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...made a name for itself with a critically acclaimed album from Harlem’s Cannibal Ox—Aesop is in a prime position to burst out of his independent bubble and reach unsuspecting audiences worldwide. His latest creation, Labor Days, was even celebrated recently by the ultimate hip-hop authority, Entertainment Weekly. Fortunately, the album lives up to its praise, representing both Aesop’s break into the mainstream, however tiny, as well as his maturaztion as a persevering artist...
Describing hip-hop as “rooted in struggle,” West talked about black music’s unique ability to “caress our bruises” in this “moment of deep sadness and sorrow...
...students said they were disappointed about West’s shift in focus away from the original topic of hip-hop culture...
...been almost 40 years since “Against Interpretation’’ became an iconic text in faddish counteracademic lit-crit, and the big question is how, or why, Sontag has managed to keep a straight face while her peers break loose into genre criticism, hip-hop studies and other stereotypically un-Sontagian fields. Sontag herself has stayed the course, a true cultural diehard, and barely offers a nod of recognition to anything but the beaux-est of beaux-arts. To see the films she mentions you have to go an art house; to read the books...
...effort; the support of contemporary entertainers may come to be viewed in the same light. So don?t look for pure entertainment to fade away. Though specific artists may become afterthoughts, music will not. Eric B. and Rakim, with their Gulf War song ?Casualties of War? (1992) showed that hip-hop was big enough and smart enough to address topics like international conflict. Hopefully, we?ll see a new generation of artists, challenged by history, rise to the task of writing music that captures the themes of the day. Bob Dylan did it with ?Masters of War.? The Clash...