jam (origin unknown) – 1. to drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position. 2. to fill often to excess. 3. to make unintelligible by sending out interfering messages or signals. 4. to force one’s way into a restricted space. 5. to take part in a musical jam session.
VIA URBAN DAILY On June 22nd, the hardest working band in hip-hop (and late night television) release their newest album, How I Got Over. The latest single from The Roots’ new album, the appropriately titled “The Fire” featuring their new BFF, John Legend, shows the group in top form, specifically Black Thought who, as always, […]
Kurtis Blow. Run DMC. MC Lyte. Eric B & Rakim. Dana Dane. Slick Rick. The list of hip-hop pioneers is long and their musical resume even longer. Hip-hop culture was founded in the 1970’s in the South Bronx, but it’s national presence began to emerge in the early to mid-80’s. Since that time, hip hop […]
VIA THE FLY PAPER In a pop culture landscape in which women are increasingly sexualized and commodified, are the latest crop of raunchy girls a trend or shift in pop culture? The Fly Paper’s Kay Jay argues a new fad of “dirty girls” has taken over. Prior to this, women were stereotypically known for holding […]
Hip-Hop and Soul music are filled with unlikely influences and Malcolm McLaren was no exception. The London-born performer and Punk music icon was best known as the manager of The Sex Pistols but in 1983 he released an album with the World Famous Supreme Team called Duck Rock which contained the hits “Buffalo Gals” “Hey […]
VIA CLUTCH MAGAZINE The vacancy of female rap artists have made such an astounding impact on the hip-hop generation that the emergence of someone like Nicki Minaj presents a peculiar mix of unpreparedness and prediction. Minaj isn’t merely a Lil’ Kim clone, she is the 21st century inheritance of post-modern branding, technological advancement and hip-hop […]
VIA THE URBAN DAILY Check out Jay-Z’s short film with John Mayer.
Marketers typically target people under age 40, but concert ticket sales reveal that Baby Boomer artists topped last year’s most popular concerts. Don’t get it twisted, last year was a bad year for concerts overall with ticket sales dipping 12 percent. However, acts such as Paul McCartney, and Roger Waters were among the most popular […]
