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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/05/26/21611007.aspxBoyz II Men Announce Hip-Hop/R&B Scholarship By Ismael AbduSalaam Best-selling 90’s collective Boyz II Men recently appeared at Minneapolis’ Institute of Production and Recording to announce the initial planning of their new R&B/Hip-Hop scholarship. During the visit, the group participated in a Q&A panel with students to share their 20 plus years in the music industry. Between 1992 and 1997, Boyz II Men dropped five #1 R&B songs and to date have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, making them one of the most successful groups in music history. In the discussion, the trio spoke about how Philly Hip-Hop culture contributed to their record-breaking success. “A lot of people don’t know that we went to the high school of Creative and Performing Arts out in South Philly. We grew up with a lot of guys that are in the business right now,” explained Boyz member Shawn Stockman. “From ?uestlove and Black Thought from the Roots, [to] Amel Larrieux, we all went to the same school…We consider those the magic years because most of the artists that came out of that time got gold records and Grammys and things of that nature.” The group also spoke of two well known artists that most people underrate as groundbreaking emcees: Will Smith and MC Hammer. “Before Will was the Fresh Prince, him and Jeff used to do a lot of house parties at Temple University and Drexel,” Stockman explained. “How cats do it now with the buzz, Will was doing it in Philadelphia. He’d kill shows and used to be a beast, especially when Jeff was on the records.” Chiming in, Nathan Morris detailed that the group was almost signed to Smith’s production company before settling on Motown. Regarding Hammer, the Philly crooners argued that most emcees today utilize a multi-media blueprint created by the Oakland native in the early 90s. “Hip-Hop has evolved to what it is and the guys today have gotten smart,” Stockman stated. “You can say Hammer was ahead of time. People front [now] but people danced to Hammer records…He’s another guy that if it wasn’t for him bringing us out of that six month tour…we hit all 50 states. Whether the arenas were packed or not, he still went out and gave an awesome show. And that stuck in our heads, even now. We still were around the right people to build in us that work ethic that we tend to utilize today.” In addition, the group reflected on their “beef” with rivals Jodeci, and other Philly pioneers such as Steady B, Cool C, and Three Times Dope. Boyz II Men’s last album was 2007’s Grammy nominated Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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http://www.freep.com/article/20090517/ENT04/905170302
May 17, 2009
Building the perfect beats
After 27 years, 'Planet Rock' remains an enduring theme in the genres it helped launch: hip-hop and electronic music
BY BRIAN McCOLLUM
FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER You won't hear a lot of Afrika Bambaataa on the airwaves these days. It's been years since the last hot single by the New York musician, who has settled into a steady career of globetrotting DJ gigs. But when you turn on a radio in 2009, you'd better believe you're hearing "Planet Rock." Here's the thing about Bambaataa's biggest hit: It wasn't even really a hit -- not in traditional terms, anyway, having failed to crack Billboard's Top 40 when it was released in 1982. But the distinctive, infectious party track has endured as far more than a piece of music. It was a cultural statement, a game-changing work that stands as the cornerstone of both hip-hop and electronic music such as techno -- the rare song that can lay claim to multiple genres. And its influence continues to resonate through popular culture, shaping both the sounds we hear and the mindset behind them. "Planet Rock" will be in the set on Memorial Day when Bambaataa, 52, makes his first-ever appearance at Movement, the electronic music festival that's notching its 10th year on the Detroit riverfront. For veteran fest-goers, it will be a familiar experience. Perhaps no groove has drifted across Hart Plaza more often than the eerie, sci-fi funk of "Planet Rock," a staple in the arsenal of DJs. "I've been amazed at so many different versions, how they've stripped it down to the bone to be played in so many other thousands of records," says Bambaataa. "There are the remixes, and the re-remixes, and the re-re-re-remixes." What Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" was to rock, what Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" was to the blues, so "Planet Rock" is to modern popular music: the song that served up the essentials, pointing the way forward and providing a well of inspiration to generations of musicians. The track, produced by Arthur Baker and performed by Bambaataa and his Soulsonic Force, had timeless elements. The haunting Kraftwerk melody. The elementary but elegant beat. The synthesized orchestra blasts. The robotic rap chant: "Rock, rock, planet rock -- don't stop." "For