Last month, when rapper-activist Killer Mike appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher, the host asked, "Mike, what do you say to people who link crime and violence to rap music?" "After I say, 'You're stupid'?" Mike replied. "Rap music – hip-hop as an entity –...
Hip Hop Legends Kurtis Blow, The Soul Sonic Force, Busy Bee, Rob Base, Marley Marl, DJ Hollywood, Grandmaster Melle Mel with music by Brucie B brought down the house at Lehman College Saturday May 9th, 2015. (Photos provided by Joe Conzo). [caption id="attachment_10894" align="alignnone" width="300"] ...
To rappers in the early 90s, hawking malt liquor on TV wasn't selling out—it was a sign of cultural legitimacy and upward mobility. First up is the Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man rapping over a minor-key piano sample atop a classic East Coast boom-bap beat, climaxing with...
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records, presents the 38th anniversary of the famed Bronx nightclub Disco Fever by presenting “Fever Re-Union: Old School Hip-Hop Concert” Saturday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Rob Base, the Sugarhill Gang, Biz Markie,...
When Rakim rapped “thinkin of a master plan cause ain’t nothing but sweat inside my hand” on “Paid in Full,” the line became an instant hip-hop classic. Eric B. and Rakim’s debut project was released in 1987, and 27 years later “Paid in Full” is...
Seventeen years after Lauryn Hill dropped her debut solo album, it has been announced that it will be entered into the Library of Congress. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has been a classic and timeless work in the music community since its release. The album, which...
The Universal Hip Hop Museum presents: “The Bronx Is Burning: A comprehensive analysis of the origins of Hip Hop." This will be the inaugural virtual exhibit of the UHHM, opening in September 2015....
On Friday August 22, 2014 the stars of Hip Hop's Golden Era unite at BB King Blues Club & Grill for the Krush Groove Reunion Concert to benefit the development of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. The concert will feature live performances by: Kurtis Blow,...
On Saturday, June 14, The Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) founders and board of directors presented a series of events that raised awareness and funds for a planned museum celebrating hip-hop culture. The UHHM will feature interactive exhibits, performance space, artifacts, a 250-seat movie theater,...