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Alpha Industries Taps DJ Clark Kent for New “Heroes” Series
“Heroes” features musicians, creatives, and pioneers in various industries.
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Hip-Hop Music’s Affinity to the ‘Triplet’ Rap Flow
Versace. Versace. Versace.
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Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you need to be watching.
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Twenty Years Later: Illmatic
Story originally published on The 5th Element Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 Issue Do you remember Hip-Hop in 1994? Some key events may come to mind: Warren G heralded the G-Funk era previously established by Dr. Dre, with his West Coast anthem, “Regulate.” Southern hip-hop flourished with OutKast’s debut and the release of Scarface’s The Diary . […]
Read moreThe Top 5 Bad Boy Records Music Videos
If you grew up in the early 90s and liked music, there’s no doubt that you’re familiar with the ubiquitous influence of Sean “P.Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records. Regardless of its controversial past, the iconic label is important to hip-hop for a lot of reasons. For one thing, it left a significant mark on the […]
Read moreOld School Meets New School: Party & Bull
Check out the first image of HRDKNCKS new compilation entitled “Old School Meets New School”. They will be featuring new releases coupled with old classic hits and the greats. This particular feature is showcasing Notorious Big in a Party & Bull snapback, relating to his hit song “Party And Bullshit.” “Never abandon your roots, allow them […]
Read moreJam On It: !llmind – Picasso Biggie
On the anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s passing 17 years ago, super producer !llmind takes a beloved Biggie verse and breathes new life into it. Skewing Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” beat, !llmind lays the late, great emcee’s “Sky Is the Limit” lyrics over the track, completely giving his timeless vocals a new identity. This hot […]
Read moreGPPR Drops the “Kings of New York” Collection
In one of the dopest graphic tees released this year, GPPR offers to us their “Kings of New York” collection. The brand pays homage to fallen hip hop legends The Notorious B.I.G, Big L, and Big Pun on some Mt. Rushmore type of presentation. Click through to peep the whole collection, which can be purchased […]
Read moreThe Decades of Hip Hop Fashion – The Late 90’s to Early 2000’s
The 90’s: the decade when everything seemed so right, when our biggest issue was if our Tamagotchi was dead or not, when everything could be answered with a bucket of slime on Nickelodeon. Some of us were Saved by the Bell, but for hip hop and its fashion, the 90’s aspired to be the Freshest […]
Read moreThe Friday Five
Rock The Bells last week brought out an unprecedented number of hologram performances, with two coming in the form of ODB and Eazy-E. Which got me to thinking – there’s still plenty of ill hip hop artists which have passed that would make for an awesome show, should they receive the holographic treatment at any […]
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