Email Author Ben Westhoff
Awards
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2007 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards
"Ace of Spaides"
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2006 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 14, 2005
"Rap vs. Rapture"
2010 Stories by Ben Westhoff
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The Year of Magical Thinking
published July 29, 2010
Bun B is hip-hop's grieving widower, the guy for whom you want to leave a pot roast on the front steps. You watch what you say around him, knowing... More >>
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How Low Can He Go?
published May 6, 2010
Imagine revamping a fiery activist anthem into a mindless, rump-shaking jam. That's exactly what Ludacris has done on his recent hit "How Low,"... More >>
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From the Ashes: Former Geto Boy Big Mike
published March 4, 2010
In 2004, Michael Barnett was paroled and released from prison. The rapper known as Big Mike had served three and a half years for torching a... More >>
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Ultimate Victory
published February 4, 2010
Chamillionaire is the rapper you can take home to mom and dad. His albums contain very little swearing, and, in fact, he won't even curse when... More >>
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