Read more hip-hop stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10324/hip-hop.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:43:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74131/vladimir-putin-rap-advocate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile it would have been infinitely more entertaining had Vladimir Putin actually tried to freestyle, his appearance at a music awards show this weekend still made newspapers titter. Putin, who first stood around looking awkward while his “youth disguised” security mingled with the dancing crowd, handed out an award and...http://www.newser.com/story/74131/vladimir-putin-rap-advocate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 8:33:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73856/craziest-rap-concert-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrawing on the Smoking Gun ’s collection of concert riders, Sam Greenspan of 11points.com offers a list of the 11 craziest demands made by rappers: DMX: Three boxes of condoms and a gallon of Hennessy—that’s anywhere from $300 to $800 worth of cognac. Public Enemy: Kosher food—odd,...http://www.newser.com/story/73856/craziest-rap-concert-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 11:30:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72171/the-most-influential-djs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the release of "DJ Hero" upon us, it's a good time to honor the true masters of turntablism. IGN lists the most influential: DJ Kool Herc. He invented the “breakbeat” by using the two-turntable style of disco DJs to play two copies of a funk record, switching between the...http://www.newser.com/story/72171/the-most-influential-djs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 17:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71346/snoop-doggs-snoopiest-tv-moments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn anticipation of Snoop Dogg’s cameo on tonight’s episode of Brothers , the Huffington Post runs down the hip-hop artist’s best—that is to say, Snoop Doggiest—TV guest moments to date: The Martha Stewart Show: “ Oh, you want me to take the skizin off it.” Who Wants to Be a...http://www.newser.com/story/71346/snoop-doggs-snoopiest-tv-moments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 12:15:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHip-hoppers Public Enemy, one of the first groups to release on mp3, is entering the brave new world of crowdfunding. The group has partnered with Dutch site SellABand to raise the $250,000 necessary to record a new album entirely through $25 donations from fans. The payout? Donors—or “believers,...http://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 16:50:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70199/obama-effect-cleaning-up-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to President Obama, today’s rap focuses less on drugs, bling, and violence, and the “conscious rapper” is on the rise—at least according to Common. “I don't find as much gangsta talk,” the rapper/actor tells CNN. “You see the whole chain-shining-and-rim era is gone. That's like super-played out. Just...http://www.newser.com/story/70199/obama-effect-cleaning-up-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 12:34:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69856/what-jay-z-and-glenn-beck-have-in-common.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter listening to hours of Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, and Mark Levin on the radio while driving the Nebraska countryside, a peculiar thought occurred to David Segal: conservative talk-show hosts are surprisingly similar to gangsta rappers, he writes for the New York Times . Consider the parallels: Huge egos. Both groups...http://www.newser.com/story/69856/what-jay-z-and-glenn-beck-have-in-common.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 14:00:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69467/kid-cudis-debut-ridiculously-intriguing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe premise of Kanye West protégé Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of the Day is that he’s “not on the same planet as other rappers. The truth is that he’s not in the same genre,” writes Julian Benbow for the Boston Globe . The debut album “is a...http://www.newser.com/story/69467/kid-cudis-debut-ridiculously-intriguing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 13:42:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68904/once-homeless-rapper-wins-prestigious-uk-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYears of living in hostels and on the streets of London proved, at long last, a winning combination for rapper Speech Debelle, who today was awarded Britain’s prestigious Mercury music prize, the Guardian reports. Speech Therapy , the debut album by the 26-year-old (real name Corynne Elliot), represents a “remarkable new...http://www.newser.com/story/68904/once-homeless-rapper-wins-prestigious-uk-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:14 CDT