Articles related to "Hip Hop"
Joell Ortiz: Album Review
Joell Ortiz releases The Brick: Bodega Chronicles as his last independent venture before working with Dr. Dre and Aftermath Music on his first major label album.
• joell ortiz
• rap & hip hop
• hip hop music lyrics
• hip hop album
• latin hip hop
Online Hip Hop Awards 2000
The envelope please...My picks for Support Online Hip Hop's Online Hip Hop Awards 2000!
• awards
• hip hop awards
• support online hip hop
• sohh
• online awards
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Review
Amateur or not, Lupe Fiasco joins the ranks of fellow Chicago emcees like Kanye West, Twista, and Common with his first studio effort.
• hip-hop music
• chicago emcees
• chicago rappers
• lupe fiasco's the cool
• lupe fiasco's food & liquour
Kj-52: The Yearbook
The indomitable spirit of Kj-52 heavily flavors his fifth and newest album, "The Yearbook," releasing from BEC Recordings on April 10th. It's all heart, all the way.
• kj-52
• the yearbook
• aaron sprinkle
• christian hip-hop
• holy hip-hop
The Dichotomy of a Hip-Hop Music Fan
Writer Steve 'Flash' Juon discusses his complex feelings about the contradictions in hip-hop music today.
• hip-hop music
• rap music
• rap lyrics
• gangsta rap
• rap
Atmosphere's 'Lemons' CD Preview
"When Life Gives You Lemons" drops on April 22nd out with underground legends Atmosphere to deliver goods sure to satisfy your hip-hop sweet tooth. Here's the lowdown.
• atmosphere hip-hop
• hip-hop music
• rhymesayers
• slug
• ant
Win an autographed copy of Deadly Venoms, Pretty Thugs!
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!
• win
• cd
• deadly venoms
• wu
• wu tang clan
Mark Ronson Spins His 'Version'
Having produced Amy Winehouse's stellar "Back to Black", DJ turned artist Mark Ronson delivers 'Version' a disc of modern classics dripping in retro groove.
• mark ronson
• amy winehouse
• lily allen
• hip-hop music
• groove music
Fresh Digress
The promo material of Beatmart's Fresh Digress aligns them with Napoleon Dynamite. Their geekish humor and youthful air make it a good fit, a reference point that works.
• fresh digress
• beatmart
• christian hip-hop music
• chris mc
• dj reality
Grits: Redemption
From the hardest-working hitters in the hip-hop industry, Grits, comes a 7th album, "Redemption," sure to insure their continued place at the head of the class.
• grits
• redemption
• gotee records
• christian hip-hop
• bonafide
Group 1 Crew
Fresher than this morning's latte, Group 1 Crew's self-titled Fervent Records debut will knock you out, their hearts shining through as fiercely as their bangin' sound.
• group 1 crew
• fervent records
• manwell reyes
• blanca reyes
• pablo villatoro
Hip Hope Hits 2006
“Hip Hope Hits 2006” is the second entry in a new yearly compilation of the best in hip-hop. Doncha dig the title?
• hip hope hits 2006
• christian hip hop
• christian hip hop compilation
• dj maj
• verbs
Interview with Vickie Stringer
Vickie Stringer is a leader in the Hip-Hop literature genre. She is a novelist who founded her own international publishing company, Triple Crown Publications.
• stringer
• triple crown
• urban literature
• urban fiction
• hip hop
Is LL Cool J "In Too Deep"?
Where oh where has our old rap star gone?
Oh where oh where could he be?
• ll cool j
• james todd smith
• rap
• hip-hop
• movies
Its' Bigger Than Hip Hop - Part 1
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.
• hip hop
• enron
• politics
• republicans
• 9/11
John Reuben Sitcom?
The rapper’s latest newsletter enlists the help of fans to make his TV dreams come true. Watch “The Professional Rapper” on YouTube.com to vote your hero into TV history.
• john reuben
• reubonic plague
• youtube
• christian hip-hop
• christian rapper
Kinnie Starr's Crisis of Identity
Kinnie Starr has spent much of her career discussing her identity as an Aboriginal musician. Working on her 5th album, she'd like to talk about the music for once.
• kinnie starr
• anything
• maple music
• mohawk
• aboriginal artists
Lupe Fiasco Pioneers New Hip-Hop
Lupe Fiasco has maybe one thing in common with the stereotypes applied to the rest of the hip-hop industry: his subject matter.
• lupe fiasco subject matter
• fiasco hip hop artist
• lupe fiasco food and liquor
• lupe fiasco the cool
• islamic rap
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Review
On his sophomore album, Chicago's Lupe Fiasco proves he is cool with an impenetrable swagger, dazzling lyrics, and a wisdom-filled concept.
• lupe fiasco
• lupe fiasco cool
• chicago hip hop artist
• hip hop concept album
• michael young history
Lyrycyst: American Dream
Not too long into listening to Lyrycyst's "American Dream" you understand how he came up with his moniker. The Kansas City rapper is a fiery wordsmith, the best kind.
• lyrycyst
• american dream
• steven cooper
• jody lawrence
• kikstart records
Manafest: Glory
If there truly is a sophomore curse, somebody forgot to tell Manafest, back with his 2nd album for BEC Recordings, "Glory." He's only gotten better, smarter, and hotter.
• manafest
• glory
• bec recordings
• trevor mcnevan
• thousand foot krutch
Marcus Cole: Write My Song
The debut project from Marcus Cole has something to please everyone, but you'd expect nothing less from the former Commissioned artist and the PureSprings Gospel label.
• marcus cole
• write my song
• puresprings gospel
• cece winans
• christian gospel music
My (Fashionably Late) What Up?
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.
• hip hop
• rap
• intro
• introduction
• what's up
On Frontstreet: Hip Hop Speaks Out on 9/11
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!
• 9/11
• terrorism
• september 11
• terrorist
• attacks
Pettidee For Redeem the Vote
Southern rapper Pettidee will join the ranks of other recording artists to endorse Redeem the Vote, encouraging young people to vote in the November elections.
• pettidee
• redeem the vote
• christian hip-hop
• butterflies
• thug love