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  • 50 Cent to produce ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ show

    50 Cent to produce ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ show

    50 Cent’s new show, Hip Hop Homicides, will take an in-depth look into the unsolved murders within the rap community

    As if the man wasn’t busy enough, 50 Cent will be producing a show titled Hip Hop Homicides, which will look into the unsolved murders within the rap community.

    According to Deadline, the show will be co-produced by Love & Hip-Hop producer, Mona Scott-Young. The show will also be hosted by Van Lathan, a former veteran for TMZ. The show will air later this year and be available on the streaming service ALLBLK.

    Related content: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg brought out 50 Cent during their Super Bowl Halftime show

    “G-Unit Film and Television has thrived by telling real stories. As I continue to grow my current slate, premium non-scripted programming will be a major focus. Hip-hop loves things that are damaged. This series will shed light on the artists that didn’t make it through the struggle,” Fifty said.

    Fif has truly created his own universe with his G-Unit Film and Television. Power and BMF are powerful

    Scott-Young added, “50 and I created this show in response to the disturbing number of murders in hip-hop. With this boots-on-the-ground investigative series, we will look to closely examine and explore leads surrounding these cases with the hope of finally providing loved ones with answers.”

  • November is officially National Hip Hop History Month

    November is officially National Hip Hop History Month

    Congress declares November as the official month of Hip Hop History

    The bill will be passed as the passage of Resolution 331, a bill co-sponsored by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and passed through the Senate under Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) direction, Billboard reports.

    The bill was brought to congress’ attention in late July. The passage looks to recognize the genre’s major contributions to music culture.

    Related content: Coke La Rock was Hip-Hop’s first MC

    With August 11, 2021, marking the day we will now know as Hip Hop Celebration Day, November takes an entire month to celebrate the genre. It was August 11, 1973 when DJ Kool Herc and his sister threw the Hip Hop Back To School Jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx, New York, USA. Not failing to mention that August is officially known as Hip Hop Recognition month.

    “Hip Hop is my life. Hip Hop saved my life. Hip Hop gave me knowledge of self. Hip Hop is who I am,” Congressman Bowman said. “The celebration of Hip Hop history and the study of it is essential to our democracy, our innovation, our voice and who we are as human beings.”

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  • August 11th is officially recognized as “Hip-Hop Celebration Day”

    August 11th is officially recognized as “Hip-Hop Celebration Day”

    U.S. Senate unanimously consented to pass the bill, along with November being recognized “Hip Hop History Month”

    On August 11 of 1973, DJ Kool Herc hosted a back-to-school party in the West Bronx. 48 years later, this day is now recognized to be “Hip Hop Celebration Day.”

    The news was made official on Thursday (July 29). “By unanimous consent, the Senate passed S.Ress.331 (A Resolution designating August 2021 as “Hip Hop Recognition Month,” and designating November 2021 as “Hip Hop History Month”),” the tweet read.

    The Senate would like for Senators to “plan appropriate activities that support the objective of the ‘Back to School Jam of Aug. 11, 1973, and encourages local governments in the United States to build partnerships with local hip hop entities and other members of the creative arts and music communities.”

    Related content: Hip-Hop was born on August 11th, 1973

    The resolution continues as follows: “Whereas, on Aug. 11, 1973, at a Back To School Jam organized by his sister Cindy Campbell and held at the recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York, Clive DJ Kool Herc Campbell introduced his innovative style of disk jockeying and, together with the master of ceremonies engaging the crowd with rap on the microphone while partygoers known as B-boys and B-girls danced, introduced a new style, later known as Hip Hop, which combined the elements of a disk jockey (commonly known as a DJ), a master of ceremonies (commonly known as an MC), music, art, fashion, and dance.”

    The full resolution of the text can be found on Congress.gov

  • The term “Hip-Hop” first appeared in print on September 21st, 1982

    The term “Hip-Hop” first appeared in print on September 21st, 1982

    The term “Hip-Hop” first appeared in print on September 21st, 1982 in a profile of Afrika Bambaataa written by Steven Hager in The Village Voice. Inspired by DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Dee, Afrika Bambaataa began hosting hip-hop parties in 1976 and was the founder of The Universal Zulu Nation. Steven Hager’s Village Voice piece was titled “Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop.” Steven Hager also published the first comprehensive history of Hip-Hop culture with St. Martin’s Press.

    “Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop” has been added Cornell University Library and you can read it here.

    Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop 1982
    Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop
    Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop article 1982

    Purchase our 100 Hip-Hop Facts (1973-2000) Book

    Read: DJ Kool Herc coined the terms “B-Boys” and “B-Girls”

    Read: “Graffiti Rock” was the first hip-hop TV show

    Read: Wild Style, written, directed and produced by Charlie Ahearn, was the first hip-hop movie

  • ABC News 20/20 presented the first national television coverage of Hip-Hop

    ABC News 20/20 presented the first national television coverage of Hip-Hop

    In July 1981, Eight years after DJ Kool Herc’s party in the Bronx which marked the birth of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop, “the overnight phenomenon” received it’s very first National Television Coverage on ABC News’ 20/20. The segment was called “Rappin’ to the Beat” and was hosted by Steve Fox, who credited Blondie’s “Rapture” for bringing it to a wider audience. Steve Fox described Hip-Hop as personal, sexy and energetic.

    The 10-minute broadcast showcased Hip-Hop’s deep African American roots and b-boys and b-girls (which was coined by DJ Kool Herc) . Steve Fox predicted that rap would become a cultural force because “it lets ordinary people express ideas they care about, in language they can relate to, put to music they can dance to. Not everyone can sing, but everyone can rap.”

    Read: DJ Kool Herc coined the terms “B-Boys” and “B-Girls”

    Before ABC New’s hip-hop special there had been select showcases of rap on other national television shows: Kurtis Blow who appeared on Soul Train in October of 1980, making him the first rapper to appear and perform on National Television and Funky 4 + 1 who were musical guests on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in February of 1981 (both of whom are featured in the special).

    Purchase our 100 Hip-Hop Facts (1973-2000) Book

    Read: Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to appear on national television

    Read: Funky 4+1 was the first rap group to appear on national television

    ABC News 20/20 Hip-Hop Special Part 1

    ABC News 20/20 Hip-Hop Special Part 2

  • IDK keeps it short and sweet on his debut major label album ‘Is He Real?’

    IDK keeps it short and sweet on his debut major label album ‘Is He Real?’

    IDK, or Jay IDK as some people know him, has been rising fast among underground trap rappers over the last number of years. He originally gained traction from his album Empty Bank which went viral a few years ago. He also gained went viral in a couple of ways over the last year, first with his song ‘Trippie Redd’s Freestyle,’ which makes fun of the fact Trippie Redd did not participate in the XXL Freshman freestyles even though he was a member of the class. IDK also had a song go viral earlier this year called ‘Trigger Happy’ because it is supposedly a diss on the rapper Logic.

    At 14 songs long, you would think IDK’s Is He Real? is a pretty long and substantial album. Although it is hard as hell and definitely hits on all the points he is trying to get across, this album is not long at all. Is He Real is in fact very short and sweet, having a run time of only 35 minutes. These short, dark trap instrumentals are perfect for IDK’S rapid fire and descriptive approach to rapping; although this album is not very long, it still gives the listener so much to think about. Is He Real? is a super solid debut record that makes me excited to hear what he can do in the future. Stream it below right now!

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  • Lizzo finally got her first number one song on Billboard this week with ‘Truth Hurts’

    Lizzo finally got her first number one song on Billboard this week with ‘Truth Hurts’

    We freaken did it, guys! Lizzo finally has a number one track. It has been a very long time coming and I am really happy for Lizzo, who has been grinding for so many years to get to this point. Recently, she stated that a few years ago she almost quit making music, because she felt that she was not getting the recognition that she deserves. I have loved Lizzo for years and I agree that she should have been getting this recognition a long time ago. Along with ‘Truth Hurts’ reaching number one, Lizzo has also seen two other songs of hers rise the Billboard charts this week, with ‘Good as Hell’ reaching #52 and ‘Juice’ reaching #82. Although ‘Good as Hell’ is from a previous album, ‘Juice’ and ‘Truth Hurts’ are on her record Cuz I Love You, which is easily one of my favorite albums to come out this year. Check out the music video for ‘Truth Hurts’ and listen to the entirety Cuz I Love You below!

  • Justine Skye shows why she is a rising superstar in the R&B game with her new ‘Bare With Me’ EP

    Justine Skye shows why she is a rising superstar in the R&B game with her new ‘Bare With Me’ EP

    Justine Skye has been one of the most intriguing R&B acts to become virally popular in the last couple of years. Her overall sound and style is very modern and Neo-R&B(not sounding too different from artists like Frank Ocean or Jhene Aiko), but her voice is so retro. Her voice reminds me of a lot of the music of this genre that you would hear in the early 2000s; this vocal style is delightfully out of place in this day and age.

    While her voice is reminiscent of R&B music from a different time, the instrumentals that she uses are so modern, sometimes even futuristic. She combines the popular sounds of today such as trap, reggaeton, and electro-pop all into one, creating an especially unique sound because her voice is so cool and different. It is pretty tough to do so, but if I had to pick favorite songs from this EP, it would probably be ‘Maybe’ and ‘Bulletproof.’ They both really exemplify that modern yet nostalgic feel Justine excels at. Check these tracks out and the rest of the EP below!

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