English flagItalian flagKorean flagChinese (Simplified) flagPortuguese flagGerman flagFrench flagSpanish flagJapanese flagArabic flagRussian flagGreek flagDutch flagBulgarian flagCzech flagCroatian flagDanish flagFinnish flagHindi flagPolish flagRomanian flagSwedish flagNorwegian flagCatalan flagFilipino flagHebrew flagIndonesian flagLatvian flagLithuanian flagSerbian flagSlovak flagSlovenian flagUkrainian flagVietnamese flagAlbanian flagEstonian flagGalician flagMaltese flagThai flagTurkish flagHungarian flagBelarus flagMalay flagPersian flag

Tag Archives: art form

Hip Hop Ingenuity: Cassette Tape Scratching

The videos you are about to see are prime examples about the ingenuity of the Hip Hop culture. This may be old to some, but to me it is much more as I will soon explain. Enjoy scratch deejaying with tape cassettes!

Posted in Wheels of Steel | Leave a comment

UK B-Boy Championship 2009 Highlights and B-Girl Roxy World Record Holder

The UK B-Boy Championships 2009 came and went with fire, and a world record was smashed and grabbed by a young lady of England, B-Girl Roxy. B-Boy Crews from around the globe converged October 11, 2009 at the 02 Academy Brixton to win one of the greatest battle tournaments ever.

Posted in Body Rock | Leave a comment

Ed Sullivan Was Black!

20 years ago from the very start, The Arsenio Hall Show had its target audience of Urban America and blasted through the doors of many young people of all races.The Hip Hop culture should never forget the amount of respect Arsenio Hall gave to the streets of America.

Posted in Culture Extra | 1 Comment

Rap To The Future

Missing in Hip Hop music today, in my opinion, are two types of rhymes. Before I tell you what they are in a question, I want everyone to understand this is a simple message for up and coming MCs, rap artists, and rappers. If you know one please send him this message. If you are one, I want you to be honest with yourself meanwhile thinking about your future.

Posted in Mic Check | 2 Comments

General Admission

I have been getting a distinct impression that most of us involved in the Hip Hop culture generally admit that the state of the rap world today is on a life support system. Rappers are claiming to have the new flava, but their cheerleading style leaves most of us with that sour, bitter taste in [...]

Posted in Mic Check | Leave a comment

I Wish Upon a Spray Can

When Hip Hop thrived in the late 80’s, everything at that time seemed to be good. The art form was loved, appreciated and most importantly getting respected. I’m not so sure about you, but in my opinion, something always seems to be left out or left behind or even left alone. The DJs were bringing it, the Emcees were flowing it, the B-Boys were rocking it and the Graffiti Artists were…

Posted in The Blackbook | 1 Comment

Planet B-Boy Film Review

I saw Planet B-Boy and you should, too, right now! It is a definite Hip Hop classic! It is a passionate story of international Hip Hop culture at its finest! … a must watch for any Hip Hop culture purist, fan, and aficionado!

Posted in Body Rock | Leave a comment

The Director of Planet B-Boy Speaks!

The following article written by Planet B-Boy director and producer, Benson Lee, including photos, are all provided by Elephant Eye Films press release kit. Elephant Eye Films is a New York City-based film studio that produces, sells, and distributes high-quality feature films. We are sharing Mr. Lee’s story due to his passionate involvement in the [...]

Posted in Body Rock | Leave a comment