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...curiously (or perhaps not so curiously) lacks on the list of illustrious elite in one group of artists: rappers. The hustling thug-life portrayed by popular rappers may seem incongruous with Harvard’s academic atmosphere, but for the participants of OUTWIT 2009, the combination of Harvard and hip-hop could allow audiences to overcome any preconceived notions of the two. OUTWIT, a freestyle rap competition that also features spoken word, beatbox, and song, is an annual event held by Tuesday Magazine—taking place this year on April 26 in Ticknor Lounge—that offers...
...Noted hip-hop poet Kevin Coval came to Quincy House yesterday, bringing his professional artistic pedigree to a student-organized open-mic and slam poetry event that aimed to spur creative discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sponsored by the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the Society of Arab Students, and the Harvard Spoken Word Society, yesterday’s event marked an innovative attempt at using an artistic performance to address issues of faith and politics, according to Jason W. Schnier ’11, chair of the Progressive Jewish Alliance. “[The event] was conceptualized...
...books about American history. One model ditched his pants for a pair of star-spangled boxers while Kim Wilde’s 1980s hit “Kids in America” blared in the background. The show concluded with Street Culture, when models exchanged their stoic strutting for hip-hop dancing. The men sported shiny Ed Hardy hoodies, jeans, and hats. Women wore baggy cargo pants and tanktops. “I wanted to show the different styles of Asian street dancing and clothes,” said Moonlit M. Wang ’10, the creative director...
...abound in his work.In his installation, “Mandala of the Bodhisattva II,” Biggers fashioned a floor after a Buddhist mandala, a spiritual emblem, and then asked break dancers to perform on it. In “Hip Hop Ni Sasagu (In Fond Memory of Hip-Hop),” he staged a chorus of orin, traditional singing bowls, in a Japanese temple. These orin were made from melted hip-hop jewelry. “My artwork provides a locus for the interaction and the evolution of culture—our experiences, our communication about...
...genre is kind of a loose term anyway. I think initially they called it that because you used computers to make music, but now all music is made on computers, so its hard to define something as electronic anymore. So I think our music is more rock, or hip-hop, than electronic. That’s what I like about our group—we can do any song and it sort of fits into what we do. 11. FM: Your page on iTunes compares your sound to that of Daft Punk. What do you make of this comparison...