South Florida Independent Entertainers Struggle to ... - PRWeb
Williams described Alfalfa as, 'too hood for today's rap music business.' The irony of P. Frank Williams statement underlies an age old problem that many aspiring artists like Alfalfa in Miami face when presenting their work to music industry ...March 15, 2010
Deputies: Fight between rival rap groups leads to ... - Orlando Sentinel
A rap-music video turned real life this afternoon at a Pine Hills parking lot when rival rap groups started shooting at each other during production, Orange County deputies said. A rap group was in the area of Pine Hills and Silver Star roads to ...March 17, 2010
Hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux to make her U.S. debut at ... - Houston Chronicle
Chilean hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux describes rap music as “the language of youth.” Think of Ana Tijoux as Chile's underground version of Alanis Morissette. Like Morissette, she's a former teen star transformed. The poetic Chilean hip-hop artist is ...March 16, 2010
GMA Awards: No one merits Artiste of the Year - Ghana Music.com
Highlife music was born in Ghana and as a nation; we would be better off if we packaged it well and marketed it to the rest of the world. Every young artist wants to rap. I don’t condemn hip life or rap music. Rap music is good. When Obrafuor first ...March 20, 2010
Am I insane? I must defend ICP, though I can't stand ... - Quad Cities Onlines
... was channel-flipping the other night and caught the teaser: "Tonight on 'Nightline,' Martin Bashir explores the underground world of HORRORCORE music. While groups like the Insane Clown Posse rap about acts of savagery and violence, some of ...March 20, 2010
Drake: 'My record with Jay-Z is real rap' - Digital Spy
Drake has claimed that his collaboration with Jay-Z on his debut album Thank Me Later is "real rap". The hip-hop star, who worked with Jay-Z on the song 'Light It Up', has revealed that he would also be singing as well as rapping on the record ...March 20, 2010
Valley concerts include punk, pop, country, rap - Fresno Bee
Visalia is getting a number of notable indie rock acts thanks to popular music festivals South By Southwest and Coachella. Artists are stopping in the Valley either before or after their festival stops. Those include: * Friday: Titus Andronicus, The ...March 21, 2010
Boys & Girls teens hold gallery showing - Island Packet Online
LOUD is an arts-based afterschool program at the Beaufort Boys & Girls Club Teen Center that focuses on music, music culture, audio production training and spoken word arts (poetry, rap, storytelling, song). Students will perform slam poetry pieces ...March 20, 2010
Portrait of defendant in Patchogue hate-crime trial - Newsday
To his friends, he was J.C. or J. Con, a three-sport athlete well known in the hallways of Patchogue-Medford High School. He liked rap music and watching sports, played lacrosse, football and wrestling, and helped his father coach a youth ...March 18, 2010
50 Cent won't quit rap - Monsters and Critics
50 Cent will never retire from music. The rapper says he will always be involved in the hip-hop scene but realises he may have to adapt to fit in with the ever-changing industry. He said: "I don't think I'll retire. I think you should look forward to ...March 19, 2010