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#NewYork A Harlem hip-hop photo exhibition comes to City Hall, ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
A Harlem hip-hop photo exhibition comes to City Hall
The photos are scheduled to be on display through June.
ny1.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
#NewYork A Harlem hip-hop photo exhibition comes to City Hall, ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
The Source Magazine Remembers Def Squad Member and Erick Sermon’s BM Hurricane G Two Years After Her Passing, thesource.com/2024/11/06/t...
The Source Magazine Remembers Def Squad Member and Erick Sermon's BM Hurricane G Two Years After Her Passing
Today In Hip-Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Def Squad Member and Erick Sermon's BM Hurricane G Two Years After Her Passing
thesource.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM
The Source Magazine Remembers Def Squad Member and Erick Sermon’s BM Hurricane G Two Years After Her Passing, thesource.com/2024/11/06/t...
Quotes:
“Rap is something you do; hip hop is something you live.” KRS One
“Rap is something you do; hip hop is something you live.” KRS One
November 17, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Quotes:
“Rap is something you do; hip hop is something you live.” KRS One
“Rap is something you do; hip hop is something you live.” KRS One
Did you know that The Cosby Show’s Malcolm-Jamal Warner directed the video for Special Ed’s 1990 song, I’m the Magnificent”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMD...
Special Ed - I'm The Magnificent
YouTube video by SpecialEdVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Did you know that The Cosby Show’s Malcolm-Jamal Warner directed the video for Special Ed’s 1990 song, I’m the Magnificent”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMD...
Did you know Roxanne Shante's debut album, Bad Sister (1989), was produced by Marley Marl?
Fun Fact: Big Daddy Kane provided lyrics for a couple of the songs.
Fun Fact: Big Daddy Kane provided lyrics for a couple of the songs.
September 11, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Did you know Roxanne Shante's debut album, Bad Sister (1989), was produced by Marley Marl?
Fun Fact: Big Daddy Kane provided lyrics for a couple of the songs.
Fun Fact: Big Daddy Kane provided lyrics for a couple of the songs.
Hip Hop Flyer:
Fresh Festival II, 1985, New York City
Fresh Festival II, 1985, New York City
September 7, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Hip Hop Flyer:
Fresh Festival II, 1985, New York City
Fresh Festival II, 1985, New York City
In 1999, Ego Trip magazine published “ Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists”.
One of the list in the book, “Greatest Groups of All-Time” recognizes these groups. Do you agree? Any groups that could replace these heavy hitters?
One of the list in the book, “Greatest Groups of All-Time” recognizes these groups. Do you agree? Any groups that could replace these heavy hitters?
September 6, 2024 at 8:37 PM
In 1999, Ego Trip magazine published “ Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists”.
One of the list in the book, “Greatest Groups of All-Time” recognizes these groups. Do you agree? Any groups that could replace these heavy hitters?
One of the list in the book, “Greatest Groups of All-Time” recognizes these groups. Do you agree? Any groups that could replace these heavy hitters?
Did you know the hip-hop group, The Afros, stands for 'A Funky Rhythmic Organization of Sound'? It's not just a name—it's a whole vibe.
Fun Fact: The Afros were affiliated with Run-D.M.C, the band was formed by Jam Master Jay and DJ Hurricane.
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/The_Afros
Fun Fact: The Afros were affiliated with Run-D.M.C, the band was formed by Jam Master Jay and DJ Hurricane.
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/The_Afros
September 4, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Did you know the hip-hop group, The Afros, stands for 'A Funky Rhythmic Organization of Sound'? It's not just a name—it's a whole vibe.
Fun Fact: The Afros were affiliated with Run-D.M.C, the band was formed by Jam Master Jay and DJ Hurricane.
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/The_Afros
Fun Fact: The Afros were affiliated with Run-D.M.C, the band was formed by Jam Master Jay and DJ Hurricane.
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/The_Afros
Classic Hip Hop Skits:
I will start:
"Where My Killer Tape?" - Wu Tang Clan, 7th Chamber on the Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers album
#WuTang
I will start:
"Where My Killer Tape?" - Wu Tang Clan, 7th Chamber on the Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers album
#WuTang
September 3, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Classic Hip Hop Skits:
I will start:
"Where My Killer Tape?" - Wu Tang Clan, 7th Chamber on the Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers album
#WuTang
I will start:
"Where My Killer Tape?" - Wu Tang Clan, 7th Chamber on the Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers album
#WuTang
Did you know?
Elements of the hook in Dr. Dre's, "Keep Their Heads Ringing" were grabbed from the 1979's hip hop classic, "Funk You Up" by hip hop female trio, The Sequence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flG4...
Starting at 3:46 mark.
Elements of the hook in Dr. Dre's, "Keep Their Heads Ringing" were grabbed from the 1979's hip hop classic, "Funk You Up" by hip hop female trio, The Sequence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flG4...
Starting at 3:46 mark.
The Sequence - "Funk You Up"
YouTube video by Christophe Perrin
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Did you know?
