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.
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Hip-Hop
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!
VIDEO: Migos at the 2016 BET AWARDS
June 29, 2016
Hip Hop trio Migos on the red carpet of the BET AWARDS 2016
Host: Brittany K. Jackson
Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dies at 45
March 24, 2016
Phife Dawg, a masterful lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died Tuesday from complications resulting from diabetes, his family said in a statement on Wednesday. He was 45.
Born Malik Isaac Taylor, he was known as the “Five Foot Assassin” because he was 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Jermaine Dupri Signs The Rap Game Winner Miss Mulatto To His Label So So Def Recordings
February 25, 2016
After eight weeks of a hip hop boot camp with music mogul Jermaine Dupri, Atlanta native Miss Mulatto emerged as the victor in Lifetime’s The Rap Game (#TheRapGame).
MC Lyte at the 2016 Grammy Awards
February 24, 2016
Josef Leimberg at the 2016 Grammys
February 24, 2016
Atlanta’s NBA team embraces rap shows after racial remarks
January 14, 2016
The Atlanta Hawks are collaborating with big-name hip-hop artists like T.I., Ludacris and Big Boi in what the team calls an effort to make amends after it was revealed two officials made racially charged remarks in separate incidents. The artists were brought in by the NBA franchise to perform during halftime and after Hawks’ home games months since former general manager Danny Ferry’s insensitive comment about Sudanese-born Luol Deng came to light in September 2014. Soon after, an internal investigation revealed that former co-owner Bruce Levenson complained in a 2012 email that blacks kept potential white fans away from games.
Minister Tony speaks on rap music.
November 16, 2015
Exclusive Interview with Rapper “Problem”
September 21, 2015
BMI AWARDS: Snoop Lion talks about movie ‘Straight Outta Compton’
September 11, 2015
Rapper RJ at the BMI Awards
September 9, 2015
Rick Ross at the BMI Awards
September 8, 2015