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Deep thinker with a Hip Hop Head. Art lover and history enthusiast. My Top 5 Golden Age Emcees: Rakim, KRS-One, 2Pac, Black Thought, and Notorious B.I.G.

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Article Feb 6 2017

9 Elements: Street Fashion

Hip Hop and fashion have a long, colorful history together that has encouraged experimentation and innovation in human expression. Hip Hop fashion has always been multi-faceted, not exactly defined in any single style but rather a plethora of different ones all affected by geography, personal views or narrative, and a variety of other factors. These […]
Article Jan 8 2017

Breakdown: Planet Rock

Afrika Bambaataa’s 1982 release “Planet Rock” shattered the world of music and transcended the Hip Hop genre to pave the way for a multitude of artists, songs and even new genres. The pivotal track is also partially responsible for cementing Afrika Bambaataa as part of what many call Hip Hop’s ‘Holy Trinity,’ alongside DJ Kool […]
Article Nov 29 2016

9 Elements: Beatboxing

Use of the tongue, lips, throat and voice to make sounds and rhythms are not a new phenomenon, despite all the viral videos of beatboxing bouncing around the Internet in recent years. Before beatboxing in Hip Hop, Jazz had scatting, Celtics had lilting, and Indian music had Konnakol. The real beauty of beatboxing and all […]
Article Nov 22 2016

Can I Kick It?: Breakdown

In honor of Tribe dropping their final album recently, I decided it was time to break down one of their classic tracks. Anyone familiar with A Tribe Called Quest would have a hard time explaining themselves if they had never heard Can I Kick It? In fact, the majority of people I know that aren’t […]