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Some believe that Black Thought, ?uestlove and their gang represent “real” hip-hop that stretches back to, well, their roots. This camp points to the old-school, I’m-the-best-on-the-mic lyrics of Black Thought, and the influence of jazz, deep soul, and even blues on their live-instrument grooves, which they use instead of studio-crafted beats...
...another two years, Adigun’s course as a hip hop and reggae dancer was set. Today, she’s the Director of the Caribbean Club Dance Troupe, as well as the President of the Caribbean Club. “I first attempted reggae and hip-hop at Harvard and I found I was really good at it,” she says without bragging, recalling the joy of discovering her talent. Reggae and hip hop gradually consumed her life, and she soon found herself a different person. “My first dancing experience in front...
...Shelby shows that an individual need not agree with Kanye West politically—or even appreciate hip-hop music—to join in black solidarity. But, as West’s remark suggests, racism lingers at all levels of American society (as demonstrated so powerfully in the aftermath of Katrina), and Shelby rightly suggests that black solidarity can be vibrant even if it is narrowly tailored to combat that prejudice...
...weirdly enough, I think the only concert I went to where I actually really felt good and gratified the whole time was a Steamroller-ish mega-event: Prince, live at the Allstate Arena in summer 2004. But those things aren’t even guarantees—the one hip-hop mega event show I ever went to (J-Kwon and the Ying-Yang Twins were there!) was really slow, the crowd didn’t dance and I paid 30 bucks.Virtually every concert I can look back upon with “pride” is a concert that...
...inextricably linked with the NYC vibe of a Brooklyn block party, the backpacker haven Rawkus Records, the warm, thick voice of his old partner Mos Def, and the coolly meditative guitars and pianos DJ Hi-Tek brought to all his productions. But now, Rawkus is gone, the New York hip-hop scene is in hibernation, the old Mos Def is AWOL (lost to Hollywood and bad concept albums), and Hi-Tek produces worthless album tracks for G-Unit and 213. Since 2004’s crossover flop “The Beautiful Struggle,” Talib has been more...