Salon.com > rap http://www.salon.com Fri, 03 May 2013 21:18:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 High schooler arrested for making “terrorist threat” on Facebook http://www.salon.com/2013/05/03/high_schooler_arrested_for_making_terrorist_threat_on_youtube_rap_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/03/high_schooler_arrested_for_making_terrorist_threat_on_youtube_rap_partner/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13288794 The Daily Dot

A high schooler outside of Boston has been arrested for announcing plans on Facebook that could be interpreted as trying to one-up the devastation of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Cameron Dambrosio, 18, of Methuen, Mass.—30 miles from Boston—is being held on $1 million bail.

As reported by the Eagle-Tribune, Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon said Dambrosio posted “(Expletive) the Boston bombing, wait til you see what I do. I’m going to be famous," to Facebook.

"He’s telling people to shut up and in order to get some props he’ll have to go kill somebody. He says he’ll go insane and make the news,” Solomon added. “And he said people shouldn’t cry when they see what he does because they have it coming.”

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/05/03/high_schooler_arrested_for_making_terrorist_threat_on_youtube_rap_partner/feed/ 37 Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/lil_wayne_responds_to_family_of_emmett_till_over_offensive_lyric/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/lil_wayne_responds_to_family_of_emmett_till_over_offensive_lyric/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13288056 Although Epic Records apologized for an offensive Lil Wayne rap lyric back in February, the rapper did not issue a formal statement until this week.

In the Future remix called "Karate Chop," Wayne compared the 14-year-old civil rights icon Emmett Till, murdered in 1955, to a sex act.

Wayne sent a letter to Till's family recently, saying he "acknowledged" the hurt caused by the lyrics:

Dear Till Family:

As a recording artist, I have always been interested in word play. My lyrics often reference people, places and events in my music, as well as the music that I create for or alongside other artists.

It has come to my attention that lyrics from my contribution to a fellow artist’s song has deeply offended your family. As a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain that your family has had to endure. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge your hurt, as well as the letter you sent to me via your attorneys.

Moving forward, I will not use or reference Emmett Till or the Till family in my music, especially in an inappropriate manner. I fully support Epic Record’s decision to take down the unauthorized version of the song and to not include the reference in the version that went to retail. I will not be performing the lyrics that contain that reference live and have removed them from my catalogue.

I have tremendous respect for those who paved the way for the liberty and opportunities that African-Americans currently enjoy. As a business owner who employs several African-American employees and gives philanthropically to organizations that help youth to pursue their dreams my ultimate intention is to uplift rather than degrade our community.

Best,

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Lil Wayne

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/lil_wayne_responds_to_family_of_emmett_till_over_offensive_lyric/feed/ 5 Chris Kelly of rap group Kris Kross dies at 34 http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/chris_kelly_of_rap_group_kriss_kross_dies_at_34/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/chris_kelly_of_rap_group_kriss_kross_dies_at_34/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13287547 Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, one half of the beloved 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, is dead at 34.

Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, two teenagers whose gimmick included wearing baggy clothes backwards, rose to international stardom in 1992 with their multiplatinum debut album, "Totally Krossed Out," which carried their hit single, "Jump."

According to the authorities, Kelly died of an apparent drug overdose on Wednesday after being taken to an Atlanta hospital.

Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, and music producer Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def label have released the following statement:

“It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1. To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris – the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.”

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/05/02/chris_kelly_of_rap_group_kriss_kross_dies_at_34/feed/ 1 Listen to the Beastie Boys in a previously unaired interview from 1985 http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/listen_to_the_beastie_boys_in_a_previously_unaired_interview_from_1985/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/listen_to_the_beastie_boys_in_a_previously_unaired_interview_from_1985/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13285621 David Gerlach's “Blank on Blank” series, produced by PBS Digital Studios, has revived a never-before-heard interview of Beastie Boys, Mike D (Michael Diamond), MCA (Adam Yauch) and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) from 1985, when the group was finding the hip-hop voice that later earned them three Grammy Awards and multiple platinum albums.

