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  Finding the history of 'bling-bling' with Hip Hop Word Count

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 1, 2013 10:01 am + 8 comments

  Tahir Hemphill is creating a database that tracks the history of every word that has ever been used Continue reading…

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  Jay-Z and 'Chrono Trigger' together at last in 'Chrono Jigga' mashup album

  By Andrew Webster on March 12, 2013 11:48 am + 29 comments

  Hip-hop has a history of sampling video games, and for his latest album producer 2 Mello has decided Continue reading…

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  Watch this: a history of hip-hop sampling video games

  By Andrew Webster on December 2, 2012 06:49 pm + 13 comments

  Samples for hip-hop songs can come from a wide variety of places, and as this supercut from Spin Continue reading…

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  Straight outta Redmond: Microsoft has NoClue how to sell the cloud

  By Tom Warren on October 12, 2012 03:47 am + 110 comments

  RIM isn't the only company making music videos aimed at developers. The latest awkward masterpiece Continue reading…

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  Machine Gun Kelly gig at Microsoft Store cut short by police

  By Tom Warren on October 2, 2012 04:40 am + 272 comments

  Up-and-coming American rapper Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) was hired to perform at Microsoft's Atlanta Continue reading…

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  A brief history of Samsung's audiovisual assaults

  By Sam Byford on May 6, 2012 09:36 am + 117 comments

  After this week's Galaxy S III unveiling, it's clearer than ever that Samsung is not exactly averse Continue reading…

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  iTunes Match replacing some explicit rap songs with censored versions, Apple working on a fix

  By Sam Byford on February 3, 2012 02:58 am + 30 comments

  Apple's had its issues over censorship before, but none quite so... explicit. Cult of Mac is Continue reading…