Hip-hop birthplace gets a breakFox 13 Now - Salt Lake City, UtahBy Matthew Sweeney Special to amNewYork There was new hope for the tenants of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx Monday when the city nixed a deal to sell the building - the birthplace of hip-hop — to a real estate developer....

SUSD fights, a weak excuse, a hip-hop reply and a lost planeStockton Record, CAhip-hop. One of my newsroom colleagues offers this solution: a straight-up trade. Paragary's moves out by Brookside and has close proximity to lots of folks who - even in this economy - have disposable income...

Murder set amid the world of hip-hopPhiladelphia Inquirer, PAMost white mystery writers steer clear of hip-hop characters because they're afraid their attempts at the idiom will fall disastrously flat on the page. Even a master of dialogue such as Elmore Leonard gives this branch of slang...

Asian fusion for the hip-hop generationSanta Monica Daily Press, CABy Amanda Cushman I was invited to try an Asian fusion restaurant the other night on Fifth Street and Santa Monica Boulevard in the old Rix/Union space named Wokcano. There are six Wokcano locations throughout LA, serving well-priced...

Hip-Hop ShopInternetRetailer.com, ILBy Mary Wagner If there were a contest to pick the edgiest retailer in the Internet Retailer Top 500, Boston-based Karmaloop LLC would surely win. Founder Greg Selkoe didn't launch the online store because he liked retail or had any business … See...

Miami New Times "From Homer to Hip Hop" Lecture SaturdayMiami New Times, FLIn the last lecture of a series called "From Homer to Hip Hop," local Greek scholar Mike Lippman and Hip Hop educator Tony Muhammad will question if Greek texts have shaped the humanistic thinking...

Hip Hop Live: Week Ending 6/4/09HipHopDX, CAWelcome back to Hip Hop Live, everyone! Settin' it off this week are Nappy Roots tonight (May 29) at 7:00 PM at Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. Also tonight is Mims at the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY at 9:00 PM. Styles P and Max B join...

Washington Post Hip-Hop Artist 'Tone Loc' Collapses During Concert In FloridaHipHopRXThe hip hop artist Tone Loc had performed more than six songs before the humidity and heat began to get a hold of him which he reportedly kept making mentions of. Although the club was not completely filled,...

Gamasutra Def Jam Rapstar and Eminem DJ Hero bring hip-hop to the homeMirror.co.uk, UKOh my. Rap and music games have finally come together with the announcement of console karaoke-er Def Jam Rapstar, and rappers Eminem and Jay-Z now backing DJ Hero. E3 is going to be very, very noisy this...

Minneapolis City Pages Is indie hip-hop sexist?Minneapolis City Pages, MNBy Andrea Swensson in rap/hip hop Multi-talented emcee and writer Kyle "Guante" Myhre has a compelling essay up over on Culture Bully today asking some tough questions about what is typically considered to be...