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View ArticleCool Dad Raps in the Car With His Sons
Look out Eminem. This dad can really rip it up! ___ Most dads keep it snappy with their kids in the car, but this cool dad really raises the bar. The rapping dad, Derek Clark, is a motivational...
View ArticleGimme the Beat, Boys, and Free My Soul: A Playlist for Divorced Dads
Many of the best songs are written about break-ups, but do any of them speak to what a divorced father is going through? Ben Railton shares this playlist of six songs that do… — There are few themes...
View ArticleSing it! Belt It Out Loud And Proud!
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13 Year-old Paul S. explains why he loves the band Rush, even if loving them isn’t cool. My name is Paul, I’m thirteen years old, and I love Rush. I’m being bullied in school because of it. This is my...
View ArticleTen Things I’ve Learned From Rapping
Originally appeared at Ten Things I’ve Learned Note: I really like to rap. I rap over instrumentals whenever I get a chance, I freestyle to myself when I walk around, but I’m really embarrassed to rap...
View ArticleTen Things I’ve Learned From Interning at a Large Record Label
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TrèsSugar chronicles the steamiest moments on the VMA stage. With the VMAs right around the corner, we stop to take a look back at all the moments that have made us say, “Uh, is it warm in here? Or is...
View ArticleProtest Style: Psy’s Anti-American Past?
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