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Did Shawn Carter Kill Auto-Tune?
Just when you thought Jay-Z had jumped the shark—letting his Caesar get nappy, hobnobbing with Coldplay, not really seeming interested in trying at his craft—he comes back hard with ‘D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)’ in which he channels some Blueprint-era vitriol toward the inundation of Auto-Tune that has flooded hip hop in the last few years.…
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Video: Jersey Cop Continues Police Brutality Streak
On May 29th, Officer Joseph R. Rios III of Passaic, New Jersey exited his police cruiser and started mollywhopping 49-year old Ronnie Holloway according to the Associated Press. And even if the AP hadn’t told us that, an outdoor security camera would have. Why did Rios assault Holloway? Let’s go to the tape…
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Booted Off Stage for…Playing Hip Hop?
DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ legend no stranger to being tossed out of places, was asked to leave a Kansas City venue on Saturday evening while doing a set in Kansas City. Performing in the downtown Power & Light District—which some call the Power & White district stemming from dress-code restrictions which seem targeted at keeping…
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Sprinting to Finish Line, VA Gubernatorial Hopefuls Court Black Vote
Hoping to prosper off the momentum President Obama created last fall, the Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls for Virginia have been trying to corner the vote that helped the 44th President carry that state. State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe and former state delegate Brian Moran have spent the last portion…
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New Orleans Mayor Possibly Exposed to Swine Flu
While returning from an economic development trip, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin may have been exposed to Swine flu. CNN has reported that another passenger on Nagin’s flight is being treated for symptoms similar to that of the Swine flu and Nagin, his wife, and a member of his security detail are being held in…
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Speaking the Language: Obama's Greeting at Cairo Sends Message
The use of Aabic greetings are no longer the purview of Black men in bow ties who terrify (white) people. While speaking in Cairo Thursday, President Obama opened his speech with the greeting “Assalamu alaykum”—meaning “peace of Allah be unto you”—and blogger Amy Alexander feels the move was a pivotal moment in our relations with…
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