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    Editorial

    Move The Crowd: A Look At Hip Hop Crowds On A Global Level

    Through first-person experience and interviews with Talib Kweli Immortal Technique and others, one writer ponders why Hip Hop crowds seem livelier outside the United States.

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    Editorial

    The In Crowd: Understanding Hip Hop Through Drake's Homecoming

    One writer attended Drake's Caribana weekend performance and says she learned a great deal about 2010 Rap, and equally learned about this year's star sensation.

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    Editorial

    B Please: Race, Class & Linguistics. Where Does The "Bitch" Stand Today?

    KRS-One, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Joell Ortiz, Eternia, Ras Kass and B-Real assist in an academic look at the word "bitch" and its origins and impact in Hip Hop.

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    Interview

    Underground Report: Ras Kass

    Razzy Kazzy updates about his Capitol obligations, why his catalog is misunderstood, and why the HRSMN will always be.

    Interview

    Underground Report (Eternia & Mazzi)

    Eternia talks about her vast influences and sexist deejays, while Mazzi reports back from Egypt and two decades of experience.

    Interview

    Underground Report (La Coka Nostra & SoulStice)

    Danny Boy, the House of Pain alum and Chicago's SoulStice answer globally and socially-minded questions.

    Interview

    Underground Report (Sick Jacken & M-Team)

    The Psycho Realm/Soul Assassins veteran talks about bi-lingual raps, while Jason Hamza Perez explains the meaning of <em>New Muslim Cool</em>.

    Interview

    Underground Report (Blaq Poet & Busdriver)

    DJ Premier's latest voice talks about new era of boom-bap on his Blaqprint, while L.A.'s Busdriver says underground means local.

    Interview

    Underground Report (Finale & Mike Posner)

    Two Michigan artists with very different styles, as Finale paid dues for years, and Mike Posner struck a golden sound.

    Interview

    R-Truth: Fight Music

    The WWE's resident rhymer/wrestler, R-Truth, explains his transition from hanging with Eazy-E and 2Pac to trading blows in the ring and entertaining troops in Iraq.

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    Interview

    Underground Report 2008 Year End: Torae

    DX revisits the year with the man who made a slept-on gem. From working with DJ Premier to Dipset, Coney Island shines.

    News

    WWE's R-Truth Tells DX About Tribute To The Troops

    Exclusive: Airing to tonight on NBC, wrestler R-Truth, a rap fan, told DX how he was affected by trip to Iraq.

    Interview

    Saul Williams: Gifted Unlimited

    After selling 300,000 units this year, a film directed by Scarlett Johansson coming, Saul Williams' redefines artistry.

    Interview

    Akon: The Future Is Now

    The superstar explains his new alternative to the CD, his album's broad spectrum, Kardinal Offishall, and his philanthropy.

    Interview

    Underground Report: B-Real

    Cypress Hill's frontman talks his long-awaited debut on Duck Down, self-production, and west coast underdog status.

    Interview

    Chef Roble: The Recipe

    On honor of Thanksgiving, DX spoke to the only chef with a deejay on his cooking show who cooks grouper listening to Ghost.

    Interview

    Underground Report: Mr. Lif & MOOD

    In time for the election, two '90s underground vets discuss politics, Palin, and the state of Hip Hop as we love it.

    Interview

    Underground Report: Common Market and Junclassic

    This month's report finds a NYU-educated Queens emcee inspired by Shakespeare, and the other thing brewing in Seattle.

    News

    '90s Underground Alums MOOD Return With New Album

    Donte from MOOD tells DX about the group's influence, their socially-minded video and Talib and Killah Priest getting on.

    Interview

    Kid Capri & Doo Wop: Return Of The Deejay

    In the wake of Lil Wayne questioning deejays, New York's finest unearth the history, the game, and immortalizing 50 and Big.

    News

    S.A.S. Talks Juelz Santana Robbery, Breaks From Dip Set

    Mayhem of S.A.S. tells DX that the recent Santana robbery caused an abrupt end to a five-year friendship.

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