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Hip-Hop
Jermaine Dupri and So-So Def Grammy Museum Exhibit
September 27, 2018
Music producer Jermaine Dupri was honored at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles, Thursday Sep. 21. Dupri, founder of So-So Def Recordings, was issued an entire exhibit dedicated to his role in shaping southern hip-hop culture. This marks the first time the Grammy Museum has dedicated an entire exhibit for hip-hop music.
Netflix’s All About The Washingtons Red Carpet
August 29, 2018
There was a family affair August 8th in Hollywood at Madera Kitchen where Rev Run and Justine SImmons accompanied by their on-screen family graced the red carpet for the premiere of “All About The Washingtons on Netflix.” “All About The Washingtons” is a family sitcom based on the real life of the Simmons family. Joey Washington (Rev Run) recently retired from touring is trying to adjust to not being in the spotlight, having a greater physical presence to their four children, and being moral support to his wife Justine as she ventures into the world of entrepreneurship.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Beyonce and the Twins
August 2, 2018
Courtesy of BEYONCE.com Beyonce gives rare photo of her and Jay Z’s twins Rumi and Sir.
BET Brings Classic Hip Hop to the Staples Center Hip Hop Legends LL Cool J, Nas and more hit the stage at a packed Staples Center.
June 28, 2018
Hip Hop Legends LL Cool J, Nas and more hit the stage at a packed Staples Center.
Music Composer Jongnic Bontemps Brings His Silicon Valley Tech Brilliance and Hip-Hop Rhythmic Elements to “United Skates”
May 2, 2018
Bontemps is a gifted music composer and the owner of Composer Tech, and it’s his musical composition in the new documentary “United Skates” (by directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown) that is causing the strong pre-festival buzz, and that’s always good news for new filmmakers and film festival honchos.
Snoop Dogg talks new gospel album ‘Bible of Love’ (pt.3of3)
March 22, 2018
Rap Icon Snoop Dogg sits down for a one-on-one interview with Brandon I. Brooks, managing editor with the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and L.A. Watts Times Newspaper. Snoop speaks on legalization of marijuana, relationship with God and gang culture.
Exclusive: Shaka Senghor Speaks on Meek Mill, Asset Framing & Producing OWN Docuseries ‘Released’
November 26, 2017
Journalist Brittany K. Jackson conducts an exclusive interview with ex-prisoner turned world renowned speaker, author and mentor Shaka Senghor about his latest docuseries on OWN “Released”, his thoughts on the Meek Mill case, and why it’s so important for communities of color to affirm, frame and build upon our assets. Senghor also speaks about how he chooses to raise his youngest son and his first interaction with Oprah Winfrey.
West Adams Block Party Celebrates Community and Hip-Hop
September 7, 2017
Los Angeles -the waning days of summer are slowly coming to an end. The current heatwave seems like summer might decide to stick around for a while.
Former Rap Mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight Pleads Not Guilty in Criminal Threat Case
August 10, 2017
The threat was allegedly sent to Gray via text message.
Tommy The Clown with Dancers breakout
July 24, 2017
Tommy The Clown and his dancers perform for the L.A. Sentinel
J.U.i.C.E. Saturday Afternoon Hip Hop Jam Sessions
July 23, 2017
Oct. 21 Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (JUiCE) Hip Hop in the Park community event unites Los Angeles’s culturally diverse neighborhoods through hip-hop. The free event was held to showcase works from JUiCE participants and to invite the larger community to share in the Hip Hops arts offered every week at MacArthur Park. Master aerosol artists and JUiCE facilitators finished the event with a community themed mural on recycled pulp art boards and worked alongside youths to learn basic painting techniques. Sounds of music echoed the streets from JUiCE’s resident DJ’s while rhythmic words from emcees harmonize with the
Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew dies in Miami at age 53
July 20, 2017
A founding member of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew has died. Christopher Wong Won, known as Fresh Kid Ice, was 53.
J.U.i.C.E. Saturday Afternoon Hip Hop Jam Sessions
June 30, 2017
Oct. 21 Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (JUiCE) Hip Hop in the Park community event unites Los Angeles’s culturally diverse neighborhoods through hip-hop. The free event was held to showcase works from JUiCE participants and to invite the larger community to share in the Hip Hops arts offered every week at MacArthur Park. Master aerosol artists and JUiCE facilitators finished the event with a community themed mural on recycled pulp art boards and worked alongside youths to learn basic painting techniques. Sounds of music echoed the streets from JUiCE’s resident DJ’s while rhythmic words from emcees harmonize with the
Common & Nelson George Talk Social Justice, Hip-Hop Roots at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
April 26, 2017
The sold-out evening began with the screening of the extended version of Young’s “Letter to the Free,” followed with a Q&A with Common and Nelson George and finally a performance by Common and his band!