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The 2013 Grammys: Rating the Performances (video collection)
See all the night’s performances in order from best to worst.
11 Feb 2013
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Art for the Hip-Hop Generation
The Legends of Hip Hop chronicles 50 deserving pioneers of the culture, and ultimately transforms and humanizes them.
07 Dec 2011
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All Tomorrow's Parties: 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2011 - Asbury Park, NJ
Much like when you’re actually in the middle of the festival itself, ATP gripes are often quickly forgotten when remembering something wonderful.
24 Oct 2011
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Eclectic Method - "Outta Sight" feat. Chuck D (Kotchy remix) MP3 (PopMatters Premiere)
British producers Eclectic Method have been pushing the boundaries of music and video during a long career. Their latest work is a collaboration with hip-hop legend Chuck D.
07 Apr 2011
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Their Mics Still Sound Nice: BET Puts Ladies First
Do women rappers have to shake it in our faces in order to get us to listen? As this doc. notes some, like Salt 'N' Pepa do it with sassiness and sex appeal "...you know, if I was a book, I would sell / 'cause every curve on my body got a story to tell".
14 Oct 2010
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Hopscotch Music Festival: 9-11 September 2010 - Raleigh, North Carolina
Well curated, organized and executed, the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival announced the arrival of a new stop on the summer festival circuit.
15 Sep 2010
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Verse-Chorus-Verse: Issac Hayes and Public Enemy
Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.
14 Feb 2010
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NBA Ballers: Chosen One
Sitting solitary in a totally anonymous, ESPN-on-a-budget studio, Chuck D looks and sounds like a 48-year-old who knows much better.
Joe Bernstein
29 Jun 2008
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Movin' On Up
From its first eerily harmonized soul anthems through the feverish funk of Superfly, this two-disc documentary establishes Mayfield’s visionary leadership.
06 May 2008
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Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
For director Antoine Fuqua, it was clear that the right place to start a concert imagining the history of the blues would start with a song from Africa.
Cynthia Fuchs
06 Mar 2005
Film
Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
The sensational Buddy Guy is his own, allusive story, as he incarnates a bridge between generations and styles.
Cynthia Fuchs
09 Dec 2004
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