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Independent Lens: Detropia

Mondays, May 27, 10-11:30pm

Detroit was the birthplace of the middle class, an industrial utopia where anyone who worked hard enough could experience the American Dream. In the past three decades, the city has seen its might crumble as oil prices spiked, the auto industry declined and the middle class began to disappear. This new film chronicles the lives of several Detroiters trying to survive and make sense of what is happening to their city.

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ACT-OFF! Kid Rock VS Selena Gomez + Macklemore at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Posted 5/20/13 6:43 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Events, Music, TV

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Before Kid Rock presented Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with the Best Rap Song Award at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, he took a moment to throw some shade at … kid rockers. "Let's give it up for people lip-synching under pre-recorded music," he told the star-studded audience.

Kid could have been referring to any

The best kiss I ever got

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 5:50am — Rjl1969
The best kiss I ever had
Was the one I never got
Made me kinda sad
Thought maybe he'd forgot

It's the thought I've been missing
It never goes away
Of his lips to mine, sweet kissing
The one that I may never find
How could he ever forget
And leave these sweet lips behind
Blows my mind and leaves me talking
Walked right by smiling
And just kept on walking.
I thought hey, stop, it's me!
But he couldn't hear the thoughts in my head
Maybe it just wasn't meant to be.
And as I turned to walk away in disgrace
I turned to look one more time,

Great YouTube clip: ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUR-MuYAkN0 Champtown and White Kid

Brian was instrumental in getting a lot of little white kids rapping....

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Champtown

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Champtown

Birth name Brian Harmon[1]
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, disc jockey, film director, teacher
Years active 1988–present
Labels Straight Jacket

Associated acts Kid Rock, Eminem, Rev Run

Brian Harmon, better known by his stage name Champtown, is an American rapper, disc jockey, film director and

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What Was The Deal With Kid Rock At The Billboard Music Awards?
Seriously, though…

posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:00pm EDT
Hunter Schwarz
BuzzFeed Staff

Kid Rock presented the Top Rap Song award at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday and it was something.

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He started off by calling out everyone for lip syncing.

And then he dropped the mike.

Image by Ethan Miller / Getty Images

Just like that. Boom.

And then when he announced the

Welp, new to me.

Just spent a few minutes rolling through all the pics. Must say this is a sweet new feature, and the pics are big enough to actually recognize a person, lol.

Give it a whirl: http://kidrockrebelsoul.com/kidrocktourfamily/index.php

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