almost 30 years, every producer has tried to touch that record at some point -- sampling it, re-creating it, looking for ideas from it," says Marc Kinchen, a Los Angeles producer. "It's a song that doesn't go out of style." Kinchen was an 8-year-old Detroiter when he first heard "Planet Rock." He was struck. "It was one of the first songs I paid attention to sonically. I noted all those different sounds, and always wondered what they were," he says. "I was just intrigued by everything in there, from the drums to the keyboard, even the effect on his voice. It took me a long time to figure it all out." One quirky sound especially puzzled Kinchen, who went on to work with artists such as the Pet Shop Boys and Will Smith. He eventually got it: It was a cowbell as simulated by the Roland TR-808 drum machine -- the device that "Planet Rock" established as rap's go-to instrument. Bambaataa and Baker have long hailed "Planet Rock" as the first hip-hop record to feature an 808, which amounts to launching the electric guitar. So far, nobody has challenged the claim. Rap had thrived for years on the New York streets when Bambaataa and Baker burrowed in a studio to craft what became their magnum opus, nicking the melody and beat from records by the progressive German group Kraftwerk. Others had already been toying with a link between organic black music and the electronic cutting edge. Parliament's "Flash Light" had rocked clubs four years earlier, and groups such as Zapp & Roger were doing it on the R&B side. Bambaataa, a former gang member turned rap spiritualist, was keyed in to European synth acts such as Gary Numan. But it was the machine music of Kraftwerk that most fascinated him. The geeky German act definitely had the funk, he says. "It was how they made the drum patterns, how they made the sounds: 'pow, ch-ch ... pow, ch-ch,' " he says. "It was the ultimate funk. It used to just kill at the early hip-hop parties." Add Kraftwerk to James Brown and the New York rap vibe, and you got "Planet Rock." "I was trying to make a song that played to the hip-hop and the punk rock audiences. That's the stage I was at in my life. So I crashed the two together," he recalls. "We didn't know it was gonna take off and reach the rest of the world." 'It's about making people dance' There's a retro futurism to "Planet Rock," a glimpse of what tomorrow was supposed to sound like in 1982. But for all the sci-fi trappings, there was a street-level grit to the track. Years before authenticity became a hip-hop mantra, Bambaataa's single nailed the trick of keeping it real while sounding unreal. When Marvin Jabiro set out to name his new record store a decade ago, he sought something upbeat, catchy, consummately hip-hop. And so was christened Planet Rock Music. The Detroit store's namesake song gets plenty of airtime at the Springwell Street locale, where Jabiro says it still perks up the ears of shoppers. They also hear bits of "Planet Rock" in other songs, popping up in work by everyone from Common to Nelly to Three 6 Mafia. "It's the beat -- you can't get it out of your head," he says. But the song's true impact wasn't just its familiar four-bar motif. It was the very idea. A teenager in 2009 has grown up in a world imprinted with the "Planet Rock" approach. He takes it for granted; it's the cultural air he's breathed since birth. Mixing and matching musical bits, repurposing obscure sounds, creating new context for old concepts -- they're the basics of a sampled, remixed, YouTubed life. But in 1982, it was revolutionary stuff. " 'Planet Rock' was the epitome of what hip-hop could do," says DJ Z-Trip, who will play Movement. "Take anything, run it through a prism, flip it and make it bigger than it could have been. That's what we have today. It's all an extension of that one thing." Bambaataa's song had a particular resonance in post-Motown Detroit, where a clique of young black artists was hunting for a new sound. "That song started Detroit techno," says Kinchen. "It sparked it 100%." Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson took the "Planet Rock" model, dropped the rap, played up the Kraftwerk and launched the sound that would change dance music. "Once the electronic stuff got put into the mix -- once people realized you could put blips in the mix -- they realized you don't need a studio band to create music," says Z-Trip. "That's what pushed the boundaries. Producers like Juan Atkins realized this was something different." For his part, Bambaataa is pleasantly low-key about his role in transforming music, content that he never became a celebrity like many of the artists who followed him. "Really, it's about making people dance," he says. Others are happy to provide the applause. "He ran it to a whole new level," says Kinchen. "He gets everybody's ultimate respect. There are certain people who are untouchable. And he's one of them." Contact BRIAN McCOLLUM: 313-223-4450 or mccollum@freepress.com Additional Facts With Afrika Bambaataa, Bassnectar, Carl Cox, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson, Mike Huckaby, Bad Boy Bill, RJD2, Guy Gerber
and many more
Sat.-Mon.
