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HIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the IS RAP ACTUALLY MUSIC OR IS IT A BAD INFLUENCE? The world of hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true,but does
IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been aHIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the IS RAP ACTUALLY MUSIC OR IS IT A BAD INFLUENCE? The world of hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true,but does
IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the HIP HOP 101: EVERY CITY HAS A HISTORY-HERE’S EARLY LA HIP Arabian Prince who was an original member of NWA is another pioneering figure in LA Hip Hop who was deejaying in a crew since the 70s. He started out as a DJ and later went on to produce. He’s unique in the sense that he was a pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s electro-funk movement as well as pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s gangsta rapmovement.
HIP HOP HISTORY: EDDIE CHEBA & DJ HOLLYWOOD -THE ‘DISCO Cheba’s raspy- voiced, call and response style made a special impact out in Long Island, with some college kids that called themselves ‘Spectrum Sound‘, the group would later be known as Public Enemy. “Eddie Cheba was as important to hip-hop/rap as Ike Turner was to rock n roll”, Chuck D front man for Public Enemy informed me, “nowhere does he get his due credit for spreading it HIP HOP SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK Freedom Rap by Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (of TLC), MC Lyte, Patra, Nefertiti, Da 5 Footaz Salt-N-Pepa, Meshell Ndegeocello. Many people have overlooked or don’t even know this about this song. It was done for a hard to find sound track for 1995 movie Panther..That album had a quite a few songs, but this was a standout in terms of the allstar cast of female emcees and IS RAP ACTUALLY MUSIC OR IS IT A BAD INFLUENCE? The world of hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true,but does
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE i agree with that’s real hip-hop. we should not only be racist and ignorant, but homophobic as well. and we should have strong anti-immigrant views. small government would be nice, except when it comes to congressional pork for our special interests, corporate welfare for war-profiteering multinationals, and tax breaks for the rich. lets reverse the EPA’s mission and hand out bonuses for HISTORY 101: THE PANTHER 21, POLICE REPRESSION, THE BLA Long time Freedom Fighter and former political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad penned a serious history lesson for all of us to soak up and grow on.. It covers the the case around the Panther 21, The BLA, the early merging of the FBI and local police departments and how they worked overtime to cause a split in the Black Panther Party.. BOB LAW: HISTORY OF BLACK RADIO AND THE REMOVAL OF BLACK Over the past few weeks Hard Knock Radio has been doing a series of interviews focusing on the state of Black media. Such a series would not be complete without getting some critical insight from long time freedom fighter and media justice advocate Bob Law. He is one of the Godfathers of Black radio and has never wavered in using the airwaves as a tool for liberation. LOOKING BACK AT MALCOLM X’S MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS Perhaps Malcolm X’s best known speech was delivered on November 10th 1963 in Detroit at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference which was held in King Solomon Baptist Church. Titled Message to the Grassroots, it would go on to be one of his last speeches while being a member of the Nation of Islam. HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been a DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and BLACK LIBERATION ARMY In 1966, the year the BPP was founded in Oakland California the New York City Police Department commenced its own investigation of the Black Panther Party.Detective Ralph White of the New York City Police Department was directed to infiltrate the Black Panther Party and submit daily reports on the Party and its members.The NYPD regularly communicated with police departments throughout the 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or theBABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
HISTORY 101: THE PANTHER 21, POLICE REPRESSION, THE BLA Long time Freedom Fighter and former political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad penned a serious history lesson for all of us to soak up and grow on.. It covers the the case around the Panther 21, The BLA, the early merging of the FBI and local police departments and how they worked overtime to cause a split in the Black Panther Party.. IS RAP ACTUALLY MUSIC OR IS IT A BAD INFLUENCE? The world of hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true,but does
