Hip Hop at CMJ

Check out this New York Times article about the recent CMJ (College Music Journal) Music Marathon held in NYC.

Hip Hop at CMJ, All Cities and Types

It's all in the music hip hoppers. kfox.

Hip Hop on Broadway?

Could legendary hip hop make its way to Broadway? Yes, especially if the focus is on the iconic hip hop group Run-DMC. I'm sure that their native New Yorker status won't hurt.

Check the deets in this recent New York Times article:
Musical About Run-DMC Is Planned For Broadway

Hip hoppers, the Great White Way is waiting for you. kfox.

A Review of The Roots on Tour

So I've been a bit quite on The Roots lately. No good reason. I still troll around on Okayplayer (and you should too). But my fav band is on the road and not coming to a city near me. I am in no way surly about that, but I will want to see them perform live in the very near future.

Meanwhile, someone let them loose in NYC and they did what they do. Check out the article in the New York Times:
A Hip-Hop Performance Only a Band Can Deliver

Love that.

Anyway, the guys are out there w/Gym Class Heroes and Estelle. You know if they are in your hood, you better peep them. For real hip hoppers, for real. kfox.

More International Music

It's nice to see MTV expand it wings, this time to Africa:

MTV Awards, African Version

The awards program will take place in November. Should be interesting, right?

Expand your horizons hip hoppers ... kfox!

Hey Look ... It's Grandmaster Flash!

Oh, this was such a cool article. Just a little 'day in the life of Grandmaster Flash" from the New York Times.

Check it out: Rewind Time

Oh, and he has a new book coming out “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats,” written w/David Ritz, the music biographer.

I know that you have a memoir in you hip hoppers ... I'm @ the glass ceiling. What's your excuse? kfox.

Get Ya Hustle On!

I know that I work hard and so do many others, but do you really get your 'hustle' on? I do okay selling some things and persuading people about, say, participating in community related events. I can even promote my own positive traits.

But the hustle that is the 'hustle' ... I don't know if I'd be able to brave it on a daily basis. I'm really referencing an article in the NY Times about rappers promoting their cds on the streets of New York:
On the Sidewalks, Rappers Peddle Their Own Voices

I really like the audio slide show that compliments the article:
Recreating Himself, One Album at a Time

Here's to getting your hustle on hip hoppers ... and it don't stop! kfox.

Cultural Lesson: The Fist Bump

I thought that it was interesting when the Obama's did the 'fist bump' after he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.

Check out this brief article in the New York Times for the delayed scoop.

I'm here to help you stay up on things, you can now represent properly, kfox.