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...says. “People who wouldn’t normally try out saw their friends doing it and decided that it might be fun. It was really a community thing.”James A. Fish ’10, a model and a dancer in a hip-hop segment of the show, initially got involved in “Identities” at the urging of his friends Wang and Jun Li ’10.“So far it’s been interesting, to say the least—a little different from what...

Author: By Alexandra A Mushegian, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Model Minority: ‘Identities’ Takes Runway | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

...whom will be voting for the first time in this year's race, after denouncing immigrant rioters as "scum" during nationwide disturbances in 2005. So, his party, the UMP, sought to repair some of the damage by chosing as its song "Mon pays France" (France, my country), a hip-hop track laid down by a young party activist. Unfortunately for Sarko, the kids were not amused. "Unbearable," writes blogger Cédric on fluctuat.net. "The chorus hurts my ears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocking Le Vote | 3/27/2007 | See Source »

...Sarkozy isn't the only candidate seeking ghetto affirmation through his choice of song. Olivier Besancenot, candidate of the Revolutionary Communist League, has used this hip-hop interpretation of the classic socialist anthem "The Internationale" for most of his 2007 campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocking Le Vote | 3/27/2007 | See Source »

...Japan's proverbial reputation as an easy target for promoters is not, to be fair, entirely deserved. One of the great pleasures of being based in Tokyo is the fact that you can catch a great cutting-edge international rock, hip-hop or electronic music act on any given weekend. Japan practically keeps jazz alive, with legendary performers playing most weeks at clubs like Tokyo's Blue Note - provided you're willing to mortgage your house to pay the admission. So, if the same country that turns out for the likes of Bloc Party also keeps Michael Jackson's career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big in Japan | 3/16/2007 | See Source »

...FINAL TRUCE? On March 9, East and West Coast icons Diddy and Snoop officially buried the hatchet by touring together. Days later, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame--the first hip-hop artists to achieve such recognition. Some feuds may go on, but rap's Wild West era may be over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 26, 2007 | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

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