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Say it loud: Black anthem turns 40
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt began with a grunt — like so many that punctuated James Brown songs: "Uh, with your bad self." But then came the funky guitar, the Fred Wesley-led band and the immortal lyric: "Say it loud, I'm black andI'm proud." The song became an anthem...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Big Daddy Kane, Bob Marley, Murder
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Rock the Bells' raucous roar
Special to The TimesYou know a music festival is stacked to the gills with talent when Rakim, considered the father of modern hip-hop lyricism, is stuck playing the 2:30 p.m. slot in the scorching San Bernardino summer sun. But Rock the Bells isn't just any festival, having...Tags: Method Man, Kobe Bryant, Anaheim, Raekwon, Academic Progress
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De La Soul, Nas, Mos Def headline Rock the Bells
De La Soul headlines Rock the Bells along with the following old-school hip-hop stars: A Tribe Called Quest - Influenced heavily by De La Soul, Tribe came out in the '90s with slow, jazzy grooves and lyrics analyzing the N-word and lionizing Bonita...Tags: Mos Def, Method Man, Raekwon, Nas
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DE LA SOUL SURVIVORS: What’s in a name? For this Amityville-bred trio, it’s been all about staying power.
Special to NewsdayTwenty years ago, when the three members of De La Soul were 18 or 19 years old and making up rhymes at their Amityville homes, they had longevity on their minds. They wanted songs that wouldn't seem corny when they were on stage in their 60s - and that...Tags: Hip Hop, Nikon at Jones Beach, Mase, Long Island
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Rock the Bells turns up volume
Special to the Tribune Among the many messages seen on the T-shirts in the crowd at the Rock the Bells festival, one particular declaration stood out: Rap – Lies = Hip-Hop. A lot of rap fans would dispute that equation, but it captured the...Tags: Mos Def, Method Man, Raekwon, Nas, Grandmaster Flash
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MC in Calif., but work filled with Chicago tales
Special to the Chicago TribuneAlthough Phashara recently relocated to Santa Clarita, Calif., and bills himself as a resident of Planet B-Boy on his MySpace site, the MC still considers Chicago his real home. For this reason, the 34-year-old is excited by his latest homecoming, a...Tags: Al Capone, Teen-agers, Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California), Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita, California), People
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Summer concert highlights
Sun reporterMay May 29: Clinic, Sonar May 29: Cold Taxi, Railaway, All to Cliche, Cheap as Free, Recher May 29: Filter, Ours, Opiate for the Masses, 9:30 Club May 29: Pete Best Band, RHT May 30: All Mighty Senators, 3 Fifths, 8x10 May 30: Bruce in the USA,...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Peter Murphy, Kenny G, Brian McKnight, Big Daddy Kane
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Coldplay, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen to rock this summer
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comTrue Colors Tour (June 1 at Nikon Theater at Jones Beach and June 3 at Radio City Music Hall). It turns out last year's excellent debut for Cyndi Lauper's package tour was just a warm-up. This year's version is even stronger, with Lauper and The B-52s...Tags: Culture, Town of Brookhaven, Brian Eno, Imperial and Royal Matters, Beach Vacations
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The best summer concerts in South Florida
Pop Music WriterThis might be a season of shakeout for bands on the road and for concertgoers who pay to see them. In the current economic climate, can either party afford to carry on with business as usual? It's possible that live music becomes more necessary in...Tags: Alicia Keys, Delray Beach, Mark Knopfler, Tina Turner, Chris Cornell
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South Florida's summer concert calendar
VENUES AmAir: AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000, aaarena.com Arsht: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Ziff Ballet Opera House, Knight Concert Hall, Studio Theater), 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 305-949-6722,...Tags: Culture, Peter Murphy, Minority Groups, Coral Gables, Transportation
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Getting out the 'Message' about power of hip-hop
Special to the SunWhen I tell people I've written a book called The Message that extracts life lessons from hip-hop music, I receive a multitude of responses. True hip-hop heads get it. Most of them wonder why such a book hasn't already been written. Old-school hip-...Tags: Hip Hop, Radio Industry, Queen Latifah, Adult Education, Notorious B.I.G.
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Live: The Cool Kids
Special to The TimesThe iced-out money mongering that ushered a new school of rap into vogue around the turn of this century has had an adverse effect on the tried-and-true taxonomy -- two MCs and one DJ -- that reigned for much of hip-hop's golden age. Think about it -- two...Tags: Hip Hop, Nas, Popular Music
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