The Kennedy Center has been presenting hip-hop for over 15 years, but not as part of its institutional programming. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Hip hop
HW Pick: The ART Of RAP Pays Homage To Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
As the hip-hop community mourns the loss of rapper Prodigy, a member of the New York duo Mobb Deep, The ART of RAP concert scheduled at NJPAC in Newark, NJ on Friday, June 30th 2017, at 8 pm will now pay homage to Mobb Deep’s Prodigy due to his untimely death. Continue Reading →
The “Back In The Days” Coloring Book Hot Summer Fun
Street-style photographer Jamel Shabazz has captured New York hip-hop since the 1970s, documenting giant boom boxes, chunky hoop earrings, and flat-brimmed hats with a style that ranges from cheeky to dramatic: young boys in denim cutoffs posing on a subway platform, midair back flips over a pile of tattered mattresses. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: Harlem Fave Darryl “DMC” McDaniels Gets Comical
On June 22, the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) will hold the “DYCD Heroes Project” comic book showcase with hip-hop legend and Darryl Makes Comics Publisher and Founder Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. Continue Reading →
Smoke DZA Talks Harlem’s Rap Renaissance, Stacey And Dame Dash, A$AP Mob And More
In an exclusive interview with Smoke DZA, All Hip Hop talked to DZA about ‘He Has Risen’ Joint Album With Harry Fraud, NYC Hip Hop & Expanding His Film Career, and his thoughts about the rap renaissance, filming, artists and more in Harlem.
Hip Hop Hall Of Fame Set To Open In Harlem
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum will feature a hall of fame, museum, retail gift shop, restaurant, sports bar, concert lounge, TV studios, offices and house the Hip Hop Arts and Media Academy. Continue Reading →
Breakin’ Convention Hip-Hop Dance Theater At The Apollo
The Apollo Theater will kick off its 2015-2016 season with the return of Breakin’ Convention, an International Festival of Hip-Hop Dance Theater and a Sadler’s Wells London project from October 13th – October 18th. Continue Reading →