Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott is a hip hop recording artist, dancer and record producer. Melissa Arnette Elliott was born in 1971 in Portsmouth Virginia....
It Takes A Nation of Samples
Sampling is not uncommon to any genre of music, but in Hip Hop sampling is huge. Artists are often using small pieces of one song or...
Grammy's - Rap
In 1988, the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences announced a new Grammy category, Rap. The president of NARAS used this...
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta or Gangster Rap began on the East Coast. Now, the songs are becoming deeper and more symbolic than ever before and the lyrics are...
Female Hip Hop Artists (Salt N Pepa)
Female artists in Hip Hop music have had just as strong as an impact as any other artist and I think it is important to investigate some...
Golden Era of Hip Hop
1984 to 1992 (Still before my birth) is known as the Golden Era of Hip Hop. During this time, the culture of hip hop and the artists...
Graffiti & Hip Hop Culture
As mentioned in previous posts, Graffiti is and was the famous type of art of Hip Hop culture. So lets take a look at what kind of role...
Graffiti & Pop Culture
Graffiti was a significant aspect of Hip Hop culture and the hip hop revolution. Graffiti a form of art, usually painted with paint cans....
Beginnings of DJ-ing
Many people have heard of DJs, and DJing, but where does the name come from? How did it originate? DJs, known as disc jockeys, originated...
Grammys Album of the Year
The Grammys, a yearly award show for musicians. Every year there is always some controversy to who won, who lost, and whose performance...
