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On Nov. 2, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will debut its first feature-length film, “The South Got Something To Say.” The documentary tells the story of Atlanta’s rise as a hip-hop power ...
Down south, Boom Bap Atlanta and The Hype Magazine are celebrating Hip-Hop 50 with a three-day celebration at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, in connection with the BeREGGAE Music & Arts Festival Weekend.
And Atlanta would go on to become a major hub for hip-hop's next wave. Artists like Future, Migos and 21 Savage expanded on what Outkast started - and kept hip-hop's focus firmly planted on the South.
MIAMI - Hip-Hop icon Luther Campbell doubled down on criticism of the City of Miami Beach leadership. He posted a video accusing the mayor and others of using black people gathering on Ocean Drive ...
Sam Collier is a child of hip-hop and R&B. Growing up, the 35-year-old pastor of Story Church Atlanta fed on the music of Tupac, Biggie and OutKast. So perhaps it’s no surprise that when Collier ...
We’re celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this week. Wesley Morris traces the art form from its South Bronx origins to all-encompassing triumph.
On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time. It was widely seen as one of, if not the first, politically conscious efforts in Hip Hop.
Oftentimes, hip-hop, just like the nation, overlooks the South. One only needs to listen to Tokyo Jetz and Hood Brat, two Florida rappers featured in the series, to pick up the difference.
By 1995, the cultural and artistic hub that is the South was tired of being put down. It was during that year’s Source Awards that André 3000 of Outkast gave Southern hip-hop its battle cry ...
South Florida’s place in hip-hop history cannot be overstated. It is, after all, ... Uncle Al, whose real name was Albert Moss was gunned down outside his home on Sept. 10, 2001.
After spending a couple months in South Korea, American rappers Ted Park and Parlay Pass boarded a flight to Kansas City, en route to headline The Big K-Hip-Hop Show.