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Behind the Beat: Cool & Dre on How "Hate It Or Love It" was the Beginning & End for The Game & 50 Cent

For Behind The Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Cool and Dre about producing The Game and 50 Cent's "Hate It Or Love It," the best rags-to-riches song since The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy." The former Hot ...
AOL

LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE’

Grammy Award-winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J describes the process of making his 14th studio album as “going back to the drawing board and learning how to rap again.” NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy ...
NPR

In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot. Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in ...
NPR

Rap Veteran LL Cool J Feted on VH1

Ed Gordon talks with hip-hop trailblazer L.L. Cool J about being recognized at Monday night's Hip Hop Honors on VH1. Sponsor Message (Soundbite of rap music) L.L. COOL J (Rapper): (Rapping) When I'm ...
WAMC

In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NSHAKA") PRO ZED: (Rapping in non-English language). SUMMERS: ...
LAist

In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... SUMMERS: ...French and English, Kinyarwanda and ...