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES For the past two days I have attended Congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Agency‘s (DEA) Investigation of Rap-A-Lot Records.While the hearings were called by Republican members of the House Committee on Government in an effort to provide evidence or to imply through innuendo that Rep. Maxine Waters and even Vice-President Al Gore intervened to slow or end a DEA HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been a DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and BLACK LIBERATION ARMY In 1966, the year the BPP was founded in Oakland California the New York City Police Department commenced its own investigation of the Black Panther Party.Detective Ralph White of the New York City Police Department was directed to infiltrate the Black Panther Party and submit daily reports on the Party and its members.The NYPD regularly communicated with police departments throughout the 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or theBABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
HISTORY 101: THE PANTHER 21, POLICE REPRESSION, THE BLA Long time Freedom Fighter and former political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad penned a serious history lesson for all of us to soak up and grow on.. It covers the the case around the Panther 21, The BLA, the early merging of the FBI and local police departments and how they worked overtime to cause a split in the Black Panther Party.. IS RAP ACTUALLY MUSIC OR IS IT A BAD INFLUENCE? The world of hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true,but does
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES For the past two days I have attended Congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Agency‘s (DEA) Investigation of Rap-A-Lot Records.While the hearings were called by Republican members of the House Committee on Government in an effort to provide evidence or to imply through innuendo that Rep. Maxine Waters and even Vice-President Al Gore intervened to slow or end a DEA INTERVIEWS | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Anita Tijoux 2012 Blu (2008) Chamillionaire (2010) Chuck Brown (2012) Clotaire K (2005) Dessa Darling (2010) DJ Premier (2010) Eternia (2010) Fort Minor w/ Mike Shinoda (2005) Jean Grae (2011) MC Hammer (2006) MC Lyte (2006) Medusa (2007) Mystic (2012) Paris (2008) Q-Tip of Tribe Called Quest (2010) Questlove of the Roots (2006) RockyRivera
HIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BLACK SPADES
The notorious Black Spades was once the largest and most feared gang in New York City. Hailing from the Bronx, the Spades had as their warlord, Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.They were the precursors to Hip Hop.. We caught up with many of the members including original leader Bam Bam who gave Bambaataa his name. HIP HOP 101: EVERY CITY HAS A HISTORY-HERE’S EARLY LA HIP Arabian Prince who was an original member of NWA is another pioneering figure in LA Hip Hop who was deejaying in a crew since the 70s. He started out as a DJ and later went on to produce. He’s unique in the sense that he was a pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s electro-funk movement as well as pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s gangsta rapmovement.
JITU BROWN | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Nowadays it’s hard to turn on the radio and not hear music from one of Chicago’s many music superstars. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Rhymefest, Twista, Da Brat, Shawnna, Doe or Die and Crucial Conflict seem to have firmly positioned themselves over the years as household names within the mainstream..In recent days many have come to know Chicago rappers via the exploits of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, BOB LAW: HISTORY OF BLACK RADIO AND THE REMOVAL OF BLACK Over the past few weeks Hard Knock Radio has been doing a series of interviews focusing on the state of Black media. Such a series would not be complete without getting some critical insight from long time freedom fighter and media justice advocate Bob Law. He is one of the Godfathers of Black radio and has never wavered in using the airwaves as a tool for liberation. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO P-DIDDY’S VOTE OR DIE? Whatever Happened to Vote or Die? By Davey D July 18 2006: I have this nagging question, that won’t go away regarding Mr. Sean ‘P-Diddy’ Combs. It’s the eve of the second annual Hip Hop Political Convention, so I’m in a political mind set and hence I keep asking myself; ‘Does anyone know what the 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been aHIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE So this is what hip-hop was become? A bunch of grown men acting like 12-year-old bullies on the schoolyard? Yee-haw! And apparently hip-hop has no problem with people throwing the word “faggot” around left and right but if a white guy mentions the word “nigger” (as opposed to the more political correct term “nigga”) then all of a sudden hip-hop acts like it has a moral compass or 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been aHIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE So this is what hip-hop was become? A bunch of grown men acting like 12-year-old bullies on the schoolyard? Yee-haw! And apparently hip-hop has no problem with people throwing the word “faggot” around left and right but if a white guy mentions the word “nigger” (as opposed to the more political correct term “nigga”) then all of a sudden hip-hop acts like it has a moral compass or 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over theBLACK SPADES
