The connection between Donald Trump and 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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Random music news for Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Back to work? Or are you taking the rest of the week and starting anew Monday? A bit of both?
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This rapping grandpa is the coolest thing you’ll see all day
Damn, I hope I’m this in touch with music when I enter by sunset years. You rock, dude.
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Now Vladimir Putin wants to control rap (in Russia, anyway).
Popular music has long been feared by those in power. They’re afraid of the messages and passions that can inculcate
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Kinda cool, kinda gross: A real time MRI view of a beatboxer’s lips, tongue, and throat
People who can beatbox–i.e. create beats with their mouth–can make some fascinating sounds. This MRI shows what’s happening inside the
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Gang Culture = Particle Physics? A Rapper Explains!
This is one of the stranger musical comparisons I’ve run across. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with and sharing
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Random music news for Thursday, May 10, 2018
It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the
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Random music news for Wednesday, May 9, 2019
The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 815: The 90s, Part 5(a): The Hip-Hop Influence
There are just some things that shouldn’t mix. Oil and water. Nitro and glycerine. Tequila and–well, it’s probably not a
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Rapper facing terroristic threat charges for song titled “School Shooter”
Roughly two weeks after the Parkland shooting in Florida, a New York man is facing felony charges after a song
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SONOS SONG STORIES: NORTHERN TOUCH
If you’re a fan of Canadian hip-hop like I am, you will be excited to hear about an event happening
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