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Category Archives: Culture Extra

Category devoted to Hip Hop culture in its entirety regarding news, editorials, previews, reviews, special events, discussions, politics, business, media, entertainment, and activism.

All City: Henry Chalfant’s Second Hip Hop Documentary

By Q Ball | March 18, 2010

All City by Henry Chalfant is an experimental documentary continuing his efforts covering Hip Hop after Style Wars. It is raw and candid with a delicious authentic appeal you will enjoy. Take time out for classic dope footage right now!

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Hip Hop Beyond Entertainment: Lecture By KRS One

By Q Ball | March 15, 2010

Get your feeding right now if you are hungry for Hip Hop! We got KRS One breaking down the third eye matter for your understanding and intellectual processing at a Temple University lecture in 2004. If you really wanna absorb the Hip Hop culture then this is one teaching that will help shape your outlook. Check it out!

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Hawaiian Hip Hop Culture: Nani Funk 2Da Breaka Dawn!

By Q Ball | March 15, 2010

When most people think of Hawaii they think of the beach, surfing, hula dancers, tropical fruit, and volcanoes, but after you check out these videos you will rethink of those typical images. The volcanoes you will see erupting from these clips is pure funk and flavor the way only Hip Hop can!

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Bring It Back: Hip Hop Heads Unite For Real Culture!

By Q Ball | March 2, 2010

Real Hip Hop lives right now! Not just yesterday and not until tomorrow, but right now! It never died. It never lied. It never committed suicide because real Hip Hop lives right now!
Hip Hop in the United States has been diluted no thanks to corporate urban marketing and franchising the “ghetto fabulous“ image thereby slandering [...]

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The Hip Hop Files: A Short Piece On Martha Cooper

By Q Ball | February 26, 2010

Check out this video short about The First Media Queen of Hip Hop, Martha Cooper. It is a very nice candid piece about one of her more recent works The Hip Hop Files: Photographs, 1979 – 1984. You do not want to miss this!

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Still Keeping It Street: The Ecko Brand and Video Selections

By Q Ball | February 19, 2010

Many companies and organizations of the Hip Hop culture and have come and gone over the years, but those few who have survived have always stuck to their brand principle by keeping it true to the streets. Without the streets where would they be today which is why today’s article is about the brand of Marc Ecko. Read it right here!

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Baby Talk

By Da Emazing One | February 12, 2010

What does Hip Hop mean to you when you talk about it with other people. How do the words flow from your mouth, and where does the dialogue come from? There are many people discussing Hip Hop everyday, and this article is written about what they are saying. Check it out!

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Beat Street: Best Hip Hop Movie in Hollywood

By Q Ball | December 27, 2009

We got another Hip Hop classic for you today! If you have never seen Beat Street you are a duck. I mean who has never seen this movie classic? Well, many people have not seen it as of yet which is why we are posting it today! It is as authentic as Hollywood could get in capturing the essence of Hip Hop culture. Click here now!

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Just For Kicks: Documentary On The Sneaker Culture

By Q Ball | December 24, 2009

If you have a sneaker collecting fetish then you need to click this link right now and get a dose of sneaker history and culture! Hip Hop will live and die with the love for dope sneakers which is why this documentary is a must watch now! Enjoy!

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Wild Style: The Original Hip Hop Movie For All Who Are Down By Law!

By Q Ball | December 22, 2009

The original Hip Hop movie shot in the early days of the Hip Hop culture in the South Bronx is here for your viewing pleasure. Before the glamour and glitter of Hip Hop and big budget films with rappers as actors; Wild Style was the first to bring Hip Hop from the hood to the big screen. Watch the classic flick right now!

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