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Wednesday Jul 1 | Beth's Blog

Guest Post by Chad Norman: 5 Nonprofit Storytelling Lessons from a Master of Hip-Hop

So much of social media and relationship marketing revolves around storytelling, and this is especially true for nonprofits.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Marketing, Eric B. & Rakim, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Boogie Down Productions, Why?

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Ink 19

K'NAAN

Within the tracks of Troubadour lies dusty-footed poetry for all nations of hip hop, as Somalia-born emcee K'NAAN raps a wiser worldview with a tightened flow.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, The Streets

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Vibe

the Best Rapper Ever: The Elite Eight

June 16, 2009 @ 1:18 pm THE BEST RAPPER EVER: The Elite Eight VIBE Staff Lil Wayne Falls It's official: The so-called "Best Rapper Alive" isn't The Best Rapper Ever, at least not according to the fans voting for The Best Rapper Ever at VIBE.com. In a face-off spanning generations and styles, KRS-One, who once famously claimed, "I am hip hop," took ...

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Related Topix: KRS-One, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Mon Jun 15, 2009

About.com

Scratch Shows Why He's Still a Beatbox King

Erstwhile Roots member Scratch reaffirms his status as one of the best beatbox artists by transforming hip-hop classics -- including songs by Eric B & Rakim, T La Rock, and Public Enemy -- into beatbox art.

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Related Topix: Why?, Hip-Hop, The Roots, Black Entertainment, Eric B. & Rakim

Wed Jun 10, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Top 5 Dead or Alive: M.O.P.

M.O.P. have stomped around Hip-Hop's battlefield for quite sometime all the while crafting some of the most frenetic, aggressive and lyrical songs ever.

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Related Topix: M.O.P., Hip-Hop, Rap, Scarface, Black Entertainment, Kool G Rap, KRS-One

Thu Jun 04, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Top 5 Dead or Alive: illseed

Straight up, I like ill MC's The rappers that I have always gravitated to were the dudes that made me think, "I wish I thought that" of "How the hell did he think of that?" When I crafted my list, that is what I had in mind, my favorite ill MC's. Certainly there are the standard greats from every era , but these are the illest that I like.

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Rap, Nas, Big Daddy Kane, Hip-Hop

Thu May 28, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Top 5 Dead or Alive: Shawnna

S hawnna loves Hip-Hop is ways the voyeur cannot fathom. So naturally she is concerned about pinpointing her Top 5 favorite rap artists.

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Related Topix: Why?, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, KRS-One, The Roots

Wed May 27, 2009

103JAMZ.com

What's On Your... - Eric B. & Ra...

They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills.

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Related Topix: Eric B. & Rakim, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown

Mon May 04, 2009

HipHopDx

DJ Quik Speaks On Detox, Working With Rakim, Teddy Riley And Snoop.

DJ Quik might possibly one of the most talkative artists on the planet. But after news of him speaking on Detox hit the Internet [ click to read ], the multi-dimensional Compton native has been censoring himself.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, DJ Quik, Rap, Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg

Sat May 02, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Rakim Part 2: Nas, The 80's & Private Life

In Part 2 of this "lost and found" interview with Hip-Hop legend Rakim, the Microphone Fiend delves deeper into his life and times.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Rap, Nas, The 80'S, Pop/Rock, Fiend, Jay-Z

Fri May 01, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Rakim: The Lost Interview

R akim is one of the most influential artists ever, but that didn't stop me from somehow losing my first and only interview with the "god of rap." After some moving and some searching, the 30-minute chat has been unearthed.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dr. Dre, Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B. & Rakim

Wed Apr 22, 2009

City Paper

Social Studies

It's probably a good thing to start with the fact that I had been drinking. And, when I say, "drinking," I don't mean a-couple-of-brews-while-I'm-grilling-burgers drinking, I mean, me-and-my-brother-no-plans-on-driving-settled-in-for-the-evening-at-my-parents-house-brown-liquor-grown-man drinking, and while I wasn't drunk, I was certainly chatty.

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Related Topix: School Vouchers, Education, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Sat Apr 18, 2009

Final Call

An interview with the lyrical legend Rakim

Once it was announced that he would be present at Saviours' Day 2009, everybody wanted to get a glimpse of the hip hop lyrical legend Rakim.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Religion, Islam

Mon Mar 30, 2009

Air America Radio

Kagan McLeod Presents the "History of Rap"

Kagan McLeod Presents the "History of Rap" By Tim Einenkel Illustrator Kagan McLeod put together this "History of Rap" which depicts over 460 artists ranging from James Brown and Cab Calloway to rap emcees like Rakim and Lupe Fiasco.The website Okayplayer.com sat down with McLeod to talk about his "History" piece, as well as his journey in hip-hop ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Wed Mar 25, 2009

WebMD Health News

Music May Help Stroke Patients

March 25, 2009 -- Listening to music you like is a mood booster, and it may also help stroke patients with visual awareness problems do better on neurological tests.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Mon Mar 23, 2009

Paste Magazine

Mos Def to drop The Ecstatic in June

After the veritable avalanche of big-name hip-hop releases 2008 saw, 2009 has been a remarkably quieter year on the beats-and-verses front Dr.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Mos Def

Tue Mar 17, 2009

The Providence Phoenix

Brother Ali | The Truth Is Here

"greatest rapper" list reads differently from most. Ghostface Killah resides at the zenith, beside Rakim's throne, and Minneapolis truth agent Brother Ali a ' who recently toured with those two Gods, and whose ...

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Related Topix: Ali, Hip-Hop, Ghostface Killah, Black Entertainment, The Undisputed Truth, Soul, Atmosphere, Ant, Music, Entertainment

Mon Mar 16, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna LEAVES Chris Brown? 50's Porn Prob? Jay-Z To Sign Brandy?

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, Joe Budden, Cambridge, MA, Short, Comedy Movies, Friday, Crime Movies, Drama

Thu Feb 26, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

All hands on deck

They thought he was mad, they spat him off stage, he hit the drugs ... But Grandmaster Flash gave 'DJ' a whole new meaning.

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Related Topix: Grandmaster Flash, Rap, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Sugarhill Gang

Wed Feb 25, 2009

The village VOICE

The Shifting Republic of K'Naan

I hadn't spent two weeks teaching at International Middle, a mostly Somali, mostly Muslim charter school in Minneapolis, before I realized someone should make a movie about these kids.

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Related Topix: Somalia Travel, Africa, Travel, Somalia, World News, Rap, Nas, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Eminem, Music, Entertainment

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