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...blog Stuff White People Like tells us that Caucasians (ahem) like the depiction of inner-city Baltimore on “The Wire” because of its authenticity. And that reasoning also explains why white people have always had a soft spot for hip-hop/jazz/funk collective the Roots and why they’ll probably like their latest, “Rising Down.” The group’s music is “authentic;” it depicts the grim realities of inner-city life. Or so white people will tell you. But then...
...says. “The junior class is, like, all lyrical dancers,” she adds, laughing. “The sophomores have a more jazzy background, I would say. And our freshmen are a little bit more trained in ballet, and some of them are hip-hop as well.” This diversity of styles will be on display this weekend in “CDTV,” the CDT’s latest rendition of their annual Arts First concert production. The pieces, choreographed by individual members of the team, will range from an emotionally...
...hitmakers: Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Nate Danja Hills, and, of course, Timbaland. “Beat Goes On,” the most retro of the set, even features a Kanye cameo. Why is she working with these guys? She’s never dabbled with hip-hop production before, and what’s more, she’s rarely been one to collaborate with other artists...
...Machine Gun,” the first single from Portishead’s new album, “Third.”More than 10 years after their eponymous second album, the prospect of a third Portishead studio release seemed something less than viable. After all, trip-hop was a movement firmly entrenched in the 90s, petering out with Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” in 1998. Without a cultural groundswell like that of the original Bristol scene to inspire a new direction for the sound, Portishead seemed destined to gather dust alongside the decade?...
...takes a lot to just get up there and let somebody throw insults at you,” he said. “You never know what you’re going to get with a freestyle competition, but this was real respectful to hip-hop.” Event organizer Virginia E. Anderson ’08 said she aimed to display some of the wide variety of artists at Harvard. “We’re trying to show that Harvard students don’t just sit around and do problem sets...