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Michael Jackson turns 50
kevin.amorim@newsday.comHere's something really off the wall: Michael Jackson has been with us for half a 100 years now. The Gloved One turns 50 on August 29, and to celebrate, we take a look back through the decades. Shom-on! 1958-1968 THE LOOK: Cute THE SONG(S): Covers of...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Sidney Lumet, Andrea Bocelli, Crimes, August
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The King of Pop reaches 50th year of his reign
kevin.amorim@newsday.comHere's something really off the wall: Michael Jackson has been with us for half a 100 years now. The Gloved One turns 50 tomorrow, and to celebrate, we take a look back through the decades. Shom-on! 1958-1968 THE LOOK Cute THE SONG(S) Covers of "I...Tags: Sidney Lumet, Imperial and Royal Matters, Andrea Bocelli, Crimes, Jello Biafra
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Grandmaster Flash connects with teens at foster home
michael.amon@newsday.comWhen aspiring musician Fekri Kram met one of hip-hop's founding fathers, Grandmaster Flash, he didn't expect they'd have so much in common. Both were born outside the United States, Kram in Tunisia, Grandmaster Flash in Barbados. They both say they...Tags: Hip Hop, Bronx (New York City), Long Island, New York
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Rock the Bells turns up volume
Special to the Tribune Among the many messages seen on the T-shirts in the crowd at the Rock the Bells festival, one particular declaration stood out: Rap – Lies = Hip-Hop. A lot of rap fans would dispute that equation, but it captured the...Tags: Raekwon, Method Man, Mos Def, Rakim, Redman
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June 23-27
Tuesday, June 24 New Summer Toys Twister Hopscotch: Ages 4-6 $19.99 - www.hasbro.com Rubik's Revolution: Ages 5-105 $19.99 - www.rubiksrevolution.com and www.technosourceusa.com UNO FLASH Ages 7+ $29.99 - www.mattel.com Fancy Nancy line of role-...Tags: Grant Park, American Airlines, Inc., Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Gays and Lesbians, Nintendo Company Ltd.
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HALL MONITORS
Madonna has been many things in her 26-year career. The Material Girl has been a pop star, a video star, a movie star, a singer, a songwriter, an author, a dancer, a label exec, a producer and, most recently, a director. Calling her a rocker, though, is...Tags: National Government, Jimmy Buffett, Government, Rock and Roll Music, Tina Turner
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HIP-HOP ON EXHIBIT
Hip-hop artists grace the covers of CDs, magazines and billboards. Add museum walls to that list. Artists including Kanye West, LL Cool J and 50 Cent are getting the royal treatment in two museum exhibits -- "RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary...Tags: 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Hip Hop, Big Daddy Kane, Arts
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Getting out the 'Message' about power of hip-hop
Special to the SunWhen I tell people I've written a book called The Message that extracts life lessons from hip-hop music, I receive a multitude of responses. True hip-hop heads get it. Most of them wonder why such a book hasn't already been written. Old-school hip-...Tags: Hip Hop, Lauryn Hill, Music, Big Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah
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What I Saw at Art Basel: Day 2
South Florida Sun-SentinelWednesday, Dec. 5. Art Basel/Miami Beach Convention Center At the press center, there is a ridiculous women dressed in gold sandals and a yellow sundress. Here ensemb is not what makes her ridiculous. It is the fact that she is holding up a line of...Tags: Louise Nevelson, David Hockney, Gardens and Parks, Arts, Marlborough
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Forever and a song
757-247-4732Nedra Talley Ross' life has not followed the path of the typical rock star. Although she is an original member of the groundbreaking trio The Ronettes, her career as a chart-topping pop singer was essentially over by 1966 - a mere three years after the...Tags: Phil Spector, Patti Smith, Fashion Trends, Rock and Roll Music, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Flash from hip-hop past
rafer.guzman@newsday.comSometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. For instance: What if you could blend two records together in syncopation? What if a group of guys rhymed over the beat? And what if you could use those rhymes to say something truly meaningful? Well, then,...Tags: Culture, Hip Hop, Manhattan (New York City), Melville, Patti Smith
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