Archive for February, 2009

Things are just grand – Los Angeles Times

February 28th, 2009 by


Things are just grandLos Angeles Times, CAI call that doing hip-hop. I had to think: How do I do hip-hop with this record? Once a track was written, I'd burn a CD, jump in the car and listen over and over again. Then I'd think, I should get Snoop on this track, and Q-Tip could play [...]

Houston Club Security Under Scrutiny For Tasering Popular DJ

February 28th, 2009 by


The security of Houston’s club scene is under the microscope for a reported assault of respected DJ and industry veteran Ron C (Ronald Coleman).
 
The alleged incident occurred Thursday night (February 26) at Houston’s Toc Bar following a verbal dispute between Ron C and security personnel over the treatment of one of the DJ’s friends.
 
During the [...]

Chi-Ali Comments On Album, Hip Hop From Prison – HipHopDX

February 28th, 2009 by


Chi-Ali Comments On Album, Hip Hop From PrisonHipHopDX, CASomewhere during the Native Tongues demise in the mid '90s though, Griffith fell into the background and off the radar of Hip Hop music. Ali would find himself in the spotlight again in 2000, but not for the right reason. During a verbal dispute with …

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Rapping, Northwest style – New America Media

February 28th, 2009 by


Rapping, Northwest styleNew America Media, CAOn Valentine’s Day, Nam was the first Vietnamese American ever to rap at the anniversary festival of 206 Zulu, the Seattle chapter of Universal Zulu Nation, which is a nationwide organization dedicated to preserving, educating and promoting hip hop …

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Hip-hop band the Roots prepares for TV gig on 'Late Night With … – Tampabay.com

February 28th, 2009 by


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Hip-hop band the Roots prepares for TV gig on 'Late Night With …Tampabay.com, FLSo how is a scruffy, 30-something hip-hop drummer and DJ with a question mark in his name going to revolutionize a tradition that's more than 50 years old? "They said we would never do this, and since this is the age of irony, [...]

Feature: M.anifest is Hip-hop’s latest genre – Joy Online

February 28th, 2009 by


Feature: M.anifest is Hip-hop’s latest genreJoy Online, GhanaSince the outburst of hip-hop music on the musical scene in the Bronx in the early 1970s among African Americans, its lyrical appeal backed with its solid beats has enthralled not only Americans but many other societies and cultures. …

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Ron Howard Makes Hip Hop Debut in Jamie Foxx Clip – Celebuzz

February 27th, 2009 by


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Ron Howard Makes Hip Hop Debut in Jamie Foxx ClipCelebuzz, CAby Celebuzz on Feb. 27, 2009 05:15 PM No, you're not hallucinating. That's Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard rolling deep to the club with Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Samuel L. Jackson. In one of the most blatantly genius …Finally, The Jake Gyllenhaal/Ron Howard [...]