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"RUBBLE KINGS" - From Gang Violence To The Birth Of Hip Hop! a must watch! 

Rubble Kings reveals the history behind the birth of hip-hop culture. Produced by Shan Nicholson (http://shannicholson.com), Rubble Kings is a comprehensive documentation of the life of street gangs in the ghetto of New York City from 1968 to 1975. It tells the story of how few forgotten people did the impossible, and how their actions impacted the world for generations to come by giving birth to hip-hop culture.

From 68 to 75 Gangs ruled new york, Peace came only through the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come by giving birth to hip-hop culture.this is a must watch for everyone to see how it really was for us and how this all came about. how it transitioned from gang violence, death into different kinds of expression, all that hate and anger into elements of hip hop, still a cry for help and we still battled it out from djaying, breakin to graffiti for a title but the colors came off.this is the real deal doc coming..the voice of the voiceless. You will hear about other gangs similiar to black spades aka zulu nation (respect) there were many gangs such as dirty ones, la familia, the dirty riders ect terrorizing the tri state area, we lived it and we are still here to talk about it including me. some never made it out because sadly drugs was another way out of reality, rip. hip hop changed many lives, my life! Hip Hop Is Pure, hip hop is you, hip hop is me! Respect!


Added by: Chinita, 27/Sep/10 | Comments: 0

Tiny Drops India - Hip Hop Community Center in India 


Tiny Drops is a up-and-coming Hip hop community centers located in Mumbai and Delhi, India. Our mission is to provide children living in slums with an alternative creative and social outlet through cultural activities such as dance, music, and film. We draw specifically from the global hip hop movement, offering children the tools to focus on traditions of break dancing, DJing hip hop music, and filming and editing to match the pace of modern urban culture.

Mumbai is a hub of contemporary culture in India, yet children of the slums rarely have a chance to interact or actively participate in the cultural expression that streams from across the globe. These children spend most of their lives between over-crowded classrooms and jobs that do not recognize or value their individual strength and character. Tiny Drops aims to bridge this class-divided gap, allowing children to break through a rigid socio-cultural wall, and to give these children a greater sense of dynamic purpose in their lives.

Our goal is to create a space for children to be active participants in creating culture on their own terms and to use it to transform their communities. At the same time, we stress the importance of attaining a basic education as a means of connecting with an ever-evolving and empowered global youth culture that is located both virtually and on-the-ground.

Hip Hop is rooted in the alternative expression of oppressed people in the Bronx and New York City, and has rapidly traveled across the globe to be uplifted by communities in Brazil, Palestine, South Africa, and beyond. It is a global youth culture that connects young people who struggle daily and historically with multiple oppressions and offers an outlet and a larger global movement for identity formation.

Tiny Drops derives its name from the beginnings of rain in a monsoon city -- drop by drop, the water accumulates, until it becomes a flood that can sweep up the whole community in its arms. In such a way, Tiny Drops aspires to encourage children to manifest their individual potential -- whether as a life-long source of personal delight or in order to connect it with a collective purpose and expression.

Added by: Chinita, 17/Sep/10 | Comments: 1

Hell Razah Talks Real Emcee's vs Rappers & rap Music of Today 

In a clip recorded before the health crisis that landed him in the hospital, (around the same time as Guru rip )

Hell Razah breaks down the violence in hip-hop, MCing vs. rapping, and the evils that rappers do.

Razah's new album Heaven Razah is in stores everywhere September 28th, 2010. Proceeds go to support his recovery.

Added by: EmSeeD, 24/Aug/10 | Comments: 0

Kymani Marley Book Signing - Dear Dad "Jahiti, Guerrilla Republik Precise Science, the Sankofa celebrating culture, family and legacy 

Kymani Marley, Jahiti of Brownfish, Guerrilla Republik Precise Science and the Sankofa Drummers celebrating culture, family and legacy. Hosted by Malaika-Tamu Cooper and Common Mindz Barbershop.


