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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Q-Tip Speaks on ATCQ Documentary
Photograph from DeviationMusic.net*
Q-Tip Shoots Down ATCQ Documentary;
Flick Headed To Sundance
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
Coach Luke Campbell
Luke Campbell Lands Assistant Coach Job
for Miami Central High
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
for Miami Central High
"I don't tolerate cursing or the N-word," Luke continued. "I tell them, 'Don't ever disrespect a girl because that makes you less than a man.' And 'Pick the girl who is responsible, not the one with Fs on her report card. Easy to get in, hard to get out. I've lived that life.'"
The former rap star was cleared by the Miami-Dade Public School system to coach the team, after Campbell received letters of support from community leaders, parents, neighborhood kids and Central High's principals.
Luke is much more than a coach, according to C.J. Gaines, an 18-year-old wide receiver for the Rockets.
"I don't see him as a rapper," Gaines said. "I see him as a father."
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
Copywright Criminals Documentary
Sample Documentary "Copyright Criminals"
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
With the issue of sampling and the legal ramifications behind it becoming more and more prevalent in Hip Hop, a new documentary produced by Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod seeks to answer the question of who truly owns music created through samples.
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Jay-Z's Decoded Best Seller
Jay-Z's "Decoded" On New York Times' Best Sellers List
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Though Jay-Z is used debuting on top of the music charts, the rap mogul will have to settle for the No. 3 spot on the New York Times' Best Sellers list.
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Quincy Jones & Kanye West
Photograph from Melophobe*
Quincy Jones Dismisses Kanye West Comparison
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Jay Smooth Calls Out "The Anthology of Rap"
Jay Smooth Speaks On Inaccuracies
In "The Anthology Of Rap" Book
Only a week after its release 'The Anthology Of Rap' faces numerous reports of lyrical inaccuracies in the book. Also see NPR report click here
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
In "The Anthology Of Rap" Book
Only a week after its release 'The Anthology Of Rap' faces numerous reports of lyrical inaccuracies in the book. Also see NPR report click here
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
In Memory of Roc Raida
Photograph from Bobbito | BounceMag.com
The Beat Junkies, with the support of VTech, threw a tribute to our dear friend, the late great Grandmaster Roc Raida of the X-Ecutioners this past September. The actual event was exactly a year after the date he was buried: Sept 24th, 2009. We were able to have some members of the X-Ecutioners participate in the event, as well as having Roc Raida’s family in the house. His daughter DJ NyRaida performed a set in tribute to her father.
If you were in LA for this event, you were able to witness something very magical. And for those who didn’t get to experience it, and those who want to relive it, we present this video. Mochilla sat with the Junkies and X-Ecutioners and tried to remember Raida not in a sad way but in a celebratory way.
As MF Grimm says “Anyone who knows Raida knows that the energy that he possessed he was able to transfer to you – and once he did nobody could tell you anything…”
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Lone Catalysts Release "Back To School" Today
Columbus, Ohio's J. Rawls and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's J. Sands are pioneers in the midwest independent Hip Hop movement that also included Hi-Tek, Main Flow and MHz. Together as Lone Catalysts, the duo released three cult-followed albums on their own B.U.K.A. Entertainment.
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Monday, November 1, 2010
AZ Doe or Die 15th Anniversary Edition
Tracklisting Revealed To AZ's "Doe Or Die:
15th Anniversary Edition"
Release Date: 11/23/2010*
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Photograph from 2dopeboyz.com*
((NEW AUDIO))
The Calm (Produced by Statik Selektah): click here
The Calm (Produced by Statik Selektah): click here
Jay-Z Reveals “Decoded” Song List
Mogul Jay-Z has unveiled the song listing for his new book, Decoded.
To view the song list visit the link below:
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
Mogul Jay-Z has unveiled the song listing for his new book, Decoded.
According to a release, Decoded is “a collection of lyrics and their meaning that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.”
To view the song list visit the link below:
Article: click here | AllHipHop.com
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Maya Angelou's Papers NY Public Library
NY Public Library Getting Maya Angelou's Papers
More than 300 boxes of Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James Baldwin and several scribbled revisions of the poem she wrote to celebrate President Bill Clinton's inauguration, will be made public at a New York library.
Shout out to Ronin!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Brian Carey Sims on Nas' Def Jam Letter
Get Your Mind Right: It Was Written (Unfortunately)
Professor Brian Carey Sims calls out Nas for this month's "leaked email" to Def Jam executives, and states a case to why one of Hip Hop's most thoughtful emcee appears deeply confused.
