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HIP-HOP’S BEST-KEPT SECRET: THE STORY OF THE EX...
Beneath Hip-Hop’s surface lies a wellspring of untold stories about the players that made the movement what it is today. Even the most diehard of fans may be unaware of...
HIP-HOP’S BEST-KEPT SECRET: THE STORY OF THE EX...
Beneath Hip-Hop’s surface lies a wellspring of untold stories about the players that made the movement what it is today. Even the most diehard of fans may be unaware of...
Patrick Martinez's Art Is Next Level
Article originally appeared in BEYOND THE STREETS show catalog. Patrick Martinez’s heartfelt social commentary is expressed through the very fabric of L.A., its neon signs, stucco walls, security bars, sunsets...
Patrick Martinez's Art Is Next Level
Article originally appeared in BEYOND THE STREETS show catalog. Patrick Martinez’s heartfelt social commentary is expressed through the very fabric of L.A., its neon signs, stucco walls, security bars, sunsets...
The Story Behind Hip-Hop's First East Coast/Wes...
With ‘Bigger and Deffer,’ LL COOL J, the L.A. Posse, Bobcat, DJ Pooh, and Steve Ett literally and figuratively broke ground in Hip-Hop. The break-up could have been devastating. Instead,...
The Story Behind Hip-Hop's First East Coast/Wes...
With ‘Bigger and Deffer,’ LL COOL J, the L.A. Posse, Bobcat, DJ Pooh, and Steve Ett literally and figuratively broke ground in Hip-Hop. The break-up could have been devastating. Instead,...
How Hip-Hop Brought The G.O.A.T. to the Mainstream
Every January, members of the American Dialect Society gather to choose the Word of the Year. Past winners include “unfriend,” “selfie,” “vape,” “toxic,” and—even a pictograph — “crying face emoji.”...
How Hip-Hop Brought The G.O.A.T. to the Mainstream
Every January, members of the American Dialect Society gather to choose the Word of the Year. Past winners include “unfriend,” “selfie,” “vape,” “toxic,” and—even a pictograph — “crying face emoji.”...
Hip-Hop is Timeless
Ever since Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” became the first commercially successful rap song back in 1979, Hip-Hop has been recognized as the voice of the impoverished youth. But in the...
Hip-Hop is Timeless
Ever since Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” became the first commercially successful rap song back in 1979, Hip-Hop has been recognized as the voice of the impoverished youth. But in the...
The 1995 Orlando Magic Announced Hip-Hop’s Take...
Hip-Hop hit the NBA around the same time it hit most of mainstream pop culture. Kurtis Blow name-dropped a cavalcade of NBA stars on his 1984 single “Basketball,” a tune...
The 1995 Orlando Magic Announced Hip-Hop’s Take...
Hip-Hop hit the NBA around the same time it hit most of mainstream pop culture. Kurtis Blow name-dropped a cavalcade of NBA stars on his 1984 single “Basketball,” a tune...