In the following animated clip, the group talks to ABC News Radio's Rocci Fisch, telling him about their tour with Madonna, how they're not just "rappers for the suburbs" and the origin of their name "from the good old days."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/listen_to_the_beastie_boys_in_a_previously_unaired_interview_from_1985/feed/ 1 Ghostface Killah: “I wanna rhyme about God” http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/ghostface_killah_i_wanna_rhyme_about_god/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/ghostface_killah_i_wanna_rhyme_about_god/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13273869 Wu Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah is turning a new page in his music. The rapper recently told Fact Magazine that, at 42, he's focused on being sober and spreading a more positive message in the world. "I got grown kids," he said. "You start talking about things that mean something because you’re getting older now. You’re not talking about, ‘yo I’m in front of the building with five cracks in my pocket’ at 70. You’re not gonna talk about that."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/ghostface_killah_i_wanna_rhyme_about_god/feed/ 0 Pitbull responds to Jay-Z’s “Open Letter” http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/pitbull_responds_to_jay_zs_open_letter/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/pitbull_responds_to_jay_zs_open_letter/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13271359 In response to Jay-Z's "Open Letter," in which the rapper addressed recent criticism over his trip to Cuba (among other things), Pitbull has issued his own version of the rap.

Pitbull, born to Cuban parents, departed from his usual dance music to rap a politically charged message, saying, "It's the freedom that we ride for/ It's the freedom that we die for/ C-U-B-A/ Hope to see you free one day," he raps of the communist country.

Pitbull ends his rap with a message of support to Jay-Z, whose trip, though licensed by the U.S. Treasury, caused uproar among members of the GOP: "Question of the night, would they have mess with Mr. Carter if he was white?/Hm, rhyme with treasury/When way another in Cuba is where they'll bury me/Happy 5th year anniversary, Jay and B don't worry it's on me"

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/pitbull_responds_to_jay_zs_open_letter/feed/ 2 Rick Ross issues formal apology for rape lyric after Reebok drops sponsorship http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/rick_ross_issues_formal_apology_for_rape_lyric_after_reebok_drops_sponsorship/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/rick_ross_issues_formal_apology_for_rape_lyric_after_reebok_drops_sponsorship/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13269469 After being dropped as sponsor for Reebok for a rap lyric that advocates rape, rapper Rick Ross has issued a formal apology to the public that takes more responsibility for his lyrics:

Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and regrets. As an artist, one of the most liberating things is being able to paint pictures with my words. But with that comes a great responsibility. And most recently, my choice of words was not only offensive, it does not reflect my true heart. And for this, I apologize. To every woman that has felt the sting of abuse, I apologize. I recognize that as an artist I have a voice and with that, the power of influence. To the young men who listen to my music, please know that using a substance to rob a woman of her right to make a choice is not only a crime, it’s wrong and I do not encourage it. To my fans, I also apologize if I have disappointed you. I can only hope that this sparks a healthy dialogue and that I can contribute to it.

The disputed lyrics come from Rocko’s song “U.O.E.N.O,” in which Ross raps: “Put Molly all up in her champagne, she ain’t even know it, I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it.”

Ross's apology follows a half-apology he issued on Twitter in which he said, "I dont condone rape. Apologies for the lyric interpreted as rape.”

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/rick_ross_issues_formal_apology_for_rape_lyric_after_reebok_drops_sponsorship/feed/ 9 Rick Ross dropped from Reebok over rape lyric http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/rick_ross_dropped_from_reebok_over_rape_lyric/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/rick_ross_dropped_from_reebok_over_rape_lyric/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13268922 Rapper Rick Ross's apology for his pro-rape lyric was not enough for Reebok. After women's group Ultraviolet petitioned the company with 71,000 signatures to drop Ross as a sponsor, the company released the following statement: "Reebok holds our partners to a high standard and we expect them to live up to the values of our brand. Unfortunately, Rick Ross has failed to do so."

In Rocko's song "U.O.E.N.O," Ross raps: "Put Molly all up in her champagne, she ain't even know it, I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain't even know it."

