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Prater: ‘Made in America’ documentary more about Jay Z than music

29 October 2013 Nia Prater

Prater sees the focus on the details of the documentary, which doesn’t include Philly.

Hip Hop 101 on society

10 September 2013 John Corrigan

A hip hop culture class seeks to improve race relations.

Danzel Thompson-Stout, Bea Martin and Cristian Barreto watch Neha Sharma breakdance outside the TECH Center. | ABI REIMOLD / TTN

Competition not focus of dance company

19 March 2013 Rebecca Zoll

Former Outta Kontrol members start a dance company, Dare to Dance.

Ground Up attracted a large crowd for its North Philly homecoming at AEPi on Feb. 22. | COURTESY IAN HIRST-HERMANS

Ground Up returns to home soil

26 February 2013 Joe Fricker

Philly rap group returned home to play a show near Temple’s campus amidst a tour.

Stairiker: Aging rappers succeed, struggle to stay relevant

18 February 2013 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker examines the growing pains of older rappers.

Despite the modern music’s tendency to go digital, Phenomenal Records is still thriving. The store is located adjacent to campus at 1432 Cecil B. Moore Ave. ( TIMOTHY VALSHTEIN | TTN )

Record store still spinning

23 October 2012 Patricia Madej

Phenomenal Records attracts big names, from Meek Mill to Method Man.

Alumnus produces music for good cause

31 January 2012 Christine Fisher

Andre Pascoe, known as ‘Drematic,’ uses hip-hop to spread the mission of bringing clean water to developing countries around the world. Alumnus and hip-hop artist Andre Pascoe, known in the music world as Drematic, has

Rapping conversation with B-Eazy

06 September 2010 Fatia Kasumu

Temple rapper Brandon “B-Eazy” Smith talks about how he got into the game and where he plans to take his efforts. Whether you like Nas, the “old” Ludacris, Jay-Z or Kanye West, upcoming Temple rapper

‘Chocolate Milk’ without an expiration date

05 May 2010 Manuel Agurto

Chocolate Milk, a band composed of five freshmen, brings out a fresh style of hip-hop that won’t go bad no matter how long it stays out. Consisting of members with musical roots in hip-hop, classic