Posts Tagged ‘Hip Hop’
Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ Has Died : The Record : NPR
A little more than 20 years later she co-founded Sugar Hill Records and came up with the idea for the first commercially-successful hip-hop release, 1979′s “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang. Her label also signed Grandmaster Flash and [Read More]
‘Teach Me How to Dougie’ Cali Swag District group member, M-Bone killed in drive-by shooting
Hip-hop fans are mourning the loss of 22-year-old Cali Swag District group member M-Bone (born Montae Talbert) today. Talbert was reportedly shot in front of an Inglewood, CA liquor store late Sunday evening. According to the Associated Press the Cali Swag [Read More]
RIP Nate Dogg.. 213!!!
Nate Dogg is dead, according to a report in his hometown Long Beach Press Telegram, which cited a family announcement. Friend and collaborator Snoop Dogg appeared to confirm the news by tweeting, “RIP NATE DOGG” and later “We lost a true legend n hip hop n [Read More]
Hip-Hop v. The U.S.? Brand Wars! by Jared Ball
A recently published article reviewing academic research of nation branding got me thinking about last week’s statement from Chuck D. Read more [Read More]
The Role Hip Hop Organizations and Groups Play in Politics
A report from the National Hip Hop Political Convention by Davey D via ThugLifeArmy.com During the recently held Hip Hop Political Convention we had an explosive panel that addressed the issue of Electoral Politics and how they intersect with Hip Hop music and Culture. We [Read More]
Badu Identifies With Palestinian Hip-Hop
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Sporting a huge, billowing Afro and a T-shirt with an anti-Iraq war slogan, Erykah Badu said she identifies with Palestinian hip-hop and expressed support for Louis Farrakhan before a crowd of Israeli fans and journalists Thursday. “I [Read More]
