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The Ladies of LA Underground Hip-Hop Step to the Cypher Effect!

Remember back when I pondered about the apparent lack of women on the mic in Orange County? That question only becomes more pressing when the ladies of the Los Angeles underground assembled and recently stepped into the Cypher Effect – a YouTube channel series that showcases local MCs. Fawksie 1, Gavlyn, Vel the Wonder, TopDime [...]

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Canyon High Students Dress Up as ‘Mexicans’ and La Migra During Senior Week, School Officials Step In

Dressing up in stereotypical attire is usually reserved for fraternity pendejos in college, with the University of Chicago being the site of the latest such example with its sombrero-wearing, lawn-mowing pledges and planned ‘Conquistadors and Aztec Hoes’ parties. But hey, this is Orange County, and a little of the ill-advised happens at high schools, too! [...]

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