The language of the culture is one that is always evolving because Hip Hop span globally through lyricism. It is well connected to the streets of the neighborhoods. Read More
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The Basketball Effect
There always been a love affair with Hip Hop and basketball. Basketball, the one sport that you can play 5 on 5, shoot some hoops around by yourself and is not too expensive. Read More
The Grind!
The Grind
To become a known name in the culture is often going to take a bit of effort.
For every official graffiti artist’s mural, there were a lot of murals that probably were spray paint over. Read More
Crew Beef that destroy great future music!
As a super group is form, beef can slash through and destroy the camp, the label and the legacy. They could collaborate and create an epic crew record but after the fallout this will never happen and the music will suffer. NWA spawned Ice Cube, Read More
Moguls
With the business of Hip Hop at an all-time high also came the emergence of moguls! This hand full of intelligent people took the time to understand how to carve out an imprint. Read More
The Radio Debut
Before pre-internet era, the radio was the best way to debut a song! Records would become instant classic as soon as the DJ dropped the needle to the records with the sound waves instantly hitting the drum of the ear. Marley Marl song “The Symphony” Read More
The Hip Hopper
I don’t know about others but I can remember when Hip Hop captured my attention than my heart! Videos were relatively a new concept in the early 80’s. Of course, Rock, Song Ballads, Funk, and R&B had core roots on the radio but by adding a visual to television really help cemented the listener experience. Read More
Super Groups
Sometimes the planets align, you also get a group of individuals that come together and form what I refer to as a super group. At the beginning of the culture, Read More
Legends of the Culture!
In any arena their always an elite group of individuals that shine a bit brighter than the normal! Read More
