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  • Gangsta Rap for the Kids Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:47PM Hip hop may not be the music of choice in Afghanistan but that is not stopping a group of rappers from trying to get their name out there in the war torn country via the Bay Area.
  • Limerick rival clans show no sign of ending conflict Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:23PMJimmy Collins is reliving his latest brush with death, inspecting the bullet holes from when his house was raked by gunfire. “It was three in the afternoon and I was standing at my door when I got sprayed by a Scorpion machinegun. What saved my life was the f****** idiot didn’t know how to use it.
  • From victim to victor in black America Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:02AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The presidential couples, Laura and George W. Bush and Michelle and Barack Obama, standing in front of the White House, looked buff and comely in their ease and smiles.
  • Features: India’s Gangsta Girl Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:15AMThe spunky lass, who grew up watching Bollywood movies, is now a part of it.
  • Stabbing at C.W. Jefferys highlights at-risk youth Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:21AMThose who work with troubled teens say alienation is a key factor that drives young people to violence
  • Music review: The Knux - Remind Me In 3 Days... Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:34PMRocking an ‘80s party-time swagger while donning tight jeans and Mr. T-style gold chains, hipster-hop up-and-comers The Knux, have for the past two years been slowly but surely generating increasing attention and a blossoming fan base before even releasing a single commercial track.
  • Tracklist For Lil Wayne’s Dedication 3 Mixtape Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:10PM Tracklist For Lil Wayne’s Dedication 3 Mixtape The highly anticipated DJ Drama collaboration drops this week
  • Chattanooga: Local brothers sing hip-hop with a positive, socially conscious message Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:16PMFor those who think it’s a musical genre limited to singing about bustin’ caps and wearin’ bling, two Chattanooga brothers are hoping to show people that hip-hop can say much more.
  • Mar letters read to jurors Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:17AMBROWNSVILLE - Abraham Mar became violently ill Wednesday as testimony continued to decide his sentence for the June 25 shooting of Harlingen Police Officer Carlos Diaz.
  • KOCH Records Announces New Mixtape by Sheek Louch Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 12:36PM KOCH Records is proud to announce the release of "Extinction: Last of a Dying Breed," the brand new mixtape album by D-Block member Sheek Louch, on November 25th, 2008. This album contains all new material.
  • The Strausses offer ideal cartoon music Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 5:07AMOne Saturday morning during the summer, I was on the phone with my niece and nephew, age 7 and 4, who live quite far. First the niece, then the nephew. Neither wanted to talk to their uncle for too long. They were busy watching TV.
  • P2P driftnet fishing returns to Europe, Scottish couple snagged Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 12:28PM Atari ramps up lawsuits against UK file-swappers, and the music industry may follow suit next year. After a brief hiatus, will large-scale copyright lawsuits return to Europe once more? If so, how many innocent people will get caught in the driftnet? Read More...
  • National News Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 6:29AMWEST PALM BEACH, Florida — A Florida teenager has been sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention for coaxing his senile grandmother into holding a gun and threatening to shoot “all the pigs” in a homemade “gangsta rap” video. Eighteen-year-old Michael Alfinez pleaded guilty Tuesday to elder abuse charges.
  • Rapper overcomes past Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 5:36AMPoetry from the street: Laconia resident G. Money autographs a studio image of himself while discussing his newfound fame, having had more than 100,000 hits for his new hip-hop single on the Crank Records website.
  • Today: H 13 /L 1 Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 1:38AMThe memories are hazy, like the fading remnants of a strange dream, but I vaguely recall a concert at the Circus Room about three years ago. The opening band was called Milkbagbrother, which I think was just a guy, a guitar and some el-cheapo synthesizer.
  • Creba trial sees dramatic pics Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 6:38AMTORONTO -- One deceptively small brass lead bullet covered in dried blood. Her blood.
  • The Roots |give positive voice to rap Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 12:42AMWHO: The Roots with Gym Class Heroes. WHAT: Rock/hip-hop. WHEN: 6 p.m. Tuesday; 6:30 p.m. next Friday. WHERE: Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., Manhattan; 212-777-6800 or roselandballroom.com. Asbury Park Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park; Ticketmaster or theasburyparkboardwalk.com.
