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Article: Starks Relief; Ghostface Killah Saves New York
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- The Stranger
- Article date:
- March 16, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright The Stranger Mar 16-Mar 22, 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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HIPHOP WAS BORN in the Bronx, and ever since that birth three decades ago, New Yorkers won't let you forget it. But ever since rap's hot spot moved from the Boogie Down to Compton in the early '90s, NYC has had problems with other burgs eclipsing its status in the public eye. The reign of hiphop from below the Mason-Dixon in recent years has threatened Gotham's dominance, as its premier MCs are at their least unified. The big hiphop mags--all based in the Apple--scream from their headlines, "Why doesn't New York matter anymore?" and casual listeners wonder the same thing. This is, of course, because the city's top MCs, struggling for relevance, have lost hold of NYC's rap identity; stands ...
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... ... Actor Tracy Morgan Returns as Host NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The ... Biz Markie, Bun B, DJ Kaos, Ghostface Killah, Kid Rock, MC Lyte, Lil' Jon ... which are scheduled to tape at New York City's famed Hammerstein Ballroom ...
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