Hip Hop on Shine

This week in books: Jay-Z’s book club

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As a fan of Jay-Z, I really enjoyed seeing him on "Oprah" last week. It's not often you get to see the hip-hop mogul do a more serious interview that goes beyond discussing his music. Lucky for us, Oprah also got him to

Should Rihanna date Kanye?

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After her troubled relationship with Chris Brown, we were happy to see Rihanna bounce back into the spotlight looking fierce as ever and focusing on her career. Last week there were reports that she was dating actor/rapper Aubrey "Drake" Graham, but Drake himself has declared that RiRi is…

Philippine All Stars: How To Dance Like Them

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Hip hop dancing, which was also called “urban street jazz” is one of the most versatile and popular dance forms in the world today, and no other group knows it better than the Philippine All Stars. This group was started last 2005 by 12 people from different backgrounds. Each member contributes…

ANSWERS FOR OUR MISTAKES

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The mistakes we make

Are meant to help us grow.

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Behind the scenes at Baby Phat

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Baby Phat is not your typical fashion show at New York Fashion Week. Remember my backstage report of the Jason Wu show? Yeah, nothing…

Recession rap: Downgrading bling for minimum wage

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Remember the days of guzzling Cristal, cruising in Lamborghinis and dripping in diamonds? Yeah, they’re gone for everybody, even the rap stars. …

Diddy’s New Year’s Eve request

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<br><img alt="Scott Gries/Getty Images" title="Scott Gries/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/p.pfYO2mDnyC/photos/5eb15a56889867caa68597306377d7b9/mr_6053a737bea10e.jpg?ug_____Ddp6tkyAI" align="left" height="277" width="400">Sean “Diddy” Combs has become pretty...

Kanye West: Live performance falls short of his cocky persona

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    <img alt="Karl Walter/Getty Images" title="Karl Walter/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/SDSCbvgY2FAR/photos/42539ad32fd99b014119874c3916035f/mr_6f4de0d223c565.jpg?ug_____DQw4LMZdT" align="left" height="266" width="400">The public has a real...

The best non-traditional holiday songs

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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/FTr9CleVUWkO/photos/4e937ef36be6b193262220bbe7d793fc/ori_31365c60ba1c6f.jpg?ug_____DQk3R4G1C" align="left" height="288" width="381">We love Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Burl Ives and Tony Bennett, but it's important to mix up...

Are any pop stars original anymore?

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<img alt="Tim Mosenfelder and Andreas Rentz/Getty Images" title="Tim Mosenfelder and Andreas Rentz/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/ZRJPLlBM8GCB/photos/53d1703eb3875b7edc522d4b20b6747a/mr_e0b81eb703bcd7.jpg?ug_____DB.prCRJw" align="left" height="400" width="363">This weekend we...