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[T]hey've learned a lesson from artists like Grand Puba, frontman for New Rochelle-based rap outfit Brand Nubian, who is widely recognized to have single-handedly rocketed the cachet of the Tommy Hilfiger clothing line in the mid '90s. Puba's renowned references to Hilfiger "top gear" on Mary J. Blige's "What's the 411" resonated with underground hip-hop heads and were reflected throughout the urban fashion scene in the summer of '92.
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Members of Congress, educators, political activists, and rap artists addressed the crowd of 18 to 25-year-olds on Feb. 21 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). The panelists spoke about the importance of voting and the power it has to address issues that are relevant to young people.
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In 1982 Afrika Bambaataa’s “Planet Rock” became the first rap record to use synthesizers and an electronic drum machine. With this recording, rap artists began to create their own backing tracks rather than simply offering the work of others in a new context. A year later Bambaataa introduced the sampling capabilities of the emulator synthesizer on “Looking for the Perfect Beat” (1983).
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"The music is as popular as it could be," said Val Maki, who oversees the rap station as division vice president of Emmis Radio Corp., its parent company. KPWR, "Power 106," garnered 4.9% of local listeners ages 12 and older, the same share as it had in the summer. Moving up to second was talk station KFI-AM (640),jumping from a third-place tie with alternative rocker KROQ-FM (106.7) in the summer, with 4.4% of the audience for the fall ratings period, which surveyed listeners from Sept. 23 to Dec. 15.
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This is another reason why having the right rap beats can help you. The first thing that your listeners will hear is a hot rap beat, and with that you have their attention, so when you start rapping over it, they won't have a choice but to hear you. Think of rap instrumentals as the bait for a fish-hook.
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Averaging over 700,000 new internet users every month, MemphisRap.com, which has been a trusted news source since 2001 for the rap/hip-hop music and entertainment industry, is the largest news and media source in the Mid-South. The site has working relationships with many online news sources and offline sources including newspapers, print magazines, radio outlets.
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