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May 16, 2008
Legendary Hip Hop DJ Grandmaster Flash Pens Memoir
Barbados born Joseph "Biggie Grand" Saddler, better known as Grandmaster Flash is set to become the latest hip hop star to release a memoir.
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Breakdown FM: Arab Hip Hop in Full Effect - The Nakba
So this year Israel celebrated its 60th anniversary and many western world leaders including our tyrannical president George Bush went over to the middle east to celebrate. While all the hoopla and bells and whistles are going off, there's another side to the story.
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May 15, 2008
Hip Hop Duo 1223 Debuts Internet Radio Show Tonight
One of the featured hip hop groups on the Thug Life Army Records unique Tupac tribute cd ‘In The Shadow of an Icon’, San Antonio, Texas based hip hop duo 1223, will make their internet radio premiere tonight with their own show.
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May 14, 2008
Who is the Hottest Hip Hop MC in the Game
May 16, MTV News will bring you the second installment of its popular, provocative and controversial hip hop series, "The Hottest MC's In The Game." A panel will convene once again to debate, dissect, and ultimately declare the MC's who are making the greatest impact in hip hop right now.
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May 2008 'Food for the Spirit' by The Hip Hop Life Coach
The next time someone says or does something that makes you angry, frustrated or upset, before you react, just stop for a moment, get still, take some deep breaths and start smiling. Think about how at that very moment, you have the POWER to decide how you're going to respond...
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Shooting Gets Hip Hop Diva Remy Ma Sentenced to 8 Years
Reminisce Smith, better known by her hip hop stage name Remy Ma, (formerly known as Remy Martin), was sentenced to eight years in prison by New York State Supreme Court Justice Rena Uviller on Tuesday.
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Rap Artist Murphy Lee Returns to Hip Hop
Murphy Lee announces that he is a 'certified rapper' who is ready to bring the spotlight back to the St. Louis hip hop and rap scene as he holds it down in the style we have come to expect from Nelly and the St. Lunatics crew.
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May 13, 2008
Boycott In Support of Sean Bell (NYC) & DeOnte Rawlings (DC)
Black Legacy, the Black student organization at Lehman College (Bronx, NY), is organizing a boycott from May 25th to May 31st, in New York City and Washington DC, to protest the injustices in the Sean Bell and DeOnte Rawlings cases.
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An Initial Strategy for Hip Hop by Dr Walter Greason
Hip hop – the only social force to create an equitable, participatory, democratic, and global system of politics and economics over the last three decades – will vanish into history under a fascist backlash, consume the soul of our generation with consumerism, or evolve to inspire greater intelligence, creativity, and faith among ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren. The crossroads we face is no less than the choice about the direction of our species and our planet.
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African Chief Babalawo Adeyela Adelekan Dies at Age 72
The world of African-based religion is deeply saddened by the death on May 9, 2008 of Chief Babalawo Adeyela Adelekan, Amulewaye Iledi-Ooni Ile Ife, who served as an Executive Board Member for the National African Religion Congress/NARC World International since 1999.
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May 12, 2008
Sean Bell Type Police Murder Takes Place in Inglewood CA
So what we have here is the following; The police are investigating themselves. And they can arrest these unarmed men, one of whom was killed after they conclude-Translation: After they get their lies in order and stack up the evidence they can come after these men and thus cover their own negligent asses.
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Hiding in Hip Hop
HIDING IN HIP HOP is his stunning, courageous story. Readers from all corners will be intrigued about HIDING IN HIP HOP. They may initially be fascinated by the "straight, no chaser" blind item stories within the book, but ultimately readers will gain a renewed appreciation for understanding why acceptance is key if we are to ever truly embrace change and promote healing.
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Will Political 'CHANGE' Effect Hip Hop
In this year of America saying and showing it wants change, can we change present hip hop music to more fit the culture of hip hop? Can we depend on the leaders that will be elected to say to the music industry; enough is enough?
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May 11, 2008
Another Chance for the Family of Murdered Hip Hop Figure
The Wallace family has been given another chance by U.S. District Judge Florence Marie Cooper to file a new lawsuit against LA city officials, as long as the paperwork is completed within 20 days.
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Actors 'Resemble' Hip Hop Performers in Biggie Biopic
According to hip hop entrepreneur Sean 'Puffy' Combs, it seems the actors in the upcoming movie about the life of New York hip hop legend Notorious B.I.G. bare a creepy similarity to the hip hop performers they portray in the film.
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May 06, 2008
Hip Hop Label Seeks Submissions for Unique Project Vol.2
Today most of the hip hop music industry has become a waste land of mindless dribble and catchy hooks, without any real meaning or purpose to the music. Few artists who rap in hip hop today take the power of the mic seriously.
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Hip Hop Album Review: In The Shadow of an Icon
The first thing I said to myself when hearing about this project was "Hey, it's another tribute album for Pac. What could possibly be good about this one?" Well, it looks like I spoke too soon. Judging a book by its cover never really helped anyone to begin with, and in my findings, this 29-track compilation CD is filled with up and down-beat tracks that anyone can easily be bopping their head to, not to mention that the whole vibe of the album can be described as something out of the vaults of Suge Knight’s Death Row Records.
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Hollywood Black Film Festival Opens with Hip Hop Documentary
Hollywood Black Film Festival will open with World Premiere of "Two Turntables and a Microphone" Jam Master Jay Documentary Features Appearances by Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, Jay-Z, LL Cool J and 50 Cent.
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May 05, 2008
The Sean Bell Tragedy By Kevin Powell
No, the grief will never end, not for Sean Bell's parents and family, for his fiancé and children. But Mayor Bloomberg, you, me, we the people, can step up our games, make a commitment to real social justice in our city, in our nation, and, for once, penalize people, including police officers, who just randomly blow away lives.
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Latin Hip Hop Pioneer Kemo the Blaxican on Latin Nation 5-11
Sunday May 11th Nationwide (in LA on KCAL channel 9) on Latin Nation peep an exclusive one on one session with Latin Hip Hop pioneer, Kemo the Blaxican. More news inside.
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