How Hip Hop Got Its Name
The origins of the phrase go deeper than Sugarhill Gang. Hip-hop — they were the first words on the genre’s first big hit,…
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ExSnia, il sociale al centro
Domenica 12 ottobre ci sarà una nuova mobilitazione a sostegno del lago dell’Ex Snia. Un momento di festa con due…
XXL’s A Great Day in Hip Hop
Michael Gonzales takes a look back at the circumstances behind one of rap music’s greatest magazine covers on its 16th…
‘Ready to Die’ 20th Anniversary Mixtape
Last Saturday (13th September) marks the 20th Anniversary of the release of one of hip hop’s all time classic albums,…
On the ground in Ferguson
“Finché non verrà risolta la questione razziale in questo Paese, potranno scoppiare rivolte come quella di Ferguson in qualsiasi luogo!…
The beauty and horror of 1950s America
Master photographer Robert Frank uncovered the extraordinary in everyday life on his travels around the US in the 1950s, from…
EXPLORE BAM’S COLLECTION
Afrika Bambaataa is credited to be one of the earliest influencers of hip hop culture. The iconic DJ/producer has been…
Watch the Sound
The newest episode of the Beat Junkies’ web series “Watch The Sound”. This episodes features the incredible “Scratch Scientist”, the…
Check the Technique Volume 2
Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies by Hip Hop journalist Brian Coleman is slated to…
Riot on the Set
How Public Enemy Crafted the Anthem ‘Fight the Power’ Twenty-five years after ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Spike Lee, Public Enemy…