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Grammy Awards 2012: As Whitney Houston's death casts shadow, Adele sweeps the awards
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn an evening overshadowed by the shocking death of a singer who was once one of pop music’s most radiant young stars, the pop stratosphere’s latest bright light, 23-year-old British R&B-soul singer Adele, was showered Sunday night with six...Tags: Entertainment Events, Clive Davis, Lifetime (tv network), Foo Fighters (music group), Concerts
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World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach struggles to stay relevant
In its heyday, World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach had a full-time disc jockey playing music for customers, and clerks learned their clients' tastes so well they knew what to put on as soon as customers walked in the store.
Over the years, VIP...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Organized Crime, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dr. Dre (music artist), Snoop Dogg
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'Hangtown Dummy' returns to gold-rush town; not everyone thrilled
L.A. NOWNot everyone in the old gold-rush town of Placerville appreciates the gallows humor of one of the city’s most eye-catching attractions -- the “Hangtown Dummy.” Since the 1930s, the thoroughly dead mannequin hung from a rope outside the... -
Man who tossed son off harbor cruise heads to veterans court
L.A. NOWMan who tossed son off harbor cruise heads to veterans court... -
Sylvia Robinson dies at 76; produced first hip-hop hit
The woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died.
Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk" but was later known as one of hip-hop's early founders for releasing "Rapper's Delight," rap's first...Tags: Blues (genre), Savoy (music group), Radio, NPR, Music Industry
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King Fantastic talks about the origins of electro-infused beach bum gangster rap
Pop & HissKing Fantastic talks with Pop & Hiss about the origins of electro-infused beach bum gangster rap... -
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62; singer and poet 'set the template' for rap music
Gil Scott-Heron, a singer, songwriter, poet and author whose social commentary and combination of spoken words with musical grooves are widely cited as a seminal influence on rap music, died Friday. He was 62.
The Associated Press reported that a friend,...Tags: Sarah Silverman, Cocaine, Crime, Law and Justice, Music Theater, South Africa
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The Game and Snoop Dogg release the video for 'Purp & Yellow' remix
Pop & HissBasketball and rap music have been intertwined since the days of Kurtis Blow. As the shibboleth goes: Rappers want to be ballers, ballers want to be rappers, and occasionally, Shaquille O' Neal accomplishes both. Then again, it helps when you...... -
Freddie Gibbs talks R&B collaborations, Nirvana, Odd Future and 'A Cold Day in Hell'
Pop & HissThe quest for authenticity is often mocked in the cynical swamp of 21st century Internet existence, but honesty remains a cardinal virtue. In contemporary rap, few voices call out nonsense better than Freddie Gibbs. The Gary, Ind.-bred, L.A.-based... -
Other oddities: Oddisee premieres 'I'm From PG' off his 'Odd Seasons' LP
Pop & HissCall Oddisee underrated at your own peril. Two months ago a rap journalist made the mistake of depicting as such the Brooklyn-based underground favorite, which ended up eliciting a thoughtful retort from the artist himself. Rejecting the backhanded... -
Grammy Awards 2011: Lady Antebellum nears a rout with 'Need You Now'; Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' takes album of the year
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los Angeles. But the...Tags: Herbie Hancock, The Rolling Stones (music group), Glee (tv program), Neil Young, CBS Corp.
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Album review: Kid Rock's 'Born Free'
Pop & HissFew musicians have the stylistic reach Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock displays in bringing together musical guests as disparate as country music sweetheart Martina McBride and rapper T.I. — and on the same track, no less. But that’s one of the......
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