Rap Resources
MP3 ringtones are not the artist’s original recording
Some ringtone websites have huge lists of songs that just don’t look like they came from the original source.
Full StoryRappers – How to Hone Your Voice to Become a Great MC
Any debate about the “best rapper” ever is bound to turn into a battle of contrasting opinions motivated not by reason but by loyalty and love for one’s favorite artist. After all, the “best rapper” as a term, is vague and open to debate.
Some might say it’s a rapper’s speed and flow, others will say [...]
5 Tips For Aspiring Rappers
If you are reading this, chances are, you are either a rapper, or aspiring to become one.
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that rapping is easy (which it is not). The flow and rhythm involved in rapping can take years to master, and that too if you have the aptitude or the [...]
The Exploding Business of Hip Hop Accessories
Hip hop culture has spread across the world and in terms of its cultural impact, rivaling rock n roll. Some commentator rightly said that hip hop has become the world’s “local” culture. Just listen to the songs by artists from across the globe to see how they incorporate local issues and cultural values into their [...]
Full StoryUrban Jam – Hip Hop Dance with Laya Barak (2007)
About the Actor
Laya Barak began her training in her hometown of Detroit, studying modern, jazz, ballet, and tap but found her greatest inspiration in the dance style of hip hop. Spending summers at The Edge Performing Arts Center and Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, Laya has [...]
NEW KANYE STRONGER SHUTTER SHADES HIP HOP SUNGLASSES WHITE
Has anyone ever told you that you are going through life with blinders on? Well, now you can tell them “They are not blinders, they are shutters!” These shutter shades have been made one of the hottest MUST HAVES this year by Kanye West and his global hit video “Stronger”. Stars like Paris [...]
Full StoryHip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement (Paperback)
From Publishers Weekly
Beneath the glitz and glut of mainstream hip-hop, there’s an underground movement of “conscious rap,” political angst and an anticapitalist ethos that would make even Bill Gates throw his hands in the air. That conscious rap is what Watkins, an associate professor at the University [...]
Millennium Hip-Hop Party
Amazon.com
The hip-hop entry in Rhino’s Millennium Party compilation series doesn’t so much capture the sound of the year 2000 as it does that of 1989. In the wake of “Walk This Way,” Top 40 radio realized that its listeners would accept the Fresh Prince’s tales of teen [...]
Hip Hop Beat Production Software – Rappers.org Weighs Your Options
Continuing on our theme for music production, specifically hip hop beat production software, I want to list and weigh the options that an aspiring hip hop producer has at his disposal.
I remember reading that Thom Yorke of Radiohead prefers music production on the computer than on actual instruments. And this is Thom Yorke, one of [...]
Hip Hop Beat Production Software – Sonic Producer
In the past, I haven’t shied of letting everyone know of my love for Sonic Producer, the hip hop beat production software.
Its very rare that you can use the words ‘best’ and ‘cheapest’ in the same breath for a product. Sonic Producer is one of those rare instances. If you are serious about music production, [...]
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