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Coming of Age with Hip Hop (Part 1)
Published on 1 Jun 2009 at 11:39 pm.
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Filed under black culture, music, art, popular culture.
I am a Hip Hop lifer and have been subscribing to the cultural praxis of Hip Hop since the early days of my youth. I have witnessed the dynamic culture evolve, mature, stand still and contradict itself. Despite the various paradigm shifts within the culture and the myriad artistic aesthetics affected consequently, one thing that […]
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Black Music Ambassador Falls Short on Hip-Hop
Published on 30 Mar 2009 at 11:59 pm.
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Filed under academia, black culture, music, popular culture.
Wynton Marsalis: 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy from Americans for the Arts on Vimeo. *UPDATE - see details at the end of the post*
Greetings, Blackademics readers. My name is Eric Hirsh and I’m honored to be engaging in a discussion with you in this guest post. I am […]
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February 2009 Interview: Dr. Georgiary Bledsoe, founder of the Boston Urban Music Project
Published on 15 Feb 2009 at 3:22 pm.
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This year’s Black History Month interview is with Dr. Georgiary Bledsoe, the president and founder of BUMP - the Boston Urban Music Project. We discuss the importance of incorporating Black music into the curricula of Black youth, as well as the validity of Hip-Hop education programs such as the (Blackademcics Hip-Hop Community workshop series). Listen […]
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Scottish Claim They Created Rap Music
Published on 29 Jan 2009 at 11:59 pm.
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The other day one of my former college roommates sent me a link to an interesting article entitled: Rap Music Originated in Medieval Scottish Pubs, Claims American Professor. At first glance I thought that my old friend, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, was playing some sort of nationalistic prank on me. However, after further investigation, […]
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December Interview w/ The Legendary Raphael Saadiq
Published on 15 Dec 2008 at 2:49 am.
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This month’s interview is with artistic genius Raphael Saadiq, who was in Durham performing alongside John Legend this week. I joined him after the show for a night of drinks, club hopping and salsa dancing in the Bull City. This interview takes place at about 2:30 am in my car, so please excuse the poor […]
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Lil Wayne Leads All Artists of Any Category in Grammy Nominations
Published on 8 Dec 2008 at 4:48 pm.
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“Welcome back Hip-Hop, I saved your life,” Wayne triumphantly announced at the end of his song “Dr. Carter” from his multi-platinum album Tha Carter III. The self-proclaimed “best rapper alive” garnered 8 Grammy nominations this year, including Best Rap Song for “Lollipop,” Best Rap Solo Performance for “A Milli,” Best Rap Performance by Duo for […]
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“Early Vote NC” - a Politically Charged Song and Music Video from Blackademcis Founder
Published on 16 Oct 2008 at 12:20 am.
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This is a public service announcement to the Hip-hop generation and the good people of North Carolina: between October 16th and November 1st, please exercise your right to vote! If you’re not registered, you can register to vote and then vote on the same day! Click here to find your polling place. I like to […]
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MC Ed McMahon
Published on 26 Sep 2008 at 12:52 am.
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Filed under Uncategorized, entertainment, music.
While we’re on the topic of rap music (see the last post) I wanted to bring a new track to everyone’s attention. It’s not who you might think - we’re not talking about the new Young Jeezy, here. This song, which was produced by the website Free Credit Report (dot com) features retired television host, […]
Is Hip Hop Mentally Challenged Music?
Published on 19 Sep 2008 at 12:18 am.
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Filed under racism, entertainment, music, history, education.
The Reign of Retarded Rap by Min. Paul Scott
Over the last two years, Black America has been discussed by the mainstream media perhaps more times than in recent history. Between Don Imus, the Jena 6 and the presidential election, for a moment, it began to seem that black folks were, at least, beginning to put […]
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Terrence Howard, It’s Not So Hard Out There For Pimp Afterall
Published on 13 Sep 2008 at 12:55 am.
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The entertainment industry has a long history of placing stars of a particular background into unfamiliar territory. The assumption is simple: if you can make money rapping or singing, then you (in theory) should be able to sell tickets at the box office - and vice versa. However, as we all know, just because you […]
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