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...emotionally and intellectually.” HCAP Vice President Daniel Mejia ’07 observed the increasing amount of cultural exchange between the two continents when he traveled to Beijing last spring. “One Beijing University student started spewing Eminem, and proceeded to teach us Chinese rap,” said Mejia, who is also associate business manager of The Crimson. Yale University is also expanding its reach in China. In November, it announced a study abroad program at Beijing University. —Staff writer Alex M. McLeese can be reached at amcleese@fas.harvard.edu...
Legend is talking about a rap world where the scales are tipping towards the self-made artist. More and more, big-name labels have been desperate to sign MCs with already-established, self-produced bodies of work. Take, for example, 50 Cent—his tracks were making waves on homemade “mixtape” CD-Rs for years before he got a major-label deal...
Cublunk gives an example: a concert at the Middle East featuring Brooklyn hardcore rap legends M.O.P. Instead of presenting their beat-heavy street tales, the hip-hop duo, at the request and advice of the promoters, brought a rock band to the concert in order to appeal to the college crowd. The mixture didn’t work...
He’s a co-founder of The Indefinite Article, a group of Harvard grads who rap with live instruments—“a cross between 311 and The Roots,” he says...
...simply sexy and fun, and “Black Sweat” by and large delivers. I’m sure Jehovah, if not all of his witnesses, would approve. —Lisa J. Bloomberg E-40 “Tell Me When to Go”Rap takes a lot of flak for glamorizing the dope dealer lifestyle and endorsing violence, but these criticisms ignore what it gives back to the community: geography lessons. If you heard the radio in 2005, you learned all about the climate of Atlanta (according to Young Jeezy, it snows) and the natural...