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When They’re 65…

by Ben Rubenstein

[5.May.08] :. What will some of today's most well-known hip-hop artists be doing in 2035? Maybe they won't be running the music world, but they'll probably be doing something beyond applying Fixodent to their grills.

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The blockbuster Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige tour shows off hip-hop’s savvy showbiz evolution

by Brian McCollum [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[23.Apr.08] :. Hip-hop had a problem. By the early 1990s, the style born in the Bronx had become a bona fide national phenomenon, a cultural force with the hits to match. Key moments in the evolution of...

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Jay-Z: American Gangster

by Mike Schiller

[9.Nov.07] :. American Gangster may never be seen as Jay-Z's defining moment, but it marks his comeback far more effectively than Kingdom Come ever even tried to.

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Jay-Z’s ‘American Gangster’ is solid

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[6.Nov.07] :. Jay-Z has never suffered from a lack of ambition, but what he takes on for his new album “American Gangster” (Roc-a-Fella) is a lot, even for him. Not only does he set out to build a...

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Chrisette Michele: I Am

by Steven J. Horowitz

[13.Aug.07] :. On her debut, Michele's voice is fitted to production that simply does not compliment her style.

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T.I.: T.I. vs. T.I.P.

by Colin McGuire

[3.Jul.07] :. The Rubberband Man snaps back better than ever on his new release.

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Patrick Wolf, Arctic Monkeys, Jay-Z + Biggie

by PopMatters Staff

[19.Apr.07] :. Patrick Wolf The Magic Position (promo mix) [MP3]       Arctic Monkeys Brianstorm Jay-Z + Biggie Allure (Ratatat remix)...

 

State Property (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

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