Hart Plaza, downtown Detroit
Advance: $50 weekend
At the gate: $30 day, $60 weekend, $150 VIP
www.myspace.com/detroitmusicfest www.paxahau.com 
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/05/35-years-of-hip-hop-it-began-with-hacking-a-lamp-post/ 35 Years of Hip Hop: It Began With Hacking a Lamp PostBy Lonnie Morgan  May 19, 2009 | 8:00 am | Categories: Electronic Geek 
Image from New York Magazine
While it may not be widely acknowledged, 1974 is often considered the birth year of Hip Hop. Born in the streets of the Bronx, New York, hip hop music and culture has spread worldwide. One of the first acknowledge forms of true hip hop is the art of DJ’ing.
DJ Kool Herc is credited with being the first hip hop DJ. In the summers of 1973 and 1974, Herc would host parties out of the common room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Soon enough the parties became too large and the party organizers needed a new venue. Not having the funds to rent out a larger nightclub, Herc looked to nearby Cedar Park. It was here where Herc saw construction crews tapping power from the base of a lamp post. Taking the cue, Herc hooked his DJ’ing equipment into a lamp post one summer night. More than 3,000 people showed up for what was the first open air hip hop concert. So this post is dedicated to those hip hop geeks who worked the crowd on a warm summer night in New York, with their amps and turntables pulling juice from a hacked lamp post. Where would I be without you? ..
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/def-jam-releases-25th-anniversary-dj-bring-that-back-vinyl-0511091/Def Jam Releases 25th Anniversary “DJ Bring That Back” VinylFiled Under: Albums, News, Contests, Record Labels by richard on May 11, 2009  New York, NY -- Established in March of 1984, Def Jam has been home to some of the biggest names in urban music, from Public Enemy, Slick Rick, and 3rd Bass to Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West. In celebration of the iconic label's 25th birthday, Island Def Jam Music Group have launched a brand new series of compilation albums entitled Def Jam 25. The first two entries, Vol. 1: DJ Bring That Back (2008-1997) and Vol. 2: DJ Bring That Back (1996-1984), are composed of, respectively, 12 and 13 tracks, each representing one year in Def Jam's history.
In regard to the label's 25-year anniversary and the Def Jam 25 kickoff, Island Def Jam Chairman Antonio 'L.A.' Reid is quoted as saying, "25 years as a thriving, successful hip-hop and R&B label – a company that has always put its artists first and maintained deep roots in the Urban community – is a giant accomplishment in anyone’s book. From a personal standpoint, I can say that Def Jam had tremendous meaning and significance in my own career as a musician, producer and independent label head, long before I actually arrived at these offices five years ago. Let’s celebrate the next 25 years of Def Jam right now!”
 DEF JAM 25 Vol. 1: DJ Bring That Back (2008-1997)
1. Disturbia - Rihanna (2008) * 2. I Luv Your Girl - The-Dream (2007) * 3. Hustlin’ - Rick Ross (2006) * 4. Go Crazy - Young Jeezy (2005) * 5. Jesus Walks - Kanye West (2004) * 6. Splash Waterfalls - Ludacris (2003) * 7. Foolish - Ashanti (2002) * 8. Put It On Me - Ja Rule featuring Vita (2001) * 9. Just Friends (Sunny) - Musiq Soulchild (2000) * 10. What’s My Name - DMX (1999) * 11. Money Ain’t A Thang - Jay-Z featuring Jermaine Dupri (1998) * 12. Big Bad Mama - Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill (1997).
