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Shante ParadigmQueer Rap
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 studio.
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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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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