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Hip Hop in Las Vegas

The term "hip hop" covers four areas: rapping, deejaying, breakdancing, and graffiti writing.  So what is the hip-hop scene like here in Las Vegas?  Who are the new artists, and with a city typically wired for rock bands, where are rappers and breakdancers performing?  We talk to some longstanding and up-and-coming performers and promoters about hip hop in Las Vegas.

 

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Coco Jenkins, bassist, Rhyme N Rhythm

Phil A., rapper

Max Plenke, music writer, Las Vegas CityLife

Art Saenz, recording artist/promoter, Campfire & Knucklehead Zoo


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