When Old School Was New: Nas It Aint Hard To Tell : The Record hide captionNas, in a photo from the mid-1990s. Courtesy of the artist Nas, in a photo from the mid-1990s. Since the heyday of hip-hop, one man has been broadcasting the music videos, the culture and the people in the community all throughout New York City. His name is Ralph McDaniels, and his show, which has aired on public television since 1984, is called Video Music Box. McDaniels knows everybody. The man widely known as Uncle Ralph has stories we want to share, so occasionally on The Record he'll pick a classic video and take us behind the scenes. Illmatic is now considered a classic — a masterwork of story-telling, lyricism and beat-making. In the early to mid-'90s hip-hop was at a creative peak, as regional styles were maturing and bleeding into each other. "I call it street corner rap," McDaniels says. Ralph McDaniels: "Nas is from Queensbridge. "So I went out to Queensbridge projects — I was familiar with the area, been out there before. "So I said, 'Alright, no problem.
The Tao of Wu The Tao of Wu is the second philosophical book written by prominent Wu-Tang Clan member and principal producer, RZA. It is a sequel to The Wu-Tang Manual.[1] Content[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] New York Times Best Seller list for November 8, 2009 100 Ways to Save Hip-Hop - StumbleUpon Every year, critics get together and hold a premature funeral for hip-hop. Then, people like me are forced to sit here and counter with articles on why hip-hop is just a form of entertainment and grossly misrepresented in the media and totally misunderstood by mainstream America and allathat. Well, guess what? I'm tired of playing that game. Stop playing the same 5 songs on the radio.
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Alt-J - "Tessellate" » CHARTattack | Indie and Alternative Music Hey! What a welcome surprise for the morning! Something I enjoy! Alt-J’s (or ∆) “Tessellate” is a moody dynamic piece of hip-hop infused chamber pop that’ll make you go “Woop Woop!” in between all the meditations of what the word “tessellate” means. Keeping with the song’s collision of art and hip-hop, the video finds a gaggle of gangsters standing around in a museum, showing off their grills and drinking their forties in a flatly artificial mural. An Awesome Wave is out now via Infectious Music. uWall.tv | Listen to a Wall of Music © 2021 - Privacy - Terms How To Build A Fireball You Can Hold&Video - StumbleUpon