Word: rapping
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...late 1990s shooting deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. demonstrated, the rap life can be a dangerous existence. But being a rapper in Gaza? Now that presents some unique hazards. At a concert by the Palestinian Rapperz (PR) last summer, Islamic youths, outraged by the group's arm thrusts and crotch grabs, rushed onstage and beat up its four members. Soon after, a Palestinian M.C. known as Sompol was also assailed for immorality. He was kidnapped midperformance and let go three hours later, after a warning at gunpoint to stop bringing un-Islamic Western behavior into Gaza...
...rap is thriving. The U.S. import has taken root in the Palestinian territories and Israel, evolving into a gritty hybrid expression of the Arab-Israeli conflict that steers clear of the original's current preoccupations with flashy wealth, gangster attitudes and fast women. "It's preposterous to pose as a gangster out here," says Sagol, 59, hailed as the Israeli godfather of hip-hop. Instead, Israeli and Palestinian artists have borrowed from earlier, more socially conscious rappers such as Shakur, and sharpened their songs to a razorlike political edge...
...five Grammys for their unrepentant single Not Ready to Make Nice and their album Taking the Long Way. While accepting the Best Country Album award, a vindicated Maines said, "To quote the great Simpsons: Hah-hah!" LUDACRIS, meanwhile, wryly thanked two VIP hip-hop critics when he won Best Rap Album for Release Therapy. "Special shout-out to Oprah, special shout-out to Bill O'Reilly," the rapper said. "I love ya!" Jimmy Carter, at the center of a controversy over a book on Israel, tied for Best Spoken Word Album. Carter did not attend the ceremony. Perhaps he couldn...
Diana Krall fans might breathe a sigh of relief. U.S. Marines in Iraq play and sing plenty of music in George Gittoes' documentary Soundtrack to War (2004)-from gore metal to gospel, thrash to rap-but the Canadian songbird's contemporary jazz is not included. "We support you, Diana," says one soldier in the film. "We just can't listen to you when we roll." It's one telling moment in a movie filled with them. Another is the scene where a gospel choir in U.S. Army fatigues breaks off its outdoor rehearsal because of enemy fire: "That...
...beat-plus-rhyme-induced euphoria. So when an album full of those overwhelmingly awesome moments comes along, we are powerless to resist. Forget the title: Nas’ new album, “Hip Hop Is Dead,” is a reminder of why “this rap shit is real,” as our hero declares in the aptly-named closing a cappella track, “Hope.” The record is simple, thoughtful, and classy as hell without being stiff or anachronistic. “Where Are They...