DEF JAM 25 Vol. 2: DJ Bring That Back (1996-1984) – Selections:
1. Whateva Man - Redman (1996) * 2. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan (1995) * 3. Bring The Pain – Method Man (1994) * 4. Slam - Onyx (1993) * 5. Deeper - Boss (1992) * 6. Hip Hop Junkies – Nice & Smooth (1991) * 7. 911 Is a Joke - Public Enemy (1990) * 8. Pop Goes The Weasel - 3rd Bass (1989) * 9. Children’s Story - Slick Rick (1988) * 10. I Need Love - LL Cool J (1987) * 11. The Rain - Oran Juice Jones (1986) * 12. My Radio - LL Cool J (1985) * 13. It’s Yours - T la Rock featuring Jazzy Jay (1984). – Selections:
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/05/rapping_for_pea.phpThrough Hip Hop, Nonviolence Resonatesby Thomas MacMillan | May 7, 2009 8:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) ....When Edo. G told hundreds of teenagers to respect the police, there were some audible snickers. Then he started rapping. Pretty soon the auditorium full of high-school students was on their feet with hands in the air, nodding their heads to as he preached nonviolence. Hip-hop artist Edo. G, known offstage as Ed Anderson, performed at Yale on Wednesday along with another members of the Boston-based rap group, 4Peace. High school students from six southern Connecticut towns — including several New Haven high schools — filled Yale’s Woolsey Hall to hear Edo.G and his partner Twice Thou, a.k.a. Antonio Ennis. Through video, music, and questions and answers, the pair of rappers sent a message: stay away from guns and violence, or end up in jail. Before giving the first-ever hip hop concert at Woolsey Hall, Edo.G and Twice Thou cleared up some misconceptions about police operations and criminal justice. They let a Hillhouse High student know, for instance, that putting a sawed-off shotgun in a locked trunk does not put it out of the reach of cops searching a car. Wednesday’s concert (click on the play arrow at top for highlights) also provided an opportunity for three local teenage rappers to perform rhymes they created for the occasion. The three were finalists in the “Rap 4 Justice” contest, which challenged high school students to create songs that addressed a social justice theme. 
TM_050609_050.jpg The event was organized by Yale University and the U.S. Attorney’s office. In the words of one of the organizers, Yale music professor Tom Duffy, “we want crime and violence out of our cities and off of our streets.” He enlisted Edo.G and Twice Thou (pictured, right and left) — two rappers with tattoos, baggy jeans, and gold chains — to send that message in a form that it would be respected by teenagers. School buses were lined up on College Street on Wednesday morning, dropping off students from New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Willimantic, and Waterbury. Peppering the audience of students and teachers were police officers from each town. Professor T-Diddy The concert began at 10 a.m. with an orchestral performance led by Duffy, who was later dubbed “T-Diddy” by Edo.G and Twice Thou. Wearing a tux with tails, Duffy led a Yale orchestra in a piece that he had written called “Who Am I?,” which featured a spoken word performance by T-Diddy himself. The orchestral piece also served as introduction to Edo.G who took the mic to say a short message over a background of classical music. “You need to respect your parents, respect your teachers, and respect the police,” he said, drawing some chuckles and murmurs of disagreement from the audience. “Yes,” Edo.G continued. “You need to respect yourselves and stop the violence, because we are here for peace.” 
