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Kendrick Lamar Set for Slope Day

Sam Bromer and ...  —  Feb 22, 2013

The Sun’s Arts and Entertainment editors and members of the Cornell community sound off on Kendrick Lamar, the much-hyped hip-hop sensation.

The Cornell Daily Sun's Top 10 Albums of 2012

Sun Staff  —  Nov 29, 2012

The Arts Staff of The Cornell Daily Sun has voted. Here are the Top 10 albums of the year.

Cornell Alumnus Explains How 2010 Suicides Influenced His 'Kinetics' Hit

Liz Camuti  —  Nov 29, 2012

On the heels of the release of the music video for "Sign Language," a Kinetics & One Love song inspired by the 2010 Cornell suicides, The Sun spoke once again with Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet '09 to discuss this new direction and the experiences that continue to resonate and inspire him even after graduation.

The Sun Talks With Prof. Afrika Bambaataa

Paul Blank  —  Nov 27, 2012

Leading up to his Tuesday lecture and D.J. set, The Sun spoke with Prof. Afrika Bambaataa about what he plans to teach at Cornell, government censorship and the mixtape’s effect on hip-hop culture.

Talk Trash and Mellow Out

James Rainis  —  Nov 20, 2012

Hardcore punk group Trash Talk and hip-hop duo Mellowhype brought an unrivaled energy and flippancy to The Haunt last Friday, according to James Rainis '14. 

CMJ Music Marathon: The Search for the Next Arcade Fire

Alice Wang  —  Nov 1, 2012

Alice Wang '15 spent Oct. 16-20 in New York City, listening to dozens of acts great and awful at the 31st annual CMJ Music Marathon. She lists the six hot acts set to make it big real soon.

Questions for Matisyahu

Tom Moore  —  Oct 31, 2012

The now clean-shaven Matisyahu will perform at the State Theatre Nov. 6. The Sun spoke over the phone with Matisyahu to talk Judaism, detox and world peace.

Test Spins: Lupe Fiasco, Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1

Paul Blank  —  Sep 27, 2012

Where did the backpack rapper go? Despite its grandiose promises (and title), Lupe Fiasco's new album still languishes in creative purgatory. This uneven effort, the first part of an ambitious trilogy, causes Paul Blank '14 to miss the unapologetically crass Lasers

Fresh Aer Feels Good

Zach Reisler  —  Sep 10, 2012

 Aer's music is feel good music. Zach Reisler '14 takes a walk on the wide side with the young but formidable hip-hop-reggae duo at The Haunt on Friday.

Afrika Bambaataa, ‘Hip-Hop Pioneer,’ Named Visiting Scholar at Cornell

Shane Dunau  —  Sep 7, 2012

Afrika Bambaataa, known as the “Godfather of hip-hop,” has been appointed as a visiting scholar at Cornell for a three-year term.

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