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¤ ‘All That Jazz, From New Orleans to New York’ ←An anthology of Jazz music which prior to the popular swing era of the 1930s and ’40s is often referred to as «early jazz.» Through its origins before the turn of the 20th century, jazz had evolved from a regional […] 
An outgrowth, both musically and ideologically, of the San Francisco-based avant-garde industrial jazz collective the Beatnigs, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy formed in 1990. Comprised of former Beatnigs Michael Franti and Rono Tse, the duo quickly established themselves among rap’s foremost proponents of multiculturalism and liberalism; pointedly attacking hip-hop tenets like homophobia, misogyny, […] 
Arrested Development is an American alternative hip hop group, founded by Speech and his ex-best friend Headliner (DJ) as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s. Asked recently about the state of hip-hop during the last two decades, AD front man Speech, commented “there is little to no balance; the flood of rappers turned corporate moguls is a […] 
∞ COMMON: ‘The Light’ ↓ [ft. Erykah Badu]
There are times when you’ll need someone… I will be by your side There is a light, that shines… special for you, special for me… Yeah.. Doo-doo-doo, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm.. Doo-doo-d-doo, diggy-doo YO.. I never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this Gotta be somethin’ […] 
The Roots is an American Grammy Award winning hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq «Black Thought» Trotter and Ahmir «Questlove» Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard «Hub» Hubbard, and […] 
An American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and his S1W group, DJ Lord (DJ who replaced Terminator X in 1999), and Music Director Khari Wynn. Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late ’80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.’s […] 
The gift of the gab, they have: BLACKALICIOUS, an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab’s often «tongue-twisting», multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel’s «classic» beats. •→http://genius.com=gift+of+gab⇐ / •→http://genius.com=blackalicious⇐ ◊ ‘A to G’ […] 
An American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York.The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, […] 
A clip from Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)a documentary about freestyling – the improvised, on-the-spot rhymes that demonstrate the skills of hip-hop MCs. ♦ Mos Def ↓ freestyling ♦ ‘Mathematics’ ↓
∇ ‘Tell the truth’ ⇓
♦ ‘Six days’ (remix) + DJ Shadow […] 
¤ Novelist/essayist Darius James, in his book «That’s Blaxploitation!» (St. Martin’s Griffin, 1995) recalled the impact of the Poets at their birth. «In 1970 the Last Poets released their first album and dropped a bomb on black Amerikkka’s turntables. Muthafuckas ran f’cover. Nobody was ready. Had em scared o’ revolution. Scared o’ the whyte man’s god complex. […] 
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973); better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is also the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums since 1994, four of which topped the Billboard charts […] 
♦ Fight For Your Right (To Party) ↓ «Now boys, don’t get into any trouble while mummy and daddy are gone. And don’t make a mess!» – Do you like parties? – Yeah. – We can invite all our friends and have soda and pie. – Yeah! – I hope no bad people show up […] 
∇ ‘Paid in full’ ⇓ [Eric B. & Rakim, 1987] Credited as a benchmark album of golden age hip hop. Rakim‘s rapping, which pioneered the use of internal rhymes in hip hop, set a higher standard of lyricism in the genre and served as a template for future rappers. […] 
Documentary series (in four parts) on the origins and development of the Blues, with archive footage of performances denoting landmarks in the blues scene. ↓ By King Rollo (1999). # 2 – In this part ↓ we take a close look at the early legends of blues from the 1920s and 1930s. […] 
≈ ¤ Blues jam ⇓ 1966 1. Muddy Waters + 2. James Cotton + 3. Sonny Terry + 4. Brownie McGhee + 5. Mable Hillery + 6. Sunnyland Slim + 7. Otis Spann + 8. Willie Dixon
♦ Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee […] 
As Blues lovers know: there is only one place in the world to experience the finest Blues seven nights a week, enjoy southern Cajun soul food, and behold a major archive of Blues memorabilia. That joint is in Chicago, of course: Buddy Guy’s Legends at 700 S. Wabash! A mecca for the Blues. ¤ […] 
•→ ‘I’d rather go blind‘ ↑ (Montreux 1975) Something told me it was over When I saw you and that girl talkin’ Something deep down in my soul said, ‘Cry, girl’ When I saw you and that strange girl walkin’ ‘round Whoo, I would […] 
Jimi was always one of Bob Dylan’s greatest admirers. His mates used to take him the piss for looking up to a white folk singer. Here’s the result: simply brilliant! Bob must have got fascinated with the result; it didn’t take him long to go electric himself, despite all the booing and rejection… […] 
¤ Canned Heat ⇓ ‘On The Road Again’ ⇐ Well, I’m so tired of crying, but I’m out on the road again (I’m on the road again . . .) I ain’t got no woman just to call my special friend. You know the first time I traveled out in the rain and snow […] 
¤ Guy Davis ← The son of the noted actors, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, he was born in New York City on May 12, 1952; though raised in the city, Davis was frequently regaled with stories of Southern country life as a child, and over time became so enamored […] |
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