Posts Tagged with hip hop

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Truitt O'Neal

Jan 13, 2012 at 8:43 am

Truitt O'Neal

National

 

Hip-Hop Program Helps Kids Stay Out Of Trouble In L.A.

Hip-Hop Program Helps Kids Stay Out Of Trouble In L.A.

LOS ANGELES-A community center in L.A.’s notorious Rampart area is helping teenagers stay out of trouble by giving them a creative outlet.

A program at the community center, “Sessions LA” use hip-hop and deejay culture to teach them how to make beats using digital technology.

CNN reports:

Huang eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he began to volunteer with Sessions LA, which uses hip-hop to draw kids in and keep them from trouble. Huang

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Truitt O'Neal

Feb 22, 2011 at 1:02 pm

Truitt O'Neal

National

 

Oakland Will Pay Rapper $300,000 For Planting Gun On Him

Oakland Will Pay Rapper $300,000 For Planting Gun On Him

OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him.

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Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount to Lorenzo Hall as well as his attorneys’ fees.

A federal jury awarded Hall $175,000 after a weeklong

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Truitt O'Neal

Jan 31, 2011 at 10:57 am

Truitt O'Neal

National

 

Hip Hop Founder Kool DJ Herc Is Very Sick With No Health Insurance

Hip Hop Founder Kool DJ Herc Is Very Sick With No Health Insurance

BRONX-Kool DJ Herc, the deejay many credit with founding hip hop music is very ill without health insurance to help him pay his medical bills.

DJ Premier of the group Gangstarr said on his Sirius radio show:

For those that know about Hip-Hop, who we call the father of Hip-Hop, Kool Herc, is not doing well. It’s funny how we have a father of a culture that still lives, where

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Sha'Linda Jeanine

Jan 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Sha'Linda Jeanine

Videos

 

Tank – Way Black When

R&B singer talks about how Charlotte gospel singer John P. Kee inspired him to be a singer. Kyte.Embed.path="http://media.kyte.tv";Kyte.Embed.altpath="http://www.kyte.tv";window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player("",{appKey:"default",width:416,height:436,p:"s",s:1120773,tbid:"4"}); Read More

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Truitt O'Neal

Dec 3, 2010 at 6:31 pm

Truitt O'Neal

National

 

Why Is Homeland Security Shutting Down Hip-Hop Websites?

Why Is Homeland Security Shutting Down Hip-Hop Websites?

Washington — Recently several torrent sharing websites including several Hip Hop related ones were shut down by the government. Davey D over at HipHopAnd Politics.com wants to know why.

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday something very disturbing took place… Homeland Security along with ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) , the Department of Justice and the National Intellectual Property Rights Co-ordinating Center seized over 80 websites including popular Hip Hop websites RapGodfathers.com, dajaz1.com

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thelightnc

Sep 14, 2010 at 10:52 am

thelightnc

Events

 

Women’s Empowerment 2011

Women’s Empowerment 2011

Radio One Raleigh’s largest and most anticipated event Women’s Empowerment will be held on March 19th at the RBC Center. Year after year, thousands of African American women (and men) come to Women’s Empowerment for an entire day of education, entertainment and empowerment. Tickets on sale NOW!

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Jerry Smith

Jan 22, 2010 at 10:56 am

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Music

 

New Artist SPEC Gives Away Entire Album For Free

New Artist SPEC Gives Away Entire Album For Free
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