An amazing group of Disc Jockeys spins under the Mobile Mondays! flag at The Bowery Electric. They all have their own unique style under a unifying aesthetic of playing 45 RPM records with great passion and knowledge. I had the pleasure of catching a hang with a pair of the […]
Hip Hop
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Josiah Hotwire is a memorable name and one you’ll want to remember if you’re a hip hop fan. The Harlem raised artist recently unleashed a mixtape called Can’t Take Me Down featuring the song Heaven…
Here’s a taste of the 2015 Governors Ball Music Festival action at Randall’s Island Park NYC this past weekend, June 5-7…
Here’s bonus Kurtis Blow interview material featuring more of his rap as well as KB giving credit to the artists who set the stage for his becoming the first Hip-Hop artist to sign to a major label – The Sugarhill Gang. Plus he speaks about his work as a minister, […]
The 35th anniversary of The Breaks presented a brilliant opportunity to speak with Kurtis Blow who very succinctly explains how Hip-Hop was born. “The Furious Five, Kurtis Blow, Run-DMC are no different from Robert Johnson and Charley Patton and Blind Willie McTell.” – Jack White at Madison Square Garden 1/30/15 […]
Austin orchestral rock band Mother Falcon and South Florida hip hop string musician duo Black Violin both have roots in high school orchestras, are both wildly original and creative, and both played at St. David’s Bethell Hall as part of the SXSW Universal Music Classics showcase. There are few similarities […]
As hip hop artist Maino unleashes a video for his latest single Dreamer featuring French Montana, B.O.B., and Tweezie – The King of Brooklyn dropped by NY1 for a powwow that included news of a literary project.
Name checks and quick hits from New York City Hip Hop artists Ice T, Remy Ma, Maino, Cam’ron, Papoose, & Uncle Murda in 2014. Find the full reports and, in the case of Remy Ma and Ice T, extended interviews as well in the Hip Hop section. Only exception is […]
No Jamaican performer, hell really no performer whatsoever, has been so embraced by NYC’s Hip-Hop community as Mavado. He’s an easy fit as you can see – in recent videos with LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, and hear – in his remarks. Here he talks where he is from […]
Remy Ma gave out her new mixtape I’m Around for Halloween. Here’s what the Grammy-nominated rapper had to say about being on the inside and where her head is now…
Brooklyn rapper Uncle Murda spoke about tunes like ‘Self Made’ and gave a taste of his latest ‘By Any Means’ with an in-studio performance at NY1-TV.
Bronx-born rapper Remy Ma talks about what she took from the inside and reveals title for forthcoming mixtape…
Ice T speaks about his boyhood, the history of hip hop and his film The Art of Rap, Papoose, and Body Count in this extended interview.
Cam’ron remembers his roots, talks regionalism in hip hop, and gives a status report on UN & Diplomats…
Young Presidents, The Sugarhill Gang, Ivan Neville, Blondie Chaplin, Corey Glover, Adam Ezra, & Glen Campbell’s children (Victoria Ghost) join to raise money to research Alzheimer’s Disease plus a new CD from Dumpstaphunk.
