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Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, composed of MCs Heems and Kool A.D. and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (a.k.a. Dapwell or Dap). [1] Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconventional style, Das Racist was widely hailed as an urgent new voice in rap, after occasionally being misunderstood as joke rap when they first appeared.
Author Candace McDuffie pays tribute to the emcees who shaped and continue to reshape the rap game. 50 Rappers Who Changed the World Celebrates Hip-Hop’s Rich History: Review Matt Melis
There’s a bittersweetness in celebrating 50 years of hip-hop when many artists don’t even make it to 50.
Silibil N' Brains were a Scottish hip-hop duo consisting of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd (not to be confused with Scottish actor Billy Boyd).They are well known for masquerading as American rappers from California to secure a record deal, [1] a story which formed the basis of Bain's 2010 memoir California Schemin' (later reprinted as Straight Outta Scotland) and was adapted into the documentary ...
The Artifacts was an East Coast hip hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and later, DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey, and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop. The Artifacts' most popular song about Graffiti is single "Wrong Side of Da Tracks" Other Artifacts' popular hits include "Easter ...
NLE Choppa has learned different lessons from being a father to his two children
Hendricks was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Jamaican parents. [3] [4] He spent the majority of his childhood in Flatbush [5] before moving to Alabama at age 13, where he experienced a significant amount of racism that later had an intense effect on his music. [6]
The Good Life Cafe was a health food market and cafe in Los Angeles, California, known for its open mic nights that helped the 1990s Los Angeles alternative hip hop movement flourish. In 2008, director Ava DuVernay, who had performed at the cafe with the Figures of Speech hip hop group, released a documentary about the cafe, This Is The Life ...