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...Boom-bap: The signature hard bass and snapping snare sound of classic New York hip-hop. “Boom boom bap / boom boom-boom...
...Beats: New York’s home of underground hip-hop, located at the corner of 6th Ave. and 8th St., Manhattan, on the second floor. Shiftee’s favorite record store...
...Golden Age of hip-hop: Roughly 1986-1994. Rapid creative innovation spurred hip-hop’s rise to mainstream success. Signature artists: Run-DMC, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys, and De La Soul...
...tide; the album goes from so-so to worthwhile. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel join forces over producer Just Blaze’s sped-up sampling of the Isley Brothers’ “Between the Sheets” to rebut the haters who think that hip-hop is ruining America. Two tracks later, Jigga and Nas take ‘em to church on an organ-imbued, lyrically dazzling collaboration detailing the downsides to success. “Falling,” the final official track of the album, concludes on a fitting if somewhat sad note...
...that teams like the Indiana Pacers have removed their players from commercials, instead emphasizing the coaches and management—who are associated with “hustle, teamwork and fundamentally sound basketball”—over the players, who are associated with “hip-hop culture.” With all this, how does one counter the negative image of young black men? Perceptions take a notoriously long time to change, and the fight is always three steps forward, and four back. The Lowell “riot” of a couple weeks...