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Hip-hop

Poll 

Weekly survey: Is rock going to have a good year in 2023?

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Hip-hop, Pop, Rock

For years, rock and pop marched in lockstep in a cycle that ran 12-13 years. When rock was on the

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Music Industry Music News 

Has hip-hop hit a wall? A new report points out a decline in market share. (Oh, and rock’s NOT dead, either.)

November 1, 2022November 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop, Latin Music, Market Share

Hip-hop has been the driving musical force in culture in many parts of the world for years now. There are,

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Music News AJMT
Music 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck D, Documentary, Hip-hop, Music and Memories, PBS

Today is my parents 65th wedding anniversary. Yay, mom and dad! I put together this round of music news for

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Music History 

Fun: How hip-hop has changed over the decades

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop, History

Relax. It’s supposed to be funny. (Via Boing Boing)

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple Watch, Crypto, Hip-hop, Iron Maiden, Metaverse, Motley Crue, Pharrell Williams, Surf Music, Synch, YouTube

Yeah, it’s hip-hop causing all the violence in America. When all else fails, blame music. So how are things in

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WTF? 

This GOP rep blames the Uvalde school massacre of rap music and the internet while defending guns

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop, Internet, School Shooting, Song Lyrics, Ulvade, Video Games

So rap music bad, guns good? All those poor kids and their teachers died in Uvalde, Texas, because of hip-hop

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Music News 

Halifax hip hop continues to lead the way as DK and Ghettosocks drop Masters project

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Canada, Halifax, Hip-hop

[This guest post is from Brad Fougere from Public Intox PR in Ottawa – AD] Halifax hip hop continues to lead the

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby O'Jay, BTS, Hearing Loss, Hip-hop, Psy, Radio, Rammstein, Sonos, Spotify, TikTok, Toronto, Ukraine

Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to

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Music 

What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hip-hop, Lyrics, Pop, Rock

I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table

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Controversy 

Are these sweatpants racist? (There’s a music angle to this)

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Balenciaga, Cultural Appropriation, Fashion, Hip-hop, Racism, Sweatpants

If you’re into high fashion, you’ll know the name Balenciaga. The company has just released this pair of sweatpants. Take

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 11, 2021

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Frank Ocean, Gordon Lightfoot, Hip-hop, Limp Bizkit, NFTs, R Kelly, Russell Simmons, Scotland, The Who

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

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