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Birth name Dante Terrell Smith
Born December 11, 1973
Born place Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Rawkus Records
Priority Records
Downtown Records
GOOD Music
Associated acts Kanye West
The Roots
Gorillaz
Soulquarians
Blakroc
Talib Kweli
Curren$y
Jay Electronica
Black Star
Native Tongues Posse
Dave Chappelle
Immortal Technique



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Arcade Fire Perform Rolling Stones And Cyndi Lauper Covers At Surprise Haiti Gig

March 31, 2011
Arcade Fire Perform Rolling Stones And Cyndi Lauper Covers At Surprise Haiti GigArcade Fire performed at a surprise gig in Haiti on Tuesday night (March 28).

The Montreal-based band played a 45-minute set at the Hotel Oloffson in Haiti's capital city Port-Au-Prince.

The set also included four covers Rolling Stones' 'The Last Time', Blondie's 'The Tide Is High', Credence Clearwater Revival's 'Who'll Stop The Rain', and Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', reports Rolling Stone.

The band have been helping to raise money for the Haiti disaster in their recent tours.

Meanwhile, Arcade Fire won big at this year's Juno Awards in Canada.

Arcade Fire's setlist was:

  1. Who'll Stop The Rain
  2. Keep The Car Running
  3. The Last Time
  4. Crucified Again
  5. Ocean Of Noise
  6. The Tide Is High
  7. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
  8. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
  9. Neighbourhood 3 (Power Out)
  10. Rebellion (Lies)

(by Holly Frith)





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