Globally Urban

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Throughout his career, Nas has made a name for himself by making conceptual songs: his albums have had verses where he rhymes from the perspective of a gun, and from the P.O.V. of a prison cell.
But with his upcoming album, Nigger, the Queensbridge emcee is looking to insects for inspiration.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party’s likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. Edwards made a surprise appearance with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as the Illinois senator [...]

Diplomats crew member Jim Jones will lend his talent and support to a good cause with an appearance at the National HIV Testing Day ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Harlem-based MC will speaking on the importance of being tested for AIDS at the event, which will take place June 27, at [...]

Parents in the Memphis, Tennessee area are in an uproar, following the emergence of a disturbing dance video allegedly recorded by Mitchell High School students.While the students are dancing, others can be seen and heard in the background chanting a chorus of “Rape Dat Ho.”
“I would first like to apologize to the [...]

T.I.
Flame Thrower: T.I.
Why He’s Hot
Hold up. Just last year, T.I. was up for debate to be #1, and now he slips to #10? What happened? First of all, let’s be clear: Tip’s decline in ranking has nothing to do with his skills. We all know that he is still one of the [...]

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Hip hop music has been popular among local youth in Rwanda since the early 1980s due to widespread American influence.
Many Rwandan mainstream artists blend rap with ragga, R&B and dance-pop. In fact some artists generally classified as Rwandan Hip hop may not have much to do with hip hop in its strict sense.
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Michael Stiassny