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Hip Hop's Tale of Three Cities

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Atlanta gave birth to OutKast and is now home to acts like B.O.B. and Janelle Monae. Chicago first made it to the hip-hop scene with Kanye West and these days boasts Lupe Fiasco and The Cool Kids. New Orleans launched Lil' Wayne and now it's breeding Jay Electronica, The Knux and Currensy. Leah Rose, former music editor of XXL magazine and co-host of the Sirius Satellite Radio show "Lip Service," explains how these three cities are shaping the future of hip-hop.

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Comments [5]

dpac from brooklyn

who was the last new york artist mentioned?

SOUNDCHECK SAYS: Charles Hamilton. More here:
http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonsmusic

or

http://www.thefader.com/articles/2008/8/22/freeload-charles-hamilton-windows-media-player

Sep. 10 2008 02:31 PM
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joe from murray hill

this stuff sux. let's hear some real music now.

Sep. 10 2008 02:25 PM
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otis from NYC

I came up in the time of Public Enemy, EPMD, and NWA. Loved it then, when it was truly a revolution. The stuff you are playing today is the same crap that has glutted the genre for the last 15 years. There has to better stuff out there.

Sep. 10 2008 02:22 PM
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Brian B. from Brooklyn

yeah duh

Sep. 10 2008 02:19 PM
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Clifford Compton from NJ

Kick -Push. he's talking about the the motions you make when you ride a Skate board...You kick to start moving then you keep pushing or kicking to keep up your speed.

Sep. 10 2008 02:16 PM
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