Hip-hop propaganda: How the U.S. enlists rap music to fight “jihadi cool”

There’s a new counter-”extremist” program coming from U.S. and European governments — “moderate” Muslim hip-hop

    

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HBO Hopes to Grow “Game of Thrones'” Audience Through The Power of Hip-Hop

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Behold the greatest sentence I’ve read this week/month/maybe ever:
Time Warner’s HBO hopes to attract more rap fans to watch Game of Thrones with a hip-hop mixtape featuring rappers like Big Boi.

Game of Thrones, HBO’s hit fantasy saga of blood, sex, and politics, returns…
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[WATCH] Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon show us the ‘Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance’ on Tonight Show debut

New “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon and featured guest Will Smith shook things up Monday night with a scene highlighting the evolution of hip-hop dance. Wearing half-buttoned denim overalls and colorful t-shirts reminiscent of the movement’s early days, the duo performed a variety of moves and…
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Hip-Hop Gaining Bipartisan Embrace From Pols

In early 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama sat down for an interview with Black Entertainment Television. The friendly dialogue provided Obama, then mired in a closely contested primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, a chance to touch on a range of political and cultural topics.
Asked if he…
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Hip-Hop Gaining Bipartisan Embrace From Pols

Hip-Hop Gaining Bipartisan Embrace From Pols

In early 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama sat down for an interview with Black Entertainment Television. The friendly dialogue provided Obama, then mired in a closely contested primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, a chance to touch on a range of political and cultural topics.
Asked if he…
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Hip-Hop Gaining Bipartisan Embrace From Pols