Posts Tagged ‘Hip hop’
Monday Musica: Papers Please
12:00 pm By BiancaLaureano · Music · 2 Comments
24 May 2010There have been several forms of media created surrounding SB1070. Here’s one of the latest pieces I’ve heard recently. Rapper Talib Kweli samples from Public Enemy’s 1991′s “By The Time I Get To Arizona” (original video below) in his latest track “Papers Please.”
Chilean Emcee: Ana Tijoux
10:53 am By BiancaLaureano · Arts|Chile|Culture|Music · Comments Off
6 May 2010
My homeboy Hugo, who I call my musical mentor, interviewed Chilean emcee Ana Tijoux earlier in April for Deft Magazine. They discuss her new album “1977,” how she was attracted to the Hip-Hop genre, how Hip-Hop in Chile is received, her participation in Chile relief concerts and her hopes for herself and her musica. Here’s a taste of Hugo’s interview with Tijoux:
How did Hip Hop take hold in Chile? Where do you see yourself in this movement?
The Hip Hop scene, I have grown up so much in the 80’s, in the beginning of the 80’s. We were living at that time with a military dictatorship. So, Hip Hop was beginning, but the most important music was Rock or Folklore, you know? Not contestory music. The people at that time in Chile choose not to listen to American music. So some people began in Chile to listen to NWA and Public Enemy in the 80’s, like Los Panteras Negras (the Black Panthers). And the breakdancing began with the classic movies that arrived like Wildstyle, Stylewar, and all those movies. And then in the 90’s, after (the arrival) of democracy, a lot of people arrived like me, because I was born in France, and a lot of people came back, coming from France, or Germany, or I don’t know, Africa, Cuba, North America. So, I’m almost sure that makes something, made a plus in Chile, you know? Bringing new stuff, new kind of sound. And since ‘90 the scene has been very very very big….
Monday Morning Musica y Moviemiento : All the Ladies Say
7:49 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Culture|dance|Events|history|Movies|Music|New York City|Women · Comments Off
2 Nov 2009The history of hip hop is often told in a male voice and from a male point of view. The role of mujeres, from MC’s to B Girls, is told as an aside. Enter the legendary Rokafella, a figure I knew growing up, as an example of fierceness, presenting a new documentary that highlights the lives of six street dancers exploring motherhood, sexual tension, femininity versus masculinity and the rap industry/mainstream images.
This coming Saturday at BAAD!, in the Bronx, NY you can catch a sneak peek screening of All the Ladies Say. The event includes performances by guest artists and photos by Vanessa Bahmani and Emily Lady Caprice. This event is a fundraiser to support the completion of the film and will be followed by an after party with an open jam.
Viva Palestina Hip Hop Benefit in NYC Tonite
6:20 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
17 Jun 2009HIP HOP BENEFIT FOR GAZA AND VIVA PALESTINA
WED., JUNE 17, 6:30 PM AT ARENA NYC
with Special Guests George Galloway and Rosa Clemente
Existence is Resistance presents Hands 4 Gaza on June 17th at
Arena NYC 135 W 41st between 6th avenue and Broadway.
Hip Hop performances by Immortal Technique, LowKey, Rebel Diaz, G.O.D., S.O.U.L Purpose, A-Alikes, Marcel Cartier and DJ Vega Benetton.
Speakers include British MP George Galloway who is raising funds for his convoy from the US to Gaza and the 2008 Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente. All proceeds will go to the Viva Palestina medical aid convoy to Gaza being organized by George Galloway and Ron Kovic.
Celebrities Singing for Presidential Candidates
9:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Music|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
27 Aug 2008In light of the news that Daddy Yankee endorses John McCain, I thought this video in support of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente featuring Kenny was interesting.
All the different politicians are doing what they can to get endorsements from various celebrities, but how many of us really vote according to who our favorite celebrity endorses? After viewing the following video, would you be more inclined to vote Green? What do you think of celebrity endorsements of politicians?
Miercoles Musica : Invincible – Shapeshifters
8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Detriot|Music|Women · Comments Off
2 Jul 2008
I’ve only started to deconstruct my trip, a week and a half ago, to the Detroit, to the Allied Media Conference. My girl BeanQueen hooked me up with a CD by an amazing local emcee, Invincible that I just got a chance to listen to. Invincible’s CD, Shapeshifters, is her first full length cd featuring 13 tracks, plus a bonus and a video/documentary. If you miss hip hop’s roots as a voice for social change and a reflection of what is really going down in our communities, Invincible is the answer. And don’t think that music with a message loses it’s edge. Shapeshifters is some damn good music with some damn good beats and Invincible tiene mucho flow.
Check it out:
Latino Radical Hip Hoppers Rebel Diaz Attacked By the NYPD
9:50 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Justice|Music|New York City · 1 Comment
23 Jun 2008Last Thursday, independent, radical, revolutionary, activist Hip Hoppers Rodstarz and G1, two brothers known musically and in the movement as Rebel Diaz, were walking in the Bronx, NYC when they witnessed an all too common occurrence. Police officers from the 41st Precinct were in the middle of a sting against street vendors, aggressively confiscating the fruit and vegetables of a street vendor. What happened next was a mix of the sadly uncommon and the everyday threat that is faced in many of our communities. Rodstarz and G1 didn’t walk by quickly or quietly, watching their extended community being attacked. They approached the officers to ask why the vendor was being treated in that manner and asked for their badge numbers. The police, who aren’t exactly keen on the idea of being monitored by the very same community they allegedly serve, turned their aggressions on the duo. After beating them and arresting them in front of over a dozen witnesses, they were taken to the 41st Precinct.
Blaxican Gay Rapper In Your Face
11:15 am By Maegan La Mala · Events|GLBT|Los Angeles|Music · 5 Comments
13 Jul 2006
I’m tired of mainstream hip hop’s obsession with culo, cash, and cadenas so I got hyped when I read about out and about gay rapper Deadlee over at Latino LA. According to Latino LA’s Camilo Arenivar:
Deadlee, who is one-fourth black and three-quarter Mexican, is experiencing rising popularity as a result of his work in the documentary and a heavy push on MySpace, Gay Media and being featured in LOGO’s Hip Hop Homos. He recently received interest from MTV and The L Word. His performance in the film has been noted in the straight rap magazine URB and in articles in the NY Daily News as well as other sources. In June, He had a full page photo in the Nation’s number one Gay and Lesbian magazine, The Advocate.
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