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What the Kids are up to on MySpace

From the always excellent This Month In Grime by Martin Clark/Blackdown:

Flow Dan’s also been in the wars this month, in an exchange with former Roll Deep MC, Trim. The source of the beef isn’t clear, but how it’s being played out is more notable. Obviously there’s been some amiable clashing on pirate radio (, naturally) [...]

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Not All Hip Hop Is Local Hip Hop

Given the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) screaming sensationalism of piracy’s effect on sales, it’s surprising how little noise the latest Neilsen SoundScan sales figures, especially those related to rap/hip-hop, generated. It is also interesting that while rap/hip hop sales are plummeting countrywide, the local scene is growing so strongly.
SoundScan’s year-over-year report revealed a [...]

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Favorite DC Music Venues

In response to Ben’s comment, which I only now saw (thanks a lot RSS feed!), here are my favorite DC venues in no particular order:

DC9
Black Cat
Velvet Lounge
Warehouse

And one that will probably be on the list soon enough–it just opened and I’ve only seen two shows there–is:

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel

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