Orlando, FL (BlackNews.com) — In a genre oversaturated with glorified violence, drug selling, and disrespect for women; Alvin “Vthov” Giles, a promising positive rapper and musician, emerges using his gifts to redeem hip-hop culture. He champions a movement titled Books over Bullets and has made an impact making songs that challenge the status quo to do [...]
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FAMU ALUMNUS RECEIVES ONE MILLION VIEWS AND RELEASES POSITIVE RAP ALBUM “AMONGST THE STARS”
Posted: March 8, 2012 by jdobypr in Hip HopTags: Canada, Hip hop, Hip hop music, iTunes, Music, Rapping, Record label, YouTube
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Underground Hip Hop Gaining Ground in South Africa
Posted: February 22, 2012 by jdobypr in NewsTags: Art, Disc jockey, Durban, Hip hop, Hip hop music, Music, Rapping, Sugarhill Gang
By Khosi Biyela When it comes to hip hop the rationale seems to be that if your rhyming abilities aren’t good enough then insulting punchlines might do the trick. At least that’s how people used to describe hip hop music outside the general commercial canon – termed “underground” hip hop. People generally associated it with [...]
Hip Hop Still Impacting Music Worldwide
Posted: January 16, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, Awards, Hip Hop, Music, NewsTags: #HipHop, Chicago, Doby, Drake, Hip hop music, hip hop rap, mainstream music industry, Music, rap record, Serena William, Soul, Sugarhill Gang, underground hip hop music, United States
Hip hop music, is here to stay and touching every phase of music…even country. Marketing companies worldwide seek the hottest hip hop sounds for clients. When hip hop broke the barrier of mainstream radio in the late 1970’s with its first classic hit, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang, it was tagged as a fad [...]
Grammy-Nominated Rapper Paul Wall Featured in World’s First Battle Rap Game
Posted: October 31, 2011 by jdobypr in Awards, Hip Hop, Music, NewsTags: @Swurvradio, App Store, Battle rap, Billboard charts, Grammy Award, Hip hop music, Keith Andrews, Mobile game, Paul Wall, Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The hip hop industry is abuzz with news that rapper Paul Wall has partnered with Jump Shot Media in the first-ever rap battle mobile game that scores and evaluates original rap performances. Known for his Billboard chart-topping radio hits and the diamond-encrusted “grillz” he made synonymous [...]
