Shanti Dope salutes all the youth eager to hustle for success
Rapper Shanti Dope has dropped an astounding new single titled “Maya,” a song written with the goal of becoming a ...
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Hip-hop single tackles love’s varied forms
8 Ballin’ is exploring exciting new grounds with the release of “Di Na,” the group’s debut single under Def Jam ...
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Elevating new generation of local hip-hop
The emergence of rap and hip-hop as a dominant moving force in local mainstream music has been undeniably noticeable. One ...
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Women of rap claim their due
New York"•Long stereotyped as a boys’ club, not least for its braggadocious lyrics and objectification of women, the rap world ...
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A hip hop hub–in Karachi
By David Stout Haunted by gang violence and poverty for decades, Lyari was once considered one of Pakistan’s most dangerous ...
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Hip-hop royalty leads Grammys’ nominees
Los Angeles—The music world will hit the red carpet on Sunday for the Grammys, with a wider selection of nominees—led ...
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Hip-hop turns 40: Unforgettable era
Forty years ago, hip-hop was little known outside its birthplace, New York until the Sugarhill Gang decided to record their ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.