Word: mainstreaming
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...first of the two operations began on April 4, concocted hastily by senior administration officials as a knee-jerk response to the murders of four Blackwater employees in Fallujah a few days earlier. Mainstream media here had alluded to the viciousness of the people involved in that crime, speaking of “a barbaric orgy,” “an act of savagery,” and “sheer bestial violence.” In a not-so-precise way, the people of Fallujah were implicated; the event was intentionally left inexplicable, attributable only...
Zornow’s journey to the top of the underground DJ battling community begins, ironically, with that most mainstream of musical experiences: watching MTV. Back when the network actually played music videos, young Sam fell in love with rap hits, circa...
...does he? The dialectic of underground versus mainstream is a source of underlying tension in the DJ and hip-hop worlds. Everyone talks about wanting to make it big, but the community takes great pride in its distinctiveness and authenticity...
...former DMC champions have found mainstream success, most notably A-Trak (a.k.a Alain Macklovitch), who won the 1997 World DJ Championship at age 15 and is currently DJing for Kanye West...
...turn downright nasty when discussing certain DJs who have found mainstream success by peddling what he considers a watered-down version of the craft. Sam is particularly venomous towards Girl Talk, pop-and-rap mash-up artist Gregg Gillis, who is currently tearing up a hipster joint near...