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!
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!
California’s Bay Area is one of the world’s hotbeds for graff writing and street art. Check out these photographs contributed by MixCrate.com on some of the wickedest pieces and characters found in the yards in Oakland!
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!
There are many Hip Hop community activists, organizations and projects around the world seeking to make a difference in our lives. Today, we have a special guest article from MixCrate.com about a youth organization found in Miami, Florida and a documentary film based on their efforts. Enjoy!
Thanks to the polluted world of music video and glamor, Hip Hop music has been misconstrued as something else that it is not. Shallow lyrics and school-girl dissing on internet video has been the game of these so called artists, but for the next generation of young heads they just may need a list to identify these wack ass celebrity rappers from the real MCs. There has been no list found online until now!
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!
The 2009 Battle of the Year Finals just completed a couple of weeks ago, and we have video footage of the final battle for the championship. Check it out now for some of the world’s best B-Boying to date!
Women artists in Hip Hop music appear to be missing in action to the genre, but everyone knows in the true school they are alive and well. Check out several women from Philly speaking up about Hip Hop from their experiences in The City of Brotherly Love.
It has been over 25 years since the digital audio revolution began along with the vanishing of analog recording and vinyl records. Many new technologies have been created to pacify DJ’s but one man is not having it! Crate digging is still king!
