Hip Hop Legend DJ Kool Herc Says Stop Being "Hood Rich", We Gotta OWN Some Things!
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Is It Time for HIP-HOP to GROW UP?!
Clearly, hip hop is no longer a music genre or culture by teens, for teens. We have all grown up, and the 35-45 year old parent driving to pick up their child from school is less frequently bumping Boyz to Men but Biggie. It's time to return to our roots, and give these at risk youth something to connect to as Cudi so eloquently put it. Not just behind the scenes, but also in your day job - your lyrics and your message.
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1st Concert of Sicko Mobb multi-city “Fiesta Tour”
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BIGGIE and BED-STUY: The Art Album
Dawud Knuckles' exhibition brilliantly ushered visitors into making the connection between fine art and hip hop. Each selected art piece was presented as Biggie's lyrics personified!
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Malcolm X Reconsidered: A Daughter’s Perspective
I am often reminded that during my father’s time, teachers in classrooms all across the world taught that Africa and her people had no history pre-Enslavement—before the bondage of Black people. The older men of my father’s day tell me the beauty of Malcolm was that for the first time in their lives, they heard good things—honest and accurate facts—about who they were as men
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Tupac was a father figure to Jada Pinkett-Smith
Jada spoke frankly about her friendship with the late, Tupac Shakur, "Pac was one of the first male figures that I had in my life that saw the beauty and talent in my intelligence separated from sex."
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U KNOW We Rising to TO THE TOP!
LITERALLY, 10 seconds in to Jay Rock & Kendrick Lamar's To the Top, I heard White Boy's "U Know" featuring Kanye West
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Billion Dollar BLING - Diamonds in Sierra Leone
'Bling' follows hip-hop's own Raekwon & Paul Wall, as well as reggaeton star Tego Calderón on their April 2006 voyage to Sierra Leone to gain insight into the country's diamond export industry.
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Love and Hip Hop and Basketball
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J Cole Releases Video for 'She Knows' From Born Sinner Soundtrack
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SOUL CLAP! Kanye West - 10 Years after College Dropout
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Hip Hop Producer/Dj Competition (Production/Turntablism)
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A Black History Month Lesson From Beyoncé and Jay Z
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DELUXE REISSUES OF SOULS OF MISCHIEF’S CLASSIC 93 ‘TIL INFINITY, ON-SALE STARTING TODAY!!
GET ON DOWN ANNOUNCES “HIERO LIGHT BOX” & “MUSIC BOOK 2-CD” DELUXE REISSUES OF SOULS OF MISCHIEF’S CLASSIC 93 ‘TIL INFINITY, ON-SALE STARTING TODAY
Get On Down will start taking orders today via www.GetOnDown.com, and orders will start shipping on March 7th.
The jewel-in-the-crown of this masterful reissue is the “Souls Super-Bundle” – Only 500 of these bundles will be made available for purchase at this time, and they are only available via Get On Down.
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Bring That Beat Back! RockzSolid's Back to Gold City
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MUST SEE! Kanye West Falls off Stage in Norway
All of the Lights??! Well the show must go on...LOL
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HHS Freestyle Fridays!
We are looking for the very best lyricists to go head to head on our YouTube Channel for our Freestyle Fridays Competition! To enter, simply submit a 30-second (or less) video of yourself freestyling with your best rhymes HERE or email us at [email protected].
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HILARIOUS! Drake Falls Off Stage
Drizzy was hilarious this past weekend as the host and musical guest on SNL. It was refreshing to be spared from watching Kenan Thompson play Whoopi Goldberg, [sidebar: Kerry Washington killed as FLOTUS Michelle Obama]! Cast newcomer Sasheer Zamata fit right in, and we're looking forward to more from her! Check out Drake's fall from grace below - the joke's on him :)
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VH1's The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop
The Making of The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop, How A Book Went From the Shelves to the Screen
A discussion on VH1′s Rock Doc Series with panelists Steve Stoute (author, CEO of Translation), Billy Corben (Director, Filmmaker), Brad Abramson (VP, VH1 Production & Programming), Keith Clinkscales (CEO, REVOLT Media & TV). Moderated by Lisa Cortés (Owner, Cortés Films)... Read more HERE
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From Spoken Word to Hip-Hop: The Watts Prophets & Kendrick Lamar
Seemingly born out of the 1965 Watts riots, The Watts Prophets used the art form of spoken word to be the voice that detailed the harsh realities of a time before them, their present, and the perils of a future if the "dead" did not "wake up"! But they also spoke of love and romance, and everyday life in their surroundings. Today's Kendrick Lamar of Compton introduced a fresh voice, detailing his life growing up in the inner city of his west coast hometown. Hip-Hop used to be primarily a voice, a way to tell the truth about the world we live in. This why Mr. Lamar has & continues to maintain the respect and admiration of Hip-Hop's pioneers. Enjoy below the some of the West Coast's finest spoken word and hip hop:
The Watts Prophets - I Remember Watts
https://youtu.be/Tz4bmFfBJyU
'I Remember Watts' vs. 'M.A.A.D. City'
When you hear The Watts Poets say "To light up Los Angeles, it only took one [watt]. I remember Watts...a place where winos and have-nots took their treasured possessions to pawn shops.." are you able to draw any parallels when Kendrick Lamar growls "..Seem like the whole city go against me, every time I'm in the streets I hear YAWK! YAWK! YAWK! YAWK!" ?
Quincy Jones & The Watts Prophets - Beautiful Black Girl
'Beautiful Black Girl' vs. 'No Make Up'
"Hey Beautiful African Girl, I got something I wanna say to you...Girl, I love you. I love you Beautiful Black Girl & I need you so bad" Whew! Color me inspired. This romantic spoken word piece by The Watts Poets was set to music, and blessed by the legendary Quincy Jones. KDot futhers the sentiment when he shares "The roses on your face light up the sky. Those lips are colorful all the time. Do you mind...no make up today? Her prettiness, the wittiness of colors on her skin tone..."
As you can see, The Watts Prophets' influence continues on today! Had you heard of them prior to reading this post? Share your thoughts below in the comments.
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