Word: rapping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people attending the conference ranged from Rap. Barney Frank '61 (D-Mass.), whose district includes Cambridge, to National Democratic Convention leader Neil P. Carpenter, to Pablo F. Lopez...
...understand what rap is all about. It's about neither status nor history but the wish to belong. There are exceptionally talented black people who want to make sure they make it into the U.S.'s extremely nationalistic "hall of fame." The only means accessible to them is to create their own "music," which white people call hip-hop. RETO ZOPPI Mexico City...
...understand why parents might believe that rap and hip-hop music could be a bad influence on today's youth. But I would urge them to read the lyric sheets and then decide whether the music is bad. There are positive rappers out there, such as Puff Daddy and Lauryn Hill, who rhyme about family values, childhood experiences and friendships. JESSICA GIARRUSSO, 12 Canton...
Witness the perversion of educational science and technology as the Museum of Science presents "Laser Beastie Boys." Colored lasers dance to the sounds of the celebrated punk-rap artists; budget an hour and $7.50 for the show. Starts...
...funny how money changes situations," chants hip-hop ingenue Lauryn Hill on the album that won her five Grammy Awards. And the 23-year-old's record-breaking sweep confirms the point -- the music industry knows where its bread is buttered. With rap music traditionally confined to its own Grammy niche, Hill's breakthrough in such categories as Best Album and Best New Artist came after a year in which hip-hop acts sold twice as many albums as their rock 'n' roll counterparts...