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 […]
Keeping it down South, this week’s ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop? is written by Atlanta based producer Nobody Famous. Hip Hop has given Nobody Famous a great backdrop to spread his message and he admits that hip hop is what first gave him voice. What separates Nobody Famous apart from so many other talented hip […]
So far, ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop? has heard from New York, Chicago, Providence and as far as Norway! This time, we are taking it down south to Houston’s Preemo (not to be confused with DJ Premier aka Preemo who was originally from H-town before repping NYC). Hip hop is the school that Preemo studied […]
Jae Apollo is another New York emcee, hailing specifically from Brooklyn! For this week’s edition of ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop? we have an essay about hip hop’s liberating qualities. According to Jae, hip hop allows you to do you and be yourself. Hit the jump to read what else he has to say.
It’s Monday! Which means that it is time for a new edition of ‘Da’ What is Hip Hop! Zumo Kollie is the latest up! The Providence, RI emcee talks about the different eras of hip hop, his first boombox, listening to Jay-Z and the moment he fell fell in love with hip hop! Zumo’s artistic […]
After an incredible vacation, and a week off of “Da What is Hip Hop?”, I am back with a new video of Chicago’s Rashid Hadee talking about what hip hop means to him! From the basic elements of hip hop to how it has personally impacted his life, Rashid sheds some great insite on the […]
May 6, 2013 by Benja
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