Added by: Chinita, 24/Aug/10 | Comments: 0

Joe Bataan - Rap 0 Clap O 1979 (Hip Hop 101) 

Joe Bataan never gets much mention or credit in hip hop so here you go..rap o clap o, everybody get ready for disco rap 1979 that came out in the same year as rappers delight.

Added by: Chinita, 13/Jul/10 | Comments: 0

Immortal Technique: Destination Haiti 

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I made a promise that I would go to Haiti to deliver the supplies and Money we raised at the show. I am leaving now for Port Au Prince. Thank you to everyone that supported the Hip Hop for Haiti Movement. The Revolutionary path is not an easy one to walk, its a battleground. There are always comrades. Yet still sometimes ...its lonely when your only company is that of cynical bystanders.
But the doubt of introverted philosophers and apathetic pseudo intellectuals is not a barrier, it is fuel for the fire. The system in place is the real challenge. Thank you to all of you that have been supportive over the years, and even those of you who have not been but wish you could be. One day you'll wake up and breathe Revolucion.

When I return I will make sure to post a few pictures.

Viva La Revolucion,

Immortal
Technique

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Added by: Chinita, 15/Jun/10 | Comments: 2

Women of Color Stirring a Pot of Awareness, Reality & Justice!HH Will bring together educators, bgirls,emcees,dj's,poets ect. 3/6 


Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen Volume 3, Back to Our Roots, will be honoring International Women’s Month by shedding light and creating awareness on Environmental Injustices and Educational Inequalities and their impact on women of color.


Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen will bring together women of color educators, students, environmentalists, djs, emcees, b-girls, poets, visual artists, dancers, healers, pastors, organizers and activists. We will come together through a hip hop showcase to express our solidarity with women’s rights!

This event will take place in the South Bronx, the birthplace of Hip Hop, and the poorest congressional district in the nation, also called "The Forgotten Borough.” In reality, the borough of the Bronx is not forgotten because one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city, Riverdale, lies just northwest and has every amenity a human can ask for.

Hostos Community College will be hosting Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen event for the second year in a row. Hostos Community College was created in 1968 in response to demands from the Latino community who were urging for the establishment of a college to serve the people of the South Bronx. Hostos was the first bilingual higher education institution in the United States.

The South Bronx is a community that has been in constant resistance, seeking justice in education and the environment. It is a community resisting pollution, asthma, toxic wasteland, and budget cuts for art, music, and gym programs. It is a community that lacks access to healthy fruits and vegetables, adequate health care and after school programs. The South Bronx’s need for reproductive and sexual health education is highly reflected in its high levels of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections.

In place of access to healthy alternatives, the South Bronx has an over abundance of jails and prisons.

However, the South Bronx is not lost. It has experienced a period of healing through leadership guided by community organizations and collectives. This leadership has lead to the creation of new parks, food co-ops, recycling programs, and successful cultural community centers. We have won many amazing victories as a community!

Join us as we fuse our energy, our politics, our ancestry, our traditions, art, song and dance into a brew for Environmental Justice and Education Equality.

Turn Up the Heat and Let the Soul Simmer, as We Stir this Soup for the Hip Hop Soul!

When: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
@ the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.) Bronx, NY
(Main Theater)
Time: 2-5pm
This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen

Added by: Chinita, 02/Mar/10 | Comments: 0

Dessa Talks Philosophy, The Lack of Females in Hip-Hop and Singing Versus Shouting 


Dessa was once known as one Margret Wander, a philosophy major and technical writer from Minneapolis.

But after joining the campus slam poetry team, Wander evolved into hip-hop diva Dessa and quickly gained the attention of her hometown's music collective known as Doomtree. Of course, it didn't hurt that Dessa's boyfriend was Doomtree's founder and ranking artist Stefon Alexander, aka P.O.S. Although no longer a couple, the pair is currently on tour together, and, along with Astronautalis, they'll stop by Hailey's tonight for a gig in Denton.

Dessa's recently issued, full-length debut, A Badly Broken Code, is the reason for her appearance tonight and it's an impressive collection of inventive hip-hop. Using unusual instrumentation (sampled strings and clarinets) to set the beats, Dessa raps with uncommon tact as she actually sings rather than shouts.

