http://oldschoolscholar.com The voice for real Hip Hop culture purists, activists, artists, musicians, producers, beat junkies, fans, DJs, B Boys, Graff Writers, and MCs. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:31:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-beyond-entertainment-krs-one-lecture/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-beyond-entertainment-krs-one-lecture/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:10:43 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1713
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-beyond-entertainment-krs-one-lecture/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/hawaiian-hip-hop-culture-funk/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/hawaiian-hip-hop-culture-funk/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:20:46 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1711
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/hawaiian-hip-hop-culture-funk/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/bring-it-back-hip-hop-heads-unite-for-real-culture/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/bring-it-back-hip-hop-heads-unite-for-real-culture/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:28:55 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1702
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 [...]]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/bring-it-back-hip-hop-heads-unite-for-real-culture/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-files-martha-coope/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-files-martha-coope/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:35:54 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1701
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hop-files-martha-coope/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/keeping-it-street-ecko-brand-video/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/keeping-it-street-ecko-brand-video/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:04:55 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1695
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/keeping-it-street-ecko-brand-video/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/baby-talk/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/baby-talk/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:17 +0000 Da Emazing One http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1690
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/baby-talk/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-street-best-hip-hop-movie-hollywood/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-street-best-hip-hop-movie-hollywood/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:41:08 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1673
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! ]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-street-best-hip-hop-movie-hollywood/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/just-for-kicks-documentary-sneaker-culture/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/just-for-kicks-documentary-sneaker-culture/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:28:18 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1670
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/just-for-kicks-documentary-sneaker-culture/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/wild-style-the-original-hip-hop-movie-for-all-who-are-down-by-law/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/wild-style-the-original-hip-hop-movie-for-all-who-are-down-by-law/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:55:42 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1668
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!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/wild-style-the-original-hip-hop-movie-for-all-who-are-down-by-law/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/bombin-old-school-uk-graff-hip-hop-documentary/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/bombin-old-school-uk-graff-hip-hop-documentary/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:10:48 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1666
We have another old school Hip Hop in the UK documentary for you. This time we get to see the growing influence of Hip Hop with the British youth as well as the legendary Goldie bonding with Brim and Afrika Bambaataa. This is an enjoyable piece to watch. Check it out now!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/bombin-old-school-uk-graff-hip-hop-documentary/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/naughty-by-nature-christmas-party-at-revolution-live/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/naughty-by-nature-christmas-party-at-revolution-live/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:36:10 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1653
Saturday, December 19, 2009, Naughty By Nature returns to South Florida performing for the Christmas Holidays at the Revolution Live! For more information on this special event click here right now!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/naughty-by-nature-christmas-party-at-revolution-live/feed/ 1 http://oldschoolscholar.com/global-hip-hop-music-interviews-perspective-of-ten-nations/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/global-hip-hop-music-interviews-perspective-of-ten-nations/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:25:04 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1663
Ten voices speak about the influence and perception of Hip Hop music in their respected countries and experiences. The series of interviews were conducted at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York from their Hip Hop Culture class. Check it out now for some global insight.]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/global-hip-hop-music-interviews-perspective-of-ten-nations/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hopumentary-hip-hop-documentary/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hopumentary-hip-hop-documentary/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:57:46 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1659
Hip-Hopumentary is a multi-topical grassroots documentary reflecting on the state and community of the culture itself. Mostly shot in New York City this piece does not miss due to its candidness from the guests in the film. Check it out now!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/hip-hopumentary-hip-hop-documentary/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/rhyme-and-reason-documentary-hip-hop-music/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/rhyme-and-reason-documentary-hip-hop-music/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:01:40 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1647
If you want to see or remember what Hip Hop music was like about 12 years ago, then wait no further! Enjoy this 91 minute Hip Hop documentary with its raw candid flavor when real Hip Hop music was in control. Enjoy!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/rhyme-and-reason-documentary-hip-hop-music/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/land-of-the-rising-funk-hip-hop-culture-in-japan/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/land-of-the-rising-funk-hip-hop-culture-in-japan/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:28 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1628
The Hip Hop culture has been one of the greatest forms of modern expression to the youth in Japan. Click here and take pleasure seeing the true school of Hip Hop, and its essence, being lived to the maximum. Five videos are waiting for you to enjoy!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/land-of-the-rising-funk-hip-hop-culture-in-japan/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/chinese-grandmother-embraces-her-own-youth-through-hip-hop/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/chinese-grandmother-embraces-her-own-youth-through-hip-hop/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:33 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1626
Only the good die young as we get to witness a 70 year old elderly woman in China indulging her personal fountain of youth; Hip Hop. Take 8 minutes out of your day and smile how this grandmother enthusiastically enjoys the Hip Hop culture.]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/chinese-grandmother-embraces-her-own-youth-through-hip-hop/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/breakin-and-enterin-old-school-los-angeles-hip-hop-roots/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/breakin-and-enterin-old-school-los-angeles-hip-hop-roots/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:01:16 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1608
During the early 1980s when Hip Hop culture in New York City was gaining global exposure, California was also beginning its flavor from its roots with funk styles dancing, Soul Train, and Cholo style Graff writing. LA was the Yang to New York's Yin. Check this documentary out!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/breakin-and-enterin-old-school-los-angeles-hip-hop-roots/feed/ 0 http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-this-a-bbc-hip-hop-culture-documentary-from-1984/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-this-a-bbc-hip-hop-culture-documentary-from-1984/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:03:02 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1602
I got another gem of a documentary for you! Thank you BBC for filming Beat This! when the Old School of the Hip Hop culture was growing. What is beautiful about this piece is its coverage of the entire culture for what it was in 1983 – 1984 just a few years shy of the [...]]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/beat-this-a-bbc-hip-hop-culture-documentary-from-1984/feed/ 1 http://oldschoolscholar.com/another-hip-hop-music-history-documentary/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/another-hip-hop-music-history-documentary/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:35:44 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1600
30 Years of Hip Hop Music documentary is being presented to you from the days of Cedar Park to the beginning of its commercial acceptance. It is pretty good coverage by the suckers at Viacom because they are part of the problem of taking it from the ghetto and selling it back watered down. ]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/another-hip-hop-music-history-documentary/feed/ 1 http://oldschoolscholar.com/the-hip-hop-years-feature-length-documentary-on-the-music/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://oldschoolscholar.com/the-hip-hop-years-feature-length-documentary-on-the-music/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:57:40 +0000 Q Ball http://oldschoolscholar.com/?p=1595
Check out today's special documentary covering the origins and history of Hip Hop music. It is over two hours and twenties minutes long, but I am sure you do not mind! Kick back and enjoy this solid film!]]> http://oldschoolscholar.com/the-hip-hop-years-feature-length-documentary-on-the-music/feed/ 0