“What’s NWA stand for, anyway? “No Whites Allowed”, something like that?” In the late 80s/early 90s, the band N.W.A. aka Niggaz Wit Attitudes (Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella.) became pioneers of an edgier form of hip hop known as “Gangster Rap”. The songs they wrote […]
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In 1983 Director Charlie Ahearn brought the inner city world of hip hop, which was then a new art form, to the big screen with his urban drama WILD STYLE. Since that time it has become a cult classic for movie buffs and a special touchstone for hip hop fans […]
In the 1980s Hip Hop became the biggest underground musical movement to explode out of the inner cities. It was a multimedia based culture which included artistic entertainment/expression such as breakdancing, emceeing, graffiti, fashion, and turntablism. Following its initial entry into the realm of pop culture it was featured in […]
With spring-summer approaching, I’ve been recently thinking about the many movies that take place in that warm time of the year. After going over the titles I could cover, I realized it would be a perfect opportunity to look back on the first film I ever saw by one of […]
NEW YORK CITY, 1982, The war is on between graffiti artists known as “taggers”, “bombers”, “burners” and the police on the streets of the city. The inner city subways have become a moving canvas for urban artists and the creativity of these teens is both beautiful and bold. While the […]