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Friday, December 3, 2010

Q-Tip Speaks on ATCQ Documentary
















Photograph from DeviationMusic.net*

Q-Tip Shoots Down ATCQ Documentary;
Flick Headed To Sundance

Article: click here | AllHipHop.com

Coach Luke Campbell

Luke Campbell Lands Assistant Coach Job
for Miami Central High


"I don't tolerate cursing or the N-word," Luke continued. "I tell them, 'Don't ever disrespect a girl because that makes you less than a man.' And 'Pick the girl who is responsible, not the one with Fs on her report card. Easy to get in, hard to get out. I've lived that life.'"

The former rap star was cleared by the Miami-Dade Public School system to coach the team, after Campbell received letters of support from community leaders, parents, neighborhood kids and Central High's principals.

Luke is much more than a coach, according to C.J. Gaines, an 18-year-old wide receiver for the Rockets.

"I don't see him as a rapper," Gaines said. "I see him as a father."

Article: click here | AllHipHop.com


Copywright Criminals Documentary

Sample Documentary "Copyright Criminals"

With the issue of sampling and the legal ramifications behind it becoming more and more prevalent in Hip Hop, a new documentary produced by Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod seeks to answer the question of who truly owns music created through samples.

Article: click here | HipHopDX.com

Jay-Z's Decoded Best Seller

Jay-Z's "Decoded" On New York Times' Best Sellers List

Though Jay-Z is used debuting on top of the music charts, the rap mogul will have to settle for the No. 3 spot on the New York Times' Best Sellers list.

Article: click here | HipHopDX.com

Quincy Jones & Kanye West


















Photograph from Melophobe*

Quincy Jones Dismisses Kanye West Comparison

Article: click here | AllHipHop.com