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David LaChapelle: Consuming an Artist in the 21st Century

Maya Lekach - Muze Staff Writer The 21st century has been having some problems with art. No one seems to know what it is. All except, perhaps, one man, David LaChapelle. No, he’s not the black comedian with the excellent Rick James impression, but instead what some might call the artist of the millennium. But why is it that you will find him in no art history books? [caption id="attachment_10475" align="ali ...

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R&B Star Frank Ocean Isn’t Afraid to Ripple the Waters of Hip Hop With His Blog Bombshell

Maya Lekach - Muze Staff Writer The hip-hop community has turned into a surf gang as they scream for just one thing: more Ocean! No, not the ocean with waves, but Frank Ocean, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, who released his first full-length album Channel Orange in July after a number of successful EPs. Admittedly, the first I heard of Ocean was via Tumblr, and it was not of his music but of his bisexual ...

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The Metamorphosis: Snooping on the Transition From a Dogg to a Lion

Maya Lekach - Muze Staff Writer One of the biggest shockers of the year came in February in the form of an announcement from the beloved Snoop Dogg when he announced he was changing his name from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion and would be releasing a reggae album. While this kind of statement might still have the possibility to shock from a less genre-defining artist, like Gucci Mane or Flo Rida, Snoop Dogg mana ...

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