Elements of the hook in Dr. Dre's, "Keep Their Heads Ringing" were grabbed from the 1979's hip hop classic, "Funk You Up" by hip hop female trio, The Sequence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flG4...
Starting at 3:46 mark.
Elements of the hook in Dr. Dre's, "Keep Their Heads Ringing" were grabbed from the 1979's hip hop classic, "Funk You Up" by hip hop female trio, The Sequence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=flG4...
Starting at 3:46 mark.
Hip Hop Trivia:
Do you know the first rap double album?
Answer:
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive, 1988)
#freshprince #djjazzyjeff
Do you know the first rap double album?
Answer:
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive, 1988)
#freshprince #djjazzyjeff
September 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Hip Hop Trivia:
Do you know the first rap double album?
Answer:
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive, 1988)
#freshprince #djjazzyjeff
Do you know the first rap double album?
Answer:
"He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive, 1988)
#freshprince #djjazzyjeff
Hip Hop Party Flyer:
Audubon Grand Ballroom, Oct. 24, 1980
Audubon Grand Ballroom, Oct. 24, 1980
August 31, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Hip Hop Party Flyer:
Audubon Grand Ballroom, Oct. 24, 1980
Audubon Grand Ballroom, Oct. 24, 1980
Hip Hop Party Flyer:
T-Connection, Feb. 27, 1981
T-Connection, Feb. 27, 1981
August 31, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Hip Hop Party Flyer:
T-Connection, Feb. 27, 1981
T-Connection, Feb. 27, 1981
Did you know that Large Professor did the majority of the production on Eric B. and Rakim’s 1990 album, Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em. However, he didn’t receive the production credit.
Large Professor talks about it in this recent interview with Kenny Parker,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM38...
#saturday
Large Professor talks about it in this recent interview with Kenny Parker,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM38...
#saturday
THE DJ KENNY PARKER SHOW FEATURING LARGE PROFESSOR - LIVE CHAT #41
YouTube video by DJ Kenny Parker
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Did you know that Large Professor did the majority of the production on Eric B. and Rakim’s 1990 album, Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em. However, he didn’t receive the production credit.
Large Professor talks about it in this recent interview with Kenny Parker,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM38...
#saturday
Large Professor talks about it in this recent interview with Kenny Parker,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM38...
#saturday
Did you know that KRS-One’s brother, Kenny Parker, produced on five songs on the BDP fifth release, Sex and Violence (1992) on Jive Records.
Kenny Parker’s book,
a.co/d/46Usw8J
The album cover was done by United States artist Robert Williams, robtwilliamsstudio.com
Kenny Parker’s book,
a.co/d/46Usw8J
The album cover was done by United States artist Robert Williams, robtwilliamsstudio.com
August 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Did you know that KRS-One’s brother, Kenny Parker, produced on five songs on the BDP fifth release, Sex and Violence (1992) on Jive Records.
Kenny Parker’s book,
a.co/d/46Usw8J
The album cover was done by United States artist Robert Williams, robtwilliamsstudio.com
Kenny Parker’s book,
a.co/d/46Usw8J
The album cover was done by United States artist Robert Williams, robtwilliamsstudio.com
Adidas Shelltoe or the Jordan?
Good article on the history of Hip Hop and sneakers.
strettoblaster.com/pieces/hip-h...
Any Hip Hop sneaker stories from you?
Good article on the history of Hip Hop and sneakers.
strettoblaster.com/pieces/hip-h...
Any Hip Hop sneaker stories from you?
August 28, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Adidas Shelltoe or the Jordan?
Good article on the history of Hip Hop and sneakers.
strettoblaster.com/pieces/hip-h...
Any Hip Hop sneaker stories from you?
Good article on the history of Hip Hop and sneakers.
strettoblaster.com/pieces/hip-h...
Any Hip Hop sneaker stories from you?
New in the mail:
Special Ed debut in 1989, Youngest in Charge. Timeless classic.
Some Special Ed facts:
-He appeared on an episode of The Cosby Show as a rapper JT Freeze
-Member of The Crooklyn Dodgers rap group (I didn’t know that was a formal group)
Special Ed debut in 1989, Youngest in Charge. Timeless classic.
Some Special Ed facts:
-He appeared on an episode of The Cosby Show as a rapper JT Freeze
-Member of The Crooklyn Dodgers rap group (I didn’t know that was a formal group)
August 27, 2024 at 11:35 PM
New in the mail:
Special Ed debut in 1989, Youngest in Charge. Timeless classic.
Some Special Ed facts:
-He appeared on an episode of The Cosby Show as a rapper JT Freeze
-Member of The Crooklyn Dodgers rap group (I didn’t know that was a formal group)
Special Ed debut in 1989, Youngest in Charge. Timeless classic.
Some Special Ed facts:
-He appeared on an episode of The Cosby Show as a rapper JT Freeze
-Member of The Crooklyn Dodgers rap group (I didn’t know that was a formal group)
#T’chaTuesday
Are these “loves” still applicable (zoom in on the picture), what would you add?
