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...Dougie” refers to the popular 80s rapper and beatboxer, Doug E. Fresh (clever word play seems to be one of Lil’ Wil’s talents, along with the ability to create monosyllabic rhymes). But where Doug E. Fresh has gained hip-hop status, it seems likely Lil’ Wil may not. In “My Dougie,” Lil’ Wil has successfully accomplished the task of combining all the worst stereotypical aspects of rap videos into one. But it doesn’t stop there—he even pays...
...Tang, it’s not just that they’re artists with a powerful legacy of cultural and artistic relevance—as hip-hop’s uber-group (along with perhaps the Roots, for which Scott Storch played keyboard), they are the spring from which countless fountains of Five-Percenter slang-throwing rappers and chess-playing b-boys flow, not to mention the beginning of my own interest in hip-hop.I spent my first semester at Harvard slightly unmoored, thanks to ill-matched roommates and general freshman-year over-stimulation. So, I opted to channel...
...Association that took place on Saturday. The entirely student-run event sought to demonstrate the way students convey their sense of self through clothing choices and the use of fashion to make cultural statements. The show was divided up into four segments—Harajuku, Student Design, His/Hers and Hip-Hop. Harajuku, which opened the show, featured an eclectic assortment of clothing inspired by the eponymous Tokyo district. Student models appeared in everything from neon platform shoes to faux leather leggings. “It was a hodgepodge of clothes and things you would never think went together...
...your intense love for 50 Cent’s “Candy Shop” begun to dwindle? Do you think there should be even more hip-hop songs written around candy-based sexual metaphors? Well I have good news for all three of you who answered yes to both questions: Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop” has all the derivative lyrics and sugary beats you crave, and it’s got that cool vocoder effect that T-Pain always uses. Now isn’t that swell? The video...
...Rock Steady Crew. He appeared as the face of the break-dancing craze on the cover of the Village Voice and later performed in the movie Beat Street. An acrobatic, charismatic dancer, Frost created gravity-defying moves that persist today as some of the most challenging and daring in hip-hop, like the "suicide," in which a dancer must land a full flip flat on his back. He died at 44 after a long illness...