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MiamiHerald.com
As Hip-Hop Devotees Come in, Many Miami Beach Residents Prepare to Leave
New York Times
Since 2001, hundreds of thousands of young hip-hop devotees from around the country have descended on the South Beach neighborhood for Memorial Day weekend to hear some of country's leading artists and DJ's. As the visitors converge, ...
Urban Beach Weekend - Fri., May 25, 2012MiamiHerald.com
Police brace for SoBe partySun-Sentinel

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Has Obama made hip-hop rethink masculinity?
Washington Post (blog)
But then came other prominent hip-hop figures, west coast rap pioneer Ice Cube and southern rappers TI and Bun B, who condemned discrimination of homosexuals and spoke of individual rights. Even Jamaican reggae star Beenie Man (who represents a ...

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Hip-hop artist Carlton 'The Apostle' Neale: 'God boxed me in'
Examiner.com
Carlton 'The Apostle' Neale spent more than eight years singing hip-hop in the secular world. However, some pivotal life events altered his musical direction. The Maryland-based artist is now making music for God. Many may recall The Apostle as a host ...

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Artistdirect.com
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum Lands NYC Location for Complex
Artistdirect.com
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum has scored a Midtown New York City location for the Hip Hop Museum and Educational Complex. The mid-rise site is in a prime location that is fitting for all United States visitors and International tourists alike who ...
Hip Hop Hall of Fame headed to ManhattanNewsday
Seattle hip hop show full of Tacoma talentWeekly Volcano
Today's Hip-Hop: Does It Have To Make Sense?AllHipHop

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MinnPost.com
Twin Cities hip-hop artist Dessa talks influences, directions
MinnPost.com
By John Spayde | 02:15 pm 'In hip-hop, you really have the room, and the ink, to be able to introduce and fully develop an idea, a long narrative.' The Line caught up with Dessa, the literate, soulful, and inventive female member of the Doomtree ...
5 more Soundset newbies of noteMinneapolis Star Tribune

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New York Times (blog)
Where a Career in Hip-Hop Starts With a Court Sentence
New York Times (blog)
On his first day, the counselor who administered his drug test asked Mr. Baker if he had any interest in hip-hop. Because if he did, there was a recording studio right down the hall. “My mind was blown,” Mr. Baker said one recent evening as he hunched ...


 
Master P: Is he secret godfather of modern hip-hop?
Entertainment Weekly
by Kyle Anderson At the turn of the century, there were two clear kingpins in hip-hop –both self-made men with vast, far-reaching empires that stretched into film and fashion, a knack for finding top talent, clearly defined approaches to production, ...