Music Studio

I've always believed in a hierarchy of rock music.

Is it snobbish to object to the star rating system by which most art forms are now graded in the press? I was reading a few star-rated theatre reviews in a paper this week...

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Hip-hop's finest: whether these artists' offerings hit platinum or not

After 25 years, we still love hip-hop music. It's that classic boom-bap sound of the Golden Era.

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From our pages to a stage at Spelman College, Take Back the Music goes on the road

The audience at our Take Back the Music Town Hall dialogue, held earlier this year at Spelman College in Atlanta,

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Celebrated, controversial & influential 30 years of hip-hop music

IT'S been called the Black folks CNN, a music form and lifestyle that has informed,

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Music to relax by: listen up! We've found some great CDs to soothe your frazzled nerves

Why we like it: Part of a four-disc series designed to synchronize your body's natural rhythms, this jazzy modern collection entertains and calms.

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