Program focuses on African American music, history from a hip-hop …Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, MNStarting in the fall of 2009, McNally Smith College of Music will be offering a hip hop diploma program — the first nationally accredited, one-year diploma program of its kind. Given...

Folsom Telegraph Hip-hop? No, but teens tune in to symphonyFolsom Telegraph, CABy Bridget Jones, Special to the Telegraph The Folsom Lake Symphony is once again gearing up to wow an audience and not all of those on stage are of the over-50 crowd. The orchestra will perform its April concert,...

Aljazeera Playlist chronicles hiphop in GhanaModern Ghana, GhanaThe popular weekly showcase of artistic and creative talents, Bless The Mic will receive a major boost with the visit of the Aljazeera news network tonight. The team from the culture and lifestyles music magazine, 'Playlist'...

Aljazeera Playlist chronicles hiphop in GhanaModern Ghana, GhanaThe popular weekly showcase of artistic and creative talents, Bless The Mic will receive a major boost with the visit of the Aljazeera news network tonight. The team from the culture and lifestyles music magazine, 'Playlist'...

Music News - Tiger Weekly Music NewsTiger Weekly, LABy James Cohn For over two months, singer/songwriter Ben Folds, his wife Fleur, and engineer Joe Costa, have been traveling to the nation's top collegiate a cappella groups, recording tracks for Fold's upcoming album. Though it might...

Los Angeles Times The creation of hip-hop-erciseLos Angeles Times, CAEric Nies, the working model and shirtless wonder from Season 1's "The Real World: New York" ushered in hope for the flabby and two-footed when he helped transition MTV's dance show "The Grind"...

ABC News What will happen to TI's career?CNNBut when rap star TI disappears from the hip-hop scene to complete his one-year, one-day sentence in federal prison, several music experts say, that won't be the case. The self-proclaimed "King of the South" will be sticking around, thanks...

SOHH News: Raekwon On New Label Deal, "It's Gonna Be Raw Hip-Hop" [Video]SOHH, Jersey CityAt the end of the day, it's gonna be raw hip-hop." (On-Air Idiots Show) "It is a privilege to be signed to a label such as Aftermath," the Chef said. "I am honored...

Public Enemy to be Turned into Hip-Hop Hollywood Animated Feature?Prefixmag, NYThe rumor mill is starting to churn out a hip-hop movie project that sounds outright batty. It seems that there may be a new cartoon feature based on the seminal hip-hop band Public Enemy—and one that may less...

Seattlest Can't Miss It: Weekend Edition, March 27-29Seattlest, SeattleDOWN ON THE CORNER: The Corner, our favorite one monthly live hiphop night down at the Rendezvous, has its one-year anniversary tonight. (Already?!) As usual, Oldominioner Candidt has put together a stellar line-up:...