Archive for Category: "Hip Hop"
HHAM Blog Day 20: Italian Hip Hop
Chloe Korban, WorldFest Series What do you think of when someone mentions Italy? Probably the usual suspects – pasta, pizza, fashion, art, Rome, and perhaps the Catholic Church. With a long history of amazing classical music (i.e. Verdi, Puccini, and Rossini, to name a few), it might be surprising that Italy boasts some very popular [...]
HHAM Blog Day 19: N-dubz: A British Phenomena
Tiffany Smith, WorldFest series Most of you probably do not know of the British hip-hop group N-dubz based out of Camden Town, London. They are a trio consisting of two rappers, Dappy and Fazer, and one female singer, Tulisa Contostavlos. N-dubz was signed to All Around the World Records where they scored eight top 40 [...]
HIP HOP EXPLOSION 2012: BLU & EXILE, PAC DIV, SCHOOLBOY Q and DOM KENNEDY
Hip Hop Explosion is ALMOST HERE. The show is going to be on Wednesday, February 29 at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, 7-10pm. FILL OUT THE FORM HERE TO GET A SPOT IN THE CONCERT. The first 1,500 people to fill out the form will have a reserved spot for the concert. Reservations will only be good [...]
HHAM Blog Day 18: Swag Syndrome
Sneha Ravikumar, WorldFest Series What do Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson and Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em have in common? Swag. Swag has taken hip-hop by storm. After being popularized by Lil B in 2010, swag has now become an integral part of hip-hop culture, often to the point of ridicule. Transcending from the original meaning of [...]
HHAM Blog Day 17: Rise of British Hip Hop
Anastasia Al Sarabi, Worldfest Series Newtrament – London Bridge Is Falling Down British hip hop began in the early 1980s with many influences coming from the New York hip hop scene. Similarly to the US, graffiti and break dancing gave way to a DJ takeover of clubs and thus began the hip hop scene. Contrastingly, [...]
HHAM Blog Day 15: The Four Elements of Hip Hop
Jamie Crisostomo, Worldfest Series “Hip hop isn’t something you just do. Hip hop is something you live.” Many people I know who love hip hop repeat this mantra to me every time I talk to them about HHAM. They tell me that hip hop isn’t just about the music, but about the lifestyle and history [...]
HHAM Blog Day 14: Polarization of Hip-Hop in China
John Tsiang, WorldFest Series In China, hip-hop is an underground art form. With its basis in self-expression, shuochang, or “narrative,” as it is known in Mandarin Chinese, it is everything the authoritarian government stands against. While mainstream pop floods the airwaves, hip-hop and rap have taken a grassroots fan base and have grown from there. [...]
HHAM Blog Day 13: Sampling in Hip Hop, a Culture of Community
Katie Hoeberling, Worldfest! Series I’m gonna be straight with you. Music is pretty important to me, but I wouldn’t say hip hop is exactly up my alley. Don’t get me wrong, I fully appreciate a good beat and intelligently styled lyrics, but I probably wouldn’t be able to hold a hip hop-focused conversation very far [...]
HHAM Blog Day 12: B-boying
Olivia Huang, WorldFest Series B-boying (or B-girling if you are a female dancer) refers to the street dance style of breakdancing. Even though today its music is not limited to hip hop, but also to other genres remixed to prolong the musical breaks, breakdancing (or breaking) was the first hip hop dance style and develops [...]
HHAM Blog Day 11: Nujabes
Deanna Nguyen, Worldfest Series Nujabes, a hip-hop producer and DJ from Japan, is widely known and respected for his hip-hop influenced instrumental tracks and remixes. His recording name originates from his Japanese name, Jun Seba, spelled in reverse order. Though not much is known about his past, he began his musical career in 1998 at [...]
