International Mav hails from Chicago and wrote this week’s editorial for ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop. There is no doubt that hip hop has evolved over its 3ish decade existence and some people have issues, others don’t. International Mav definitely does not and makes valid points about the perception of hip hop music verses the […]
I could go on and on about this week’s edition of ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop? but Rahim knocked this one out of the park and I think I should let it do the talking. Rahim gave some incredible insight into what hip hop means in his life, “expression”, and a pretty extensive Hip-Hop history […]
After taking us from Baltimore to Seattle to Atlanta to North Caroline, ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop? is returning back to the birth place of hip hop with a new editorial from Brooklyn emcee Sha Stimuli. From his 2002 mention in the Source Magazine to 12 releases in 2008, Sha has always used his music […]
Jensen Reed is hip hopper from North Carolina. Today, hip hop really allows people of all different backgrounds with their own story to come together within the culture. Jensen takes influecnes from all kinds of genres to create music that’s got that “heavy, hard-hitting drums”. Hear what hip hop means to Jensen Reed down below.
Azage is a rapper and sneakerhead that hails from Atlanta and has made some noise on the underground/blogosphere. He has been quiet for a little bit but the dude really has talent. Luckily, we got him to discuss what hip-hop means to him and the South. He draws parallels between hip-hop and the South’s history […]
Co-hosts of Sunday Night Sound Session – one of the best radio shows in the country – Kube 93 Seattle’s DJ Hyphen and J. Moore have represented hip hop well for years. During their show a few weeks ago, they took some time to answer Da-What.com’s series question about what hip hop means to them […]
Wordsmith is an underground emcee hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. Between his musical career, his radio endeavor – Revolt Radio – and his label – Nu Revolution Entertainment – Wordsmith is living hip hop to the fullest. This week we got him to talk about what hip hop means to him and what it was like […]
Sorry I missed last week, was in Seoul and couldn’t get a post up before I left. ’Da’ What is Hip Hop is back this week with a brand new editorial from the only and only Earth Tone King – P.So! How did someone who grow up on comic books, anime and video games grow up to […]
What does it mean to do hip hop the right way? KJ Hines has got an answer and it is probably not what you are expecting, especially in today’s day and age. As KJ discusses what hip hop means, you can really replace hip hop with music in general or even religion! The Texas emcee talks about […]
Tha IntaVention is one of the best up and coming crews out there. The Chicago click has a long roster of talented artists and we got 3 of ‘em – Tragedy Tha Beast, Bert Kennerson & Kenlo Key – to sit down and let us know what hip hop means to them. Take a few […]
June 17, 2013 by Benja
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