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		<title>SOPA Blackout Helps Stall Anti-Piracy Bill From Moving Through Senate ... For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2012/01/18/sopa-blackout-helps-anti-piracy-bill-from-moving-through-senate-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than 7,000 high-traffic websites -- including Wikipedia, Reddit, Google, Amazon and others -- blacked out and/or supported the protest of SOPA  (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) on Wednesday (January 18), several co-sponsors of the Senate bill withdrew their support ... thus stopping the attempt at web censorship in its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An End to an All Too Common Controversy (Commentary By Rev. Yearwood)</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/05/19/an-end-to-an-all-too-common-controversy-commentary-by-rev-yearwood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/05/19/an-end-to-an-all-too-common-controversy-commentary-by-rev-yearwood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 06:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lennox Yearwood, Jr. minister, community activist, and President of the Hip Hop Caucus in Washington, D.C, a national non-profit organization that engages young people in urban communities. Following all the controversy over Chicago rapper Common's invite to the White House by Michelle Obama for a poetry reading, and how media disected his every line after, Yearwood felt compelled to address the situation in a commentary piece, which we've published inside...]]></description>
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		<title>Chuck D Protests Immigration Law With Fine Art Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/02/11/chuck-d-protests-immigration-law-with-fine-art-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/02/11/chuck-d-protests-immigration-law-with-fine-art-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life / Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where does racial profiling end when it's the law? This is only one of the many questions Public Enemy founder Chuck D poses with "By The Time I Got To Arizona," a fine art collaboration created under his specific direction that foreshadows the future of America if policies based on profiling continue. For his first foray into fine art, the hip-hop legend worked hand-in-hand with artist Ravi Dosaj re-engineering a variety of traditional...]]></description>
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		<title>Website Owners Dispute Government Seizures, Say They Aren&#039;t To Blame</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/12/21/website-owners-dispute-government-seizures-say-they-arent-to-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/12/21/website-owners-dispute-government-seizures-say-they-arent-to-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most people were enjoying turkey with their families over the Thanksgiving holiday, federal authorities were shutting down several websites, as part of Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), which allows the seizure of domain names without due process or even a mention of wrong-doing. Popular hip-hop websites OnSmash.com and RapGodFathers.com were among the 82 domain names snatched up from under their owners...]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Passes Web Censorship Bill, Two Hip-Hop Sites Shut Down</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/11/26/congress-passes-web-censorship-bill-two-hip-hop-sites-shut-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/11/26/congress-passes-web-censorship-bill-two-hip-hop-sites-shut-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tech & Gaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress finally hammered out a bill on last Thursday (November 18), called the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), which would empower the government to take action against websites offering unauthorized copyrighted or counterfeit content. Last week Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill, in which the Attorney General gains the right to shut down websites...]]></description>
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		<title>Ras Kass Catches Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in a Lie</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/05/24/ras-kass-catches-louisiana-governor-bobby-jindal-in-a-lie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/05/24/ras-kass-catches-louisiana-governor-bobby-jindal-in-a-lie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ras Kass catches Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal making a funny error while speaking at a news conference about the oil spill currently threatening the Gulf. "You, as a f***in' citizen should pay attention 'cause these n****s say anything and you believe it," Rasy says.]]></description>
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		<title>KRS-One Talks New World Order Conspiracy Theories &amp; &#039;The Obama Deception&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/26/krs-one-talks-new-world-order-conspiracy-theories-the-obama-deception/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/26/krs-one-talks-new-world-order-conspiracy-theories-the-obama-deception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=17677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet is a web of information. You can look up how to cook your favorite dishes, or find out what Tupac's favorite sneakers were. Or, if your into the movement, you might read up on the long list of conspiracy theories that are published on a daily basis. One rapper who follows the NWO theory is KRS-One.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Talks Medical System Reform On &#039;60 Minutes&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/15/president-obama-talks-medical-system-reform-on-60-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/15/president-obama-talks-medical-system-reform-on-60-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=17184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With public support for health care reform and his administration in decline, he decided to regain control over the debate with a speech before a joint session of Congress. The president hoped to resuscitate plans for an overhaul of the medical system. "60 Minutes" spoke with him Friday at the White House, and he seemed confident that he had succeeded.]]></description>
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		<title>Q-Tip Launches Twitter Attack On New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/27/q-tip-launches-twitter-attack-on-new-york-mayor-bloomberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/27/q-tip-launches-twitter-attack-on-new-york-mayor-bloomberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow rapper Q-Tip on Twitter (@QtipTheAbstract), you may have noticed that over the past few days, he's had some not-so-nice things to say about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.]]></description>
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		<title>Dead Prez Speak On Global Police State</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/11/dead-prez-speak-on-global-police-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/11/dead-prez-speak-on-global-police-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are becoming more aware of globalism spreading, the plans of the evil illuminati, and how those in power are pulling the wool over everybody's eyes. The rap duo discusses a little piece of this, in this short clip.]]></description>
