Even if you’re not familiar with Gil Scott-Heron, it’s likely you’ve unknowingly encountered his work in some form. The late artist’s poeticisms have taken on a life…
Kurt Cobain’s Undying Influence on modern Hip Hop
In 2019, rappers idolize Kurt Cobain more than they idolize rap legends. The art form has been heavily influenced by SoundCloud rap; a subgenre which…
The Self-Destruction Video
From AmbrosiaforHeads – In the late 1980s, Rap music had a problem. At the time the genre was exploding with national and overseas tours, incidents were…
Angela Davis Speaks Out
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for…
From Beyoncé to Sorry to Bother You.
THE GUARDIAN ///// From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the…
Hiphop Evolution on the LQ
Check out Hiphop Evolution on Netflix and catch Rapify cofounder Paradise Gray (producer of legendary group X Clan and promoter of new York’s legendary Latin Quarter Club). #rapify #hiphop…
Kento su ‘Stand 4 What’
Il viso di Colin Kaepernick, lo stesso della campagna Nike che ha suscitato polemiche e forti prese di posizione nei giorni scorsi, appare – stilizzato ma riconoscibilissimo nell’iconica posizione…
Stand 4 What ! – Intervista
Qualche giorno fa sono stato a Milano per lavoro. Mentre ero a pranzo ho scoperto che – a sorpresa – il Cox18 organizzava un dj set con Dj…
Questo mondo non è più bianco.
DI IGIABA SCEGO. L’album “Damn” di Kendrick Lamar inizia e finisce con una sparatoria. Un suono sordo, vuoto, pauroso, l’antitesi stessa della musica. E da…
The Origin Of Woke
“Woke is definitely a black experience — woke is if someone put a burlap sack on your head, knocked you out, and put you in a new…