Speaking from a tour stop in Los Vegas, Dessa let us in on her imaginative mind.

Who gets to call you Margret these days?
I have one uncle who calls me Margret. My last name is Wander and the word "dessa" means "wander" in Greek. Of course, I didn't know that until after I choose the stage name.

How many other hip-hop artists have a college degree in philosophy?
I might be one of the few. Every so often, I find out that some artist has a degree in some field that is as equally intellectual and I hadn't heard about it until I read it as part of their bio. I imagine there may be more of us out there than people imagine. I would venture to say that I may be the only female hip-hop artist with a degree in philosophy, though.

Why does the hip-hop genre have so few female artists?
I'm not sure exactly why. I know that the scene is dominated by guys. I know that, by and large, it's been an art form that has been characterized in a lot of male ways for the length of its history. Perhaps, in the coming years, there will be more female emcees.

Does it feel special to come from a city that has as rich musical heritage as Minneapolis does?
Absolutely. We have really permeable genres in the city. Mixed bills are really common where you will have a hip-hop act playing with an indie rock act and an instrumental ensemble. That's not unusual in our city--and in a lot of other markets that would be asking a lot of an audience.

How cool is it to be part of the Doomtree collective?
I don't know if I would be doing what I am doing now if it weren't for Doomtree. Those guys have been a huge part of making this career as attractive as it is to me. Those bands have also been a big part of shaping the aesthetic that I am interested in.

How important is it for you to actually sing on your records?
I think, initially, I was actually apprehensive about singing too much because I was afraid some hip-hoppers might write me off. Now, I love having the opportunity to decide which format would be better for a given line, whether to sing it or to rap it. My favorite rappers don't yell. I don't do it. I don't like performances that lack nuance and dynamics. My favorite rappers exercise a lot more control.

The video for the first single from the album, "Dixon's Girl," has some very disturbing imagery. How much input did you have in that video?
It's a dark video. I've made four videos for the album with two of them yet released. Working on a Doomtree budget, which is actually a shoestring budget, you give your disc to a series of directors and they develop treatments for the songs that they select. I think the director got a dark feel from some of the samples in that song. He drafted his own vision for the video that is a complement, but the video does not narrate the lyrics to that song.

You have published a book of nonfiction (Spiral Bound). Do you have another book in the works?
I do. It's way too early to title it, but I did anyway. It's called A Perfect Burn and it's about a trip I took to India where I visited a cremation fire. I hope to have it finished this year.

Dessa performs at Hailey's tonight with P.O.S. and Astronautalis
source: DallasObserver

Added by: Chinita, 27/Feb/10 | Comments: 0

A day in the Bronx - Remembering the Black Spades (40th Anniversary) A message to the young gangbangers 

The notorious Black Spades (precursors to Hip Hop) 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. Black Spades later became the Zulu Nation in the late 1970s, and then the Universal Zulu Nation, in the 1980s. Times were also changing, and block dance parties and clubs were becoming more popular. The beginnings of Hip hop culture began to form in these dance venues, and as gang members and former gang members started getting involved in more Hip Hop activities, involvement in the gangs declined. Davey D caught up with many of the members including original leader Bam Bam who gave Bambaataa his name.


This first video is original B-Boy and Zulu Charlie Rock who hails from the 22cd division of the Black Spades up on Gun Hill road in the Bronx.. He talks about how the Black Spades evolved and became the Zulu Nation..He talks about Disco King Mario and the founding Spade chaptersat Bronxdale Housing project which was known as Chuck City.




He spoke with Hip Hop legend Popmaster Fabel who is finishing up a documentary on early gang culture called 'The Apache line'.




Hip Hop legend Popmaster Fabel talks to about the important role early gang culture played in bringing Hip Hop to life. We also talk about how pop culture is exploiting gang life and leading people astray. Fabel explianed that early Hip Hop got people out of the gangs.. Today's rap music gets people into them



Black-Brown Unity-The Wisdom of the Ghetto Brothers



From Gangs To Glory

Added by: Chinita, 21/Feb/10 | Comments: 0

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