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Shante Paradigm
Hip hop has a reputation for homophobia, but a growing number of gay artists are trying to change that image. Today on Soundcheck, meet two artists who’ve picked up the mic and are rapping for their rights. Also: David Berger's Harlem Nutcracker.
Queer Rap
Soce, The Elemental Wizard, is a white Jewish man and computer programmer from New Hampshire. Shante Paradigm is a black woman and activist from Connecticut. They're gay rappers, part of a growing trend to change the image of hip hop as a homophobic music genre. They're live in the Soundcheck ...
The Harlem Nutcracker
Composer, arranger and conductor David Berger has updated Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's arrangement of the classic Nutcracker Suite.
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