The notorious Black Spades was once the largest and most feared gang in New York City. Hailing from the Bronx, the Spades had as their warlord, Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.They were the precursors to Hip Hop.. We caught up with many of the members including original leader Bam Bam who gave Bambaataa his name. JEFF CHANG | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Thirty years ago—at the height of New York City’s “War on Graffiti,” and in an act of faith utterly incommensurate with the city’s public demonization of graffiti writers—a group of teenagers named SHY 147, DAZE, MIN and DURO met with MTA official Richard Ravitch, and proposed a deal.Give the writers of New York City one train line to adorn with their vibrant aerosol murals, and 500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE i agree with that’s real hip-hop. we should not only be racist and ignorant, but homophobic as well. and we should have strong anti-immigrant views. small government would be nice, except when it comes to congressional pork for our special interests, corporate welfare for war-profiteering multinationals, and tax breaks for the rich. lets reverse the EPA’s mission and hand out bonuses for BOB LAW: HISTORY OF BLACK RADIO AND THE REMOVAL OF BLACK Over the past few weeks Hard Knock Radio has been doing a series of interviews focusing on the state of Black media. Such a series would not be complete without getting some critical insight from long time freedom fighter and media justice advocate Bob Law. He is one of the Godfathers of Black radio and has never wavered in using the airwaves as a tool for liberation. LOOKING BACK AT MALCOLM X’S MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS Perhaps Malcolm X’s best known speech was delivered on November 10th 1963 in Detroit at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference which was held in King Solomon Baptist Church. Titled Message to the Grassroots, it would go on to be one of his last speeches while being a member of the Nation of Islam. RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES For the past two days I have attended Congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Agency‘s (DEA) Investigation of Rap-A-Lot Records.While the hearings were called by Republican members of the House Committee on Government in an effort to provide evidence or to imply through innuendo that Rep. Maxine Waters and even Vice-President Al Gore intervened to slow or end a DEA YET ANOTHER HIP HOP LEGEND LOST-RIP SKEETER RABBIT Yet Another Hip Hop Legend Lost-RIP Skeeter Rabbit by Davey D original article-May 15 2006 It’s hard to say what exactly is going on as of late, but Hip Hop has been hit with some devastating loses as of late. From J-Dilla to Proof to Professor X, the losses have come quick,without
HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Where’s the Documentaries on Weinstein, Polanski and the Catholic Church? So over the past couple of nights, many sat down and watched in shock, disappointment, and horror the documentary Surviving R Kelly. Here folks saw everyone from his former wife to former girlfriends speaking out about the abuse they suffered at the hands ofKelly.
HIP HOP 101
Grand Wizzard Theodore Explains the Origins of the Scratch and Beyond. The History of Hip Hop And Funk.. Bay Area Style by Davey D (1996) The Connection Between Hip Hop, New Wave and Punk by Davey D (2005) A Day In the Bronx Remembering the Black Spades & their Connection to Hip Hop by Davey D. Hip Hop Has Always Been Political by Davey D (2008) DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream. They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS January 22, 2013 By mrDaveyd. Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The song features Rap,R & B, Soul & Spoken Word from 39 Artistsfrom
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED 20 Years Ago the Infamous Sister Souljah Moment Occured -We Look Back. I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment. For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation ofan
THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE Watching these videos of emcees battling where the racial daggers come out..In this first vid we see the white rapper ( Casper) call a Black kid (actually mixed) a ‘nigger’.. Later he talks about lynching him.. Is that taking it too far or is that fair game in a battle.. In the second video we see a Persian rapper named Dizaster go off on IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP 52 Year Old ‘MC’ Sneed Is the Most Powerful Force in Hip Hop Radio. LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the band’s jumpy hip-hop beat. “And it’s HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Where’s the Documentaries on Weinstein, Polanski and the Catholic Church? So over the past couple of nights, many sat down and watched in shock, disappointment, and horror the documentary Surviving R Kelly. Here folks saw everyone from his former wife to former girlfriends speaking out about the abuse they suffered at the hands ofKelly.
