This is basically how I categorize and judge artists in the music industry. Each title comes with a certain level…
October Book Review: Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang What could I say about this book…
The Hip Hop Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era is a twelve year span in American history where the culture had to adjust as the South…
The Branding In and Of Hip Hop
As Fall sets in on Tuesday it pains me to use the phrase ‘over the Summer’ so recently Trinidad James…
Mirror Mirror on the Wall Who’s The Greatest Rapper of Them All
Yesterday one of my favorite all time Hip Hop lyricists celebrated a birthday. Nasir Jones is one of the greatest…
The Hip Hop Woman
Lots of us have seen the new video that has come out featuring Ray Rice and his wife. That few…
Your DJ Ain’t No DJ
The development of technology brings along a development in the culture effecting each element. The innovation of being able to…
September Book Review: Hip-Hop & Philosophy: Rhyme 2 Reason Edited by Derrick Darby & Tommie Shelby
Hip-Hop and Philosophy: Rhyme 2 Reason (Popular Culture and Philosophy) Edited By: Derrick Darby & Tommie Shelby This book was written in…
The ‘New’ New Jack Swing: Today’s Hip Hop and R&B
Teddy Riley was the power house behind the New Jack Swing sound that ran the late 80s to mid-90s. It…
The Potential of Hip Hop and What It Used To Be
Over the years Hip Hop has been a vehicle for our community to voice our opinion on politics, social ills,…