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Melanie Fiona’s Open Letter to Lauryn Hill

Melanie Fiona’s Open Letter to Lauryn Hill

Amanda May 19, 2013 0

Share After meeting Lauryn Hill at a recent show in Brooklyn, Melanie Fiona was moved by the performance and decided to open up about it: “I have had many blessed, spiritual, and unforgettable moments

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[Article] MESSAGE & THE MONEY: The implications of commoditizing Hip-Hop Culture

[Article] MESSAGE & THE MONEY: The implications of commoditizing Hip-Hop Culture

Amanda May 19, 2013 0

Share I wrote this piece in April for my professor Simon Black and wanted to share some of it with ya’ll. I was curious to know what the implications of commoditizing Hip-Hop Culture were

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[EVENT REVIEW] CAN I LIVE SHOWCASE #3

[EVENT REVIEW] CAN I LIVE SHOWCASE #3

Amanda May 13, 2013 3

Share Just like Jay-Z  “Invited us to something epic” on ‘Can I Live’ off his Reasonable Doubt album, Moe Naaman, Founder of Masika International Development, invited me to something epic this month; The Can

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Should We Check Hip Hop Before We Wreck Hip Hop?

Should We Check Hip Hop Before We Wreck Hip Hop?

Sandra April 23, 2013 0

Share As a was scrolling through my Facebook timeline just recently, a colleague of mine posted an article called “There Are People in the World Who Are Concerned About the Current State of Hip

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What I Learned From Spring Break(ers)

What I Learned From Spring Break(ers)

Sandra April 12, 2013 0

Share March 29th saw the Canadian release of Harmony Korine’s highly anticipated film Spring Breakers. There’s been a lot of a buzz and controversy surrounding the film and the reviews which I’d read prior

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[ARTICLE] Politics As Usual: The Last of a Dying Breed

[ARTICLE] Politics As Usual: The Last of a Dying Breed

Erin March 28, 2013 8

Share Rap music has, and always will be, controversial. As a genre that has mirrored real life events of its storytellers for years, violence, drugs, sex and women have remained an integral part of

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death

The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death

Sandra March 9, 2013 1

Share Repost from March 9th, 2012 To write a tribute about The Notorious B.I.G. is incredibly difficult for me. To try and verbalize the life one of hip hop’s most – if not the most –

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The Lines and Times of Notorious B.I.G.

The Lines and Times of Notorious B.I.G.

A. Harmony March 9, 2013 1

Share REPOST FROM MARCH 9th 2012- Today marks 15 years since the world lost Christopher Wallace. And even today, many would agree that he is still one of the greatest emcees to ever bless

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The 10 Crack Commandments: Big’s Simple Guide to Better Business

The 10 Crack Commandments: Big’s Simple Guide to Better Business

A. Harmony March 9, 2013 1

Share He was no Suze Orman or Napoleon Hill, but if Big were alive today, he certainly could have published a book on managing finances and becoming a better business person. Although I’ve never

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Mothers of Legends: Afeni Shakur Davis and Voletta Wallace

Mothers of Legends: Afeni Shakur Davis and Voletta Wallace

Sandra March 9, 2013 1

Share To the hip hop community, the names The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are synonymous with martyrdom. Both lives tragically ended in a hail of bullets that seemingly brought the Bad Boy/Deathrow feud

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