Hey Siri, this rapper sounds just like you

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Doing a decent impression of Siri is a high-flying goal for some, but a Maryland rapper has nailed it.

Baltimore-based artist and producer Caz, a.k.a. HAZMATCAZ, has mastered the voice of Apple’s digital smart assistant, demonstrated in two viral clips posted to Twitter on Saturday.

First spotted by PAPER, the clip was posted by Twitter user @Erinie_DaBest, and shows Caz giving her best Siri rendition:

After reportedly receiving comments suggesting the video was fake or lip-synced, Caz responded to critics on Twitter. 

“For everyone saying that i’m faking the siri you hear in the background is me being previously recorded on someone else’s phone and my friend asked me to do it again,” she tweeted. “I’ve always has a good speaking voice it just came naturally to me one day and i’ve been doing it ever since.” Read more…

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Sonita Alizadeh uses her voice and her music to fight child marriage and gender-based violence

Rapper and Activist Sonita Alizadeh speaks with Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of United Nations Foundation, about living as a refugee in Iran and pursuing music as a way to speak out against child marriage. Read more…More about Social Good, Rapper…

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Sonita Alizadeh narrowly avoided being a child bride. Now she raps about ending forced marriage.

Several years ago, Sonita Alizadeh’s parents were considering selling her into marriage in order to pay for her older brother’s bride. Alizadeh, an Afghan refugee who was living in Iran at the time, dreamt instead of getting an education. 
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Eminem just dropped a surprise album called ‘Kamikaze’ and people are into it

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Eminem fans woke up to a big surprise this morning. 

The Detroit rapper released his new album Kamikaze without warning late on Thursday. Eminem  announced it on Twitter in classic Em fashion, middle finger raised ‘n’ all. 

“Tried not 2 overthink this,” Marshall Mathers wrote on Twitter while linking to the freshly produced album.

Tried not 2 overthink this 1… enjoy. 🖕#KAMIKAZE Out Now – https://t.co/ANw73KbwMt pic.twitter.com/qfQoTYBTUy

— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) August 31, 2018

Needless to say that his fans were both startled and happy with the surprise release of the album.  Read more…

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Netflix drops trailer for biopic about fierce ’80s rapper Roxanne Shanté

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From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes Netflix’s new biopic unpacking the life of New York rapper Roxanne Shanté.

A Sundance favourite, Roxanne Roxanne follows the turbulent life of the 14-year-old Queens battle MC, set in the early 1980s. Shanté made a name for herself as part of the Juice Crew collective, breaking through with her one-take freestyle response to a derogatory UTFO single dubbed “Roxanne Roxanne.”

Starring Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and introducing Chanté Adams, the film will land on Netflix March 23. 

Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdes, and Forest Whitaker all co-produced, so expect one heck of a soundtrack. Read more…

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Netflix drops trailer for biopic about fierce ’80s rapper Roxanne Shanté

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From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes Netflix’s new biopic unpacking the life of New York rapper Roxanne Shanté.

A Sundance favourite, Roxanne Roxanne follows the turbulent life of the 14-year-old Queens battle MC, set in the early 1980s. Shanté made a name for herself as part of the Juice Crew collective, breaking through with her one-take freestyle response to a derogatory UTFO single dubbed “Roxanne Roxanne.”

Starring Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and introducing Chanté Adams, the film will land on Netflix March 23. 

Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdes, and Forest Whitaker all co-produced, so expect one heck of a soundtrack. Read more…

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Rapper Lil Peep has died aged 21

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Lil Peep, a rising young star of the rap-emo scene, has died aged 21, his publicist told Pitchfork and The Guardian

The cause of the death is still unknown but music manager Adam Grandmaison told The Guardian the artist had been taken to hospital after an overdose. 

Lil Peep, who grew up in Long Beach, New York, and whose real name was Gustav Åhr, released his debut album “Come Over When You’re Sober (Part One)” in August this year after earning a cult following for a series of short mixtapes in which he opened up about his drug use and mental health issues.    Read more…

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