It has always been clear that the South has had a foot in Hip Hop culture. The earliest descendent roots are from the southern culture, ultimately these ancestors created blues and jazz. Read More
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Hip Hop Boundaries; The divided lines of the culture!
The culture started the in the Bronx and slowly started to leak over from block to block and street to street. Ultimately, Read More
The Street Team Push!
So you and your camp have been hibernating and brewing up a masterpiece album! Your graffiti artist’s homie is drawn up the most brilliant art pieces for the project, Read More
When Tragedy Strikes Hip Hop!
When Tragedy Strikes Hip Hop!
As Hip Hop continues to reign and the legacy grew, the Hip Hop culture ultimately loses some of its heroes. Read More
Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee: The Birth of the Lyricists!
There is always a change in guards and battle rap is no different! In early battle competition would consist of who rocked the crows the most, as Doo Wop faded and Emcee’s started to emerge. Read More
From Artist to Executive
As the business of Hip Hop start to grow, Emcee’s started to slow down in the public eye and started taking more of an executive position. Read More
The Haircut
Often times, while you were growing up nothing made you look better than a haircut. The Hip Hop movement was creating a new sound, a new culture and a new fashion. Read More
Artists and Repertoire
Before the Napster Revolution, if you were an artist with a demo you were going have to talk to someone or listen to their songs. With the no soliciting rule, every record label required some sort of contact. Read More
Production Teams
As label progress, more and more talented artist would come out with their own record label which had a team of producers who collaboratively created the labels signature sound. Read More
The Infamous Tunnel Nightclub
In 1993, a club promoter named Jessica Rosenblum was looking for a spot to host her party called Mecca. The party ultimately had no permanent home and was bounce around from venue to venue because the city kept constantly shutting it down. As luck would have it, Read More