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words by MF DiBella, images by mighty FlipSide Esq.)
Once again we take you down to Chinatown. This time we escape the smoldering fishmarket heat of late summer Illadelphi to the Troc for an oasis of sultry samba grooves  [READ MORE]

Tags: Almaz, City Of God, David Bowie, mighty FlipSide Esq., Now-Again Records, Roy Ayers, Seu Jorge

Tags: IllDoctrine, J Smooth, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK

    
    10 years of thoughts and sounds condensed into a lovesick lullaby. Sounds like a rap song to me. The 21st Century and its many challenges. The popular topic of decade in review. Hip-hop remains in the conversation as one of the movements that set trends in these largely disenchanting days. Here are some of [...]

Tags: 2000's, Best of the Decade, Hip Hop, MF DiBella

Hip Hop Lives Now is the movement, and we are here to preserve the majesty of real Hip Hop! Taking from the opening track “Fear Not of Man” off of Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides album, Mos says “Hip-Hop won’t get better until the people get better,” so I am trying to make these [...]

Tags: Black, Black on Black crime, Danger, Hip Hop Lives Now, Youth

 There is no question that Prince (born under the name Prince Rogers Nelson) has been a major influence to several musicians since his debut in 1978.  The Purple one’s influence is more obvious in some Hip Hop artists more than others. (Ahem…Andre 3000, I’m looking in your direction).  One of the most influential pieces of [...]

Tags: Hip Hop, Hip Hop kids, Nas, Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Tag, Vinyl, wax, YouTube