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The Newest Hip Hop/Rap Site
Yo peeps! How are you all doing? Doing fine I hope. Anyway I was searching the net with nothing to do and I encountered this new rap forum. You might be asking what this rap forum is all about. Well as the name implies it's the latest hip hop/rap forum were you can join for free and talk about hip hop or rap. For newbie hip hop/rap artists out there, this site is a good way for promoting yourself and to get a chance in the big time lime light and be a celebrity yourself.The rap forum also features artist [...]
Open Question: Real Hip-Hop Heads The Best Producer in the game?
Who do you think is the best producer in the hip-hop at the moment? Timbaland doesn't count because he doesn't produce real hip-hop he produces pop, and Dr. Dre has too many co-producers and musicians backing him up nowadays to name him as solely producing a track ^^^The above was for all the pop fans
A Brief History of Hip-Hop Conclusion – Hip Hop is Alive and Well
Read The Introduction , Part 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 9 10 11 When Nas came out with Hip Hop is Dead last year it sparked a lot of debate. Some people were angry that he could say such a thing. I understood where he was coming from and agreed with him. It seemed like there was no music of any substance being produced anymore. The songs that were hitting on the charts were all empty, soulless songs that did not appeal to me in the least. That’s not to say that quality rap did not exist, it is just to [...]
Open Question: Why do some black musicians get their music labeled Hip-Hop or R&B, when they aren’t trying to sing that?
It gets me pissed of that just because your black, that people think you are going to be singing R&B or Hip-Hop. It's like record executives want most black musicians to act black. Why can't they sing the type of music that they want to sing. For all they know, that particular person may not like Hip-Hop or R&B. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
A Brief History of Hip-Hop – Part 5 Graffiti Art
Read The Introduction , Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4 To most people, graffiti has a negative connotation. It is often associated with vandalism and crime to those outside of hip-hop culture. It is probably the most misunderstood of the four elements. It is an element that often gets overlooked. It shouldn’t. It is significant and plays an important part in the history of hip-hop. People have been writing on walls and surfaces since man first walked upright and used a stick to draw in the dirt. We [...]
Too Attached to Image
I find a lot of people are taken aback or surprised by the fact that I am so passionate about hip-hop. I don’t seem to fit the typical audience. It throws people off. I love hip-hop music and culture but I try to remain open to other forms and genres of music. I think that this is important. I remember that I used to declare, loudly, to anyone who would listen, that music I did not like, “sucked.” I don’t do this anymore. I try to keep an open mind when it comes to music. I think I know why people [...]
A Brief History of Hip-Hop – Part 1 The DJ
Read The Introduction It is hard to define the exact time that hip-hop was created. There are so many influences that came together to form the culture and many of them far pre-date hip-hop. Where did it come from? It was born out of dancing and the love of music. DJs began to play parties and realized that partygoers liked dancing to the breakdown of the record. A break is the part of a song where there is no singing and the rhythm is stripped down to a simple drum pattern and some back up. DJs soon [...]
Open Question: Good Rap or Hip-Hop Music ?
Any Rap or Hip-Hop Musicians who dont use too many Curse words?
A Brief History of Hip-Hop – Part 3 The Shift to the MC
Read The Introduction , Part 1 , and Part 2 In 1978 a subtle shift happened to the culture of hip-hop. The music industry needed a name to call this music and started referring to it as “rap music.” Most people didn’t mind the new term. In fact, people started to call themselves rappers. This term shook up the very foundation of hip-hop. The music shifted from being about the DJ to being about the person rhyming on the microphone. Rap radio shows were born. Then first one was Mr. Magic’s “Rap [...]
BMG Opens Doors On New Hip-Hop Label
The BMG Label Group has launched a new hip-hop label, Battery Records.