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Rap Sheets
Rapper 50 Cent has just launched a new line of hip-hop novellas and graphic novels through Pocket-MTV Books. But other hip-hop producers are making news for less noble ventures - notably with the money laundering trial of Murder Inc. employees Irv and Chris Lorenzo. Today, how fantasy and real life intersect in hip hop. Also: a visit with singer and actress Joan Morris and her husband, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and pianist William Bolcom. They perform live selections from their latest CD, which features musics with words by lyricist Gus Kahn. Finally, a look at writer Walt Whitman: The music he was inspired by, and who inspired him.
Rap on Trial, and on the Page
Rapper 50 Cent is to publish a series of fictional novellas and graphic novels featuring characters based on former members of his G-Unit group.
» 50 Cent plans to Publish Novellas
Bolcom and Morris
Singer and actress Joan Morris and her husband, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and pianist William Bolcom perform live in the studio.
» Bolcom and Morris Web site
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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