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  • School board talks technology during tour Walk-through shows where money goes in Hall Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:27PMClick here to watch East Hall High School students integrate technology into a language arts class. View students across Hall County as they use the latest devices in technological instruction.
  • School board talks technology during tour Walk-through shows where money goes in Hall Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:27PMClick here to watch East Hall High School students integrate technology into a language arts class. View students across Hall County as they use the latest devices in technological instruction.
  • School board talks technology during tour Walk-through shows where money goes in Hall Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:22PMClick here to watch East Hall High School students integrate technology into a language arts class. View students across Hall County as they use the latest devices in technological instruction.
  • Music review: Jedi Mind Tricks - A History Of Violence Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:36PMEast Coast hardcore rappers Jedi Mind Tricks continue their underground tenure with their sixth studio album, ”A History of Violence,” a 14-track record that, despite a few shining points, lacks general luster and shows that reuniting with past collaborators doesn’t guarantee future success.
  • Music review: T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:36PMClad in outfits that cover the colors in the rainbow and wearing various top hats over his black and brown dread locks, everyone’s favorite rappa ternt sanga, T-Pain, has found enough time in his busy schedule to put out his third solo album in as many years with his Nov. 11 release, “Thr33 Ringz.”
  • JEFFERSON AWARD / Presented to Elana Rosen / Training a skeptical eye on the media Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 8:20AMAs founder and executive director of Just Think, a nonprofit media literacy program, Elana Rosen teaches young people how to think critically about the media. She also brings together youths from different cultures around the world to share their experiences....
  • THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:10AMNicolay isn’t really a hip-hop producer. Phonte (of rap duo Little Brother) isn’t really a singer. Maybe that’s what gives their Foreign Exchange its distinct sound.
  • Fresno-Area Teens Inspired by Iconic Campaign Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:01AM For six weeks, the marketing and advertising students from Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) in Clovis worked hard to craft what they believe could be the next GOT MILK? campaign targeted at young people. They talked to more than 700 teenagers about milk. They debated over 50 advertising concepts. Represented by five students in the class, they traveled to San Francisco with ...
  • Pac 10, Jodi V, Elijah Emanuel Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:39PMI thought it was interesting subject matter. It was about how George Bush messed up the country and how politicians just want your vote. It was very political.
  • Staten Island woman sentenced for mowing down noted attorney Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:44PMTaliyah Taylor will spend a 22-1/3-years-to-life in jail
  • Sentencing day for Staten Island woman convicted of running down attorney Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:44AMTaliyah Taylor faces 25 years-to-life in jail for October 2006 incident that killed Larry Simon
  • Appleton’s Lodoublet delivers a double dose of hip-hop and punk Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:35PMRyan Lottmann, better known in local rap circles as “Lodoublet,” is bringing his punk rock energized hip-hop to the The Reptile Palace, Saturday Nov. 15 at 10 p.m.
  • Bond revoked for former student Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:45AM EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Illinois judge revoked a $1 million bond on former college student Olutosin Oduwole for allegedly trying to buy a gun while awaiting trial on terror charges.
  • Online Retailer Fun IQ Toys Inc., Announced Today the Launch of www.FunIQToys.com, Offering Specialized Fun ... Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 7:15AM www.FunIQToys.com offers a great collection of carefully selected educational toys, that give children the unique opportunity to experience and nurture their innate verbal, numerical, spatial, scientific/naturalistic, musical, body, self, and people skills.
  • PEOPLE OF NOTE: Sean Paul “Gets Busy” at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:04AM*Reggae fans are expected to storm the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West in the Bronx, in a bid to get tickets for Lehman’s engagement of Jamaican superstar, Grammy Award-winning SEAN PAUL, who is expected to appear complete with band and dancers to blow the venue off the map when the superstar delivers what is anticipated to be an explosive show ...
  • Video shows city staff poking fun at customers Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 12:41PMVICTORVILLE • A video posted to YouTube shows city clerk staff rapping during a recent employee meeting.