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On Cuba:

Politicians never did shit for me/ Except lie to me, distort history/ They wanna give me jail time and a fine-- Fine, let me commit a real crime/ Obama said, "Chill, you're going to get me impeached"/ You don't need this shit anyway, chill with me on the beach

On the Nets:

I woulda moved the Nets to Brooklyn for free/ Except I made millions off you fucking dweebs/ I still own the building, I'm keeping my seats/ You buy that bullshit, you better keep your receipts

"Open Letter" is produced by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. Listen to it below:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/11/jay_z_writes_open_letter_in_response_to_haters/feed/ 4 Brad Paisley on controversial record: “I wouldn’t change a thing” http://www.salon.com/2013/04/09/brad_paisley_on_controversial_record_i_wouldnt_change_a_thing/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/09/brad_paisley_on_controversial_record_i_wouldnt_change_a_thing/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13265812 Brad Paisley, aka Mr. White man, has stepped out in defense of his controversial song "Accidental Racist" and his new album, "Wheelhouse," saying on Twitter this morning:

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Paisley told USA Today that the entire album, including "Accidental Racist," is meant to "to promote discussion." "I still think there will be people who misunderstand what I'm saying, but welcome to the Internet," he said.

But Paisley's conviction seems to crumble a little on live TV. In a clip from "Ellen," which airs today, he says that he wrote the song to address racial tension. "I think it's music's turn to have the conversation [about race]," Paisley said.

Ellen DeGeneres: And so, you're basically saying ...

Brad Paisley: I don't know.

Right. Watch the clip below:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/09/brad_paisley_on_controversial_record_i_wouldnt_change_a_thing/feed/ 11 Rick Ross apologizes for lyrics some call pro-rape http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/ross_apologizes_for_lyrics_deemed_pro_rape_ap/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/ross_apologizes_for_lyrics_deemed_pro_rape_ap/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/ross_apologizes_for_lyrics_deemed_pro_rape/ NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Ross has formally apologized for lyrics some have called pro-rape.

Thursday's apology — in the form of a tweet — came the same day a women's group, UltraViolet, planned a protest outside of one of his sponsors, Reebok, in Manhattan.

In Rocko's song "U.O.E.N.O," Ross raps about giving a woman the drug MDMA, known as Molly, and having his way with her. The song was released in January but just recently began getting widespread notice.

Although last week Ross said his lyrics were misinterpreted, he tweeted Thursday that he doesn't condone rape and apologized for lyrics that were "interpreted as rape."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/ross_apologizes_for_lyrics_deemed_pro_rape_ap/feed/ 9 Feminist furor over rapper Tyga’s appearance at Harvard http://www.salon.com/2013/04/02/feminist_furor_over_rapper_tygas_appearance_at_harvard/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/02/feminist_furor_over_rapper_tygas_appearance_at_harvard/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13259260 The rapper Tyga is booked to perform at Harvard's Yardfest, an annual event that has previously hosted acts including Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Third Eye Blind and Kid Cudi.

That is, he's booked for now: Harvard's Office of Student Life has requested that the students organizing the concert reconsider the booking after an anti-Tyga petition garnered over 1,000 signatures. The office, though, is leaving the decision to the student-run College Events Board.

This isn't just a case of students who wished they'd gotten the chance to see Lana Del Rey or Macklemore. Tyga's lyrics, says Harvard senior Leah Reis-Dennis, promote rape and violence. A video for his hit single "Rack City" is below:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/02/feminist_furor_over_rapper_tygas_appearance_at_harvard/feed/ 7 Lil Wayne seemingly alive and well, despite TMZ report http://www.salon.com/2013/03/16/lil_wayne_seemingly_alive_and_well_despite_tmz_report/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/16/lil_wayne_seemingly_alive_and_well_despite_tmz_report/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13243156 Celebrity "news" site TMZ sent the Twittersphere into convulsions Friday evening when it reported that rapper Lil Wayne was fighting for his life in the ICU of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles after suffering the latest in a series of seizures. "We're told several people are at Wayne's bedside crying, and a number of rap artists and family members are on the way," the outlet noted. "Sources say the scene is violent as Wayne shakes uncontrollably."

TMZ also reported that Wayne had been rushed to the hospital Tuesday night under similar circumstances, and that his bodyguard had found him face down and unconscious shortly after he was discharged Wednesday. The seizures were allegedly brought on by an excess consumption of sizzurp or purple drank, a codein-based drug popular in southern rap circles.

