Albino rapper trumps race with rhymes
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When he was starting out in the rap business, Brother Ali quickly learned how much skin color matters.
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Rap artist Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, whose demented rhymes and wild lifestyle made him one of the most colourful characters in hip hop, has died in a recording studio.
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The rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced on Wednesday to three yearsâ probation and 10 days of community service for assaulting his former driver and a fan, The Associated Press reported. Busta Rhymes, 35, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was also fined $1,250 and ordered to pay court costs for driving while intoxicated and with a suspended license. He pleaded guilty to the charges, stemming from four separate incidents, in Manhattan Criminal Court.
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ELDORADO PARK, South Africa  - Hip-hop anthems pound, colored lights flash and hundreds of teenagers scream as two young men stride onto the stage.
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Their first hit was a rap song. Their shows featured a dancing dwarf and a painter.
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The quiet streets and low crime rates of Vermont have worked their way into the hip-hop world, thanks to a rap video by three students at Montpelier High School.
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When it comes to rooting for Barry Bonds to become the home run champion, one factor stands out: race.
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It's game over for The Game. The rapper was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail after pleading no contest to felony possession of a firearm in a school zone. Two other counts were dismissed under a plea agreement, the district attorney's office said.
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Whether hip-hop artist Nas discourses on street life, politics or love, you can always count on one thing: He is not going to pull any punches.
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Young Arabs are turning to hip hop to express their feelings about  conflicts in the Middle East
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Madlib's fondness for aliases obscures the fact that heâs one of hip-hopâs pre-eminent creative forces. Can one guy be doing all that?
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DMX is free. The 35-year-old rap star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, walked out of Westchester County jail Friday after posting &#36;25,000 bail following a night behind bars.
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Christopher Bridges uses the rap moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his career.
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No introspection for me on Friday night. I went out for the big beat. The post-midnight set was Spank Rock, a rapper who misspells out his obsession in one song, &#8220;Bootay.&#8221; He relied on old-school school electro, rapping with bursts of doubletime the way his acknowledged idols 2 Live Crew, another group of posterior connoisseurs, [...].
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LOS ANGELES - A rapper who won a hip hop award Monday evening is now wanted by police, following a stabbing at the same award ceremony.
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With its irresistible hip-hop beats and shouted refrains, crunk music incites a fervor in fans that's reminiscent of a religious experience.
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MALMO, Sweden -- In one of his most popular songs, Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu sings of two strangers warily eying each other on a Stockholm subway, one a white Swede, the other an immigrant, each with his own thoughts and prejudices.