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...records he was spinning. He had two turntables going and two copies of each record, so he could play the break over and over, on one turntable and then the next. Americans didn't get reggae, he thought, so he tried to capture that feel with U.S. funk songs--James Brown and Mandrill. He had dancers who did their thing in the break--break dancers, or, as he called them, b-boys. As they danced, Herc rapped, "Rocking and jamming/ That's all we play/ When push comes to shove/ The Herculoids won't budge/ So rock on, my brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hip-Hop Nation | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...recipients--from the Mozart Society Orchestra to the Funk Appreciation Society--were selected from a pool of 88 applications for their "impact" on the College community. About $17,000 of the fund has been distributed thus...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Awards $17,000 in 'Impact Grants' to Two Dozen Student Groups | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...Vitamins 1912, by scientists Frederick Hopkins and Casimir Funk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Hundred Great Things | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

While shorthanded, Moore led a 2-on-2 rush down the ice. He stick-handled around Bear forward Michael Bent and rifled a shot over goaltender Scott Stirling's Glove to break Harvard out of its game-long funk...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Storm Back, Tie Brown | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

HOSPITALIZED. RICK JAMES, 50, funk master; from a stroke; in Los Angeles. After popping a blood vessel in his neck during a performance, the "Super Freak" singer felt numb on his right side. Doctors expect a full recovery from the ailment, brought on, said James' spokesman, by "rock-'n'-roll neck--the rhythmic whiplash motion of the head and neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Nov. 23, 1998 | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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