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Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’ Category

July 5th, 2008

Jay-Z Confronts Journalist Who Gave His Historic Glastonbury Show A Bad Review

This time last week, Jay-Z was about to take to the main stage at Glastonbury to finally perform the gig which had caused a mass of hysterical controversy over the past few months.
In the run-up to the gig, I took a long, hard look at the controversy over the booking of Jay-Z as a […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2008

Dizzee Rascal Heading For No.1 | Ting Tings, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Collaborations

Dizzee Rascal may be heading for his first number one single in the British charts as his new song, Dance Wiv Me, is sitting at the top of the midweek charts. The song is a collaboration with fellow Brit sensation Calvin Harris, and is the first release on Dizzee’s own Dirtee Stank record label.
Dizzee Rascal […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

Jay-Z Triumphs At Glastonbury | A Performance Enough To Silence The Haters?

Jay-Z finally took to the stage last night to fulfil his headline slot at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. The gig was one of the most talked about of the year before it even happened, with many people feeling that Jay-Z and hip-hop weren’t right for a traditionally indie music festival.
I wrote a long piece last […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Jay-Z Blasts The “Ridiculous” Glastonbury Controversy | Why The Hip-Hop Hate?

When Jay-Z was announced as a headliner for this year’s Glastonbury festival, it caused no end of controversy, and consternation amongst regular Glasto-goers who weren’t happy with the booking. In the run-up to this weekend’s festival, Jay-Z has now come out and had his say on the whole thing.
Unsurprisingly, Jay-Z things the controversy is “ridiculous” […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

January 20th, 2008

The Streets Inspired By ‘Sweeney Todd’ | Mike Skinner Loves Tim Burton Musical

Mike Skinner of The Streets has been to see Sweeney Todd, the Tim Burton directed musical which opens in cinemas around the UK next Friday 25th January, and has declared it an “absolute inspiration”.
So does this mean the next Streets album will be more cinematic in nature?
The movie, full title Sweeney Todd: The Demon […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

September 20th, 2007

MOBO Awards 2007 Full Results | Amy Winehouse & Kanye West Win Solo Awards

The MOBOs is an annual awards ceremony held in the UK which highlights the influence of Music Of Black Origin, hence the name.
And this year it seemed to achieve its target quite well, honouring those who have taken black music and made it their own or added a personal twist to bring it to […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

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