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"Not Because I'm Conscious": An Interview with Talib Kweli

[19.Sep.07] :. The rapper says, "I just try to write songs," but he's tackling difficult subjects while trying to launch a business.

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Since He Last Recorded: An Interview With RJD2

[4.Apr.07] :. The former hip-hop producer explains the evolution of his sound and his inability to be like Steven Tyler.

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Guilty Simpson: Ode to the Ghetto

[26.Mar.08] :. On his fantastic debut, Simpson covers the good -- and bad -- sides of living in Detroit.

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Nicolay & Kay: Time:Line

[26.Feb.08] :. On Nicolay's second album concocted through an Internet medium, he shows that lightning doesn't strike twice.

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Hi-Tek: Hi-Teknology, Volume 3: Underground

[9.Jan.08] :. The third installment of his Hi-Teknology series proves to be one of his weakest.

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Events

Amy Winehouse [2007 Rewind]

[17.Dec.07] :. The sold-out crowd was clearly there to see Amy Winehouse wail about her demons while indulging them on stage -- they wanted a set equal parts bravado and booze...

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Freeway: Free At Last

[12.Dec.07] :. Freeway shows that the Roc may still have some blood left in its veins on his sophomore record.

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