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The moguls of hip hop
In the '80s, it was the leveraged buyout; in the '90s, technology. But at the beginning of a new century, it's the selling of "cool" that is building empires and making moguls.
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Audio: Listen to Public Enemy
From the suburbs of Roosevelt, Long Island sprang the conscience of hip hop. Public Enemy shed lights on the problems of being Black in America. The group continues to provide pointed commentary of our society. Here are some of their songs.
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October 13, 2004
Hip-hop moguls livin' large and in charge
In the '80s, it was the leveraged buyout; in the '90s, technology. But at the beginning of a new century, it's the selling of "cool" that is building empires and making moguls.
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Becoming DJ Crud-ee Skillz
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Roosevelt community molds Public Enemy
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We asked readers at Newsday.com for their favorite 25 hip-hop DJs. Here's the tally:
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