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Kanye West & Spike Jonze – We Were Once A Fairytale

October 19, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Kanye West is back, back to being an artiste of merit, back from the depths of hell he was cast in after a disastrous VMAs appearance, back from South Park cracks and autotune-haters’ smacks. Or something like that. MTV reported that the short-film collaboration between Where The Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze and West, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Arts, emo rap, film, JCVD, Kanye West, MTV, MTV VMAs, music, South Park, Spike Jonze, Videogum, We Were Once A Fairytale, Where The Wild Things Are, Wrestler

mtvU's phallic symbol

October 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Woodie. Whatever possessed mtvU to name their annual music award as such is beyond me. Is it supposed to be a joke aimed at their college audience? Cause I’m pretty sure college kids these days are smart enough to figure that one. Anyway, mtvU recently released the ballots for the awards show. What’s the big … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 3Oh!3, Amanda Blank, Animal Collective, Billboard, emo rap, Green Day, hip-hop, MTV, MTV Video Music Awards, mtvU, music, P.O.S., Rhymesayers Entertainment, Woodie Awards

The Rap on Emo Rap

March 6, 2009 / 1 Comment

P.O.S. said emo rap “sounds pretty unfortunate,” so one must wonder what Kanye West must think about the term. Sure, various blogs abound on the Internet that didn’t meet a song with any emotive content they couldn’t shake a finger at and immediately label it have tied Kayne’s newest 808s and Heartbreak and emo in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: "Emo Trippin'", 50 Cent, 808s and Heartbreak, Atmosphere, Coldplay, emo, emo rap, Gym Class Heroes, hardcore, Kanye West, music, P.O.S., punk, The Source, XXL Magazine

P.O.S. on Emo Rap

February 24, 2009 / 1 Comment

As mentioned in a previous post, P.O.S. (otherwise known as Stefon Alexander) was just in town to perform at Harper’s Ferry in support of his newest album, Never Better. I interviewed Alexander via email for Bostonist in time for his visit. Of course, as curious as ever, I asked about emo-rap. Here’s the skinny: The … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Bostonist, emo, emo rap, Harper's Ferry, music, P.O.S., Rhymesayers

More Hips to Hop

July 30, 2008 / Leave a Comment

In a slightly tangential continuation on from the previous post, I’ve stumbled upon even more riveting recent hip-hop releases. Or, in the case of The Streets, soon-to-be-released…. Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, was a huge surprise coming out of the UK. Back in high school when I picked up the Streets’ first release, 2002’s Original … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Atmosphere, Critical Mass, Doomtree, Drumsticks, dubstep, emo, emo rap, Everything Is Borrowed, False Hopes, grime, hip-hop, iPod, Middle East, Mike Skinner, Minneapolis, Original Pirate Material, Rhymesayers, The Escapist, The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, The Streets, UK, Warped Tour

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