Bringing Hip-Hop to the Sprout Fund

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[Turner] continues, "When I met with Mac Howison of the Sprout Fund Seed Award program I explained to him that too much of what I'm seeing in the local hip-hop scene is looking too much the same. And I know that doesn't represent the truth about the talent here in Pittsburgh. I've toured around the country and rarely came across a scene with the type of talent pool that Pittsburgh has. However, everyone isn't represented in the popular media and performance outlets. Originally, the hip-hop scene was characterized by a number of groups with their own sound. Now, everyone you get a chance to hear is trying to sound the same as someone they saw on TV in hope of 'getting on.'"

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Bringing Hip-Hop to the Sprout Fund

After emerging from the late 90s as one of the most influential people in the college-based local hip-hop scene emcee, bandleader and event producer Masai Turner is taking it to...

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