From this classic single cover (1990)
From #BDP
#T’chaTuesday
Are these “loves” still applicable (zoom in on the picture), what would you add?
From this classic single cover (1990)
From #BDP
#T’chaTuesday
August 27, 2024 at 3:49 PM
#T’chaTuesday
Are these “loves” still applicable (zoom in on the picture), what would you add?
From this classic single cover (1990)
From #BDP
#T’chaTuesday
Are these “loves” still applicable (zoom in on the picture), what would you add?
From this classic single cover (1990)
From #BDP
#T’chaTuesday
Best Emcees from Long Island
www.ranker.com/list/best-lo...
One emcee that I think is missing from this list is,
Grand Daddy I.U. (RIP)
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_D....
Among his projects, the article mentions that he also ghostwrote within the Juice Crew.
Anyone else need to be added?
www.ranker.com/list/best-lo...
One emcee that I think is missing from this list is,
Grand Daddy I.U. (RIP)
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_D....
Among his projects, the article mentions that he also ghostwrote within the Juice Crew.
Anyone else need to be added?
August 27, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Best Emcees from Long Island
www.ranker.com/list/best-lo...
One emcee that I think is missing from this list is,
Grand Daddy I.U. (RIP)
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_D....
Among his projects, the article mentions that he also ghostwrote within the Juice Crew.
Anyone else need to be added?
www.ranker.com/list/best-lo...
One emcee that I think is missing from this list is,
Grand Daddy I.U. (RIP)
hip-hop-music.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_D....
Among his projects, the article mentions that he also ghostwrote within the Juice Crew.
Anyone else need to be added?
August 26, 2024 at 3:16 PM
#MondayMusic
-Roxanne Shante
Bad Sister is her debut album
1989 (Cold Chillin' Records)
I haven’t listened to this one completely yet. Any reviews, how was it?
-Roxanne Shante
Bad Sister is her debut album
1989 (Cold Chillin' Records)
I haven’t listened to this one completely yet. Any reviews, how was it?
August 26, 2024 at 1:48 PM
#MondayMusic
-Roxanne Shante
Bad Sister is her debut album
1989 (Cold Chillin' Records)
I haven’t listened to this one completely yet. Any reviews, how was it?
-Roxanne Shante
Bad Sister is her debut album
1989 (Cold Chillin' Records)
I haven’t listened to this one completely yet. Any reviews, how was it?
Madlib’s alter egos;
-Quasimoto
-Yesterdays New Quintet (plus the band members - Joe McDuphrey, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes)
-DJ Rels
-Beat Konducta
-The Loop Digga
Am I missing anymore?
Did anyone hear the DJ Rels?
-Quasimoto
-Yesterdays New Quintet (plus the band members - Joe McDuphrey, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes)
-DJ Rels
-Beat Konducta
-The Loop Digga
Am I missing anymore?
Did anyone hear the DJ Rels?
August 26, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Madlib’s alter egos;
-Quasimoto
-Yesterdays New Quintet (plus the band members - Joe McDuphrey, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes)
-DJ Rels
-Beat Konducta
-The Loop Digga
Am I missing anymore?
Did anyone hear the DJ Rels?
-Quasimoto
-Yesterdays New Quintet (plus the band members - Joe McDuphrey, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes)
-DJ Rels
-Beat Konducta
-The Loop Digga
Am I missing anymore?
Did anyone hear the DJ Rels?
1st post: for those that didn’t know this interesting story about New Jersey producer Tony D (RIP) and the O.P.P song.
#hiphop
Interesting story. Views? Thoughts?
Tony D beat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-6V...
#hiphop
Interesting story. Views? Thoughts?
Tony D beat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-6V...
August 26, 2024 at 2:42 AM
1st post: for those that didn’t know this interesting story about New Jersey producer Tony D (RIP) and the O.P.P song.
#hiphop
Interesting story. Views? Thoughts?
Tony D beat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-6V...
#hiphop
Interesting story. Views? Thoughts?
Tony D beat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-6V...
Is this still significant today?
Article is from 2021. Of course De La Soul are finally now on.
You all see anything still missing? Biz Markie….
hiphopgoldenage.com/list/25-exce...
Article is from 2021. Of course De La Soul are finally now on.
You all see anything still missing? Biz Markie….
hiphopgoldenage.com/list/25-exce...
25 Excellent Hip Hop Albums That STILL Are Not On Streaming Services - Hip Hop Golden Age
25 Excellent Hip Hop Albums That STILL Are Not On Streaming Services: check these 25 LPs that should be on streaming platforms.
hiphopgoldenage.com
August 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Is this still significant today?
Article is from 2021. Of course De La Soul are finally now on.
You all see anything still missing? Biz Markie….
hiphopgoldenage.com/list/25-exce...
Article is from 2021. Of course De La Soul are finally now on.
You all see anything still missing? Biz Markie….
hiphopgoldenage.com/list/25-exce...