HIP HOP 101
Grand Wizzard Theodore Explains the Origins of the Scratch and Beyond. The History of Hip Hop And Funk.. Bay Area Style by Davey D (1996) The Connection Between Hip Hop, New Wave and Punk by Davey D (2005) A Day In the Bronx Remembering the Black Spades & their Connection to Hip Hop by Davey D. Hip Hop Has Always Been Political by Davey D (2008) DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream. They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS January 22, 2013 By mrDaveyd. Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The song features Rap,R & B, Soul & Spoken Word from 39 Artistsfrom
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED 20 Years Ago the Infamous Sister Souljah Moment Occured -We Look Back. I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment. For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation ofan
THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE Watching these videos of emcees battling where the racial daggers come out..In this first vid we see the white rapper ( Casper) call a Black kid (actually mixed) a ‘nigger’.. Later he talks about lynching him.. Is that taking it too far or is that fair game in a battle.. In the second video we see a Persian rapper named Dizaster go off on IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP 52 Year Old ‘MC’ Sneed Is the Most Powerful Force in Hip Hop Radio. LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the band’s jumpy hip-hop beat. “And it’sBLACK SPADES
The notorious Black Spades was once the largest and most feared gang in New York City. Hailing from the Bronx, the Spades had as their warlord, Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.They were the precursors to Hip Hop.. We caught up with many of the members including original leader Bam Bam who gave Bambaataa his name. JEFF CHANG | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Taken collectively, these three activities also represent the birth of hip-hop, the single most influential sub-culture created in this or any country in the last half-century. As historian Jeff Chang writes, the early 70s saw the politics of abandonment give way to the politics of containment in communities of color. 500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
HIP HOP SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK Freedom Rap by Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (of TLC), MC Lyte, Patra, Nefertiti, Da 5 Footaz Salt-N-Pepa, Meshell Ndegeocello. Many people have overlooked or don’t even know this about this song. It was done for a hard to find sound track for 1995 movie Panther..That album had a quite a few songs, but this was a standout in terms of the allstar cast of female emcees and WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, BOB LAW: HISTORY OF BLACK RADIO AND THE REMOVAL OF BLACK Over the past few weeks Hard Knock Radio has been doing a series of interviews focusing on the state of Black media. Such a series would not be complete without getting some critical insight from long time freedom fighter and media justice advocate Bob Law. He is one of the Godfathers of Black radio and has never wavered in using the airwaves as a tool for liberation. RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE Watching these videos of emcees battling where the racial daggers come out..In this first vid we see the white rapper ( Casper) call a Black kid (actually mixed) a ‘nigger’.. Later he talks about lynching him.. Is that taking it too far or is that fair game in a battle.. In the second video we see a Persian rapper named Dizaster go off on LOOKING BACK AT MALCOLM X’S MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS Perhaps Malcolm X’s best known speech was delivered on November 10th 1963 in Detroit at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference which was held in King Solomon Baptist Church. Titled Message to the Grassroots, it would go on to be one of his last speeches while being a member of the Nation of Islam. RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES Republicans believed that Rep. Maxine Waters’ letter to Reno resulted in the investigation against Rap-A-Lot ending. The reason that Al Gore’s name entered the hearings was because in March of 2000 Gore visited a popular Houston church, Brookhollow Baptist Church, where James Prince is a member. Prince is said to have giventhe church over
HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been aHIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE So this is what hip-hop was become? A bunch of grown men acting like 12-year-old bullies on the schoolyard? Yee-haw! And apparently hip-hop has no problem with people throwing the word “faggot” around left and right but if a white guy mentions the word “nigger” (as opposed to the more political correct term “nigga”) then all of a sudden hip-hop acts like it has a moral compass or 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been aHIP HOP 101