TM_050609_022.jpg Duffy’s piece was followed by a “mini-movie” co-produced by 4Peace to educate teenagers about mandatory minimum sentencing. In the brief film — which captivated the audience (pictured) — 19-year-old Tyrell is arrested for gun possession. He thinks he’s going to do just a couple of years, but his case gets picked up by federal prosecutors and he ends up with a 15-year sentence, leaving his infant child and girlfriend behind. In the Q and A following the movie, one teenager asked if the police could search a locked glove compartment. Another, a Hillhouse student in the balcony, asserted that if you had a “pump shotgun in the trunk” and you locked the trunk, then “they can’t pick you up.” “If you think that, if you think that, you be getting locked up real quick,” Edo.G replied. “You’re friends are not lawyers, don’t listen to them.” 
TM_050609_062.jpg 4Peace performed three songs with guest rapper Rizz Cooke, eliciting nods, claps, and whoops from the audience. They brought the audience to its feet for the last song, and had the hundreds of students waving two-fingered peace signs in the air. Performances followed by teenage rappers Anthony Ramos of Bridgeport, Norman “Blizz” Tappin of High School in the Community, and Joshane “JB” Barton of Metropolitan Academy. All three won the chance to visit the set of the BET program 106 and Park. 
TM_050609_144.jpg After the concert, as teenagers gathered around the stage to ask the rappers questions, Paul Henderson (pictured), a security officer at Hillhouse High, passed his business card to Edo.G. Henderson said that he wants to try to get 4Peace to come back to New Haven for a concert at Hillhouse. Henderson said that hip-hop is the way to deliver a message of nonviolence to teenagers so that they will listen to it. “It has an effect. That’s how you’re going to reach them,” he said. Henderson mentioned the Hillhouse senior who had asserted that cops don’t have the right to search a locked trunk. “He believes that,” Henderson said. “He probably rolls with someone that do that. Now he knows.” “They don’t know, and that’s why we’re here,” said Edo.G, relaxing on a stool at the side of the stage. “It turned out well,” he said of the concert. “I’m ecstatic. I think the kids got it.”
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/qbertskratchuniversity/artistworks/prweb2404794.htmLegendary Skratch DJ "Qbert" Launches First Video Based Online DJ SchoolThe long awaited Skratch University opens its doors today to the enthusiasm of Skratch DJs worldwide. QSU combines the latest innovation in Internet video technology from ArtistWorks, Inc and the passion of the Hip Hop world. QSU students watch the lessons in the extensive video curriculum & can send Qbert a video assignment for his review and critique. Students receive either a written or video response from QSU with notes on technique and style. DJ Qbert's and ArtistWork's collaboration firmly reaches beyond the video technology innovation in use at QSU, to unify the field of Skratch DJs to one central place, the Qbert Skratch University. ....  It's cool that Skratching has so many fans around the world and we can all be in one place now and learn from each other no matter where we live. 
Napa, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2009 -- Today ArtistWorks, Inc announces the "QSU" is opening its virtual doors to the enthusiasm of Skratch DJs worldwide. DJ Qbert has maintained his leading edge stature in the field of Hip Hop skratching and dominated the field of DJ competitions and musical skratch advancement for over 20 years. DJ Qbert now presides over the groundbreaking online Qbert Skratch University that embraces the latest innovation in video technology and distance learning. Qbert presents a comprehensive video curriculum online, from the most basic skratching techniques to the advanced "battle tactics" that made him the 3-time DMC Champion. QSU members use ArtistWorks' proprietary VMS (Video/Media Management System) to send DJ Qbert a video of their practice session that he reviews and then posts a response video on the site. The Student Video and Qbert's response are uniquely paired on QSU as "Master Classes" for the entire community to learn from, giving members unfettered access to a True Master. Qbert invites multiple Guest DJs and related professionals to share their insights and techniques with the student body, making QSU the most comprehensive and influential Skratch education program available to DJs today.
