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Snoop Dogg as a Football Coach and Mentor
Recently, I read an article (located here) about Snoop Dogg playing a much different role than his usual weed-smoking, pimpalicious self. He was described in the article as a hard-working mentor to...
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Introducing the Octopus Continued
In middle school, 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. were the rage. Big didn’t describe them (well, it described B.I.G., who looked like he ate a little too many flapjacks). I didn’t hear much about them...
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How to Listen to a New Album
After patiently waiting for Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx II, I’ve thought about the whole album buying process, and what I do afterward. I’m a creature of habit, and I always eat my ice cream...
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Eight Rules: Proper Sound System Etiquette
As an audiophile, one of the first things I did when I got a new car was to perform open heart surgery, strap some wires to the battery, and install my own sound system in it. The 500 watt amps power...
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Introducing the Octopus
What a strange title for a new blog. The Hip Hop Octopus. What is this guy all about anyway? At first, I hated rap music. I grew up in the late 1980s in a small town in North East LA, called Highland...
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Hip Hop Album Art as an Artform
A friend recently sent me a great website that featured someone replicating classic hip hop albums covers with Legos: Hip Hop Album Covers - Lego Style! Check out the original link here: Lego Hip Hop...
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and I hope that everyone has a safe holiday with their families (as safe as you can get with the amount of food that some people are eating!) I thought that it would be...
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I found this website called http://www.hiphopinspires.us which specializes in dishing out bite-sized inspirational lyrics from songs ranging from 2Pac, to T.I., to The Roots. One of the reasons why I...
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The Phenomenon of Featured Rappers, Part I
The world of music can be frightening for young rappers who are just starting out in the game today. It is a cutthroat environment and even rappers with a huge amount of talent can sometimes fall...
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