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	<title>Arts Desk &#187; Mo Betta</title>
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		<title>Digging For Tweets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Noz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingpin Slim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mo Betta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro'Verb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RaTheMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XO]]></category>

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Mp3 blogs are teetering on the edge of irrelevance. Thanks to Twitter an artist can cut out that  middleman completely and deliver new songs directly to fans and followers. From the studio to the tweets in just minutes. The DC hip hop community in particular has been taking great advantage of this approach. Here [...]]]></description>
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<p>Mp3 blogs are teetering on the edge of irrelevance. Thanks to Twitter an artist can cut out that  middleman completely and deliver new songs directly to fans and followers. From the studio to the tweets in just minutes. The DC hip hop community in particular has been taking great advantage of this approach. Here are some recent zshare jams, as tweeted by a few of the area&#8217;s most promising emcees.  (You can&#8217;t keep <I>this</I> middleman out the game, dammit!) <span id="more-7606"></span></p>
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<B><A HREF="http://twitter.com/uptownxo/" target="new">XO</A> &#8211; &#8220;<A HREF="http://www.zshare.net/audio/617493311d967eda/HERE" target="new">F.R.N.O.</A>&#8220;</B></p>
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<B><A HREF="http://twitter.com/RAtheMC" target="new">RAtheMC</A> &#8211; &#8220;<A HREF="http://www.zshare.net/audio/61693474fc62f327/" target="new">We Ridin&#8221;</A>&#8221; (Prod. Judah)</B></p>
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<B><A HREF="http://twitter.com/Mo_betta" target="new">Mo Betta</A> &#8211; &#8220;<A HREF="http://www.zshare.net/audio/616913416d194112/" target="new">I Swear</A>&#8221; (Prod. Whitefolkz)</B></p>
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<B><A HREF="http://twitter.com/allproallday" target="new">Pro&#8217;Verb</A> &#8211; &#8220;<A HREF="http://www.divshare.com/download/7737040-3e4">Persecuted Patriot</A>&#8221; (Prod. Surock)</B></p>
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<B><A HREF="http://twitter.com/kingpinslim" target="new">Kingpin Slim</A> &#8211; <I><A HREF="http://bit.ly/INM0i" target="new">King Of Da Inkpen</A></I> 5 Song Sampler</B></p>
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