Hip-Hop
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The Word is Bond Podcast (Free Download)
I’ve been working with The Word is Bond for almost a year now. They are an excellent hip-hop magazine website that provide you with informative articles, artist interviews, album reviews, and everything related to underground hip-hop. We’ve been teasing you with this news for a while but today is the day we officially launch the…
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Maestro Fresh Wes (Red Carpet Interview)
The red carpet was hectic at the 2011 Stylus DJ Awards this year. We had some technical difficultlies but managed to talk to a dozen artists, including the legend, Wes Williams, better known as Maestro Fresh Wes. Here is a transcript of the interview. Chase: “Talk to Hamilton, Maestro.” Maestro: “Steel City!” Chase: “This is…
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Grafh (Red Carpet Interview)
Chase: “Yo, Grafh! DOPEfm radio. We got Chase March and Daddy J here. How’s it going, man?” Grafh: “Just enjoying the festivities.” Chase: “So what does this award show mean to you?” Grafh: “I think it’s pretty dope. Anything highlighting the DJ is always a big deal. DJs paved the platform for artists like me…
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4 Hip-Hop Memoirs Worth Reading
Here are some great hip-hop memoirs that I had the opportunity to read over the past several months. Decoded by Jay-Z Jay-Z writes about hip-hop in an open and honest way. Here is one of my favourite passages from the book . . . Hip-hop has always been controversial, and for good reason. When you…
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New Vs Old Album Review
I have a review up on The Word is Bond site today. It is for the album “New Vs Old” by IV the Polymath. It’s the first review I have ever written for an instrumental hip-hop album. Head on over there and check it out. You can listen to a few of the tracks and…
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The Way You Speak Depends on the Situation (Teaching Tip)
Image by mp3waxx.com via Flickr I got the idea for today’s Teaching Tip as I read the memoir by rapper, actor, and songwriter, Common. His book is entitled “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” There are a few passages in the memoir that were written by his mother. When I read this one, I immediately thought…
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Lissa Monet at The Stylus Awards 2011
Lissa Monet: “How are you guys doing? Here for another interview?” Chase: “We’re doing awesome. Yeah, it was a great interview with you last year. Did you get a chance to hear our International Women’s Day show we did earlier this year?” Lissa Monet: “No, I didn’t.” Chase: “You should check it out. We dedicated…
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Redefining Masculinity in Hip-Hop Part 2 (Know Your History: Episode 24)
Welcome to Know Your History. I’m your host Chase March and today we are continuing to explore masculinity in hip-hop culture.You can listen to this episode with the player below, download it for free, or just keep reading. I hope you were with us last episode as we discussed what it means to be a…
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Redefining Masculinity in Hip-Hop (Know Your History Podcast)
“I sometimes feel bad for criticizing hip-hop. But, I guess, what I’m trying to do is get us men, to just take a hard look at ourselves.” – Byron Hurt “The definition of manhood might not been the way to go anymore. We need something different, something new.” – Kevin Powell From childhood we are…
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Skillz 2011 Rap Up
I look forward to this every single year. Skillz is brilliant at taking the year that was and retelling it in a rhyme for his annual Rap Up tracks. This is his take on 2011. Enjoy!