  • Eye on the Scene: Butcher Shop Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 3:56PMThe Tenderhooks will wrap up a 10-day tour of the East Coast with a CD release show with Virginia band the Wading Girl at Pilot Light on Friday, Oct. 24. The Tenderhooks recorded New Ways to Butcher English , the follow-up to last year’s Vidalia , in a pair of New York studios earlier this year and will have the 11-track album available at the show.
  • Politics spoken here Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 4:42AMPeople enjoy hashing out politics, and for some, that includes at work. But for most in the area, despite the all-politics-all-the-time airwaves, cubicles and workplaces are election-free zones.
  • Order T-Shirt Now! Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 11:25PM"…Haji Ramli Street was a dirt lane where Obama used to while away the hours kicking a soccer ball. In the long rainy season, it turned to thick, mucky soup; Obama and his friends wore plastic bags over their shoes to walk though it," said Adi, who at 46 is the same age as Obama….
  • Economy Has You Stressed Out? Try Music Therapy! Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 9:13AMIts a daily assault of panic, crisis and upheavals being thrown at us practically 24/7. Listen to the radio, and its gloom and doom. Turn on the TV, and every talking head has another scenario of calamity. Pick up the newspaper, and the headlines are practically screaming disaster.
  • Music Review: N.W.A. and their Family Tree Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:43AMA cursory glance at a legendary genre of hip hop that truly deserves better treatment. There really is no question that N.W.A. made as profound an impact on the music industry as any other group in history. Born in the scorching streets of Compton, the celebrated hip-hop set did its best to contain the energies of Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. With the release of the ...
  • Music Review: N.W.A. and their Family Tree Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:43AMA cursory glance at a legendary genre of hip hop that truly deserves better treatment. There really is no question that N.W.A. made as profound an impact on the music industry as any other group in history. Born in the scorching streets of Compton, the celebrated hip-hop set did its best to contain the energies of Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. With the release of the ...
  • Music Review: N.W.A. and their Family Tree Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 9:43AMA cursory glance at a legendary genre of hip hop that truly deserves better treatment. There really is no question that N.W.A. made as profound an impact on the music industry as any other group in history. Born in the scorching streets of Compton, the celebrated hip-hop set did its best to contain the energies of Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. With the release of the ...
  • Austinist Show Preview: MC Terroristic Album Release, More at Room 710 Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 2:30PM Foot Patrol / MySpace MC Terroristic Album Release at Room 710 Saturday, October 18 Room 710 ( 710 Red River ) 10 pm [ info ] T.J. Wade and Hung Nguyen are double-teaming Saturday night at Room 710. Their acclaimed feet and funk loving (and funky feet loving?) act Foot Patrol are planning one of their insane dance parties, but it’s their gangsta rap side project MC Terroristic ...
  • Uganda: Time Up for Takondwa Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 4:05AMHe came into the house with the swagger reserved for bonafide rap superstars, but will that swagger turn into a limp came this Sunday, or will it be the irritatingly two faced Ghanaian Mimi who will have to say goodbye to Biggie?
  • Update: 14-year-old charged in stabbing at First Coast High School Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 10:15AMBy JIM SCHOETTLER The Times-Union Jacksonville police have charged a 14-year-old First Coast High School freshman with stabbing another freshman at the school this morning during an argument over $4, an arrest report said. The 15-year-old victim is hospitalized in fair condition after being stabbed in the side. The ...
  • Any bets? Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 3:53PMHmmmmmmmmmmmm? Report Comment Iain B. @ 5:47pm - Mon Oct 13th, 2008 Deport the illegal thugs and if they black gangsters string them up. No more illegals, no more gangsta rap thugs.
  • Box Office Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 1:45AMWhen conservative watchdogs snarl about the ugliness of gangsta rap, Talento de Barrio might be what they picture in their head—a vile, stupid, violent-crime drama that would be laughable if its content wasn’t so toxic.
  • Wylie looking to make run to state Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 4:29AMJon Wylie is a senior cross country runner at Oshkosh North with a penchant for winning races.
  • Music Review: Paper Trail Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:15AMReviewed by Margeaux Watson | B+
  • A Saggy Pants Furor in Riviera Beach Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 1:40PM A black mayor tries to ban a street dress code, but runs afoul of the courts. Could class politics be at work?