  • Child?s Garden of Hip-Hop (for Mom to Love, Too) Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 11:37AMThe book ?Hip Hop Speaks to Children,? which features lyrics by Mos Def, Kanye West and Queen Latifah, as well as poems by Maya Angelou and Gwendolyn Brooks, has become a modest hit.
  • Mr. Duey wraps learning into raps Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 3:07AMBarfield Elementary students learned about math, history and science through the sounds of hip-hop on Friday afternoon.
  • Billboard single reviews: Miley Cyrus, Ludacris Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 7:36PMARTIST: MILEY CYRUS
  • Top 9 Diss Tracks of All-Time Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 7:33PMDissecting some of the best battle raps. November 7, 2008 - Hip-Hop is a lot like hockey. The purists of the sport love to see the skilled skaters handle the puck with ease and make unbelievable goals; and in rap, the purists love the intricate wordplay and jaw-dropping punchlines.
  • The Generation of Change: Part 2 Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 6:21PMAs time has gone on, popular music continues to shock older generations. And in Part Two of this series, we look at the way those changes have evolved, and if it really is more shocking or not.
  • Jackson enjoys monumental moment with parents Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 10:11AMRams RB Steven Jackson insisted that his Southern-raised parents watched the election with him.
  • FOCUS: FILM Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 2:53AMJackie Reem Salloum, a film director and activist, has been one of the key players in the movement to increase global interest in Palestinian art. Born to Palestinian and Syrian parents in Dearborn, Michigan, her artwork was influenced by her experiences as a young woman in the Arab Diaspora.
  • (Not) just a juggalo Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 11:02PMGot Milk? (11/5/2008) Will this producer-emcee become the latest rap superstar from Detroit? Got Milk? (11/5/2008) Will this producer-emcee become the latest rap superstar from Detroit?
  • The Renaissance revives the old sound of hip-hop Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:53PMthe new album gives us a respite from ringtone and autotune rap.
  • November 6-12, 2008 Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:11PMAnger gets a bad rap these days. This is obvious to anyone who has watched the spineless pundits who espouse the “liberal” position on the Sunday morning roundtables. For the past 15 years, the label has been used more to describe one’s temperament than one’s policy.
  • Acoustic duo Fast Heart Mart finds playing therapeutic Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 1:15AMHailing from the "cheap and sunny" city of Albuquerque, N.M., Fast Heart Mart (a band and a man), with upcoming shows at Plush and Casbah Tea House, offers a fun, goofy twist on folk. After listening to Fast Heart Mart (aka Martin) and Roblyn "the Goblin" perform their songs of worldly discontent, quitting your job and preparing for the end of the world will never seem like better ideas. We ...
  • Shwayze wants to party responsibly, really Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:42AMWHO: Shwayze. WHAT: Pop/hip-hop. WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: School of Rock, 31 Schrieffer St., South Hackensack; Ticketmaster or excessdb.com. HOW MUCH: $20.
  • Sweeps weeks bring some guest stars, prime-time specials Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:19AMBy ED BARK NBC’s iconic peacock again is walking small, with barely a few ratings feathering its plumage during the early stages of the 2008-09 TV season. But look who’s cock of the walk when it comes to loading up a ratings sweeps month with a bevy of big-name guest stars (mostly on 30 Rock ) and a Rosie O’Donnell prime-time special. NBC at least still knows how to decorate in times when that ...
  • Fun Fun Fun Fest bands: A to Z Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 1:48PMThe Adolescents (6:10 p.m. Saturday, Stage 3): Yet another 21st-century reunion by this punk rock supergroup with the rotating cast of members. This iteration includes folks from Social Distortion, Agent Orange and more.
  • Previewing the Redskins Game Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 4:40PM D.C. Sports Bog | Get the latest numbers before kickoff of the Washington-Pittsburgh game.
  • RECENT ITEMS» Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 3:14PMGregg Gillis is one of the most audacious artists of our underground generation. Most know the mashup king under the moniker Girl Talk , but although he operates under a stage alias, there is no shame in his craft.
  • The Voodoo Experience continues to cast its lyrical spell Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 1:25PMThe Voodoo Music Experience continues to impress with the diversity of its musical offerings as well as the efforts made to improve its layout and venues.