QSU logo Now, through the unique social network in place at QSU, a worldwide, passionate body of skratch DJs share their tricks and techniques, experiences, performances and photos through their personalized Student Page allowing peers to interact with each other on a regular basis. DJ Qbert says "It's cool that Skratching has so many fans around the world and we can all be in one place now and learn from each other no matter where we live." DJ Qbert and ArtistWork's collaboration firmly reaches beyond the technology to unify the field of Skratch DJs to one central place, the Qbert Skratch University (http://www.qbertskratchuniversity.com/). About DJ Qbert:
Lauded as a groundbreaking and revolutionary scratch DJ, Qbert's career has been distinguished by trail blazing a path to push skratching into the 21st century. He continues to travel the globe taking skratching to the next frontier and has gained great respect both for his spectacular skills (including numerous scratch innovations) as well as educating the next generation of DJs. Qbert, along with Yogafrog co-founded the famed ThudRumble, Ltd. Online at http://www.qbertskratchuniversity.com/. About ArtistWorks:
ArtistWorks, Inc is a Napa, California company co-founded by David and Patricia Butler, that develops Internet-based businesses in partnership with leading musicians, virtuosos and other world-renown experts. The ArtistWorks' platform is artist-centric and student friendly. Utilizing ArtistWorks' unique proprietary video technology, students submit their own videos for evaluation, and are provided written and video responses directly from the Artist. The social networking community provides a lasting legacy of teaching for the artists and a worldwide gathering place for like-minded students. Online at http://www.artistworks.com/. Contact:
info (at) artistworks (dot) com
1-800-326-5596
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/05/the_hip-hop_mayor.htmlThe Hip-Hop Mayor? 
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) showed his love of hip-hop today when Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC of legendary Run-DMC, helped the city launch its month-long campaign to increase foster homes. DMC are McDaniels's initials, but Fenty said, "I thought it stood for devastating mic control," referring to the lyrics of "King of Rock." That led to a brief, impromptu rap by McDaniels with Fenty chiming in.
Fenty said he remembered seeing a concert at the 9:30 Club. McDaniels said that had to be 1986. "I was in high school," Fenty said after the press conference at the the Post Permanency Family Center in Northeast, a support center for foster and adoptive families. On a serious note, McDaniels, 44, said he learned he was adopted nearly a decade ago, giving him a a larger purpose than being a celebrity. His story became an award-winning documentary, and he now dedicates his life to helping and inspiring foster and adopted children. He will be in the District for the next two days, visiting children and filming an ad for the city's foster care program, made possible with a $100,000 donation from Freddie Mac Foundation. The city's Child and Family Services Agency, long troubled by a backlog and other problems, has access to 1,224 license foster homes, but only 438 are within the city's borders. Fenty said the city's goal is to have at least 500 D.C. homes within 18 months, and the campaign will get the word out. McDaniels said foster and adoptive families can give children the lives they deserve. "These foster kids are the next great mayors, rappers...Those little kids represent possibilities," he said. "We can make this universe a better place by touching the lives of those little boys and girls." Because of his work on behalf of young people, McDaniels said his initials now stand for: "Delivering my children."
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/05/brooklyn-hiphop-family-day-returns.htmlf.o.k.u.s. and the bodega come to do it again Brooklyn, NY, May 4th, 2009 - The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is an annual event celebrating Hip Hop Culture and the borough of Brooklyn as a premier cultural destination. Now entering its fifth year, the BHF has become a staple of Summer in NYC. This year Brooklyn Bodega and F.O.K.U.S. reunite to produce, Brooklyn Hip Hop Family Day. On June 20th, 2009, babies, toddlers, young teens and families are encouraged to head down to beautiful Empire Fulton Ferry State Park for an afternoon of Hip-Hop, community building, and fun. Family Day will take the main stage from 12 p.m to 4 p.m. From 4p.m. to 8p.m. Family Day will move to the North Lawn of Empire Fulton Ferry State Park while the main performances round out the