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Californian rap and jazz poetry may sound like an odd mix – but both are rooted in historic inequalities
Taking a lyrical swing at another rapper is part and parcel of the genre. So why the profound backlash when Meek Mill accused Drake of not writing his own lyrics?
Why is this film being released now? Is it in response to the Black Lives Matter movement spreading across the US via social media, in turn a response to racist police violence in Miami Gardens, Ferguson, Baltimore?
Some pain might have been avoided (and probably less money made) if a simple basic fact had been acknowledged from the beginning: Fuck tha Police is meant to be funny.
Often we form opinions of music because of how aggressive, depressing or joyful we perceive it to be. But studies into the effects of different music genres on listeners’ moods throw up some surprises.
Though they presented themselves as hardened gangsters, the only rap sheets NWA had were notebooks full of song lyrics.
50 Cent was caught dishing dirt with revenge porn aimed at the girlfriend of his rival. He hopes to beat the rap by declaring bankruptcy. But can he?
Speaking with: Cameron McAuliffe on graffiti, art and crime
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Is graffiti art or crime? While many cities have adopted tough legal measures to prevent graffiti, they are also beginning to recognise the cultural and economic value of street art.
Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt can currently be found battling in multiplexes around the world, but as the recent viral video of him shows, he also has a magnificent ability to rap. (Just don’t…
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Assistant Professor of Practice, Mills College
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PhD. Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Rap Lyricist and Lecturer in Music Performance at Confetti Institute of Creative Technology, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of European Studies, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Africana Philosophies of Religions and American Religious Diversity, San Diego State University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of American Culture, University of Michigan
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Teaching Assistant Professor of Musicology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Social Work, Texas State University
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Professor of History and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Popular Music, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
