fad , Young MC , Digital Underground , Oaktown's 3.5.7 and MC Hammer .

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Related Topix: Dr. Dre, Rap, Black Entertainment, King Tee, Soul, New-Age, Body + Soul, Tone Loc

Tucson Weekly

Soundbites

For those of us who came of age during the early years of hip-hop, AVA at Casino del Sol has quite a show hitting the stage this week, as four of the biggest and bestest rap acts of the era have combined to tour as Kings of the Mic .

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Related Topix: Celebrities, LL Cool J, Rap, Black Entertainment, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre

Wed May 15, 2013

WMGI-FM Terre Haute

Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC ac...

Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have donated $70 million to establish an entrepreneurial undergraduate program at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles school said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Dr. Dre, Rap, University of Southern California

TMZ.com

Eazy-E Hologram -- A-OK with N.W.A

DJ Yella -- one of the founding members of N.W.A -- will not be reaching back like a pimp and smacking the person who greenlit the Eazy-E hologram ... 'cause he thinks it's pretty damn cool.

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Related Topix: Rap, Black Entertainment, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E

Tue May 14, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Theater review: 'How We Got On' premieres at Sacramento's B Street

Courtesy of B Street Theatre Brian Quijada, left, Terrell Donnell Sledge and PaSean Wilson star in "How We Got On." Idris Goodwin's savvy new play "How We Got On," premiering on the West Coast at the B Street Theatre, is full of affecting surprises.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Black Entertainment, Rap, Hip-Hop, Slick Rick, Will Smith, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Switched

A Walking Playlist

It's early in the morning, and you're off to start the daily grind. Playlist selection is crucial to alter your mood -- from groggy to human in a pre-caffeinated state -- and ultimately to shape your day.

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Related Topix: Rap