Life in the Pop Lane

After hurricane, hip-hop artists are taking care of their own

By Renee Graham

Globe Staff / September 3, 2005

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In the immediate aftermath of last year's tsunami in parts of Southeast Asia, various actors and musicians organized and participated in concerts and fund-raisers to benefit the disaster's victims. At the time, several bloggers as well as on-air personalities on urban radio stations lambasted the lack of charitable response from a large segment of the hip-hop community. (Lauryn Hill, Wyclef ... (Full article: 793 words)