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Caught in the Net: Mad about the duo

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Published June 3, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Madvillain, the collaboration between the producer Madlib and the rapper Doom, turned out one of the great rap albums of the last decade in 2004's Madvillainy. A follow up is finally due this year; their label Stones Throw calls it a work in progress, but the first new material has arrived. "Papermill" sees the pair in sprightly mode, with Madlib layering uptempo samples and beats over Doom's swiftly delivered rhymes. It's an enticing taste of what might be to come ...

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'Pants on the Ground' video hits the web, thank you 'American Idol'

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Published Jan. 14, 2010 at 9:19 a.m.

What did you think of General Larry Platt's rap about baggy pants? ...

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New Orleans Middle East Film Festival

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Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

The New Orleans Middle East Film Festival screens a wide range offeature and short films and documentaries on subjects such as Afghanbodybuilders (Afghan Muscles), Palestinian rap(Slingshot Hip Hop), architecture (Learning FromLight: The Vision of I.M. Pei), the lives of Middle Easternimmigrant ...

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Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo on Flubbing Lil Wayne’s Lyrics

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.

Dropping November 3 is Raditude, the seventh album from Weezer, which promises more sing-along choruses, Cheap Trick guitars, and ironic self-deprecation. Also, it features a flying dog on its cover and a much-discussed rap verse from Lil Wayne. We spoke with Weezer leader Rivers Cuomo last night by phone about his forthcoming collaboration with Katy Perry, rapping with Weezy, and the lyrical flub he can't stop thinking about.You announced last Wednesday that you're collaborating with Katy Perry

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Quitting School | Dee-1, aka David Augustine, is known for his positive messages and socially conscious rap

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Published Aug. 29, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

The Knux with Kidz in the Hall, Jealous Monk and Dee-19 p.m. ThursdayHowling Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.howlin-wolf.comTickets $15David Augustine, the 23-year-old local rapper better known as Dee-1,is going to spend less time with some of his young fans. He's leaving ... By Michael Patrick Welch ...

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Straight Outta Dundee

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Published July 9, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.

daytime crowd was an odd mix: a battalion of suited record-companyrepresentatives, a handful of apparently unemployed music fans and athrong of hopeful artists all crammed into the dark basement of Londonnightclub Madame Jojo’s ... One after another, amateur musicians drawn bythe opportunity to perform in front of talent scouts were granted thefew minutes they hoped would launch their respective careers. Most werelucky to receive polite applause when they finished ... Waiting in the shadows

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If You're Happy and You Know It: The 13 Best Songs with Handclaps

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Published July 3, 2009 at 6:00 a.m.

Despite the wide variety of musicians at Bonnaroo this year, there was a commonality I observed at nearly every set, from Snoop Dogg to TV on the Radio to Bon Iver: the prevalence of the handclap. The crowd went wild each time the band gave them a beat they could clap along to, and the musicians seemed to appreciate the response. Why are handclaps so appealing? Maybe it's the sing-alongs we're taught as children, like "B-I-N-G-O" and of course, "If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands."

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Seasoned Performers | After a five-year hiatus, hip-hop trailblazers Salt-N-Pepa get back in the game

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Published June 29, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

A trumped-up reality show seems like an odd place for long-estrangedfriends to make genuine peace. Odder still when those friends areCheryl James and Sandy Denton, the respective namesake duo behind theseminal female rap crew Salt-N-Pepa. Twenty years after theirprovocative 1986 B-side ... By Noah Bonaparte Pais ...

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The Essence of Music | The Essence Music Festival features top names in rap, hip-hop and R&B

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Published June 29, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

The Essence Music Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary over theIndependence Day weekend, filling the Louisiana Superdome with threedays of pop, rap, hip-hop and R&B from top names in the industryand a host of New Orleans musicians. The festival also presents a fullslate of speakers durin ... By Kyla Boutte ...

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Truth Universal

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Published April 27, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

In the last decade, rap artists focused on money and partying haveset the genre's core image. It's almost surreal to watch the musicindustry divide rap into two categories: smart ("conscious") rap andeverything else (but mostly the bling). In this climate, veteran NewOrleans MC Truth Un ... By Michael Patrick Welch ...

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