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"Lost Them" by Miana
“What?” I gasped as I heard the rest of it. The ground seemed to be slipping away from beneath me. I was feeling dizzy all of a sudden. My father stood motionless. We had just got terrible news that...
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"Annette and I" by Charles Truenski aka DJ Buddy Beaverhausen
Below is a look back at the life of the late actress and "legendary diva", Annette Funicello, through the eyes of blogger Charles...
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Chi Cheng: death of a NuMetal great
Ten days ago, the Rock world was saddened to learn of the death of former bassist of the nuMetal band Deftones. Chi Cheng's soul left this mortal world, and I can only imagine is at real peace in rock...
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Today's Poetry of the day: An untitled piece from Mr. Poetic Injustice (PI),...
What up world! I'm really excited to share this piece, comes from the talented Avery Thompson aka Poetic Injustice (PI). Avery's not only a smart and talented young man, but my nephew as well. He's...
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Poetry of the day by PI (aka Poetic Injustice)
Today's poetry of the day is another piece from PI, aka Mr. Poetic Injustice. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Was it my fault? Was it yours?Perhaps we...
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Women and hip hop (Part 2): The balance in hip hop
Balance and Hip Hop In Part 1 of our series on women and hip hop (which if you haven't already, you need to check out Part 1 ), I professed my love to hip hop but I asked a question: what have you...
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Jury Delivers A Verdict In The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin Trial
A Response to the Zimmerman Verdict The jury concluded their deliberations and delivered a “not guilty” verdict last evening. I haven't discussed too much publicly on this and chose to let the case...
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Beat leases: the McDonald's of hip hop nutrition
I was browsing through my twitter feed the other day, as usual I see a lot of tweets advertising “got a new hip hop beat available” or “check out my link for my new track”....but unfortunately, many...
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“Hip Hop is Dead”.....okay we get it, you're an old school hip hop fan
The Classic Battle Between New School and Old School: welcome to the party Hip Hop! I don't know how often I see or hear someone say that “hip hop is dead” or that they “don't listen to hip hop...
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Women and Hip Hop (Part 3): Major Labels, Major Control
Women and Hip Hop: Major labels, major controlIn Part 2 of our series, we discussed the lack of balance for female mc's from the aspect of exposure, artistic freedom, and content. In a continuation of...
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#TBT LoDo on Music – The Time Machine
Music: The Time Machine #TBT Music, in it's infinite wisdom, has an ultimate talent: it is a time machine. It has this incredible ability, no matter what the genre, to transport you to a specific...
View ArticleThe Best Reason To STOP Watching The News! [Videos]
There is a war for your mind…If you aren’t aware, might be time to take a look.It isn’t just a new age thing… it’s been happening since the 60′s (and probably before).There is a war going on… I’m not...
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30 Days of Thanks [Day 1] Outlets that spread positivity and inspire us
November and sharing our 30 Days of Thanks: [Day 1] Outlets that spread positivity and inspire usWhether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, November is a great opportunity to spend 30 days of...
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30 Days of Thanks: [Day 2] My sisters, my ride or die chicks!
Day 2: Thankful for my "sisters", my ride or die chicks! On Day 2, I'm thankful for all my "sisters". While none of them share parents with me, they know the true meaning of sisterhood. These women...
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30 Days of Thanks: [Day 3] Parents
LoDo's 30 Days of ThanksDay 3: Thankful for my amazing parents Growing up as a little kid, I never realized how lucky I was to have an amazing mother and father. Sure, I knew that some kids only had a...
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LoDo's Women and Hip Hop Series: Part 4, The Extinction of the Crew featuring...
Women and Hip Hop: Part 4featuring mc/singer pHoenix Pagliacci Extinction of the crew:no crew, no collective, no familyNow many people will argue that major record labels have been involved with hip...
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Sports Stars & Rape Victim Blaming In Our Culture
Rape Victim Blaming:Because We're Too Uncomfortable With Admitting That Our "Stars" Are Scumbags It's a far too familiar situation: a young woman pulls together the courage to come forward, she admits...
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Women & Hip Hop Series [Part 5]: Creating Solutions featuring Nadia Piet (The...
LoDo's Women & Hip Hop Series: Part 5Creating Solutions, Taking Leadership, & Improving The Hip Hop CultureIn Parts 1-4 of my series on women and hip hop, we discussed the problems that have...
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Healing with music: a playlist to remember Chris Smith
It's been 2 months now, and it's still difficult to believe that Chris is gone. After Chris passed away, I was honored when my Aunt Kathy & Uncle Bob asked me to help my cousin Rob put together the...
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