January 23, 2009 – 12:37 am
While there are plenty of young musicians (Brazilian and otherwise) combining the breezy sounds of samba and bossa nova with electronic beats, the fertile grounds of the South American nation’s later movements like Tropicalia and ’70s samba funk have remained relatively untapped outside of such notable American artists as David Byrne, Devendra Banhart and Beck.
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September 16, 2008 – 9:20 am
Today’s youth is more involved with politics then ever before in the history of the United States. And Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has become such an icon to today’s youth, that he’s actually influencing hip-hop and rap music.
September 8, 2008 – 6:08 pm
Jive and salsa are passé; the hip-hop revolution is the last word in dance
August 25, 2008 – 9:32 am
The game is not to give ‘em nuttin REAL … real, real, real, real / Nothing they could use, nothing that they could FEEL … feel, feel, feel, feel / Give ‘em a bunch of lies and teach ‘em that it’s REAL … real, real, real, real / So that’s all that they a-know / [...]
August 19, 2008 – 6:37 pm
Milwaukee’s thriving hip-hop scene gave birth to Arrested Development, the Rusty P’s and Black Elephant.
But there’s also a growing subset of hip-hop artists claiming the genre for themselves. They’re not gangbangers. They’re not decked out in bling and designer clothes, surrounded by scantily clad women and free-flowing champagne. They’re not black.
