Random Kendra anecdote:  Due to the slightly restrictive environment I grew up in, I wasn’t introduced to certain music until I went to college.  There, I learned of the type of music called “crunk.”

This music defined my first few years of college, and these songs became fixtures in my life as ringtones and common phrases (“That girl said what? Please, she better get on my level!  Pssh, what she gon’ do?!”)  Crunk seemed like such a heavy force, but it definitely doesn’t seem as dominant as it used to be.  So, why don’t we try to find out where some of these crunk music creators and contributors are?

(AllHipHop News) A number of popular rappers have filed a lawsuit against CBS Interactive and its website, CNET. Rappers like The Ying Yang Twins, 2 Live Crew, JT Money, The Force MDS, J-Shin and singing group Pretty Ricky filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California yesterday (May 3rd).
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