  • Nigeria: Life Has Never Been Rosy for Me Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 7:01AMAyo Animashaun of Smooth Promotions Limited is a busy man who has the time for only work and family. While he was growing up he had a dream, believed in it and worked hard to achieve it.
  • Censorship, or What Really Weirds Out Weird Al Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 8:19PMA censorship battle has reignited over a 2006 Weird Al Yankovic song about file-sharing.
  • Music DVD Review: Ice-T: Live In Montreux Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 8:30PMIce-T is awesome in action but the Body Count tease is a disappointment. Written by Fantasma el ReyIce-T is truly a household name today with his acting spots in movies and on television, not to mention his role as icon of rap music and street toughness. Live In Montreux turns back the clock to 1995 when Ice-T had two major music projects burning bright. He had his established rap career and ...
  • Music DVD Review: Ice-T: Live In Montreux Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 8:30PMIce-T is awesome in action but the Body Count tease is a disappointment. Written by Fantasma el ReyIce-T is truly a household name today with his acting spots in movies and on television, not to mention his role as icon of rap music and street toughness. Live In Montreux turns back the clock to 1995 when Ice-T had two major music projects burning bright. He had his established rap career and ...
  • Music DVD Review: Ice-T: Live In Montreux Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 8:30PMIce-T is awesome in action but the Body Count tease is a disappointment. Written by Fantasma el ReyIce-T is truly a household name today with his acting spots in movies and on television, not to mention his role as icon of rap music and street toughness. Live In Montreux turns back the clock to 1995 when Ice-T had two major music projects burning bright. He had his established rap career and ...
  • Music Review: Electric Six - Flashy Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 6:15PMThese silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at. The Detroit sextet led by vocalist Dick Valentine returns for another album of their trademark genre-blurring musical wackiness. These silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at and, while each one has something appealing, as with the past couple of albums there are a few songs that don’t require repeat listening. No doubt ...
  • Music Review: Electric Six - Flashy Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 6:15PMThese silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at. The Detroit sextet led by vocalist Dick Valentine returns for another album of their trademark genre-blurring musical wackiness. These silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at and, while each one has something appealing, as with the past couple of albums there are a few songs that don’t require repeat listening. No doubt ...
  • Music Review: Electric Six - Flashy Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 6:15PMThese silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at. The Detroit sextet led by vocalist Dick Valentine returns for another album of their trademark genre-blurring musical wackiness. These silly songs are a lot of fun to dance to and laugh at and, while each one has something appealing, as with the past couple of albums there are a few songs that don’t require repeat listening. No doubt ...
  • Lofton unaware song has offensive content Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 11:16PMTRENTON -- When Superintendent Rodney Lofton recently quoted a well-known rapper in order to encourage students, he did not realize the controversy it would generate.
  • Kids Sing Impassioned Get-Out-the-Vote Song Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 8:53PMAtlanta kids become Internet sensations, urging everyone to go out and vote.
  • T.I. delivers with help of guest artists Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 4:25AMBeing confined to house arrest gives a man a long time to think.
  • T.I. is the It Man for FAMU Homecoming Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 1:08AMMake way for the King.
  • T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 12:27AMLike the literary equivalent of hardcore rap, this novel depicts thug life in a manner that many will find convincing and others might find disturbing.
  • Hip-hop artist T-Pain never suffers from too much planning Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 11:13PMT-Pain is a busy man. His third album "THR33 RINGZ" will be released on Nov. 11.
  • Not so nice Ice Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 11:58AMIce Cube is well aware of the irony of having to prove himself as a rapper all over again after all these years.
  • Modern Classics of Storytelling Rap Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 8:59PMHighlighting some of the lesser known narrative tracks in hip-hop. Storytelling is an element of hip-hop that is rapidly becoming an endangered species.
  • Modern Classics of Storytelling Rap Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 8:59PMHighlighting some of the lesser known narrative tracks in hip-hop. Storytelling is an element of hip-hop that is rapidly becoming an endangered species.