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What’s Going on with L-Boogie?
What’s going on with Lauryn “L-Boogie” Hill? She first jumped on the scene as “L-Boogie” in the Fugees, when sisters were falling out of the hip-hop crews and becoming backup... Read more
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
If you know anything about Black music in America, then you’re already familiar with the traditions of the New Orleans Brass Bands. One of the family branches of jazz, brass... Read more
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Writing for Entertainment News Outlets
As the founder and curator for the International Black Women’s Film Festival, I maintain a membership-based entertainment news list that’s sent out monthly. Below are examples of succinct, informative entertainment... Read more
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The Purely Oiled Machine – Putting the Soul Back into Hip-Hop
There’s a growing backlash against rap and hip-hop music. I’ve been waiting for it to get to this point. I’m not glad it’s here, but I expected it to get... Read more
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fela kuti.
Fela's music lured African Americans in with funky extended tracks and by singing in English. He "de-exoticized" African music by using traditional Nigerian syncopation that funked and thumped with James... Read more
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(Excerpt) The Political Evolution of KRS-ONE
Changing the vision and image of one of hip-hop’s most prolific voices was like changing the voice of urban... Read more
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(Excerpt) Women in Rap
It seemed as if the regular slights, sexism and overt discrimination in rap music gave women rappers the collective strength to push the truly brave female rap artists to the... Read more
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(Excerpt) Arrested Development
They didn’t fit into the hip-hop or R&B categories. They weren’t “hoodied” up with a hard assed scowl or conked up in a purple Chess King suit and a pair... Read more
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