Essential Articles on Hip Hop History of Hip Hop by Davey D(1985) Afrika Bambaataa's definition of Hip Hop (1996) Grandmaster Flash's Definition of Hip Hop (1996) A Historical definition of the Term Rap pt1 by Davey D A Historical Definition of the Term Rap pt2 (Street Hustlers to Revolutionary Poets) by Davey D Grand Wizzard DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys and HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE So this is what hip-hop was become? A bunch of grown men acting like 12-year-old bullies on the schoolyard? Yee-haw! And apparently hip-hop has no problem with people throwing the word “faggot” around left and right but if a white guy mentions the word “nigger” (as opposed to the more political correct term “nigga”) then all of a sudden hip-hop acts like it has a moral compass or 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP Hip-Hop’s Unlikely Voice At 52, Shaping the Playlist for a Young Audience LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over theBLACK SPADES
The notorious Black Spades was once the largest and most feared gang in New York City. Hailing from the Bronx, the Spades had as their warlord, Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.They were the precursors to Hip Hop.. We caught up with many of the members including original leader Bam Bam who gave Bambaataa his name. JEFF CHANG | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Thirty years ago—at the height of New York City’s “War on Graffiti,” and in an act of faith utterly incommensurate with the city’s public demonization of graffiti writers—a group of teenagers named SHY 147, DAZE, MIN and DURO met with MTA official Richard Ravitch, and proposed a deal.Give the writers of New York City one train line to adorn with their vibrant aerosol murals, and WHAT IS HIP HOP? DJ KOOL HERC’S DEFINITION OF HIP HOP DJ Kool Herc‘s Definition Of Hip Hop? Hip Hop.. the whole chemistry of that came from Jamaica I was born in Jamaica and I was listening to American music in Jamaica.. My favorite artist was James Brown. That’s who inspired me.. A lot of the records I played was by JamesBrown. When I
500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer HISTORY 101: THE PANTHER 21, POLICE REPRESSION, THE BLA Long time Freedom Fighter and former political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad penned a serious history lesson for all of us to soak up and grow on.. It covers the the case around the Panther 21, The BLA, the early merging of the FBI and local police departments and how they worked overtime to cause a split in the Black Panther Party.. HIP HOP SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK Freedom Rap by Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (of TLC), MC Lyte, Patra, Nefertiti, Da 5 Footaz Salt-N-Pepa, Meshell Ndegeocello. Many people have overlooked or don’t even know this about this song. It was done for a hard to find sound track for 1995 movie Panther..That album had a quite a few songs, but this was a standout in terms of the allstar cast of female emcees and WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, BOB LAW: HISTORY OF BLACK RADIO AND THE REMOVAL OF BLACK Over the past few weeks Hard Knock Radio has been doing a series of interviews focusing on the state of Black media. Such a series would not be complete without getting some critical insight from long time freedom fighter and media justice advocate Bob Law. He is one of the Godfathers of Black radio and has never wavered in using the airwaves as a tool for liberation. RACISM IN HIP HOP: CAN YOU USE RACIAL SLURS IN A BATTLE i agree with that’s real hip-hop. we should not only be racist and ignorant, but homophobic as well. and we should have strong anti-immigrant views. small government would be nice, except when it comes to congressional pork for our special interests, corporate welfare for war-profiteering multinationals, and tax breaks for the rich. lets reverse the EPA’s mission and hand out bonuses for LOOKING BACK AT MALCOLM X’S MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS Perhaps Malcolm X’s best known speech was delivered on November 10th 1963 in Detroit at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference which was held in King Solomon Baptist Church. Titled Message to the Grassroots, it would go on to be one of his last speeches while being a member of the Nation of Islam. HIP-HOP AND POLITICSHIP HOP CULTURE TIMELINEHIP HOP INFLUENCES ON POLITICSHIP HOP IMPACT ON SOCIETYHIP HOP TIMELINE 1970 2013HIP HOPTERMINOLOGY
Hip Hop Has Always Been Political. Whenever we talk about Hip Hop and Politics it’s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don’t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral arena are important, but Hip Hop is so much bigger and so is politics. For many of us politics is DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream. They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS January 22, 2013 By mrDaveyd. Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The song features Rap,R & B, Soul & Spoken Word from 39 Artistsfrom
