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...relationship with funk music. This relationship reached its peak in 1973 with the album “Headhunters,” whose opener (“Chameleon”) and funk version of an earlier Hancock track (“Watermelon Man”) influenced R&B and hip hop artists for decades to come. His 1983 mainstream single, “Rockit,” won a Grammy for best R&B instrumental and several MTV Awards for its robotics-centered video. Most recently, Hancock was featured in another music video, organized by Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am...
Chinese students also said they found the performances interesting. Fangyu “Ferris” Zhang ’11 noted that “AADT’s hip-hop ‘Rain’ dance was symbolic in showing how Eastern and Western cultures were connecting...
...fide album but as a mixtape in response to Brooklyn-born Jay-Z and his 2007 album “American Gangster.” Hosted by Hova’s ex-partner in crime, Damon Dash, the mixtape represents a continuation of the beef between the two hip-hop moguls with Jim Jones serving as Dame’s proxy. Ironically enough, in the realm of rap, where Jay-Z is generally considered the king (his kingdom having—ahem—come), Jim Jones is a jester at best. In terms of lyrical ability...
...never been difficult to reconcile my love for hip-hop with my eternal devotion to Gordon Sumner. Like the best rap music, the Police always had funky basslines, rhythm-driven songs, and an oft-maligned intellectual underside. But after the Puffy sob-fest “I’ll Be Missing You,” I figured the party was over. 11 years later, imagine my surprise when a respected Atlanta rap stalwart releases not one, but two tracks prominently featuring samples from the Police on an otherwise “back-to-basics” album. In addition...
Other panelists included Daren Graves, a professor of education at Simmons College. Brooklyn hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, a main draw for the event, could not attend the panel due to a personal emergency...