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The awards circuit moves from movies to music, with the airing of the 64th Grammy Awards. Ahead of the red-carpet extravaganza, here’s a look at how musicians have approached fashion week street style.
The Ruff Ryders Entertainment Co-Founder talks about X’s final days and his enduring role in hip-hop culture.
Clothing brand Dark Alley Movement was started by a Lindsay native interested in highlighting hip hop culture
Past tributes to Virgil Abloh have described him as a “genius,” “visionary,” and “the meaning of fashion itself.” So when the Grammy Awards memorialized Abloh over the weekend as a “hip-hop fashion designer,” those familiar with his body of work were understandably upset.
When fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger launched his eponymous brand in 1985, his goal was to sell more than just clothes—he wanted to market a lifestyle. Now a major name whose signature polos and bold color schemes are etched in pop culture, Hilfiger certainly succeeded. But there’s no denying he had help from some of hip-hop’s biggest players along the way.
In 1980, the Sugar Hill Gang brought hip hop to the mainstream with “Rappers Delight.” But as the founding generation gets older, they decided that they needed to enshrine that history — and tell it to future generations.
Don’t let anyone tell you differently. When it comes down to 80s and 90s Hip Hop, Harlem native Dapper Dan is the originator of luxury streetwear.
His efforts transformed hustler flash and b-boy styling into the most coveted and influential apparel — designs that for the last forty years have influenced high fashion and European runways.
An MVP of American style, the letterman has taken some strange turns since it first hit the field. How fashion brands became the new ‘teams,’ and the many ways to wear the jackets now.
At the heart of Harlem, inside Malcolm X’s old house, are the minds behind bespoke hip hop fashion. At Harlem Haberdashery, 5001 Flavor founder Guy and Sharene Wood creates customized clothes for A-list celebrities like the Notorious B.I.G.
The collection comes after the fashion designers successful Dap Gap collaboration with the company earlier this month.
After two years of sparse crowds in Times Square and other popular attractions, New York City is finally hoping for a robust rebound of visitors this year. But the city will still be missing a main driver of its prepandemic tourism boom: big spenders from China, whose government has yet to allow travel abroad.
Nigerian-born rapper/producer, DAP The Contract is one of the rare artists that is stretching artistic boundaries through relentless work ethic, and an abundance of creativity
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Universal Hip Hop Museum, announce a series of free dance events in the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on March 25, April 29, and May 20, 2022 at 7:30pm.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Universal Hip Hop Museum, announce a series of free dance events in the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on March 25, April 29, and May 20, 2022 at 7:30pm.
This spring, it’ll launch its own metaverse—an immersive digital world where you can access 3D objects and performances—accessible via VR and smartphones.
Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
The birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx, NY, will have its own museum in approximately two years when the construction of the two-floor Universal Hip-Hop Museum is completed.
New York City — more importantly, the Bronx — is getting its first museum of hip-hop.
The Business of Hip Hop started with women executives.
It’s true. A culture so cemented in masculine identity has been championed, shaped, marketed and financed by lady executives that saw the vision and ran with it.
This museum is going meta.
The city’s first brick-and-mortar hip hop museum in the Bronx will have a fresh online edge to it.
Back in the mid ’80s, when Wu-Tang Clan first called themselves Force of the Imperial Master, RZA (then known as the Scientist) built a home studio set-up, replete with a four-track recorder and a borrowed Roland TR-909 drum machine.
As the frontman and cofounder of legendary Hip Hop group Public Enemy, Chuck D has made music that changed the culture of the globe.
Which NYC borough is the best? Watch politicians rep for their people like they’re in a SMACK battle!
J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering Hip Hop producer.
“So many times, I asked to myself to be something that can encourage them [students] to be better, and this is something, for real, that made me be a better person.” – Edoardo “Xedo” Bernardini.
Does it make sense to have Hip Hop education at universities and colleges? There’s a lot that can go wrong, as schools can be restrictive and overly formal, while Hip Hop tries to stay open and free.
Today’s Knowledge Drop is going to give you a peek at what the best of the best breakers in Finland are doing to get ready for Paris 2024.
Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out Thursday to the birthplace of Hip Hop for a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.
It’s not every day that you get to meet one of the 1st generation b-boys and Herculoids. Dancin’ Doug, who used to rock Kool Herc’s parties as a part of the Herculoids, shares his experiences coming up as one of the first generation of b-boys, as well as his upcoming documentary on breakin’ history.
The birthplace of Hip Hop will soon be the home of a Hip Hop museum.
Hip hop, hooray. Rap royalty gathered in the Bronx for a Thursday groundbreaking of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the genre’s birthplace and home borough of rap icons like Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick and Fat Joe.