Article: click here | HipHopDX.com
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Hip Hop & U.S. Society Course NMSU
"Middle Passage Slave Trade"
"...It go, chain gang, same things, same faces
Same names, same hell, same flames
Chain gang, chain gang, same names
Same faces, same hell, same flames...." - (Hell/Heaven Razah) "Chain Gang"
Audio: click here
Shout to the HHUS Class Fall 2010* #Lee
waxpoetics Hip Hop Issue 41
The Hip Hop Issue No. 41
KRS-ONE: "In the year 2050, hip-hop will have its own city."
Waxpoetics: Where?
KRS-ONE: "I would hope it's in New Mexico."
Waxpoetics: Why New Mexico?
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From cover to cover, don't miss an issue. No. 41, The Hip Hop Issue, features KRS-One, DJ Disco Wiz, Easy Mo Bee, Ice-T, Ice Cube, EPMD, P.B. Wolf, Souls of Mischief, DXT and more. Check it out. #Lee
WAXPOETICS.COM
WAXPOETICS.COM
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Immortal Technique 2010
"Immortal Technique Talks Hiatus & His Investments"
YouTube: click here
Since his acclaimed 2008 album The Third World Immortal Technique has been under the radar. The Harlem rapper by way of Peru has certainly been busy though. HardknockTV caught up with Tech, where he talked about his recent activity and his upcoming albums.
HipHopDX.com
YouTube: click here
1 More Hit Documentary J-Swift
Photograph from Nodfactor.com*
"Producer J-Swift Returns After 5 Years, Documentary"
Hip-Hop producer J-Sw!ft is planning to release "I'll Do Mine," his first track in over five years. The song is taken from the upcoming feature length documentary 1 More Hit, which chronicles J-Swift's life through drug addiction, homelessness, a jail stint, his recovery and gradual return to rap.
AllHipHop.com
Ice Cube Talks \/\/est Coast Rap
"Ice Cube Talks West Coast Rap, Going Indie, & NWA"
"If you don't respect the game, you're not going to win. So that's the key--to respect the game, and respect the art of it. And if you do that, you got a good foundation for good things to happen. But if you just in it for the money and the flash, or for the girls or whatever you think you're gonna get out of it, that's gonna take your focus away from what really matters and that's the music." Ice Cube's experience in the industry finds its roots with NWA, which he says opened doors for all kinds of music.
HipHopDx.com
Decoded Details 36 Songs
"Details Surrounding Jay-Z's Memoir 'Decoded' Released"
Details of Jay-Z's highly anticipated memoir Decoded have hit the Internet.
According to Billboard.com, the book, which features an image of Andy Warhol's "Rorschach," and will come fully illustrated. The book "decodes" 36 songs from Jay-Z's catalog the rapper explained in an excerpt from the book.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Duck Down Music Industry Manual
"Buckshot, Dru Ha Release Manual for Music Industry Success; The Common Knowledgy"
Hip-Hop veterans Buckshot and Dru Ha are set to reveal the secret to their longevity as independent artists in the recording business.
This year marks the 15-year anniversary of Duck Down Music, the pioneering label that has released classic albums by Black Moon, Boot Camp Clik, Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun, KRS-One and others.
To celebrate their anniversary, Buckshot and Dru Ha are releasing a pamphlet titled The Common Knowledgy Of the Entertainment Industry which serves to educate readers on the basics of the music business, while explaining common terms often used in the business.
Amazon: click here
Amazon: click here
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Decoded by Jay-Z
Photograph from Radio.com News*
"Jay-Z Introduces New Book At New York Public Library"
Jay-Z is finally gearing up to release his biographical book Decoded. He teamed up with former The Source editor Dream Hampton to write the memoir, which combines an autobiographical first-person style with interviews from close friends and family. The book will also include his explanation to lyrics of selected tracks.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Mo' Meta Blues The World According to Questlove
Photo from Music Musings*
"Mommy, What's a Questlove?"
The Roots' ?uestlove has announced, via okayplayer.com, plans to release a book titled Mommy, What's a Questlove? The book will supposedly be comprised of "music factoids... real life stories, celebrity encounters, and thoughts on life written in his signature stream-of-consciousness style."
This article was posted in 2010. Since then the following book has been released, click on the image link below for more information on Mo' Meta Blues, The World According to Questlove.
'Dear Mama' National Recording Registry
"Afeni Shakur Talks 'Dear Mama' Inclusion in National Recording Registry"
Tupac Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur was honored that the Library of Congress included her son's tribute song "Dear Mama" in the National Recording Registry. Tupac recorded the track in early 1995, just before he was sentenced to a year in the Clinton Correctional Facility on a sexual assault charge.