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		<title>Dead Prez Address &#039;The Barack Obama Issue&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/25/dead-prez-address-the-barack-obama-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/25/dead-prez-address-the-barack-obama-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As they gear up for the release of their upcoming album <I>Pulse of the People</I> with DJ Green Lantern, Dead Prez sit down and get political during his Invasion Radio, addressing "the Barack Obama issue" and asked the Americans "what change are you looking for?" ]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Elects NBA Hall Of Famer David Bing As New Mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/07/detroit-elects-nba-hall-of-famer-david-bing-as-new-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/07/detroit-elects-nba-hall-of-famer-david-bing-as-new-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Bing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit voters elected a new mayor recently -- former NBA legend and Hall of Famer Dave Bing, who pledged to lead the city with integrity.]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Wants You To Grade President Obama&#039;s First 100 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/29/cnn-wants-you-to-grade-president-obamas-first-100-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/29/cnn-wants-you-to-grade-president-obamas-first-100-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN wants you to grade President Obama's first 100 days in office, and his report card via their Wednesday night (April 29) special called "CNN National Report Card: First 100 Days."]]></description>
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		<title>All In One Day, Rev. Yearwood&#039;s March Through NY</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/all-in-one-day-rev-yearwoods-march-through-ny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/all-in-one-day-rev-yearwoods-march-through-ny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Yearwood hits the March on Wall Street in Manhattan at about 11 a.m., and then Coney Island @ around 2 pm for the Stop the Violence March. All in one day. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tears from Heaven: Dr. King Would Want Climate Justice</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/tears-from-heaven-dr-king-would-want-climate-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/tears-from-heaven-dr-king-would-want-climate-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the day of the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination, minister and community activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood asks that people still mark the tragic death of Dr. King, and offers a way to carry on his memory.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Arrested In Plot To Assassinate Barack Obama In Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/09/man-arrested-in-plot-to-assassinate-barack-obama-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/09/man-arrested-in-plot-to-assassinate-barack-obama-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man was arrested last week in Turkey for a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama. U.S. officials discovered a plan involving a Syrian man to take the life of the United States' first black president. They said it was taken "very seriously."]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Wax Figure Unveiled In Washington DC</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/08/michelle-obama-wax-figure-unveiled-in-washington-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/08/michelle-obama-wax-figure-unveiled-in-washington-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As previously reported, the First Lady Michelle Obama would be immortalized as a wax figure in Madame Tussauds wax museum, and now that day has come. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are African Americans &#039;Hurting Worse&#039; In Slumping Economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/are-african-americans-hurting-worse-in-slumping-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/are-african-americans-hurting-worse-in-slumping-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are African Americans taking the biggest hit because of the down slope of the economy? According to a report released this week, the answer is yes.]]></description>
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		<title>National Urban League Asks Barack Obama To Address Black Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/national-urban-league-asks-barack-obama-to-address-black-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/national-urban-league-asks-barack-obama-to-address-black-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although he's already got his hands full with the steep sloping economy, the war in Iraq, and everything in between, President Barack Obama is now being asked to address issues specific to the black community.]]></description>
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		<title>Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti Alongside Bill Clinton To Raise Global Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/17/wyclef-jean-visit-haiti-alongside-bill-clinton-to-raise-global-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/17/wyclef-jean-visit-haiti-alongside-bill-clinton-to-raise-global-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haiti Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean, arrived in Port au Prince last Wednesday (Mardh 11) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an effort to bring worldwide awareness to his home country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.]]></description>
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		<title>NY Post Chairman Rupert Murdoch Issues Apology For Racist Cartoon</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/24/ny-post-chairman-rupert-murdoch-issues-apology-for-racist-cartoon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/24/ny-post-chairman-rupert-murdoch-issues-apology-for-racist-cartoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After receiving backlash for a cartoon that many felt was racist, the <I>New York Post's</I> Chairman Rupert Murdoch issued a personal apology Tuesday (February 24), claiming the company had not intended to offend people.]]></description>
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		<title>Condoleezza Rice Inks Three-Book Deal, Readies Memoir About White House Stint</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/condoleezza-rice-inks-three-book-deal-readies-memoir-about-white-house-stint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/condoleezza-rice-inks-three-book-deal-readies-memoir-about-white-house-stint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reportedly inked a three-book deal with Crown Publishers, where she will begin with a memoir about her time spent working under the Bush administration.]]></description>
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		<title>John Legend&#039;s Open Letter To The New York Post Over Cartoon</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/20/john-legends-open-letter-to-the-new-york-post-over-cartoon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/20/john-legends-open-letter-to-the-new-york-post-over-cartoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Legend]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently published cartoon by the New York Post -- that many believed was linked to President Obama -- has upset a lot of people. The Rev. Al Sharpton called it "troubling at best." And now, singer John Legend is as well.]]></description>
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		<title>T.I. Says Obama Tax Raises Will Create Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/14/ti-says-obama-tax-raises-will-create-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/14/ti-says-obama-tax-raises-will-create-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper T.I. is doing well, financially, and has been for quite some time. With Barack Obama making major changes, in an attempt to turn around the nation's slumping economy, the rapper is behind him, even if he has to pay high taxes.]]></description>
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		<title>Rap Sessions 2009 Hits Road For Post-Racism Panels</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/12/rap-sessions-2009-hits-road-for-post-racism-panels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/12/rap-sessions-2009-hits-road-for-post-racism-panels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a quest to answer the question: "Is America Really Post-Racial?" Author and hip-hop activist Bakari Kitwana has partnered with the Harvard University-Law School based think tank, The Jamestown Project, to announce a national tour called Rap Sessions 2009.]]></description>
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