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...gathering of about 30 students featured pool and arcade games, a bit of hip-hop, and some snacks...
...fact, I’ll be honest. That song is just about the only hip-hop number I’ve learned the words to since “Willennium”. Because hip-hop scares me and makes me feel like a sissy-mary...
...Superstar Kanye West your article on hip-hop musician Kanye West [Sept. 5] was a brave and smart choice. You gave insights into who West is and, more important, why we should care. West does everything a true musical artist should do: write, produce and perform. He not only employs the traditional hip-hop technique of sampling but uses samples of influential artists like Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, Marvin Gaye and Luther Vandross. West's songs pay homage to the origins of hip-hop while simultaneously giving today's generation a chance to experience legendary musicians. Justin Li Ottawa...
...same week I received two great things in my mailbox: season tickets to the opera and TIME with its report on Kanye West. While I don't profess to be an expert about opera, and hip-hop is far from my typical genre, I do know what I like-music that awakens a deeply emotional chord in my being. West's The College Dropout rotates in my CD player between operas by Puccini and Bizet, although I listen more now to West. His lyrics and music are soul-baring and thought-provoking and speak to the human spirit like great...
...Mother" had been answered, he started going to church and joined the gospel choir. He had a vision telling him to use his voice to ease his pain. His inspiration may have been divine but he chose to express himself in the earthy rhythms of American hip-hop. When Jal started rapping in church, the congregation wasn't so sure. But in 2004, when he released his single Gua, on which he raps in Arabic, English, Dinka and his native Nuer, all of Kenya went crazy for it; it stayed at No. 1 there for eight weeks. Although...