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...black America, Bill Cosby was rated second among public figures believed to have the best influence on African Americans; Oprah, not exactly a doyenne of black complaint, ranked first. That same year, a study of young people by the University of Chicago found that while black kids consumed more rap videos than their white counterparts, about 60% of them thought the portrayals of black women were offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and the Myth of the Black Messiah | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Franklin’s barely coherent performance is the straw that breaks the camel’s back, and T-Pain rushes out from the VIP to take over the mic and spit invective about other artists swagger-jacking. Turns out, true to his roots, T-Pain can actually rap. Throughout the video, DJ Khaled seems to be T-Pain’s hype man/muscle, pushing the patrons of the bar around, calling them “bitch-ass niggas,” and pouring or throwing their drinks in their face. After enough of this, the patrons rally together...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: T-Pain ft. DJ Khaled | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Remind Me in 3 Days…” doesn’t necessarily change all this, but it tries to. In the process, the album also introduces a new and ambitious kind of hipster hip-hop—a repackaging of techno, jazz, rock, dance, indie, and rap into one, complete with Gym Class Heroes’ cheekiness and the soulfulness of OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson.” The Knux is a group made up of two brothers—called Al Millio and Krispy—who sound like a schizophrenic...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Knux | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...common misconception about these eye-catching sneakers is that they are only for urbanites, hipsters, rockers, rap stars, and maybe even the emo boy in black skinny jeans sulking in a corner...

Author: By Erinn V. Westbrook, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Out-of-Control Colorful Sneaks | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...layered, electrified beat that would do well on any party playlist. The upbeat groove rolls on with the equally solid “It’s Over,” featuring a funky keyboard that harkens back to old school jams while electronic accents and an amusing rap by longtime supporter Kanye West keep things modern. With the energy of these two tracks propelling it forward, the album moves from one enjoyable tune to the next and stays fresh with the injection of reggae flavor on “No Other Love” (featuring British diva Estelle...

Author: By Zoë Morrison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: John Legend | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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