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Jon Caramanica

Jon Caramanica appears in the following:

Drake, Eminem, and the Somber Side of Rap

Thursday, June 24, 2010

When Eminem arrived on the national stage in the late 90s, there wasn’t much room in hip hop for raw emotion and self-examination. A decade later, the genre’s biggest rising star is Drake – who spends much of his hit debut Thank Me Later questioning his newfound fame (and singing rather than rapping).

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Songs of Envy

Friday, March 20, 2009

Our Friday series Seven Sins: The Deadly Medley continues with a look at how the deadly sins have shaped music from a variety of genres. Today: Envy. Our guests include two music critics: Jon Caramanica, who writes about pop, hip hop and country for the New York Times, and Carolina ...

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The Ghost of Nashville Past

Monday, December 01, 2008

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift carries the hopes and dreams of country music on her 18-year-old shoulders. But as Nashville retools for a digital age and a new breed of crossover stars, country roots could be left behind. Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine and Jon Caramanica of the New York Times ...

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Guest Appearances Gone Wild

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Lil' Wayne appeared on more than 70 tracks and mixtapes last year. And Jay-Z will guest on an upcoming Coldplay song, repaying singer Chris Martin for appearing on the rap mogul's "Kingdom Come." With guest appearances quickly becoming the norm and not the exception, we ask New York times pop ...

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