Though Mother's Day was last month, the Library of Congress waited until this week to include the late Tupac Shakur's "Dear Mama," in its National Recording Registry. Often cited as 2Pac's most emotionally resonant song, the tribute to his mother Afeni Shakur follows Public Enemy and Grandmaster Flash as the only hip-hop songs tapped for inclusion.
"Dear Mama," written shortly before Shakur served a prison term, vividly renders the hardships of addiction and poverty that his mother endured in her efforts to raise him to adulthood. The song attests to Shakur's gift at crystallizing complex emotions in simple stark images: being kicked out of his home at 17, selling crack rock with thugs who offered paternalistic support, hugging his mother from behind bars.
“I’m incredibly touched,” said Afeni Shakur in a prepared statement. "It could have been any song, but I’m honored they chose ‘Dear Mama’ in particular. It is a song that spoke not just to me, but every mother that has been in that situation, and there have been millions of us. Tupac recognized our struggle, and he is still our hero.”
The honor accorded “Dear Mama” reflects a growing revisionism towards Shakur's legacy. While revered in both the streets and suburbs at the time to his death in 1996, Shakur's brazen attitude often drew flack from cultural critics alienated by the violence and misogyny that some of his songs contained. Yet last December, "Changes" earned recognition as one of the Vatican's "12 Favorite Songs." While in September 2009, Atlanta University's Robert Woodruff Library announced that they would make Shakur's private writings available for scholarly research.
"Dear Mama" is one of 25 recordings selected for inclusion in 2010. The entries are judged on cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. This year's class also included Patti Smith's "Horses," R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe," Willie Nelson's "Redheaded Stranger," Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti," and the "Little Engine That Could," as narrated by Paul Wing.
-- Jeff Weiss
Though Mother's Day was last month, the Library of Congress waited until this week to include the late Tupac Shakur's "Dear Mama," in its National Recording Registry. Often cited as 2Pac's most emotionally resonant song, the tribute to his mother Afeni Shakur follows Public Enemy and Grandmaster Flash as the only hip-hop songs tapped for inclusion.
"Dear Mama," written shortly before Shakur served a prison term, vividly renders the hardships of addiction and poverty that his mother endured in her efforts to raise him to adulthood. The song attests to Shakur's gift at crystallizing complex emotions in simple stark images: being kicked out of his home at 17, selling crack rock with thugs who offered paternalistic support, hugging his mother from behind bars.
“I’m incredibly touched,” said Afeni Shakur in a prepared statement. "It could have been any song, but I’m honored they chose ‘Dear Mama’ in particular. It is a song that spoke not just to me, but every mother that has been in that situation, and there have been millions of us. Tupac recognized our struggle, and he is still our hero.”
The honor accorded “Dear Mama” reflects a growing revisionism towards Shakur's legacy. While revered in both the streets and suburbs at the time to his death in 1996, Shakur's brazen attitude often drew flack from cultural critics alienated by the violence and misogyny that some of his songs contained. Yet last December, "Changes" earned recognition as one of the Vatican's "12 Favorite Songs." While in September 2009, Atlanta University's Robert Woodruff Library announced that they would make Shakur's private writings available for scholarly research.
"Dear Mama" is one of 25 recordings selected for inclusion in 2010. The entries are judged on cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. This year's class also included Patti Smith's "Horses," R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe," Willie Nelson's "Redheaded Stranger," Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti," and the "Little Engine That Could," as narrated by Paul Wing.
-- Jeff Weiss
Weiss, Jeff. "2Pac's 'Dear Mama' Selected for Inclusion in Library of Congress' National Recording Registry." Weblog post. Los Angeles Times Music Blog. Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2010. Web. <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/06/2pacs-dear-mama-selected-for-inclusion-in-library-of-congress-national-recording-registry.html>.
Professor LaMar Queen
Professor LaMar Queen
"Los Angeles Teacher Uses Hip Hop To Teach Algebra"
'Let's talk about slope intercept / I don't mind if you interject / Just don't disrespect / I say, you have a question for me? / What's y equals mx + b?" rhymes Queen, who has launched a website, MusicNotesOnline, to market his rap CD and DVD. Queen plans to expand his rap teaching method to other subjects.' Click on the image above to check out the video.
HipHopDX.com
'Let's talk about slope intercept / I don't mind if you interject / Just don't disrespect / I say, you have a question for me? / What's y equals mx + b?" rhymes Queen, who has launched a website, MusicNotesOnline, to market his rap CD and DVD. Queen plans to expand his rap teaching method to other subjects.' Click on the image above to check out the video.
HipHopDX.com
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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