It's unclear how much of this initial report is true or false, but Weezy appears to be on the mend, tweeting the following Friday night:

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As of 10:15 PM EST, his message had been retweeted over 100,000 times. Meanwhile, fellow Young Money rapper Mack Maine offered some pointed words, er, hashtag for TMZ:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/03/16/lil_wayne_seemingly_alive_and_well_despite_tmz_report/feed/ 4 Christian teen performs anti-gay rap in the forest, films it http://www.salon.com/2013/03/06/christian_teen_performs_anti_gay_rap_in_the_forest_films_it/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/06/christian_teen_performs_anti_gay_rap_in_the_forest_films_it/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13220917 YouTube user "Apologetics" has a message for anyone who 1) is gay, 2) loves a gay person, 3) believes gay people should have equal rights:

"Don't propagate your hate, because I have a higher standard on who you date. I'm not here to rally against that which the government legislates, I simply don't support a mind that is reprobate. Homosexuality is not innate. It is not a genetic trait. It cannot replicate the love between a man and a woman which God did indeed create."

Propagate? Legislate? Reprobate? Wait a minute -- this hate speech rhymes!

It's no accident, either. The video, titled "T for Tolerance," is a two-minute anti-gay Christian rap, which is, for totally normal and good reasons, being performed by a teenager in the middle of a forest.

Now this might sound like a hateful and terrible thing to do, but it's really an act of love. Here's why: This young Shakespeare has so much Christian compassion for the gays that she would just hate to see them "bake in the lake of fire for love's sake."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/11/salons_2013_grammy_awards_liveblog/feed/ 0 The Grammy Awards: Who won? http://www.salon.com/2013/02/11/the_55th_grammy_awards_the_winners/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/11/the_55th_grammy_awards_the_winners/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13194823 RECORD OF THE YEAR

Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson

We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe

WINNER: Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra

Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

El Camino - The Black Keys

Some Nights - Fun.

WINNER: Babel - Mumford & Sons

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Blunderbuss - Jack White

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

The A Team - Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)

Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)

Call Me Maybe - Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)

WINNER: We Are Young - Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

Alabama Shakes

WINNER: Fun.

Hunter Hayes

The Lumineers

Frank Ocean

 

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

WINNER: Set Fire To The Rain [live] - Adele

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/11/the_55th_grammy_awards_the_winners/feed/ 0 A hip-hop artist’s career unravels for talking trash http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/a_hip_hop_artists_career_unravels_for_talking_trash/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/a_hip_hop_artists_career_unravels_for_talking_trash/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13163606 The rapper Azealia Banks’ social media meltdown last week — culminating in her calling the gay blogger Perez Hilton a “messy faggot” — continues to suffer fallout. This morning brings rumors that Interscope Records has dropped the rapper. Banks has not apologized for her remarks. Indeed, she's amplified them, noting: “A faggot is not a homosexual male. A faggot is any male who acts like a female. There's a BIG difference.” A GLAAD spokesman this morning indicated that she has also ignored attempts from the advocacy firm to make amends for the homophobic slur.

“In this case, it was not a slip of the tongue but a very deliberate statement that she has defended,” said Rich Ferraro, GLAAD’s vice-president of communications. “There’s certainly a trickle-down effect for young people when a celebrity they follow defends the use of words like this. It enables them to use words like that on the playground.”

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Jettisoning to the national stage on a reported $3 million contract would be a dream come true for any other 17-year-old from Englewood, Chicago’s most impoverished neighborhood on the South Side, but for Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, the path to fame is complicated: Ordered to live in his grandmother’s house under house arrest earlier this year for pointing a firearm at a Chicago police officer, he is facing court charges for violating probation and is under investigation for his possible link to the shooting death of a fellow rapper on Chicago’s emerging “Drill music” scene.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/12/18/raps_killer_new_rhymes/feed/ 5 Producers are sucking the life out of music http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/are_producers_ruining_music/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/are_producers_ruining_music/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13114136 The Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan shone a light on one of the record industry’s more shortsighted practices over the weekend in the New York Times, when he wrote about the ways in which his label undermined his artistic self-confidence.

If only he would stop rhyming so much about the turbulence of his native Somalia and start catering to radio station program directors and the tastes of American teenagers, he could be huge, the record company suggested. They said, in essence, we have this stale little formula that makes everything sound the same, and all you have do is simply change everything that has made you successful so far. Whaddya say?

K’naan wrote that he gave in, going so far as to Westernize the names in his songs and work with “A-list producers” in an attempt to expand his audience before coming to the conclusion that “packaging me as an idolized star to the pop market in America cannot work.”

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And if there was any question about it, Snoop confirmed his Internet-brand of epicness with a rap battle against Santa Claus:

h/t Mashable, Vulture

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