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Young Money’s Drake & Nicki Minaj Carry the Weight of the World

For most people, having the “weight of the world on your shoulders” implies being stressed out and well over your head. Others see it as an opportunity to prove themselves…

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Questions, Complaints and Performances: A Look at the 2010 Grammys

The 52nd Grammy Awards, for me, was a true disappointment… The title of the show is an “award show,” so, where the hell was all the awards at?! Maybe they…

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Songtress Kelis Should Not Be Slept On

Before Lady Gaga took charge of the music industry using her excess amounts of creative songwriting brilliance, avant-garde attire, and slight suggestions of insanity, there was Kelis Rogers. Though her…

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A Quick Lesson In Economics

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been broke since before the recession hit. Economics or Gettin’ Money 101 isn’t just about how to obtain money, but also how to…

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The Real Crisis In Haiti

All across our televisions we are watching horrific scenes of devastation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The loss of life is sure to be in the ten thousands if not hundreds of…

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Annual Parlé State of Affairs Address

Every year around this time I do the annual Parlé address on the state of things with the magazine, the poetry tour and my life hoping to give people some…

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Most Anticipated Albums of 2010

2009 was a very interesting year in music and it featured quite a few surprises. While no one knows exactly what the new year will bring, here’s a list of…

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Jeffrey’s Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums of the Year

Hip-Hop Editor, Jeffrey Barreau’s Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2009 2009 most definitely will be etched as one of the more interesting and peculiar years in Hip-Hop. You would expect…

Diamond Bradley Top Ten 2009 Album Release

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Diamond Bradley’s Top Ten Albums of 2009

This is the Diamond Bradley top ten 2009 album releases. It was a pretty hard decision to choose just ten, but I’d like to think I have some agreements on…

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Top 10 Albums of 2009 by Lamont Sappleton

Mixtapes were as crucial as albums this year. It would be asinine not to incorporate a few pieces of free art that outshone the compilations that were sold. In 2009,…

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Young Money’s Drake & Nicki Minaj Carry the Weight of the World

Questions, Complaints and Performances: A Look at the 2010 Grammys

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A Quick Lesson In Economics

The Real Crisis In Haiti

Annual Parlé State of Affairs Address

Most Anticipated Albums of 2010

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Diamond Bradley’s Top Ten Albums of 2009

Parle Mag

Top 10 Albums of 2009 by Lamont Sappleton

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