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Friends, family remember Isaac Hayes
The weight of soul singer Isaac Hayes' legacy in Memphis could be measured in a single remark at his memorial service Monday. "What would you say if you were flying into Memphis and they said you are about to land at Isaac Hayes International Airport,"...Tags: Achievement Records, Society, Los Angeles, Denzel Washington, Al Sharpton
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Calendar
Sun reporterAug. 3 BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL // Second day of festivities at the Poly/Western High School field, 140 W. Cold Spring Lane, which hosts a multicultural event with various activities, including performances by Nu World Art Ensemble, an African...Tags: Academic Progress, Anita Baker, Classical Music, Slick Rick, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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A Ride To Rap's Roots
Courant Staff WriterNow more than ever, we need a break — an occasional respite from our everyday lives. Yes, a "daycation" — a day spent away from the office or job site, and away from chores, just to relax and play. Once again this summer, we are taking one day...Tags: Game Playing, People, Studios, History, Teen-agers
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Summer concert highlights
Sun reporterMay May 29: Clinic, Sonar May 29: Cold Taxi, Railaway, All to Cliche, Cheap as Free, Recher May 29: Filter, Ours, Opiate for the Masses, 9:30 Club May 29: Pete Best Band, RHT May 30: All Mighty Senators, 3 Fifths, 8x10 May 30: Bruce in the USA,...Tags: George Michael, Anita Baker, Crimes, Boz Scaggs, Jack Johnson
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Strutting their stuff in front of legends
Special to The TimesDespite a star-studded show featuring dynamic performances from Herbie Hancock, Chali 2na from Jurassic 5 and beat-boxer/old-school rapper Doug E. Fresh, arguably the best moment of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's BeBop to Hip-Hop's hourlong...Tags: Miles Davis, Hip Hop, New York, Leimert Park, Thelonious Monk
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BLAKE SUPERIOR
Blake Lewis checked an e-mail on his iPhone and gasped. "Rough cut of the video!" he announced, and quickly a half-dozen 19 Entertainment employees gathered around a computer screen at the "American Idol" production company's slick offices above Sunset...Tags: Sales, American Idol, Television, Popular Music, Clay Aiken
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Season lineups for the Greek and Gibson
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Greek Theatre's 2008 season is highlighted by several programs delving into American roots music -- notably the Grammy Award-winning duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for two nights -- and reaching an apex with a relatively rare local...Tags: Theater, Belinda Carlisle, Robert Plant, Popular Music, Macy Gray
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Southwest Harlem
Special to amNewYorkThe revival of Harlem is well known. But the area of Manhattan that was once the Dutch village of Nieuw Haarlem is a vast one, stretching from the Hudson River to the East Side. Of all the parts of Harlem, few are feeling the winds of change as much...Tags: Crimes, Al Sharpton, Central Park, Hamilton Heights, Christianity
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Fast-Paised review: 'The Hip Hop Project'
This documentary looks at the work of Chris "Kazi" Rolle, who not only made it off the streets of New York but founded the titular youth organization. The goal: to give aspiring rappers the opportunity to collaborate on an album of substance in an...Tags: Movies, Hip Hop, New York, Hilary Swank, Bruce Willis
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Staten Island has its own home-grown rappers
Staff WriterHIP-HOP 'HOOD A look at the neighborhoods that have influenced hip-hop In 1986, when Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew came to the Park Hill section of Staten Island, it was a big deal for the borough's hip-hop fans. New York's smallest borough didn'...Tags: Society, Movies, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Clubs and Associations
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Top 25 hip hop songs
We asked readers to vote at NYNewsday.com for their top 25 hip-hop songs. Here's the tally: 1. Juicy (1994), The Notorious B.I.G. 2. Big Poppa (1994), The Notorious B.I.G. 3. One More Chance (1994), The Notorious B.I.G. 4. Nuthin but a G Thang (1993),...Tags: Ice Cube, Grandmaster Flash, Snoop Dogg, Music, Hip Hop
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Hip hop's building blocks
Staff WriterPeople tend to define hip-hop as music, but in fact it's an entire culture. Historians say hip-hop comprises "four elements" -- tagging, b-boying, DJing and rapping -- that emerged during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These days, rap is the focal point,...Tags: Long Island, New York Times, Grandmaster Flash, Popular Music, Philosophy
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