day. Children, families, teenagers, and kids are all welcome all day to this all ages event. ------ Family Day will feature music, performances, demonstrations, and seminars from a host of organizations including Black Girls Rock, Metropolitan Hospital, The Beacon Program, The League of Young Voters, CityYear, Brooklyn Crescents Youth Lacrosse Team, and SohNup Industries NYC to name a few. More organizations will be confirmed as the event approaches. The mission of Family Day is to provide positive and inspiring programming for an often forgotten demographic, what organizers call Hip-Hop Families. Wes Jackson, Festival Executive Director and President of Brooklyn Bodega, "Now that Hip-Hop is over thirty years old there are Moms and Dads who grew up on Rakim and Slick Rick. 'My Melody' and 'Children's Story' are our classics. We were the original B-Boys and B-Girls. Now we are homeowners, car owners, taxpayers, business owners, and parents. We grew up with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder as our soundtrack. Now, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and Mary J. Blige are the songs my kids hear around the house. We are a Hip-Hop Family. What is happening to Hip-Hop now is what happened to Rock-N-Roll in the 80's. As the baby boomers aged, so did Rock N Roll culture and business. The same maturation is happening in Hip-Hop. Brooklyn Bodega, Family Day and the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, as a whole, is about ushering this new era. Family Day is our direct appeal to this growing segment of the Hip-Hop population." ------- Organizations interested in participating should contact John Davis at john@brooklynbodega.com and visit www.brooklynbodega.com. -------------- The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival and Brooklyn Hip-Hop Family Day will take place June 20th, from 12 noon - 8 p.m at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park located at the corner of Plymouth and Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Performances on the Main Stage will include Pharoahe Monch, Styles P, Smif N Wessun, a live mixtape produced by J Period, the winner of the 'Show and Prove' competition and more. This year's Festival will also, for the first time, feature a second stage for local and up and coming artists. Brooklyn Bodega is also in the midst of organizing several lead up events including a photo exhibit documenting and celebrating the first four years of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, a kickoff party, and the Official After Party at Southpaw. ---------- Brooklyn Bodega are the creators and producers of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. They are a collective of cultural programmers, marketing professionals, writers, designers and academics dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Hip-Hop culture. Their daily musings can be found at www.brooklynbodega.com. About F.O.K.U.S. F.O.K.U.S. is an organization with the mission of creating a diverse community using the arts as the common medium. We believe the arts enable people to rise above barriers in society and our events unite diverse audiences with various art forms. F.O.K.U.S. aims to bring together art forms, both "traditional" and "non-traditional", to support the concept that we need to expand our definition of what is considered art because art surrounds us as it is part of life. Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival/Brooklyn Bodega
Marketing and Biz Dev
John Davis
718-408-1151 john@brooklynbodega.com Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival/Brooklyn Bodega
Festival Coordinator
Moses Elwood
718-408-1151 moses@brooklynbodega.com
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Relations Contact: JacQueline M. Mestre TOMA Public Relations 646 418 6699 TOMA_Image@yahoo. com JAMES TOP & Writer's Bench -- present -- Legendary Graffiti Artist/Icon DONDI - 10th Anniversary Reunion @ Hostos Community College in the BX (the borough where Hip Hop was born!) Thursday, 5.7.09 - 6pm-3am
(6-10pm @ Hostos, After-Party immediately follows)
Live Performance by GRAND MASTER CAZ (Sugar Hill Gang used HIS lyrics) & Music by DJ DISCO WIZ (1st Latino DJ of Hip Hop)
HONORING:
- STAY HIGH 149 - Legendary Graff Artist
- FROSTY FREEZE (posthumously/ RIP) Legendary B.boy/RocksteadyCre w
- SPOONIE GEE - One of the earliest rap artists (Take it off,The Godfather, Spoonin' Rap, love Rap, etc)
- HENRY CHALFANT - Photographer/ Filmmaker (Subway Art, Spray Can Art &
Style Wars)
- ELINOR TATUM - Editor, Amsterdam News (the oldest and largest Black-owned newspaper in New York City , and one of the oldest in the country founded by the Tatum family)
- amongst others...
