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John Legend, 2 Chainz honored at Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Doug E. Fresh, 2 Chainz and MC Lyte were among those on hand to be honored at Sunday night's Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. But none let the fact that they were collecting hardware keep...
Tags: Georgetown, Wayne Brady, Folklore and Mythology, Barack Obama, Human Interest
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Hip-hop and pop music crowd D.C. for Obama inauguration
All eyes will be on Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor when they take the stage at Monday's presidential inauguration. But they're far from the only major artists partaking in the festivities. A slew of performing artists will be taking the...
Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Bird, Kelly Clarkson, Maxwell
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Sundance Film Festival announces its drama, documentary premieres
24 FramesSundance Film Festival is perhaps best known for its narrative and dramatic competitions, but the real business in Park City, Utah, is done around the Sundance Film Festival premieres — and none of the features announced Monday has a distribution... -
Heavy D documentary to premiere on Centric
Pop & HissThe life of the late Heavy D, will be chronicled in a documentary, "Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D," set to be broadcast on the BET-owned network Centric on Sunday.... -
Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans, 400,000 attendees expected
Pop & HissMore than 400,000 are expected to attend the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, including Kanye West, Charlie Wilson, Mary J. Blige, Naughty By Nature, Jennifer Hudson and more.... -
Essence Music Festival: Acts new and old keep the Superdome shaking; attendance tops 422,000
Pop & HissHalfway through Mary J. Blige’s closing set at the Essence Music Festival on Sunday night the singer dived into an emotional address to the audience that aptly summed up what the nation’s largest R&B and hip-hop festival, at it’s core,..... -
TV This Week for Aug. 29th â Sept. 4th
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here SUNDAY Will âLostâ not be forgotten? Will âMad Menâ three-peat?...... -
South L.A.'s 'Global Awareness Through Hip Hop Culture Program' shuts down due to budget cuts
Pop & HissDue to budget cuts, the Global Awareness Through Hip Hop Culture Program, run since 2006 at the Accelerated Charter School in South Los Angeles, has been terminated. "The situation's pretty much the same all across the United States: Any program...... -
Season lineups for the Greek and Gibson
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Greek Theatre's 2008 season is highlighted by several programs delving into American roots music -- notably the Grammy Award-winning duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for two nights -- and reaching an apex with a relatively rare local...Tags: Slick Rick, Carlos Mencia, Dolly Parton, Al Green, Buddy Guy
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Hip-hop has really got the house jumpin'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDon't talk to Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott about how bad things are supposed to be in the music business. The Portsmouth, Va., native's debut album, "Supa Dupa Fly," burst onto the nation's pop chart at No. 3 during its first week in the stores, selling...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Rap (genre), Companies and Corporations, Gospel (genre)
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The 25 best Chicago rap videos of all time
RedEyeRap videos can be tricky to understand as an art form. If you aren't in tune with the culture, you might just dismiss them all as a cavalcade of ginormous butts, bottles, cars and one tough guy in the back row counting a large wad of money. (People in...Tags: Da Brat, Bill Bellamy, Nia Long, Buddy Guy, John Legend
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Fresh Fest featuring Salt-n-Pepa, Slick Rick postponed to Sept. 14
The Fresh Fest celebration of old-school hip-hop in Portsmouth has been postponed from Saturday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Sept. 14, according to a press release from promoters. The show, which in years past has drawn big crowds to the nTelos amphitheater in...
Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Slick Rick, Artists, Bronx (New York City), Human Interest
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