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		<title>Memphis rappers Gangsta Boo and La Chat: The Women Who Helped Shape Southern Hip-Hop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MusiqQueen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 22:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2019/05/maxresdefault-3-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>While some think La Chat and Gangsta Boo are newcomers to the hip-hop game, what they don&#8217;t realize is that these two women are just a special select few responsible for shaping what we know as Southern hip-hop music and have been known worldwide since the 90s. The reason for the confusion that they are [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Worst Behavior&#8221; Could Be Some of His &#8220;Best&#8221; Work Ever</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2013/11/Drake-Worst-Behavior-music-video-photo-5-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Rapper Drake in Worst Behavior music video" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>Drake has released his latest music project and music video &#8220;Worst Behavior,&#8221; which was filmed on location in Drake&#8217;s other hometown &#8211; Memphis. The project is simply &#8216;dope&#8217; and quite possibly one of Drake&#8217;s most creative works, maybe even some of his &#8216;best&#8217; work ever. Fans have spoken and they all seem to be responding [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Desmond Hatchett: Man With 30 Kids By 11 Different Women Reality TV Show?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2012/05/Desmond-Hatchett-father-30-kids-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Desmond Hatchett father of 30 kids by 11 baby mamas" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>If you read this headline that got you here, then you already know of the Tennessee dad Desmond Hatchett, now known nationwide as the man who fathered 30 kids by 11 different women, as reported on MemphisRap.com. Well, they are now labeling Desmond Hatchett as &#8216;Octodad,&#8217; in comparison to reality TV personality &#8216;OctoMom,&#8217; but it [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Saggy Pants A Criminal Offense?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2009/04/saggy_pants_underwear-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Saggy Pants revealing underwear" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>Are saggy pants a criminal offense? Well, until last year it was a fashion style and trend selling worldwide, but now it seems that the trend is no longer &#8216;trendy&#8217; with the law or should we say the trend is &#8216;sagging&#8217; and soon becoming a criminal offense in a neighborhood near you! In Flint Michigan, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The &#8220;Young King Cole,&#8221; P. Jericho, Releases Mixtape &#8220;Seize,&#8221; Shows Why He Is The Next R&#038;B Sensation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jabari Oliver]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2009/03/p-jericho-1-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>Meet P. Jericho. He has often been dubbed the “Young King Cole” after the legendary singer Nat King Cole because of his singing style and smooth vocal delivery. Originally from Cameroon Africa where he grew up in his father’s church choir, P. Jericho represents Chicago where he spent his high school years. After high school, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Presidential Inauguration 2009: Barack Obama&#8217;s Inaugural Address Speech</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2009/01/barack_obama_address-150x150.jpeg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Barack Obama Inaugural Address" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>President Barack Obama takes the oath of office and delivers his inaugural address from the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Here&#8217;s video and text of that speech address. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. &#8216;I Have A Dream&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2009/01/martin_luther_king_dream-150x150.jpeg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Martin Luther King Jr Delivering I Have A Dream Speech" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>Observed for the first time on January 20, 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day aka MLK Day is in remembrance of the Baptist minister and civil rights activist who in 1964, became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation. King&#8217;s most famous and well known speech [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rap/Hip-Hop: You Can&#8217;t Censor the Truth</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Memphis Rap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://memphisrap.com/mr-uploads/2007/04/censor-truth-150x150.jpg?x89615" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;" decoding="async" /><p>Well, ever since Imus, Hip-Hop has been under attack by what we in today&#8217;s generation label &#8216;wanna-bes&#8217; or &#8216;flodgers&#8217; and that&#8217;s people who portray to be something they are not. Well, ever since Imus, Hip-Hop has been under attack by what we in today&#8217;s generation label &#8216;wanna-bes&#8217; or &#8216;flodgers&#8217; and that&#8217;s people who portray to [&#8230;]</p>
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