500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED 20 Years Ago the Infamous Sister Souljah Moment Occured -We Look Back. I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment. For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation ofan
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, HIP HOP LOSES ANOTHER PIONEER-WEST COAST DANCE LEGEND GREG // On January 27, 2010 our dear brother, legend, pioneer and mentor transitioned into the hereafter. Greg Pope aka “Greg Campbellock Jr.” left an amazing legacy and historical impact in the world of dance and culture. His loving spirit and passion for dance and the RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES Republicans believed that Rep. Maxine Waters’ letter to Reno resulted in the investigation against Rap-A-Lot ending. The reason that Al Gore’s name entered the hearings was because in March of 2000 Gore visited a popular Houston church, Brookhollow Baptist Church, where James Prince is a member. Prince is said to have giventhe church over
HIP-HOP AND POLITICSHIP HOP CULTURE TIMELINEHIP HOP INFLUENCES ON POLITICSHIP HOP IMPACT ON SOCIETYHIP HOP TIMELINE 1970 2013HIP HOPTERMINOLOGY
Hip Hop Has Always Been Political. Whenever we talk about Hip Hop and Politics it’s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don’t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral arena are important, but Hip Hop is so much bigger and so is politics. For many of us politics is DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream. They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS January 22, 2013 By mrDaveyd. Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The song features Rap,R & B, Soul & Spoken Word from 39 Artistsfrom
500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED 20 Years Ago the Infamous Sister Souljah Moment Occured -We Look Back. I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment. For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation ofan
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, HIP HOP LOSES ANOTHER PIONEER-WEST COAST DANCE LEGEND GREG // On January 27, 2010 our dear brother, legend, pioneer and mentor transitioned into the hereafter. Greg Pope aka “Greg Campbellock Jr.” left an amazing legacy and historical impact in the world of dance and culture. His loving spirit and passion for dance and the RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES Republicans believed that Rep. Maxine Waters’ letter to Reno resulted in the investigation against Rap-A-Lot ending. The reason that Al Gore’s name entered the hearings was because in March of 2000 Gore visited a popular Houston church, Brookhollow Baptist Church, where James Prince is a member. Prince is said to have giventhe church over
HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Has Always Been Political. Whenever we talk about Hip Hop and Politics it’s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don’t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral arena are important, but Hip Hop is so much bigger and so is politics. For many of us politics isHIP HOP 101
Grand Wizzard Theodore Explains the Origins of the Scratch and Beyond. The History of Hip Hop And Funk.. Bay Area Style by Davey D (1996) The Connection Between Hip Hop, New Wave and Punk by Davey D (2005) A Day In the Bronx Remembering the Black Spades & their Connection to Hip Hop by Davey D. Hip Hop Has Always Been Political by Davey D (2008) 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP 52 Year Old ‘MC’ Sneed Is the Most Powerful Force in Hip Hop Radio. LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the band’s jumpy hip-hop beat. “And it’sGHETTO BROTHERS
At the 40th Anniversary of the Black Spades we see Bam Bam, original leader of the Black Spades re-uniting and talking with Karate Charlie of the Ghetto brothers. They talk about how the two gangs merged together to stop the Hells Angels from coming into the Bronx.. We chop it up with Popmaster Fabel about his new documentary The Apache Line from gangs to Hip Hop.. MICHAEL MIXXING MOORE Michael Mixxing Moore who used to spark the airwaves with his trademark Militant Mix on a number of radio stations including KKBT. This brother was all about taking Hip Hop and using it as a tool to spark social change and bring consciousness to those who needed it most. He wasnt the first to play speeches over break beats and dopeHip Hop
HIP HOP 101: EVERY CITY HAS A HISTORY-HERE’S EARLY LA HIP Arabian Prince who was an original member of NWA is another pioneering figure in LA Hip Hop who was deejaying in a crew since the 70s. He started out as a DJ and later went on to produce. He’s unique in the sense that he was a pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s electro-funk movement as well as pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s gangsta rapmovement.