Art will be exhibited by very prolific writers in the world of Graffiti including KEO, PART, DOC, ARCHER, DOMS, KING BEE, VASE, JOEY, OUI, MUSA, GLI 167, HOPE 391, LAVA, BAMA, MERES, BEM, TATU, GANO & a Special Guest
Complimentary HORS' DE OEUVRES & BEVERAGES will be served
-- The event @ Hostos is Family-Friendly so Youth & Children may attend and are encouraged to participate w/ RSVP. The After-Party, however, is Adult-only --
CAPACITY IS LIMITED - NO COVER 4 BOTH EVENTS
-- RSVP is STRONGLY suggested for Guaranteed Entrance & ID IS REQUIRED -- This event is NOT open to the General Public --
RSVP: TOMA_Image@yahoo. com or respond ATTENDING to the Facebook Invite (link above) – NO LATER THAN THURS, 12PM!
LOCATION: Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse @ 149th St , Bldg "C", Room C-151 NYC (link to MAP & PT Directions below) AFTER-PARTY: will immediately follow @ 1 of Harlem's quaint, hide-away Jazz Clubs:
St. Nick's Jazz Pub
773 Street Nicholas Ave @ 149th St
Harlem, NY 10031
http://www.stnicksj azzpub.net
(the BX19 bus from Hostos will take you right to St. Nicks & 145th st, then a very short 4 blk walk)
It's sure to be quite the experience!
Please FORWARD, SHARE (by posting to your Social Network Sites) & INVITE your Friends/Contacts
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DONDI: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lO1pbRbyKDI
FOR MORE INFO ON THE HONOREES:
http://stayhigh149. com/
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=yxueAc2J1EI
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=aze1njK- yhs
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=IP-3T12mBxM
http://www.myspace. com/spooniegee
http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Elinor_Tatum
http://www.at149st. com/chalfant. html
LINKS 2 ADD'L EVENT & CULTURALLY RELEVANT INFO:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=9SgvJY9xxcA
http://www.myspace. com/stylewars
THERE WILL NEEEEVVVVVEEEERRRRR B A TIME LIKE THESE!!!
IRT: 2/4/5
BUS: BX1/BX19 -> Grand Concourse & 149th Street
Hostos is directly across the train & bust stops
MAP of Hostos: http://maps. google.com/ maps?f=q&hl=en&q=450+Grand+ Concourse+ %40+149th+ St%2C+Bldg+ %22C%22%2C+ Room+C-151% 2C+New+York% 2C+NY
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Monday, May 04, 2009
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http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/04/hiphop-legend-kangol-kid-invites-you-to-join-him-on-tuesday-may-5th-in-a-premothers-day-celebration.htmlAs he honors 5 Professional Black Mothers for their continued efforts to restore and preserve Hip-Hop Icons. When: Tuesday May 5, 2009 @ 7:00 PM Where: Melba's Restaurant, 300 West 114th Street & 8th Ave, Harlem, New York Who: Hosted by Hip-Hop Legend Kangol Kid What: A Pre-Mother's Day celebration designed to honor 5 selected professional Black mothers for their combined efforts to restore and preserve Hip-Hop Icons. One of the evening's honorees is none other than Dr. Roxanne Shante who will be serenaded by her former rival Kangol Kid. Special invited classic Hip-Hop guests include: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Melle Mel & Rahiem from The Furious Five, Greg Nice, Queen Pen …and many more incredible surprise guests. The festivities will include the first ever collective performance of Kangol Kid and his sons (collectively referred to as "The Black Partridge Family"- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N635SowqnIU), as well as other surprise performances, with a live band featuring legendary producer Fred McFarlane as band leader and accompanied by Beyonce's tour disc jockey D.J. Diamond. This event is proudly sponsored by TOMA Vodka, Get Cake Catering, Kangol Headwear, GGI Time, SouthPole USA, Parrish and Our Gang ITV. Reservations Required - Limited Capacity! RSVP: ontheflypr@gmail.com --
Alyse Feldman
On the Fly Public Relations
416-802-3592 Toronto ***NEW NUMBER***
917-674-6067 New York
ontheflypr@gmail.com
Alyse@ontheflypr.com
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