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Lady Sovereign - Fresh Import
ROOTS: North London, England MOMENT OF TRUTH: Signed with Universal in 2004 FLAVOR: Cheeky teenage party jams with amusing Missy Elliott–like eccentricities. COSIGN: “Lady Sovereign is definitely skilled, which is nice to hear. She’s got a punk rock attitude, and she can rap.” —Adam Horovitz, Beastie Boys ... (read more)
Rico Love - Goodfella
ROOTS: Milwaukee MOMENT OF TRUTH: Signed with US Records in 2003 FLAVOR: Hip hop. Infectious party cuts that make up for thin content. COSIGN: “Although Rico is young, he conducts himself like he’s been here before. His drive to succeed is relentless.”—Usher ... (read more)
Shareefa - No Sweat
ROOTS: East Orange, N.J. MOMENT OF TRUTH: Signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam in 2005 FLAVOR: Raw, church-tinged vocals delivering sassy hip hop/R&B COSIGN: “Music is all about emotion, and I can hear every emotion when Shareefa sings. It strikes a nerve in my system.”—Ludacris ... (read more)
Lupe Fiasco - Grindin'
ROOTS: West Side of Chicago MOMENT OF TRUTH: Signed to Atlantic in July 2004 FLAVOR: A hipster’s delight. Nerdy raps over soul-stirring arrangements. COSIGN: “Our kind is only a chip on the rock of publicized culture. Lupe is another soldier fighting for the eclectic-minded.” —Pharrell ... (read more)
Tony Hussle - Freak of Nature
ROOTS: Plainfield, N.J. MOMENT OF TRUTH: Signed to Warner Bros. in November 2004 FLAVOR: A seductive mix of funk, rock, and soul COSIGN: “Tony is an unorthodox and brilliant piano player with a unique voice. He reminds me of Sugarfoot from the Ohio Players.”—Raphael Saadiq ... (read more)
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Roses y Handcuffs
It gets quiet. Then he says, "you heard Ye's "Street Lights" yet?" In between those six words, lingers a heavier question then what's being breathed o (read more) -
The Nappy Diatribe
The last few days, watching the liberal blogosphere act like a bunch of whining malcontents as they clumsily hyperventilate over Obama picking Hillary (read more) -
Invite Only
THE SPOT: 74 Leonard Street between Broadway and Church, Nov 24, 2008. It's raining but we must press on because this is, in fact, is a VIBE event and (read more) -
zentronix d+h
We now have some idea of how hip-hop may have impacted the presidential election. According to stats from CIRCLE, those under the age of 45 delivered (read more)
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Will Smith
Government Name: Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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