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Dec 04, 2008
Dr. Mutulu Shakur and Shakur Legacy Profiled on BET Tonight
Tune in to BET at 10 PM ET/PT (Dec. 4th) to catch the highly anticipated 'American Gangster' episode about freedom fighter Dr. Mutulu Shakur. The episode was produced by Dr. Shakur's son, rap artist and hip hop notable Mopreme - brother of best-selling rap musician of all time, Tupac Amaru Shakur (2Pac), and a member of the hip hop icon Tupac's (2Pac) multi-platinum 'Thug Life' rap group.
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HHCF Teaches Class on Hip Hop, Chess & Life Lessons
The Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) has launched of its Life Strategies pilot program at John O'Connell High School. The HHCF is the first non-profit organization to fuse music, chess and martial arts, to promote unity, strategy and non-violence to American youth.
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The Ultimate Motown Release: NOW That's What I Call Motown
Dropping on CD and digitally on January 13th. NOW That's What I Call Motown is the latest release from the hugely successful NOW That's What I Call Music! series, which has collectively scanned over 70 million units in the U.S. over the last decade.
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Dec 03, 2008
Weekly News from a Hip Hop Perspective by Jasiri X
Chuck D of Public Enemy once boldly declared that "Hip Hop was the CNN of the ghetto", no artist has better embraced and embodied that concept than Jasiri X.
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Hip Hop Artist Nelly Launches New Scholarship Program
At the event, Lindenwood University's Black Student Union, Nelly, and Plaza Motors also announced the launch of the "Black and White Ball" Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship that will be awarded to two students from Missouri and the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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Hip Hop and Post Racial Politics
On Thursday January 22nd, two days after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Brooklyn Bodega and The Brooklyn Historical Society will be producing the first installment of Making History Now - How Video Music Box elected America's first Black President -Mass media, the removal of cultural barriers, the impact of Hip Hop culture and a post racial America.
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Dec 01, 2008
New Web Site & Album from Hip Hop / Pop Icon Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Mass Appeal Entertainment has announced the official launch of Lefteyelegacy.com, the newly redesigned website of former TLC member and hip hop / pop icon, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.
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Shaping the New Response: HIV/AIDS and Latinos in the Deep South
On World AIDS Day December 1, 2008 the Latino Commission on AIDS released “Shaping the New Response: HIV/AIDS and Latinos in the Deep South” Report, documenting the extraordinarily high rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among Latinos...
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Hip Hop Poet Laureate kahlil almustafa Debuts Show 12/6-12/7
kahlil almustafa, Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and recipient of the Hip Hop Theater Festival FAAR Award, will debut his two day multimedia performance Growing Up Hip Hop: Plugged-In, at the the world famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
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New York Goes to Denver for Colorado Make-A-Wish Foundation
Friday, December 5th in Denver Colorado there will be a charity event raising funds for the Colorado Make-A-Wish Foundation. The foundation provides “wishes” for children with life threatening diseases and this is their 25 year anniversary.
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Hip Hop Breakdown FM: Interview w/ Reverend Jeremiah Wright
Rev Wright also talked to us about the church's relationship to Hip Hop and the love he has for hip hop artist Common who has been a long time member of his congregation. He talked to us about the types of steps he felt needed to be taken in order for the Church community and Hip Hop generation to better connect...
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Nov 30, 2008
Hip Hop Notable 'Binky's Neighborhood' - Week 6
Boo Heff has a song out with K Mac (from the Comrads) and Big Snoop Dogg called "Hip Hop Hogz" from the West Fest mixtape. The song is off the hook and everybody comes off on there. Check out this exclusive photo I am puttin up of (from left to right) Problem, Boo Heff, Madison, Kurupt and (bottom row) Boo Heff son Airmis and hip hop legend Snoop Dogg. Snoop is my folks and always been a good dude tryin to help out cats...
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Nov 15, 2008
Hip Hop Figure Immortal Technique to do Benefit Concert for Children
Viper Records President and outspoken hip hop / rap recording artist, Immortal Technique will be performing on November 20th at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco to raise money for Omeid International, a human rights advocacy organization, which currently plans to construct an orphanage and medical center near Kabul, Afghanistan.
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America's Great Hope: Obama Was Necessary by Immortal Technique
Michelle Obama was right when she talked about feeling proud to be an American for the first time. And white conservatives took it out of context. They assumed that the Black and Latino community who have had the right to vote for the past 40 of the 221 years of this countries existence should kneel and kiss the ground of a land that is only now acknowledging their service and contribution. Truthfully I am more inspired by her words than most of his. And, I am reinforced in my understanding that a man (especially one that aspires to achieve anything significant) without the right woman to support him and offer him guidance will never amount anything. Her words were prophetic for they truly did speak to the manner in which urban Black and Latino people have embraced the USA.
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Nov 13, 2008
The Reality of a Hip Hop President
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, I stood in line for two minutes and cast my vote for Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential race, voting for the first time in my life. I am a young, black man, and I had something in common with millions of other first time voters that day. We were all very young, those 18-35 products of what is unscientifically yet accurately known as the "Hip-Hop Generation".
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The Struggle Continues: Can Somebody Please Spare Some Change?
Living in places where hope seems so far away, In spite of the mounting pressure of violence, many young black people in Pittsburgh were inspired by Barack Obama, they put in long hours and worked under stressful conditions, I couldn't be more proud of their efforts...
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In-Depth Look at J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO on BET 11-20
On Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10 pm* BET's critically acclaimed docu-drama AMERICAN GANGSTER adds another compelling episode to the season as it examines the most notorious government agent in US history, J. Edgar Hoover. AMERICAN GANGSTER airs on a new night, Thursdays at 10 pm ET/PT. Encore episodes of AMERICAN GANGSTER air on Friday nights at 10 pm ET/PT.
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Nov 12, 2008
Hip Hop PR Wire to Launch 11-18-08
If you are familiar with Hip Hop Press, a press release site for hip hop related press information, the launch of their new service – Hip Hop PR Wire will be of great interest to you. And if you are not a user of this service or a visitor to it, you need to be.
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Hip Hop Notable 'Binky's Neighborhood' - Week 5
Big week with Obama taking the presidency as well as the gays marching all over Los Angeles over proposition 8. Blocking freeway exits and everything. So now that we have a new president to take office in January, we still have a lot of mess to clean up. Regardless of a major change last week, looks like we are still going to the dumps with the economy. Stay positive and prayerful. We’ll get threw it.
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Nov 11, 2008
Rio Hip Hop On The Edge: Brazil's A Filial
Rio Hip Hop On The Edge: Brazil's A Filial Links Beats And Rhymes With The Jungle, The Streets, And The People.
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