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Hip hop trio Kneecap has Coachella rapping in Irish

Kneecap, the hip hop trio whose irreverent Irish-language raps are a beating anti-colonialist cry with a growing worldwide fanbase, had heard Coachella crowds were full of dilettantes who didn't dance.Rapping in Irish "is not a good business, not on paper," Chara laughed -- although the raucous, raging crowds at Coachella might indicate otherwise. mdo/aha

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LIVE! A Music Calendar: Black Violin bring hip-hop meets classical sound to Fort Smith

Black Violin's Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus met on the first day of orchestra class in 1996 at Dillard High School of the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Classically trained by day, they faithfully put on their headphones and listened to the hottest rap records each night. Twenty years later, the Grammy-nominated classical-meets-hip-hop duo has come a long way: touring with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, opening for the Wu-Tang Clan and working with the likes of Alessia Cara, […]

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