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Sassy Rap and Afro-Brazilian Beats
New York Times
Atop them — rapping, chanting and singing their own lyrics — are voices that can keep pace with the syncopations or sail above them. In Portuguese and occasionally English, Maga Bo's collaborators often praise culture as survival mechanism and ...


 
New York Times
A Trio of Events With Music in Many Moods
New York Times
THE rock-and-rap Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park and the Electric Daisy Carnival of electronic dance music in East Rutherford may have grabbed the spotlight in New Jersey this month, but fans who favor other genres — and a more intimate scale ...


 
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The Hip Hop Week In Review: Pusha T & Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco & Pete Rock Beef
HipHopDX
by Steven J. Horowitz Pusha T fired shots at Drake prompting Lil Wayne to hit back, while Lupe Fiasco and Pete Rock traded words over a sample of "TROY" Ab-Soul clarified comments about The Throne. This was the week of beef in Hip Hop.
Video: Pusha T & The-Dream Speak On "Exodus 23:1"The Source (blog)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne
SOHH
While things appear to have settled down between Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco and producer Pete Rock over a "TROY" sample, The Roots' Questlove admits he's siding with the Chi-town emcee. "I would hope that Pete would reconsider his position ...

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Book delves into complex lives of butterflies
HeraldNet
You can have your punk/metal/rap/rock T-shirts, your Seahawks/Storm/Mariners (just kidding) jerseys, your Grand Canyon/Disneyland/Whistler sweatshirts. Butterflies are an important part of the food chain, but as James says, "their aesthetic value is ...

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Lupe Fiasco & Pete Rock Issue Over "TROY" Sample Still Isn't Resolved
HipHopDX
by Danielle Harling Lupe Fiasco speaks on sampling Pete Rock's "TROY" on "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)." Although earlier this week it appeared that rappers Pete Rock and Lupe Fiasco had cleared up their issues stemming from the release of Lupe's ...
Lupe Fiasco and Pete Rock Settle the Score Over 'TROY' SampleRap-Up.com
Lupe Fiasco's 'TROY' Remake Is 'Wack,' Pete Rock SaysMTV.com
And The Saga Continues! Lupe Fiasco Says Issue With Pete Rock Is NOT Resolved ...Global Grind
SPIN -Idolator: All About The Music -Complex.com
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Seawall construction under way
Beloit Daily News
“We already applied some of the grant money to the rip rap used on the riverbank down by The Angel Museum,” Arft said. Rip rap is rock used to anchor shorelines. “When the current project is done we may find ourselves under budget.