Move over, MoMA. There will be a new museum on the block of New York’s must-see cultural institutions — and she’s a homegrown girl. That would be the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
An emotional moment for a Hip Hop pioneer: Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash reflected on how far Hip Hop has come. He started spinning vinyl on the streets of the Bronx nearly 50 years ago.
Since its inception more than 40 years ago, Hip Hop has transformed the world. But there has never been a permanent space that honors the totality of the genre’s past, present, and future.
The mission of the museum, now breaking ground in the South Bronx—the undisputed birthplace of Hip Hop—is to give visitors “a broader understanding of Hip Hop history and Hip Hop culture, so they walk away feeling empowered and inspired by what has happened in the genre, and how the music has become a part of their everyday existence.
Rocky Bucano, Executive Director and President of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, joins Cheddar News to talk about the genre’s impact on pop culture.
2021 was a great and exciting year for classic Hip Hop. Artists from across several eras received honors and released projects cementing their greatness. The following are ten of the best moments for classic Hip Hop of 2021.
Street Style’s Best Dressed Musicians
The awards circuit moves from movies to music, with the airing of the 64th Grammy Awards. Ahead of the red-carpet extravaganza, here’s a look at how musicians have approached fashion week street style.
Joaquin ‘Waah’ Dean Opens Up About DMX’s Legacy, One Year After His Passing
The Ruff Ryders Entertainment Co-Founder talks about X’s final days and his enduring role in hip-hop culture.
Clothing brand hopes to bring art, hip-hop culture to Lindsay
Clothing brand Dark Alley Movement was started by a Lindsay native interested in highlighting hip hop culture
Virgil Abloh was so much more than a ‘hip-hop fashion designer’
Past tributes to Virgil Abloh have described him as a “genius,” “visionary,” and “the meaning of fashion itself.” So when the Grammy Awards memorialized Abloh over the weekend as a “hip-hop fashion designer,” those familiar with his body of work were understandably upset.
Tommy Hilfiger In Music: By The Numbers
When fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger launched his eponymous brand in 1985, his goal was to sell more than just clothes—he wanted to market a lifestyle. Now a major name whose signature polos and bold color schemes are etched in pop culture, Hilfiger certainly succeeded. But there’s no denying he had help from some of hip-hop’s biggest players along the way.
Rap’s founding generation envisions a new museum to bring hip-hop history to the Bronx
In 1980, the Sugar Hill Gang brought hip hop to the mainstream with “Rappers Delight.” But as the founding generation gets older, they decided that they needed to enshrine that history — and tell it to future generations.
Hip Hop Fashion Month Profile: Dapper Dan
Don’t let anyone tell you differently. When it comes down to 80s and 90s Hip Hop, Harlem native Dapper Dan is the originator of luxury streetwear.
His efforts transformed hustler flash and b-boy styling into the most coveted and influential apparel — designs that for the last forty years have influenced high fashion and European runways.
The History of the Varsity Jacket, From Harvard to Hip-Hop
An MVP of American style, the letterman has taken some strange turns since it first hit the field. How fashion brands became the new ‘teams,’ and the many ways to wear the jackets now.
Bespoke hip hop fashion: 5001 Flavor’s unique custom approach
At the heart of Harlem, inside Malcolm X’s old house, are the minds behind bespoke hip hop fashion. At Harlem Haberdashery, 5001 Flavor founder Guy and Sharene Wood creates customized clothes for A-list celebrities like the Notorious B.I.G.
Dapper Dan Releases First NFT Collection With Gap
The collection comes after the fashion designers successful Dap Gap collaboration with the company earlier this month.
International Tourists Flock Back to New York, With One Big Exception
After two years of sparse crowds in Times Square and other popular attractions, New York City is finally hoping for a robust rebound of visitors this year. But the city will still be missing a main driver of its prepandemic tourism boom: big spenders from China, whose government has yet to allow travel abroad.
Artist You Should Know: DAP The Contract
Nigerian-born rapper/producer, DAP The Contract is one of the rare artists that is stretching artistic boundaries through relentless work ethic, and an abundance of creativity
NYC is Finally Getting a Hip-Hop Museum, Complete with its own Metaverse
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Universal Hip Hop Museum, announce a series of free dance events in the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on March 25, April 29, and May 20, 2022 at 7:30pm.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Free Dance Performances at the David Rubenstein Atrium
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Universal Hip Hop Museum, announce a series of free dance events in the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on March 25, April 29, and May 20, 2022 at 7:30pm.