  • A Saggy-Pants Furor in Riviera Beach Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 1:40PM A black mayor tries to ban a street dress code but runs afoul of the courts. Could class politics be at work?
  • Must-see TV tonight Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 10:14AMTONIGHT’S MUST-SEE: ‘‘Iconic Ironic America,’’ 7 p.m., Bravo. This jaunty hour leaps cheerily between landmarks. One moment, we’re at Niagara Falls or Mount Rushmore; the next, we’re at a candy-heart factory.
  • Ice Cube: The Essentials Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 4:13AM Against the odds, the latest Ice Cube career comp mostly succeeds in balancing his MTV hits with the trenchant deep cuts that actually made him essential in the first place. read more
  • New Recordings Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 12:18AMPop    Clifford Harris Jr. - the looking-good MC named T.I. - sounds grimmer here than on his most recent records. His rhymes are provocatively intimate and withdrawn, his overall sonic demeanor smaller than before. Recording mostly at home whi
  • Woman finds bat in coffee maker Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 2:41AMCelebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
  • Cockrel the columnist Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 11:07PMKennith Cockrel Jr. Fifteen years ago, before he entered politics, Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr. authored "The Bottom Line," a Metro Times column where he sounded off on issues from rap music to crime, from Black History Month to U.S. involvement in Somalia, from fatherhood to casinos.
  • Los Angeles youths spread wings as pigeon keepers Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 5:19AM LOS ANGELES – Bobby Wilson, also known as “Kill Kill,” is a roller pigeon fancier – has been since he was a little boy in the projects in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Photo caption: Taisean Washington raises roller pigeons in his backyard. His mother credits the birds and the mentors helping him breed and train them with keeping her son on track. Photo by Los Angeles Times
  • Film Review: Moving in is hard to do in blandly silly home invasion thriller Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 9:27AMOne of the very first things to hapen in "Lakeview Terrace" is that Abel Turner pauses, in the midst of rising from his bed, to kneel and begin the day with prayer. It should have been obvious right then and there that Abel would turn out to be a Type A homocidal twerp.
  • Letters: Letters 09-17-2008 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 11:07AM THANKS, BUT … Thank you for your coverage of the Council reduction issue ("Cuts Like A Knife," September 10). One correction to the article: You mention my proposal as being a Council consisting of "seven ward and four at-large leaders." My proposals, in order of preference, were: 14 ward representatives plus three at-large representatives; 14 ward representatives plus one at-large ...
  • For a detailed review of Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ 10:27PM For a detailed review of Antony’s book on blogging, and Cuba, see: http://links.org.au/node/621
  • Star Turns - September 13, 2008 Saturday, September 13, 2008 @ 4:13AMRap star Kanye West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after scuffling with photographers and smashing a camera, an airport spokesman said.
  • Mama don’t preach Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 7:09PMMadonna turned 50 last month but showed she can outlast, outrock and outbling any teenager as proveBy her recent sell-out Sticky & Sweet world tour date at the Amsterdam Arena stadium.
  • Music review: The Game - LAX Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 11:18PMSince 2005, The Game has been on a persistent siege of the rap world trying to bring it back to the heyday of gangsta rap. The only problem is that this is 2008, not the early ‘90s, and the times have changed.
  • Atl Blog: Ludacris Talking Retirement? Some Of You Rappers Need To Take His Lead. Just Ask LL Cool J! Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 10:08PMLudacris is making headlines this week amid talk that there could be a sudden “rap retirement” in his near future. According to published reports Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is contemplating retiring from the microphone. It’s no secret that the hip-hop industry is dying a slow death.
  • Made Men Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 11:21AM Made Men From the VIBE archives.
  • Dan Hancox: The media ghettoises black British artists, but their fans are colourblind Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 12:42PMDan Hancox: The media ghettoises black British artists and leaves them on the sidelines – while their multi-racial fans are colourblind
  • Is Blender overrated? Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 11:19PMThe editorial team at Blender magazine might want to invest in bulletproof vests, because all eyez will soon be on them. In its October issue due on newsstands next week,...
  • Two found guilty of running violent Bloods gang in Norfolk Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 2:22PMNORFOLK A federal court jury Friday found two Norfolk men guilty of running the Bounty Hunter Bloods, a violent street gang responsible for shootings, robberies, drug dealing and at least one murder during the past five years.