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Blog rap’s second wave
This essay on the latest crop of street rappers was posted August 10 on Rhapsody.com’s Music Stuff Place blog. I wrote it for my Rap Is Not Pop column. I freely admit that I don’t specialize in breaking new artists. … Continue reading
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Tagged Big K.R.I.T., blog stars, Freddie Gibbs, Lil B, rap is not pop, Rhapsody, Shabazz Palaces, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf
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Dipped in blackness: Shabazz Palaces
This essay on Shabazz Palaces was published in the July 14 issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Dipped in blackness What lives in the mysterious Shabazz Palaces “I’m a bright light on the dark side of town,” raps “Palaceer … Continue reading
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Tagged blog stars, dread bass styles, Ishmael Butler, Northwest scene, post-silver age, Shabazz Palaces
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