Before I get into Tupac Shakur, maybe this is just a crazy coincidence but yesterday morning I stumbled across an old archive video of Malcolm X on Facebook. It’s the clip where an interviewer tries to take him to task for not revealing his surname, but Malcolm eloquently reiterates like…
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When Nas announced some years ago that ‘hip-hop was dead’, it was an OG (older generation) of heads who resolutely roared in agreement. But while the music we grew up listening to may not resemble anything in the charts nowadays or tickle the mainstream Powers that Be, at least it…
Hip Hop may have come a long way through the years and for all those who weren’t around to witness its humble beginnings, here’s an opportunity to catch up. Wild Style – widely considered the most influential and essential film on 1980s hip hop culture – is 30 years old…
If we had our way, quality hip-hop would be an intricate part of most social and recreational activities in the capital – and it seems Emily Rawson is on the same page. The DJ and promoter behind hip-hop ladies night Rock The Belles and 90s bash Supa Dupa Fly has been…
On the musical front, much hasn’t been heard from the artist formerly known as Mos Def. He made headlines in the summer after a video of him demonstrating the controversial force-feeding procedures used on hunger-striking detainees at Guantánamo Bay went viral – and if you’re hip to all things sartorial, you…
Earlier this year, Soweto Kinch‘s prized saxaphone was stolen – and though the felony didn’t quite make Crimewatch, it was enough of a tragedy to see the jazz star’s countless fans show their solidarity by joining him in a massive social media campaign to get the sax back, which he…