Swizz Beatz Owes Irs $850,000? (Newstalk 1010 CFRB)
Super producer Swizz Beatz was one of the highest paid hip hop artists last year, raking in an estimated $17 million to land at Number Seven on Forbes.com's Hip Hop Cash Kings list.
Bumbershoot itinerary: Hip-hop (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Rapper Ludacris had to bail, but there's no shortage of hip-hop artists at Bumbershoot. And if you like your hip-hop tempered with other styles -- say jazz, soul or R&B -- you're in luck.
New pro-Obama music video puts Oakland in spotlight (San Jose Mercury News)
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, Trevor Parham hopes that the new video he produced and released on YouTube shines a spotlight on Oakland hip-hop artists looking to inspire change and increase young voter turnout.
Calm evening so far in Civic Center Park (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)
CIVIC CENTER PARK -- Nearly 24 hours after nearly 100 anarchist protesters were arrested following a clash with riot police, Civic Center Park was calm this evening.
Palestinian rappers: Hamas a "disguised evil" (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
The best-known Palestinian political hip-hop artists spend most of their time rapping about Israel and the occupation.
Your weekend: Day by day planner (Detroit News)
2008 CHRYSLER ARTS, BEATS & EATS in Downtown Pontiac
Local music and culture listings (Tucson Citizen)
A guide to events and performances this week
Sweet Sounds of SugarHill (Greater Houston Weekly)
At the dead end of a dusty street in south Houston, past Produce Row, sits a concrete building with a gated parking lot on Brock Street. From outside, you have to squint to see the black signage above the front door proclaiming this the home of SugarHill Recording Studios. It’s the oldest continually operating recording studio in the Southwest.
Calm evening in Civic Center — so far (Rocky Mountain News)
CIVIC CENTER — Nearly 24 hours after nearly 100 anarchist protesters were arrested following a clash with riot police, Civic Center was calm this evening.
Jonah Lalas: Hip-Hop Icons Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Whodini Party In Denver For Obama (HuffingtonPost)
"Obama is going to be the first black president, the first president of color in our melting pot society," stated Slick Rick. "He walks the walk with a genuine passion."
