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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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Hip Hop Ingenuity: Cassette Tape Scratching

By Q Ball | February 9, 2010

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!

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Graff Writing Innovation, Inspiration, And Digital Technology

By Q Ball | January 31, 2010

Graff writers and street artists know no limits. They thrive off of practicality and MacGyver-like spontaneity with their resources. If there is anyone who’s voice will not be denied it will definitely be the Graff writer. Be inspired and click right here!

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East3 Gettin Up: A Time Lapse Graffiti Video

By FRESHH Symposium Guest | January 28, 2010

Here is a lovely Graff article about that brother East-3 rockin’ the paints in a time lapse video. Just kick back and indulge in the splash of color and energy. That flavors are there!

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Lyrics versus Rhymes

By Da Emazing One | December 29, 2009

What makes an ultimate MC in the Hip Hop culture? Is it the ability to spit rhymes off of the dome or to create premeditated lyrics for the music studio? Or, is lyricism more skillful than writing rhymes? What is this debate about anyways concerning writing lyrics versus writing rhymes and freestyle rappers versus recording MCs? Check it out!

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Style Wars: The Original Hip Hop Documentary

By Q Ball | December 25, 2009

Have you ever watched Hip Hop’s first documentary, Style Wars? Are you a true school head? Well what is stopping you from watching it now? Click here right now, and take a peek when Hip Hop was growing and improving at a rapid pace by battling style for style!

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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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