JEFF CHANG | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Taken collectively, these three activities also represent the birth of hip-hop, the single most influential sub-culture created in this or any country in the last half-century. As historian Jeff Chang writes, the early 70s saw the politics of abandonment give way to the politics of containment in communities of color.FORD FOUNDATION
I have marched until my feet have bled and I have rioted until they called the Feds. What’s left my conscious said? “Revolution” Arrested Development IS HIP HOP’S AUDIENCE REALLY 80% WHITE? Is Hip Hop’s Audience Really 80% White? By Davey D original article-July 15, 2006 In recent days a debate has ensued on my website daveyd.com, around one of Hip Hop’s biggest myths. It started in 1991 when Newsweek Magazine did a cover story on Gangsta Rap and in their article they put out an un-researched IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta HIP-HOP AND POLITICSHIP HOP CULTURE TIMELINEHIP HOP INFLUENCES ON POLITICSHIP HOP IMPACT ON SOCIETYHIP HOP TIMELINE 1970 2013HIP HOPTERMINOLOGY
Claims that R. Kelly Has Increased Record Sales is a Bunch of Hype. So all these news outlets are running around reporting that in the wake of the documentary that there’s been a DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Here in Oakland the 5th annual Boogaloo Reunion BBQ was held as folks from all over come out, and literally strut their stuff. They showcase and celebrate the evolution of some of those original dances that were prominent in the Bay and Northern Cali as many like to note; the Day before Hip Hop.Today at the Boogaloo Reunion BBQ you will see early Funk style dancers, traditional Bboys andBABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. 500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment.For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation of an ‘extremist’ person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or the WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES For the past two days I have attended Congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Agency‘s (DEA) Investigation of Rap-A-Lot Records.While the hearings were called by Republican members of the House Committee on Government in an effort to provide evidence or to imply through innuendo that Rep. Maxine Waters and even Vice-President Al Gore intervened to slow or end a DEA HIP HOP LOSES ANOTHER PIONEER-WEST COAST DANCE LEGEND GREG // On January 27, 2010 our dear brother, legend, pioneer and mentor transitioned into the hereafter. Greg Pope aka “Greg Campbellock Jr.” left an amazing legacy and historical impact in the world of dance and culture. His loving spirit and passion for dance and the HIP-HOP AND POLITICSHIP HOP CULTURE TIMELINEHIP HOP INFLUENCES ON POLITICSHIP HOP IMPACT ON SOCIETYHIP HOP TIMELINE 1970 2013HIP HOPTERMINOLOGY
Hip Hop Has Always Been Political. Whenever we talk about Hip Hop and Politics it’s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don’t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral arena are important, but Hip Hop is so much bigger and so is politics. For many of us politics is DANCE | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS When most people talk about Hip Hop Dance, they think of what is known as B-Boying but commonly known as break dancing in the mainstream. They think of people of doing elaborate spins on their backs or highly choreographed, robotic, strutting, clay-mation type movements that defy what many have imagined our bodies could do.BABY” BELL
In the minds of most people, the name Iceberg Slim is associated with images of the 1970’s Blaxploitation flick Super Fly or the Huggy Bear character from the TV show Starsky and Hutch. What they fail to realize is that Slim is from another era. His was the generation of “jive”, be-bop, “boogie woogie” music and a dance called the“Lindy hop”.
HAITI | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS January 22, 2013 By mrDaveyd. Hip Hop Congress for Haiti is a Hip Hop song created by Hip Hop Congress & RonDavoux Records to Raise Awareness and Inspire people to donate money and supplies to Haiti in support of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The song features Rap,R & B, Soul & Spoken Word from 39 Artistsfrom
500 FEMALE EMCEES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW- ( DAVEY D’S Below is a list of 500 Female Emcees and the first thing that everyone reading this should know is that the list is not complete. To be honest there’s more than 500 names, much more, but still the list is not complete nor will it ever be. There are too many places and spaces that I have never been nor have the incredible artists like Aisha Fukashima the Raptivist, Mad-lines, Aima the Dreamer THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W/ MALCOLM X Wanted to take people back into time and remind folks of an incredible debate between Malcolm X, James Farmer of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Wyatt T Walker of SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and host Alan Morrison. This debate took place on June 12 1963 , this was the same day Civil Rights leader Medger Evers was killed. The day before President John F Kennedy 20 YEARS AGO THE INFAMOUS SISTER SOULJAH MOMENT OCCURED 20 Years Ago the Infamous Sister Souljah Moment Occured -We Look Back. I was just reminded via tweet by Dr Goddess out Pittsburgh and Gwen Ifill of PBS that today is the 20th Anniversary of the infamous Sister Souljah Moment. For those unfamiliar with the term.. It’s a political strategy in which a politician makes public repudiation ofan
