Hip-Hop Music

Part 2 of my ongoing feature "ON FRONTSTREET: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop", is "Hip Hop Speaks Out on 9/11" a virtual discussion on the events of 9/11/2001 featuring varying views from the underground. I would like to thank everyone who participated, giving hip hop a much needed voice!

Mar 15, 2002 - Steve Scarbriel

Please bear with me...this has been building up a long time....On 9/11, the world as we knew it ceased to exist. I don't know how you feel about 9/11, but to me, it was a wake up call.

Feb 12, 2002 - Steve Scarbriel

UGGGGHHHH!!! I give up! I've had difficulty opening this file on my pc...coincidence? Griff's manager Shawn Carter agreed to another interview if need be, an audio one.

Oct 20, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

bgyrL4Life and Frukwan (Gravediggaz) rap about the late Poetic, life after Statasonic and the return of the Gravdiggaz.

Sep 19, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

It was once told to me that “Nobody is going to tell your story better than you.” That quote stuck with me as I began to come to the realization that The Hip-Hop Nation has collectively and falsely assumed that the true story of how this remarkable culture evolved would somehow be told by somebody other than themselves...

Aug 12, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

Don't sweat it now that "they" ganked Napster. There are still plenty of places on the net that allow free music downloads. I don't really see a difference between theses services and Napster....bottom line, they all offer downloadable MP3s for free, or point you to sites that do.

Jul 6, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

If you could ask MC Lyte any question, what would it be? Post your question below and it might be used in my upcoming interview with MC Lyte.

Jun 14, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

As hip hoppers we often get caught up in the audio or video aspects of culture, overlooking a new breed of street philosophers: the hip hop illustrator, who instead of using a mic, uses a pen to express political and social issues as well as provide works (as with the music) for strictly entertainment purposes. Check 'em out!

May 20, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

A no holds barred look at "the rap life" as told by Lou Brocc aka MexiCali Slim, an up and coming emcee and self proclaimed superstar in the making. He's here to give it to you "rough, rugged and raw, like Petey Wheatstraw".

Apr 17, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

I was sent this by KRS's people in response to an article that appeared in the New York Daily News about the Foxy Brown/Lil Kim shooting. Read it, then post your comments.

Mar 10, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

Missed hip hop's biggest tour last year featuring The Roots, Dead Prez, Guru, The Jazzyfatnastees, Talib Kweli, Slum Village, Bahamadia, Jaguar and Dice Raw. Don't sweat it cuz we got the highlights right here.

Jan 12, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

De La Soul Contest Winner Announced. Winning entry in our De La Soul Ain't Dead Contest comes from Rebekah Meredith.

Jan 2, 2001 - Steve Scarbriel

Lyfestile recently caught up with Baatin at the Okay Player show (which also featured The Roots, Guru, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek). Here are some of the highlights of their build session.

Dec 4, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

i'll admit, when i went to Streetside Records to pick up GHOST DOG--i had one thing on my mind--the mesmeric eeriness of RZA's beats that i heard for two hours in the movie.

Oct 1, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

i was way siked when i first heard this album--because finally, i could listen to a WU-TANG member who didn't make unwise decisions about his production amongst the many in the last two years (although i did like U-GOD's album a lot.)

Sep 17, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

just when you thought it was safe, no one could possibly come stranger than KOOL KEITH, up jumps MC PAUL BARMAN to the boogety weirdo beat.

Sep 2, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

this summer we were particularly blessed with a triple set of professionals who ingest this soul and not play themselves out like rock-n-roll. take SLUM VILLAGE for example.

Aug 14, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

"free rent, like gas and phone, a mamma's boy even though my ass is grown, got the same bedroom since third grade, still be living here when i'm eight hundred and eighty-eight..."--Still Live With My Moms. okay, any emcee who begins his album setting himself up in a degrading position like this (joke or not,) wins the title for most secure emcee in the industry.

Aug 1, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

My ramblings and observations about a confirmed Peas sighting at Riverport Ampitheater in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday July 12, 2000.

Jul 22, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

A friend and I got into a discussion on the definition of underground hip hop. A lot of crews consider themselves underground but underground has become a mainstream term like "hip hop" before it and as a result some people use "underground" to describe any and everything.

Jul 8, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Having a hard time finding quality underground hip hop artists? I'm putting together a guide giving you a taste of the best underground hip hop/rap on MP3.com, IUMA, Rapstation and more!

Jun 24, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

An interview/questionaire I did for the Star-Telegram about Hip Hop as it relates to American culture. If any of the questions seemed "asinine" (i'm quoting here) that's because those were the questions that their audience (as their editor put it: older, white and conservative) would want to know the answers to.

Jun 8, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

I got an email from a mom requesting information on the history of hip hop for her daughter who was doing a research paper for school. My first instinct was to suggest she browse my collection of hip hop history links and imagine my surprise when I realized I didn't have a collection of hip hop history links.

May 12, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Recommended readings on hip hop music and culture

May 5, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

For those of you who know PHAROAHE MONCH, you will be used to his unbelievable talent for flipping lyric combinations like no other rapper in the industry.

Apr 24, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

If you're looking for some crazy-ass new hip-hop material that will keep your head nodding while you scratch it in uncertainty, run out and purchase this new conceptual album by DAN THE AUTOMATOR and PRINCE PAUL.

Apr 17, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Your connection to undergound hip hop music, featuring the new internet generation of undergound emcees: music from the Lyricist Lounge, T.R.P, Vika, Vision Quest, Rebel Nation, and more!

Apr 3, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Win an autographed copy of Deadly Venoms, Pretty Thugs! Are you Deadly Venoms biggest fan? Prove it and you may win an autographed copy of their upcoming cd, Pretty Thugs. To enter, email me your answers to the following questions. Winner announced at my live chat with the Venoms!

Apr 1, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Far too often in today's society we let ugly words with negative connotations find their way into our daily conversations.

Mar 27, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

9 Criteria to Proving the Realness of an MC: BACKGROUND, BIAS, SOURCES, STYLE, SCOPE, INKD OF MC, POINT OF VIEW, PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY.

Mar 20, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

At first glance, the concept embodied in the phrase Commercial Consciousness might seem like a contradiction in terms.

Mar 14, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

Those of you who know me know I'm into challenging the industry, so it probably won't come to you as a surprise that I'm going to give you the down low on how to eliminate the middlemen (labels, record stores, etc.)and "put yourself on".

Mar 3, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

My response to selected email. This one is from Remy who grilled me over my picks for the online hip hop awards. Legitimate gripe or shameless plug? I'll leave that up to you.

Feb 25, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

The envelope please...My picks for Support Online Hip Hop's Online Hip Hop Awards 2000!

Feb 8, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

It's Y2K, and no extinction level events to report as we experienced the coming of the year 2000. All systems were pretty much go as I checked in as the new editor of Hip Hop Suite 101.

Jan 9, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel

REVIEW - MOS DEF/Black on Both Sides

Jan 2, 2000 - Steve Scarbriel