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...take a modern approach and employ the right marketing, the chance for Kunqu is there," says Zhang, who with his artfully shredded jeans and spiky hair looks more like a pop artist than an opera devotee. In fact, he is a former member of Wind, a popular Shanghai hip-hop outfit, but says he has always had a special affinity for Kunqu, which he began studying at the age of 8. "It was a torturous experience," he recalls. To train for the acrobatic maneuvers that are sometimes incorporated into a Kunqu performance, "we were forced to squat for hours...
...this hip-hop diva is rumored to be pregnant. But the Bronx-born entertainer also has a new album, and El Cantante, in which she co-stars with hubby Marc Anthony, comes out on dvd Oct. 30. Jennifer Lopez will now take your questions...
...They took some street, put it into music, mixed it all up and came up with this whole different sound. It influenced Marc, obviously, because he does salsa music. But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound. Those guys were pioneers...
...signature of Houston's flourishing indie hip-hop sound is the technique of slowing down a track to simulate the effects of the scene's trippy drug of choice, codeine-laced cough syrup. Among the nationally recognized stars of the genre was Big Moe, known for fusing spoken verse, singing and complex melodies. The University of Houston graduate--whose 2002 album, Purple World, reached No. 3 on Billboard's hip-hop charts--was 33 and apparently died of a heart attack...
...Zornow knocked out his competitors using an American hip-hop style in contrast to Or D’Oevre’s European electric-techno sound. He attributed his win to a combination of stage presence, versatility, and novelty...