Syl Johnson's modern stroke Los Angeles Times He had slipped into obscurity until samplings of his work by the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West made him in demand. His anthology is up for two Grammy Awards. Syl Johnson's "Complete Mythology" is up for two Grammys. He has a concert date at the Echo.
Need to Know News: Mississippi AG: Pardons violate state constitution; Syria ... CNN (blog) For January 12, 2012 – Mississippi attorney general says former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons violate the state's constitution, Syria offers 'deep regret' for French journalist's death and Blue Ivy Carter makes history... • Mississippi attorney general ...
Tonight: Mark Wahlberg CNN (blog) For January 12, 2012 – Mississippi attorney general says former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons violate the state's constitution, Syria offers 'deep regret' for French journalist's death and Blue Ivy Carter makes history... • Mississippi attorney general ...
Conscious rap looks to make a comeback UConn Daily Campus Where is Jay-Z? Biggie? Wayne? The short answer is that they don't belong on this list. This list is reserved for conscious rappers. Whether they spoke on black pride, economic distress, racial inequality, gender roles or family struggles, ...
Albums 2012: Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj + More to Look for The BoomBox There are a lot of things to look forward to in 2012: Dr. Dre's Coachella appearance, the first photos of Jay-Z and Beyonce's baby, Blue Ivy, and the impending doom coinciding with this year's winter solstice. But before the world implodes into a fiery ...
“Make Dem Girls Get Down On The Floor…” – David Banner's “Like A Pimp” The Smoking Section ... Banner was the pride, joy and face of Mississippi rap. The time was 2003 and Hip-Hop's rookie of the year was a no contest pick in 50. Nelly had “Pimp Juice.” Outkast dropped a double disc classic. Jay-Z retired and The Diplomats were in rare form.
Check it, City Weekly Doesn't Hate Hip-Hop: 2011's Best Albums Salt Lake City Weekly This album is such a melodic head-nodder that I like to imagine Jay-Z playing this album for his daughter when it's nap time. Tyler and his crew, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), have been quietly making fun of rap music for the past ...
Facebook goes priggish, Letterman creeps up on Johnny and a Dutch Monarch ... Macleans.ca They say fatherhood changes a man, and none more so than the rapper Jay-Z, who has pledged to drop the word “bitch” from his rap lyrics after his wife, Beyoncé Knowles, gave birth to a girl. “Now with my daughter in this world I curse those that give ...
Golden Globes 2012: 5 Memorable Moments The Root By now everyone knows about all the controversy surrounding the film and the novel that inspired it, but just about everyone agrees that Viola Davis and Spencer gave inspirational performances as maids living and working in civil rights-era Mississippi...
