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Jacob A. Rubin ’03 raps as MC Absurd in the Witness Protection Program (WPP), a hip-hop band that has opened for Blackalicious and Jurassic 5. Over the past four years, he has written pieces for FM including “Absurdity in Annenberg,” the story of a day spent in the freshman dining hall. This week Rubin brings his FM reporter’s eye to the story of life as a rapper. WPP recently played two shows in New York City. The first, at Arlene’s Grocery (10/4), broke...
...Taking hip hop heads back to the days of the Native Tongue Collective, Slum Village delivers Trinity, an album which shows a marked improvement in lyrical skills since their debut album. The Detroit-based hip-hop group was originally comprised of two rappers, T3 and Baatin, and producer/DJ Jay Dee who produced head-bobbing beats for such legendary groups as A Tribe Called Quest. Jay Dee has since departed the trio, but appears on Trinity to bless the album with a few well-produced tracks such as “Let?...
Friends said Wamba loved listening to reggae and hip-hop music and served as a disc jockey at Harvard’s radio station, WHRB, while an undergraduate. He was also an active and influential member of the Harvard African Students Association...
...lyrical dance of two women who mirror each other’s movements perfectly as they glide across the stage to the sound of a live five- piece chamber orchestra. Aaron Tanaka ’04 and Natalya Davis’ ’04 hip-hop inspired dance is next. The music, provided by a bassline and Neal Ellingson’s human beatbox, appears to act as a puppeteer on the dancers, dancing as if completely controlled by the music. The first act closes with Hawkins’ and O’Brien’s dynamic...
...warms up his bass. In his 10 years playing, Blum says he has never been a part of such a unique show. “The mix of music got me involved—during the show I play chamber music, Jewish folk music and hip-hop. It’s a new thing for me as a musician...