Hip Hop & Politics
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The rise of adult contemporary hip-hop
12:58 PM on 07/22/2010
AllHipHop News - Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop is defined as rap infused with content relevant to rap's "mature" listening audience...
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Is the legacy of political rap going to live on?
7:55 AM on 06/19/2010
OPINION - Hip-hop is more than a "Hot 16," "fresh new gear" or "swagger devoid of substance." At the end of the day hip-hop like politics is also about empowerment....
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Hip-hop and Islam often go hand and hand
10:37 AM on 06/18/2010
OPINION - Hip-hop and Islam intersected early on in rap's history when the young poets began to embrace the teachings of Malcolm X...
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How the 'Sister Souljah moment' remains teachable
9:13 AM on 06/18/2010
OPINION - For almost 20 years hip-hop was used to drive white voters to conservative political candidates, to conservative political positions...
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Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic
1:06 PM on 06/17/2010
VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do at the polls? ...
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Mary J: What's the 411 on women in hip-hop?
1:02 PM on 06/17/2010
VIDEO - Mary J. Blige hopes that her role in hip-hop will empower women who follow her...
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David Banner: Hip-hop must evolve or die
11:42 AM on 06/17/2010
OPINION - If we don't find a way to show that we are marketable and that people from urban situations can earn money, then this dream will be over...
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How rap can really impact grassroots politics
9:04 AM on 06/17/2010
OPINION - Rather than assuming that 'hip-hop politics' means something in particular, we should understand that political rap can inform, mobilize and inspire...
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Is being gay in hip-hop trapped in the closet?
9:02 AM on 06/17/2010
OPINION - If there's any industry that thrives on a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, it's the music industry, especially hip-hop...
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Who's carrying the political torch in hip-hop today?
7:39 AM on 06/17/2010
OPINION - While hip-hop's critics are lament the lack of political substance in rap, some artists like Styles P find their commentary silenced by record labels...
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Slideshow: Hip-hop's political alter egos
2:42 PM on 06/16/2010
SLIDESHOW - AllHipHop has compiled a list of leaders in the history of black America and compared them with their closest contemporary hip-hop artists...
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What is the potential for political hip-hop?
2:00 PM on 06/16/2010
OPINION - If and when we all become united, hip-hop, as a movement, has the potential to be a major political force.
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Is Obama the first hip-hop president?
11:00 AM on 06/16/2010
OPINION - If so, how do we use hip-hop to transform ourselves, neighborhoods, cities, states and nations in just ways that might have little to do with American politics?...
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Remembering Tupac: Putting beef behind us
10:22 AM on 06/16/2010
OPINION - We've gone from the hood to the White House, and almost 14 years later, hip-hop has changed the world. Nevertheless, the good are still dying too young...
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Slideshow: From the Last Poets to the first 'hip-hop president'
6:37 PM on 06/15/2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio tracks the evolving relationship between the elites of rap and politics over the decades, here are the highlights...
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A phone call with Hip-Hop personified
9:35 AM on 06/15/2010
OPINION - Filmmaker and author M.K. Asante dials up our old friend Hip Hop for a one-on-one conversation ...
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Hip-hop and politics have a long history behind the mic
8:37 AM on 06/15/2010
OPINION - Hip-hop and politics have been together for a long time, and there are no signs the two will break apart soon...
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Will hip-hop return to its activist roots?
9:22 AM on 06/14/2010
VIDEO - Although the faces in power might be different today, many of the issues political hip-hop artists spoke about in 1970 are still on the table ...
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Slideshow: The top 20 political rap songs
7:25 AM on 06/14/2010
SLIDESHOW - Unofficial? Certainly. There are just too many great examples of politically minded rap to put in one list...
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TheGrio.com and AllHipHop.com present "From the Beat to the Ballot"
6:30 AM on 06/13/2010
TheGrio.com and AllHipHop.com present "Hip Hop & Politics: From the Beat to the Ballot"
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