Ongoing History Daily: The enduring popularity of Evanescence’s debut album
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 Daily: The origin of the term “hip hop”
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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Chuck D to receive Social Justice Honours Award at CMW
Who better meets the moment and cuts through the noise than Chuck D? The influential rapper and one of the
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NY takes first big step toward preventing lyrics from being used as evidence
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
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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This anti-anti-vaxxer rap has gone viral
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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Rap lyrics as evidence? New York legislators want to stop the practice
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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Spotify sleuths sneaker-springing songs
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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Random music news for Monday, September 28, 2020
Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people
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When did rap come to Canada? This graphic looks at the early years.
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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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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