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The Show

The infamous dis (or response) records craze of the 1980s blew up the careers of several female MCs. For example, it was a response record…

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The Last Poets

Another profoundly influential cadre of artists was the irrepressible Last Poets. An ever-changing trio of New York-area poets, many of wh…

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Sly and the Family Stone

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE took the Sixties ideal of a generation coming together and turned it into deeply groove-driven music. Rock's first…

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Stevie Wonder

Born Steveland Judkins, May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. Placed in an incubator immediately after his birth, baby Steveland was give…

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Rick James

In the hierarchy of funk, no artist has been more exciting, more inspired and "badder" than the Super Freak himself, Slick Rick a.k.a. Rick…

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Rhyme & Reason

Rhyme & Reason Documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer interviewed over 80 significant artists in rap and hip-hop music for this documenta…

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Prince Paul - 88hiphop.com (VIDEO)

Prince Paul, legendary DJ and producer, discusses his production style ...Pirate Service Announcement (P.S.A.) is a pirate video series f…

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Perhaps the most important legacy of The Funk can be found in the assertive expressions of realism and race pride that thrived in the early…

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Parliament Funkadelic

Under the direction of mastermind George Clinton, the associated groups Parliament and Funkadelic established funk as an heir to and outgro…

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Old School

The birth of rap as we know it can be directly traced back to the concrete jungles of the Bronx in the late 60's and early 70's, an era now…

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Swiss Casino Releases New Single “Mind Full Of Drugs”

London based Hip-Hop artist Swiss Casino is an authentic Hip-Hop/Pop crossover one of the most promising emerging musical figures from Great Britain. Swiss Casino is heavily influenced by the American Hip-Hop scene and makes Dark Rap Music. The UK artist demonstrates his impressive flow and great sense of artistry in his songs and continues his musical journey with…See More
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Diamond D with support from Sadat X (of Brand Nubian) and Ras Kass at Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

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Veteran Hip-Hop producer Diamond D has helped out with several of Rap music's most acclaimed LPs, including A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory and the Fugees' The Score. In 1992, he recorded his first solo album, the underground classic Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop (which was released by Diamond & the Psychotic Neuortics). Although it never sold very many copies, it increased his status, and he worked with Illegal, House of Pain, KRS-One, and the Pharcyde during the mid-90's. A host…See More
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