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Oaktown's 3.5.7. 2023

Thirty-five years ago Oaktown’s 3.5.7.’s debut album, Wild & Loose was released on MC Hammer’s Bust It Records and Capital Records. Suhayla Sabir (Sweet L.D), Tabatha Zee King-Brooks (Terrible T) and Phyllis Charles (Lil P) were dancers for MC Hammer before he put them together  as Oaktown’s 3.5.7. He namedContinue Reading

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Hannibal Barca Coin

Is Denzel Washington’s casting as the Carthaginian general Hannibal in Antoine Fuqua’s film a “historical error,” as some Tunisians have said?         Should MC Hammer and KRS-One have performed the Grammy’s Hip Hop 50 celebration for the fans despite their disgust with being ignored by them throughout theContinue Reading

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  Living Colour’s cover of Prince’s “17 Days” was the b-side to their 1993 singles “Ausländer” and “Leave It Alone.”  Their transformation of “17 Days” into metal still had an adequate amount of funk and Corey Glover’s soulful voice made sound almost like something Prince himself would record. Living Colour’sContinue Reading

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