Hip-Hop

In Imagination Stage’s hip-hop musical ‘P.Nokio,’ aspiring boy raps upon a star

9 Feb 2012

If you gave “ The Phantom Tollbooth � some footlights and a contract with Def Jam Recordings (with a G-rating requirement), you might end up with entertainment as inspired and quirky as “P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical.� Sure, the latest Imagination Stage world premiere riffs on the so-well-known-it’s-been-Disneyfied story of Pinocchio, the temptation-prone puppet with the telltale growing nose. But ...

Hip hop legend stops in Avon

9 Feb 2012

On VH1's top 100 greatest hip hop artists of all time, Grandmaster Flash comes in at No. 8, breaking the top 10 with the likes of Run-DMC, Tupac, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z. He was one of the few that was there at the very beginning of Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Hip hop legend stops in Avon ...

Barack Obama's Spotify Playlist Features No Hip-Hop Music

9 Feb 2012

There is no Hip-Hop music on Barack Obama' s Spotify playlist. NYMag.com first revealed the President's tunes and the closest he gets to any Hip-Hop is Raphael Saadiq, whose worked with Tribe Called Quest and other rap notables in the past.