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No joke

Rapping might have started off as a joke for Oklahoma City native Waylon Clark, who performs as Warrbuckss, but he’s gotten seriously good. “I started when I was young, just freestyling to make people laugh. I would DJ house parties and rap to instrumentals for fun,” Clark said. “About three years ago, I started taking […]

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Sugar Free Grammy?

A benefit album featuring a song by the duo is nominated for a 2012 Grammy for Best Children’s Album. The 37-track compilation, “All About Bullies … Big and Small,” raised funds for the National Bullying Prevention Center and included an Allstars tune, “Cooperate.” Grammy winners will be announced Feb. 12. Here’s hoping Kanye West stays […]

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Sugar Free Grammy?

A benefit album featuring a song by the duo is nominated for a 2012 Grammy for Best Children’s Album. The 37-track compilation, “All About Bullies … Big and Small,” raised funds for the National Bullying Prevention Center and included an Allstars tune, “Cooperate.” Grammy winners will be announced Feb. 12. Here’s hoping Kanye West stays […]

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Swift justice

Despite several attempts to contact Taylor Swift’s record label, management, backing band members, tightly cloistered press squadron, immediate family, scores of jaded boyfriends, and stable of talking unicorns and pegasii, I failed to procure an interview with the 21-year-old, flaxen-haired songstress in advance of her Saturday-night date with Oklahoma City.  I mean, it’s not like […]

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Beet it

Will Beatty — who raps under the name Beetyman — is quick to point out exactly what he expects from fellow hip-hop artists: Honesty ranks high, and by extension, authenticity. Really, it has to do with speaking about what you know, and much of what Beatty knows has to do with being the underdog. The […]

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Kanye West and Jay-Z — Watch the Throne

Or … not. This marks three consecutive years of blockbuster hip-hop releases from these two guys who’ve built a close friendship around their megastar lifestyles, respective talents as artists (technical rap wizardry for Jigga, arena-blasting, prog-rap production from ’Ye), and incomparably massive ambition as pop stars. Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” prompted more sterling […]

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