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Jay-Z at Hackney Weekend: but does hip-hop degrade or enhance?

4933 days ago

Guardian Music — As BBC hosts the Hackney Weekend, a Google-sponsored debate on Tuesday will ask: is hip-hop the voice of the oppressed, or just the glorification of bling?"Success never smelled so sweet, I stink of success." The lines by rapper and music mogul Jay-Z... more info

Rihanna may need an umbrella for headline slot at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend this evening

4934 days ago

The Independent — Umbrella singer Rihanna may well need her brolly today when she takes to the stage to headline at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend. more info

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Team GB Olympic playlists: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, sprinter

4934 days ago

Guardian Music — 'I've got one song for when I'm looking for that extra bit'I tend to get to the arena two hours before a race. Let's say it takes me an hour and a half to warm up, that's the time I listen to funky house. There's a DJ called Marcus Nasty, he puts a p... more info

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Team GB Olympic playlists: Chris Tomlinson, long jumper

4934 days ago

Guardian Music — 'I'm quite against chart music. I can't stand all that Lady Gaga or Rihanna'A lot of athletes listen to music just before they compete. I used to do that but I don't anymore. I felt I would get very pumped up and then you turn the music off and your ... more info

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Music 3R's 06.23.12: Now Boarding Jet-Z

4934 days ago

Topix — Music 3R's 06.23.12: Now Boarding Jet-Z Posted by Nick Krenn on 06.23.2012 From Jay-Z getting a plane from Beyonce for Father's Day and Chris Brown's booty call with Rihanna to Axl Rose falling on his face, Christina Aguilera snubbing her dying grand... more info

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I'm with D'Banj

4934 days ago

Guardian Music — The biggest star in Afrobeats has entered the UK top 10 with his hit Oliver Twist. Caspar Llewellyn Smith talks to him about Kanye West, takes a tour of the nightlife scene in Lagos with his peers, and asks – are we ready for Africa's first musical... more info

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The Greatest Album Released By A Female Artist Is...

4934 days ago

Starpulse — Move over Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Rihanna. Queen of soul Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You" has topped a new poll to find the greatest albums released by female artists. ... more info

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Radio 1's Hackney Weekend offers an urban alternative to the Olympics

4934 days ago

Guardian Music — Hip-hop stars from home and abroad to play to 100,000 of east London's forgotten youth audience at Hackney MarshesThe open spaces of Hackney Marshes normally play host to 82 full-sized football pitches and innumerable Sunday league kickabouts. Club s... more info

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Music 3R's 06.23.12: Now Boarding Jet-Z

4935 days ago

411 Mania — From Jay-Z getting a plane from Beyonce for Father's Day and Chris Brown's booty call with Rihanna to Axl Rose falling on his face, Christina Aguilera snubbing her dying grandparents and more, 411's Nick Krenn breaks down the Right, the wRong and the... more info