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLEVELAND BUS DRIVER WHO Whatever happened to Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes? This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named Shidea Lane? Well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last November. Initially nothing happened to him, but after the video was posted and went viral, HIP HOP LOSES ANOTHER PIONEER-WEST COAST DANCE LEGEND GREG // On January 27, 2010 our dear brother, legend, pioneer and mentor transitioned into the hereafter. Greg Pope aka “Greg Campbellock Jr.” left an amazing legacy and historical impact in the world of dance and culture. His loving spirit and passion for dance and the RAP COINTELPRO PT 4: DEA VS RAP-A-LOT, SCARFACE & JAMES Republicans believed that Rep. Maxine Waters’ letter to Reno resulted in the investigation against Rap-A-Lot ending. The reason that Al Gore’s name entered the hearings was because in March of 2000 Gore visited a popular Houston church, Brookhollow Baptist Church, where James Prince is a member. Prince is said to have giventhe church over
HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Hip Hop Has Always Been Political. Whenever we talk about Hip Hop and Politics it’s always done from the standpoint with us going to the ballot box as the ultimate goal. Don’t get me wrong, voting and participating in the electoral arena are important, but Hip Hop is so much bigger and so is politics. For many of us politics isHIP HOP 101
Grand Wizzard Theodore Explains the Origins of the Scratch and Beyond. The History of Hip Hop And Funk.. Bay Area Style by Davey D (1996) The Connection Between Hip Hop, New Wave and Punk by Davey D (2005) A Day In the Bronx Remembering the Black Spades & their Connection to Hip Hop by Davey D. Hip Hop Has Always Been Political by Davey D (2008)GHETTO BROTHERS
At the 40th Anniversary of the Black Spades we see Bam Bam, original leader of the Black Spades re-uniting and talking with Karate Charlie of the Ghetto brothers. They talk about how the two gangs merged together to stop the Hells Angels from coming into the Bronx.. We chop it up with Popmaster Fabel about his new documentary The Apache Line from gangs to Hip Hop.. MICHAEL MIXXING MOORE Michael Mixxing Moore who used to spark the airwaves with his trademark Militant Mix on a number of radio stations including KKBT. This brother was all about taking Hip Hop and using it as a tool to spark social change and bring consciousness to those who needed it most. He wasnt the first to play speeches over break beats and dopeHip Hop
HIP HOP 101: EVERY CITY HAS A HISTORY-HERE’S EARLY LA HIP Arabian Prince who was an original member of NWA is another pioneering figure in LA Hip Hop who was deejaying in a crew since the 70s. He started out as a DJ and later went on to produce. He’s unique in the sense that he was a pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s electro-funk movement as well as pioneering figure in Hip Hop’s gangsta rapmovement.
JEFF CHANG | HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Taken collectively, these three activities also represent the birth of hip-hop, the single most influential sub-culture created in this or any country in the last half-century. As historian Jeff Chang writes, the early 70s saw the politics of abandonment give way to the politics of containment in communities of color.FORD FOUNDATION
I have marched until my feet have bled and I have rioted until they called the Feds. What’s left my conscious said? “Revolution” Arrested Development IS HIP HOP’S AUDIENCE REALLY 80% WHITE? Is Hip Hop’s Audience Really 80% White? By Davey D original article-July 15, 2006 In recent days a debate has ensued on my website daveyd.com, around one of Hip Hop’s biggest myths. It started in 1991 when Newsweek Magazine did a cover story on Gangsta Rap and in their article they put out an un-researched IS BUSTA ON STEROIDS? BEATING VICTIMS SPEAKS OUT Is Busta on Steroids? Beating Victims Speaks Out A while back we ran an interview with former Source owners Dave Mays & Benzino shortly after Busta and Mays had their altercation in Miami. The end result was Mays getting hit upside the head with a bottle and having to get stitches. Benzino alluded to the fact that Busta 52 YEAR OLD ‘MC’ SNEED IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN HIP 52 Year Old ‘MC’ Sneed Is the Most Powerful Force in Hip Hop Radio. LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, in thigh-high green stiletto boots, grinds her hips on stage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. “Got a jones in my bones,” she sings over the band’s jumpy hip-hop beat. “And it’s HIP-HOP AND POLITICS * Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner* Hip Hop 101
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