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	<description>Hip Hop Culture at Your Fingertips</description>
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		<title>World, Meet Boy: Fashawn Talks Hip Hop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a frigid Paris afternoon, hung-over grey skies complemented the after affects of a Tuesday evening spent at the Fashawn, Exile and Blu show. Over coffee and cigarettes, cornered in at a typical French Bistro I got to speak with the not so typical, 21 year-old MC, Fashawn.]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview with Krizz Kaliko</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deft Magazine caught up with Krizz Kaliko during his first solo tour of the southwest.  He schooled us on his Tour, social consciousness in hip hop, and his latest album, Genius.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/features/exclusive-interview-with-krizz-kaliko/</link>
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		<title>Nigerian Nneka&#8217;s hip-hop bears witness to injustice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - What began as a hobby and form of therapy has evolved into a career for Nigerian singer-songwriter Nneka (pronounced "neck-ah").]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/news/nigerian-nnekas-hip-hop-bears-witness-to-injustice/</link>
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		<title>Talib Kweli &amp; Hi-Tek Release New Mixtape:  The ReUnion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the track list and link to the mix tape, mixed by Statik Selektah.  It  includes tracks from their new album Revolutions Per Minute, classic tracks,  and features artists: Erykah Badu, Nas, Jay-Z, Royce Da 5?9?, Mos Def, Styles P,  J. Cole, Kanye, Jay Electronica, Dion, Kool G Rap, Busta and Ghostface.
01 Intro
02 Reflection [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/audio/talib-kweli-hi-tek-release-new-mixtape-the-reunion/</link>
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		<title>Review: King of Darkness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tech N9ne’s latest offering K.O.D. (King of Darkness) may have been more appropriately titled "Return to Darkness."  The Kansas City, MO native goes back to his origins as an artist who first shocks you with his demeanor and subject matter but follows it up with astounding skill.]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing &#8216;Distant Relatives&#8217; together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The culture and music of  reggae and  hip-hop have much in common &#8212; weed, sure, but also roots: the similarities between the genres and their shared connection to Africa are explored by hip-hop icon Nas and Jamaican reggae star Damian &#8220;Jr. Gong&#8221; Marley on the forthcoming album &#8220;Distant Relatives.&#8221; And in case a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Moon and Lil Flip in Swagger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Houston-born Indian-music artist Bobby Moon connects with Lil flip in &#8220;Swagger&#8221;


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		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/videos/bobby-moon-and-lil-flip-in-swagger/</link>
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		<title>Review: Only Built for Cuban Linx II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was pure crack rap and was worth the wait.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/reviews/review-only-built-for-cuban-linx-ii/</link>
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		<title>BlakRoc:  Ain&#8217;t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mos Def and Jim Jones connect with The Black Keys and Dame Dash  to create hip hop collaboration project, BlakRoc 

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		<link>http://www.deftmag.com/videos/blakroc-aint-nothing-like-you-hoochie-coo/</link>
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		<title>H1N1 Swine Flu Rap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a video PSA contest on flu prevention to inform people about the flu and motivate them to take steps that help prevent the spread of the flu. The winner received $2500 in cash and is featured on national television. The winner&#8211;H1N1 Rap by Dr. John Clarke.

The runners up are listed [...]]]></description>
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