NYC’s Universal Hip Hop Museum is Coming to the Metaverse
This spring, it’ll launch its own metaverse—an immersive digital world where you can access 3D objects and performances—accessible via VR and smartphones.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
Universal Hip Hop Museum Planning Metaverse Experience Before Construction of Venue Completed
The birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx, NY, will have its own museum in approximately two years when the construction of the two-floor Universal Hip-Hop Museum is completed.
An “audacious dream”: The birth of NYC’s Universal Hip-Hop Museum
New York City — more importantly, the Bronx — is getting its first museum of hip-hop.
Women Executives in Hip Hop
The Business of Hip Hop started with women executives.
It’s true. A culture so cemented in masculine identity has been championed, shaped, marketed and financed by lady executives that saw the vision and ran with it.
NYC’s Universal Hip Hop Museum Launching Metaverse in Spring
This museum is going meta.
The city’s first brick-and-mortar hip hop museum in the Bronx will have a fresh online edge to it.
The Race to Save Hip Hop’s Lost Eras
Back in the mid ’80s, when Wu-Tang Clan first called themselves Force of the Imperial Master, RZA (then known as the Scientist) built a home studio set-up, replete with a four-track recorder and a borrowed Roland TR-909 drum machine.
Chuck D To Debut New ‘Songs That Shook the Planet’ Series For Audible
As the frontman and cofounder of legendary Hip Hop group Public Enemy, Chuck D has made music that changed the culture of the globe.
Hip Hop Battle of the Boroughs: Queens And Bronx BP’s Have A Friendly Twitter War Over ‘Who’s The Best?’
Which NYC borough is the best? Watch politicians rep for their people like they’re in a SMACK battle!
‘Dilla Time’ Author Dan Charnas on Why a Brilliant, but Little-Known, Hip Hop Producer Deserves a 450-Page Book
J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering Hip Hop producer.
What it Takes to be a Great Breaking Teacher
“So many times, I asked to myself to be something that can encourage them [students] to be better, and this is something, for real, that made me be a better person.” – Edoardo “Xedo” Bernardini.
Hip Hop Education in College?
Does it make sense to have Hip Hop education at universities and colleges? There’s a lot that can go wrong, as schools can be restrictive and overly formal, while Hip Hop tries to stay open and free.
What Elite Level Breaking Training Looks Like
Today’s Knowledge Drop is going to give you a peek at what the best of the best breakers in Finland are doing to get ready for Paris 2024.
Legends Come Out for New York City’s Hip Hop Museum Groundbreaking
Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out Thursday to the birthplace of Hip Hop for a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.
An A-1 B-Boy & Herculoid: Dancin’ Doug Interview
It’s not every day that you get to meet one of the 1st generation b-boys and Herculoids. Dancin’ Doug, who used to rock Kool Herc’s parties as a part of the Herculoids, shares his experiences coming up as one of the first generation of b-boys, as well as his upcoming documentary on breakin’ history.
Hip Hop Museum Opens in the Bronx
The birthplace of Hip Hop will soon be the home of a Hip Hop museum.
“Long Overdue:” Rap Royalty Gathers in the Bronx at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Hip Hop Museum
Hip hop, hooray. Rap royalty gathered in the Bronx for a Thursday groundbreaking of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the genre’s birthplace and home borough of rap icons like Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick and Fat Joe.
Universal Hip Hop Museum Brings Rap Legends to The Bronx
Move over, MoMA. There will be a new museum on the block of New York’s must-see cultural institutions — and she’s a homegrown girl. That would be the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
Groundbreaking Held for Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx
An emotional moment for a Hip Hop pioneer: Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash reflected on how far Hip Hop has come. He started spinning vinyl on the streets of the Bronx nearly 50 years ago.
The Universal Hip Hop Museum: Honoring a Cultural Legacy
Since its inception more than 40 years ago, Hip Hop has transformed the world. But there has never been a permanent space that honors the totality of the genre’s past, present, and future.
A New Museum Celebrates Hip Hop as an Art Form
The mission of the museum, now breaking ground in the South Bronx—the undisputed birthplace of Hip Hop—is to give visitors “a broader understanding of Hip Hop history and Hip Hop culture, so they walk away feeling empowered and inspired by what has happened in the genre, and how the music has become a part of their everyday existence.
Celebrating National Hip Hop History Month
Rocky Bucano, Executive Director and President of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, joins Cheddar News to talk about the genre’s impact on pop culture.
The 10 Best Classic Hip Hop Moments of 2021
2021 was a great and exciting year for classic Hip Hop. Artists from across several eras received honors and released projects cementing their greatness. The following are ten of the best moments for classic Hip Hop of 2021.