Note to Jay-Z, first on our adjoining list of top-earning rappers: Write a good will.
"All of those things were short-lived, " Stackhouse said of rappers' efforts to become sports agents.
But "Los Aldeanos", who formed in 2003, are part of a younger generation of Cuban rappers.
Mr. KENNEDY: Oh, he's just like, he's another one of the great New York rappers.
But MC Lyte said in 2004 that there are a lot of female rappers out there.
Rappers once assumed that if you wanted to talk tough, your music had to sound tough, too.
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Hot 97 was celebrating 20 years of Summer Jam, but rappers in their twenties dominated the annual concert.
According to his father, Cherry was recognized by other rappers within a West Coast hip-hop strain called hyphy.
Crime-fighters compete with rappers for celebrity: most people can name half a dozen lawyers, judges or police chiefs.
When rappers began wearing Kangol hats in the 1980s, the trend took on a life of its own.
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Unlike other best-selling rappers, like Yem Geezee(ph) or 50 Cent, West doesn't rhyme about selling crack or dropping bodies.
Rappers Common and Talib Kweli have voiced their support for Barack Obama.
Queen Latifah, LL Cool J and other rappers also appeared in a TV series prior to landing movie roles.
Conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly--a frequent basher of rappers and hip-hop music--tops Pew's list, turning off 21% of respondents.
He was a favorite of rappers to sample and working with him was a badge of honor in the industry.
And so I would not be that surprise if in 10, 20 years you see a lot more white rappers.
Previously, rappers were evaluated for their nimble rhymes and sly wit, but Ross refuses to engage in such a contest.
Streetwear fashion has long drawn inspiration from hip-hop, so the interest in cross-platform collaborations between designers and rappers makes sense.
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You have the given names, Christian names, if you will, of some of these rappers who have only gone by initials.
Rappers do more than talk about past material when they talk shop.
They talked more about a Twitter feud that erupted Friday between rappers Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka than about Lil Wayne's condition.
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The program meets several young rappers - from Casablanca to Tangiers - to hear some of the sounds of Morocco's urban rage.
There has been no comment from the rappers' management or record label, and it was not immediately clear whether they had lawyers.
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Two current rappers who Borbay did leave out: 50 Cent and Birdman.
Of course, the same could be said of rappers and sports stars.
They posted a fake news story reporting that the late rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls had been hiding out in New Zealand.
That time period also marked a host of problems for the rapper, including public disputes with fellow rappers DMX, Eminem and 50 Cent.
But as long as hip-hop's hold on pop culture remains strong, the number of rappers crossing-over into the movies is expected to grow.
Since its launch in 2009, Greedhead Music has reshaped the way indie rappers think about business, merging artist development with innovative distribution models.
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They included blogs from a French narrator, who goes by just by the name Christophe, on his country's health-care system, rappers, telethons and foods.
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