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More than 150 people attended "The NextLevel" conference, which featured a keynote address by multi-platinum artist KRS-One and panel discussions on the music industry, the artistry behind rap music and the influence of hip-hop culture on the American public...
...KRS-One's speech highlighted an effort by panelists to define hip-hop culture and some of its more subtle elements...
...read from a recently compiled book he helped write that divided hip-hop culture into nine categories--from street fashion to graffiti art to dancing. According to KRS-One, the book was the culmination of several years of research and surveys...
...KRS-One also said it was important for hip-hop artists to understand the power of their song lyrics and take responsibility for those words...
Friday night's festivities were sandwiched between a rapfest Thursday night--KRS-ONE, Grandmaster Flash, and Rakim--and an unmelodic alternative assault Saturday, opened by Luna, followed by Yo La Tengo, with Sonic Youth as a headliner...