October 2012
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Check out Zeale! →
Just saw Zeale open up for AWOLNATION and Imagine Dragons. These guys are from Austin, Texas. Not bad, either. Check out their debut EP album, Wake Hell or Make Peace. It is available for free download.
Oct 8th
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OKP Exclusive: ?uestlove x The Beastie Boys Rock &... →
This demo is hilarious. Questlove hits all the Beastie highlights with this one.
Oct 8th
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Oct 8th
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WatchWatch
Black Thought & Eminem - Rock The Bells (LL Cool J Cover) Live at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2009 with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Recorded at a lower volume, but better quality than the one I found on YouTube.
Oct 8th
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Crate Digging with Pete Rock →
Okayplayer.
Oct 8th
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Oct 8th
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Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011) →
The Beastie’s newest album. R.I.P. MCA
Oct 8th
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?uestlove's Guide To The Roots Picnic →
Questlove’s talks about where The Roots got the idea for The Picnic. There’s also a video in here of the first Roots show ever in 1993!
Oct 8th
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March 2012
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Mar 18th
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What do you know... more pictures. →
Even more HERE
Mar 18th
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Mar 18th
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January 2012
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Jan 12th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Photos from The 4th Annual Roots Picnic in Philly. →
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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“… it’s about a desire to get past defeat, to even get past the kind...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 305
Jan 8th
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“The body of work you create is like the future of your past - it’s the...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 305
Jan 8th
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“You can be anybody in the booth. It’s like wearing a mask. It’s an...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 292
Jan 8th
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“I think for hip hop to grow to its potential and stay relevant for another...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 279
Jan 8th
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“…the great hip-hop writers don’t really discriminate. They take...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 263
Jan 8th
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“Anything can work - there are no laws, no rules. Hip hop created a space where...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 240
Jan 8th
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“But this is one of the things that makes rap at its best so human. It...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 239-240
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“Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 205
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“In the end, you can’t censor the truth, especially when it comes packaged...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 155
Jan 8th
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“Knowing how to complicate a simple song without losing its basic appeal is one...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 130
Jan 8th
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“It’s a trick I learned from all the greatest emcees: a “dumbed...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 130
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“…you can step back and not play someone else’s game.”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 113
Jan 8th
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“It sometimes feels like complete disaster is always around the corner, waiting...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 113
Jan 8th
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“I don’t accept that failure is inevitable - I think there’s a way to...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 95
Jan 8th
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“(Russell Simmons) knew that the key to success was believing in the quality of...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 82
Jan 8th
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“Competition pushes you to be your best self, and in the end it tells you where...”
–  Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 71
Jan 8th
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“Poets and hustlers play with language, because for them simple clarity can mean...”
– Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 54
Jan 8th
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“You can spend your whole life being misunderstood, followed around department...”
– Decoded by Jay-Z Pg. 53
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“Rap lyrics are important because to analyze and dissect because they offer a way...”
– Chuck D, Public Enemy Sited in Adam Bradley’s The Anthology Of Rap
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Oct 29th
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Oct 24th
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The Ten Commandments Of Poetry
Rap thrives on rhythm, never on monotony Rhyme is rap’s reason for being Rappers say new things in old ways and old things in new ways Rap values clarity Verbal dexterity is the best measure of a rapper’s virtuosity Voice matters in rap Thematic development is essential in shaping rap’s lyrical content Rap is no joke, but it can definitely be funny Rap can be high...
Oct 17th
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“As an art form, rap embodies a series of opposites: predictability and...”
– Adam Bradley Author of Book Of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop
Oct 17th
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“The lyric poem always walks a line between speaking and singing… Poetry is...”
– Edward Hirsch Book Of Rhymes: The Poetics Of Hip Hop by Adam Bradley
Oct 17th
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