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This story is part of “Hip Hop is Life,” a series of profiles and features revisiting key moments at the intersection of hip hop and Black men's health over the past 50 years. Read the rest of the story here.It was May 12, 1998.two months after my 10th birthday and a week before DMX's debut album. It's dark and hot in hell, It was planned to make an emergency landing at a store. In Brooklyn, $5 bootleg albums lined up in street vendors' showcases long before Tower Records slapped $15 stickers on them. Sometimes, when I wasn't sure if my…
“Probably everything,” says Moore. Hip hop has influenced almost every part of our lives. Innovation is one of the fundamental principles of hip hop. And Condit-Schultz says hip hop is a big part of all modern music production. “Hip-hop came in and influenced a lot of vocal streaming and pop and rock,” he pointed out, noting that in the 1990s, many groups like Sublime and Barenaked Ladies had a major impact on the hip-hop influence. Even the melody of Taylor Swift’s song is influenced by hip-hop, he says. But hip-hop is more than just changing songwriting and musical styles. It…
“Probably everything,” Moore says. Hip hop has influenced nearly every part of our lives, and innovation is one of its fundamental principles. Condit Schultz says hip-hop is a big part of modern music making. “Hip-hop came on the scene and had a huge impact on vocal expression, pop and rock,” he said, noting that in the 1990s, much of the work produced by groups like Sublime and Barenaked Ladies was heavily influenced by hip-hop. Even the melodies of Taylor Swift's songs are now influenced by hip-hop, he said. But hip hop has not just changed songwriting and musical styles –…
Washington- Sponsored by Howard University to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop. Hip Hop 50: Past, Present, and Future Conferences August 10th and 11th. The conference will feature panel discussions structured around pertinent questions and issues being discussed within today's hip-hop culture, including artist performances at block parties. This conference is sponsored by Howard University's College of Arts and Sciences and the Cathy Hughes School of Communication. “The primary purpose of the conference is to introduce the Hip Hop minor to the Howard University community, and this will mark Howard University's growing involvement in hip hop education.” Misia ClarkPh.D., Associate Professor…
“],”filter”:{“nextExceptions”:”img, blockquote, div”,”nextContainsExceptions”:”img, blockquote, a.btn, ao-button”},”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350 }”> Let's admit it: we all gossip. You and your neighbor detail the couple who moved in next door. Group girlfriend chats are filled with the latest information about your ex's new partner. Sometimes you and your coworkers just need to rant about your boss's latest request. Gossip is a way for us to stay connected and share information with each other. That's not inherently bad, but it can be unhealthy. Knowing the difference between harmless chatter and malicious rumors can save your mental health and relationships. What is gossip? It's easy. Elizabeth Fedrick,…
In other songs, like “Soweto,'' the superstar sings about searching for and finding a way out, getting through life and getting lost in love. The song has over 52 million views on YouTube, and her video was also critically acclaimed and inspired multiple remixes, including one with Don Her Toliver and Rema. outlawBorn out of great tragedy, the song provided the perfect landscape for Victorney to display his witty lyricism and talent for taking vulnerability and turning it into something compelling and universal. did. Lately, however, Victorney has begun to settle into the realization that the storm is over. “I…
Mc Lyte, Young MA, Jay-Z & A $AP Rocky. Collage by Jackie Ray/NPR. Fraser Harrison /Parasgriffin /Scott Greeze /Illya S. Savenok /Getty Images Hide captions Toggle caption Fraser Harrison /Parasgriffin /Scott Greeze /Illya S. Savenok /Getty Images Mc Lyte, Young MA, Jay-Z & A $AP Rocky. Collage by Jackie Ray/NPR. Fraser Harrison /Parasgriffin /Scott Greeze /Illya S. Savenok /Getty Images When celebrating our 50th birthday, we map hip-hop stories on the local level. Click here to view the entire list. If you’ve had any of the hip hops of the past 50 years, you already know the New York location…
July 17, 2023Sheldon Pierce Hello young folks. Here's an example to measure how far hip-hop has come in 50 years. Once upon a time, in the words of one of the great rap storytellers, an 11-year-old boy from Queens fell in love with the nascent rap movement. But circumstances forced Q-Tip, the rapper and producer who would soon go on to found A Tribe Called Quest, to get creative with his equipment. Like most black kids at the time, he didn't have a track machine, so he had to find a workaround to learn the craft. As he later told…
In the middle of the opening set of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! On Thursday, rapper and performance poet Decora dedicated a song to the man he calls his mentor, folk singer Pete Seeger. The song, performed by a full band with horns and electric guitar, was a riff on Seeger's “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”While unexpected, this was a fitting introduction to the main act, the Lenny Harris Pure Movement Dance Group. For decades, Harris has continued to stray from her stereotypes and expectations of hip-hop dance while staying true to her dance roots. As he explains in one of…
Rap was also deeply involved in the crack epidemic and the war on drugs. At the time, a common rebuttal to rappers' criticism of their lyrics was that they simply reflected the realities of the streets. Some people dismissed that as an excuse, but when it came to crack, they were telling the truth.As crack use increased throughout the '80s, so did the release of rap songs warning users about its effects. Kool Mo Dee released “Monster Crack” in 1986, NWA released “Dopeman” in 1987, and MC Shan dropped “Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!” Boogie Down Productions then released “Say…