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Claudja Barry: Divorcing Funk to Marry Disco

June 13, 2010 No Comments

Tweet Around 1978-79, while a new, organic sound was being birthed in the ghettos of New York City, across town in the clubs (straight and gay) the dancefloors were pumping and jumping to a mocha-skinned Jamaican with a golden voice. No, not Donna Summer. Her name was Claudja Barry, and she was funky. Probably not ...

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Pics from Vh1 Dirty South Honors

June 4, 2010 No Comments

Tweet Master P. Uncle Luke. Mystikal. Rick Ross. Outkast. Missy Elliott. And more. VH1 Honors took a trip to the “Dirty Dirty” last night, paying homage to Southern rap, where cornbread, collard greens and a mic stand all mix together. Here are some pics from the event that were amusing. Trina did her thing at ...

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Freaknik: A Pictorial Montage

April 18, 2010 No Comments

Tweet When you hear the term “Freaknik” or “Freaknic,” a certain cannotation comes to mind: Unruliness, debauchery, black people having a good ‘ole time with no regard to society’s woes, traffic or otherwise. Is this characterization somewhat accurate? In the immortal words of the familiar refrain on Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” album: “Hell Yeah!” Let’s ...

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Lina: Totally Slept On Singer of the Decade

October 28, 2009 No Comments

Tweet If it wasn’t for Michael Baisden’s radio show, you probably wouldn’t know the sounds of Lina, the Hidden Beach recording artist who has truly been an underground in her quest for stardom. Lina has been around a loooong time, I should know, I copped her first joint, way back in the late 1990s. Immersed ...

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Rihanna channels '80s Look

June 4, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Your girl RiRi sported a 1980s “Crush Groove” look recently to tap into her childhood. Not that going old school is anything new to Mrs. Rudeboy herself, but it’s nice to know she can transcend. (Can you do THAT, Bey?)

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