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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The enduring popularity of Evanescence’s debut album

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Lee, Evanescence, Fallen, Paul McCoy, Rap

When Amy Lee and Evanescence released Fallen, their debut album, back in 2003, they couldn’t have imagined how enduring that

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “hip hop”

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grandmaster Flash, Hip Hop, Jospeh Saddler, MC Keef Cowboy, Rap

Hip-hop continues to be a major force in culture and an influence on other genres of music. But have you

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Music News 

Chuck D to receive Social Justice Honours Award at CMW

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Music Week, Chuck D, CMW, Hip Hop, Prophets of Rage, Public Enemy, Rap

Who better meets the moment and cuts through the noise than Chuck D?  The influential rapper and one of the

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Music News 

NY takes first big step toward preventing lyrics from being used as evidence 

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Fat Joe, First Amendment, Gunna, Jay Z, Killer Mike, Lyrics, Mac Phipps, protected speech, Rap, Rap Lyrics, Robin Thicke, Young Thug

The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed a law that would make it much more difficult to submit rap

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Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bataclan, Beatles, Cheese, Eagles of Death Metal, God Save the Queen, Hip Hop, Morrissey, Peter Jackson, Rap, Swan Lake, The Who, Von Trapp

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

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Cool! 

This anti-anti-vaxxer rap has gone viral

January 15, 2022January 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anti-Vaxxers, Rap

Comedian Alexander Stein wanted to make a point about anti-vaxxers so he showed up for an open-mic session at Dallas

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Music News 

Rap lyrics as evidence? New York legislators want to stop the practice

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Brad Hoylman, elonis, First Amendment, Jamaal Bailey, New York City, New York State, Rap, Rap Lyrics, Tekashi 6ix9ine, threatening language

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Two state senators in New York have introduced a bill to stop the

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Music News 

Spotify sleuths sneaker-springing songs

April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alternative, EDM, electropop, Hip-hop, indie/alternative, Rap, Techno, walking

Do you pop your headphones in when you go for a walk?  Apparently this is what you’re listening to, according

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, September 28, 2020

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brian May, Chuck D, Donald Trump, Dub, Hardcore, Hip-hop, Mariah Carey, Neil Peart, Prince, Public Enemy, Rap, Rush, TikTok, UK, Van Halen

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

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Music History 

When did rap come to Canada? This graphic looks at the early years.

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip Hip, Rap

Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored, this time looking at the early days of rap and hip-hop in

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Music History 

The connection between Donald Trump and rap

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Rap

[If you dig into the history of rap, you’ll find more references to Donald Trump that you might expect. The

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