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Bishop Lamont Comes Out Blasting With “Go Time” FEAT Mopreme Shakur, Sick Jacken, B-Real & The D.O.C. [AUDIO]

By: Skyy HookCategory: Music

Do you need something to sum up the way you are feeling right now? Are you craving an anthem of sorts to address that horribly gross feeling in your stomach that has been acquired from everything that is flashing by your eyes on your TV screens and filling up your social media feeds? Well, Bishop Lamont and his friends; Mopreme Shakur, Sick Jacken, B-Real and The D.O.C. needed something too…and boy did they find it. With powerful production by Nick Speed, this track is a poignant piece to say the very least. Take a listen to the new song that was just released to address the chaos rippling through the culture and greater society at large as of recent. Simply put…it goes in. Click here for more information about Bishop Lamont’s soon to be released new album “The Reformation”. .

COSEBOC’s 10th Annual Gathering Kicks Off in NYC

By: Skyy HookCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color hosts its 2016 Gathering of Leaders for its national membership and K-12 school leaders, featuring informative workshops on cultural pedagogy, trauma, school-to-prison pipeline, rites of passage and more; influential speakers; tours of successful NYC schools and historical sites; and a recognition event to applaud a decade of providing professional development to the field. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 “All The Difference” Film screening on the lives of two Chicago-youth and their journey through college Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 5:00-9:00PM Guided tours of the Schomburg Center and a special, COSEBOC members-only screening of “All The Difference” (read more & view trailer), followed by a post-film panel discussion featuring Joy Moore, Marcia Canterella, Robert Henderson, Lionel Allen and moderator Rhonda Bryant. THURSDAY, MAY 19 Opening Ceremony/Youth Presentations/Keynote Plenary “Framing the Narrative for Boys and Young Men of Color” Jacob Javits Convention Center, 8:30-10:00AM  The Opening begins with The Grand Procession of Young Men entering into the venue with all of the Gathering leaders, dignitaries and distinguished elders. This processional occurs with vibrant drumming and establishes the intention and ambiance for the entire conference. Cohorts of young men will present their creative rendition of the gathering theme, followed by a Keynote Address from David Johns, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Tour & Youth Panel Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 11:15AM-12:15PM Brief Tour of the venue and a Panel Discussion with Black and Latino boys entitled “Reframing the Narrative: Re-Imagining the Educational Journey of Boys and Young Men of Color.” “Kingmakers of Oakland” Film Screening & Discussion Jacob Javits Convention Center, 4:45-6:45PM A screening of “Kingmakers of Oakland”, described as “an inspiring 5-part docu-series that explores the short history, challenges, triumphs, and five-year road to sustainability and success of the Office of African American Male Achievement Program (AAMA) in the Oakland Unified School District,” a nationally recognized, culturally-centered curriculum helping to close the achievement gap for Black boys. View the trailer below.   FRIDAY, MAY 20 Youth COSEBOC Talks Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 8:50-9:50AM A TEDTalk-style session with cutting edge, innovative young leaders and thinkers of this era, who will showcase that the power of ideas has the capacity to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately the world. Youth Hush Hip Hop Tour Guided, multi-borough bus tour leaving from Schomburg Center 10:00AM-12:00PM #COSEBOC10’s young men will be immersed in the roots of Hip-Hop as they take a guided tour of some of the culture’s earliest landmarks, including the park in Bronx that helped birth it all and spots of interest in Harlem. COSEBOC 10th Annual Awards Luncheon Jacob Javits Convention Center  12:00-2:00PM With a keynote address from Carmen Perez of Harry Belafonte’s Gathering for Justice, the Awards Luncheon will feature recognition and remarks from key leaders in the organization’s 10 years, along with a special performance from the award-winning Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement. COSEBOC will also announce the newly established Jacqueline L. Carter Memorial Education Fund on behalf of the late children’s book executive and philanthropist. COSEBOC Talks Jacob Javits Convention Center 2:30-4:00PM After the youth hold their own version in the morning, #COSEBOC10 attendees will gather for the first ever COSEBOC Talks session, a TEDTalk-style conversation on the transformational impact of Mentoring between Wayne Harris of Cambridge Strategic Services, Dr. Stephen Powell of the National CARES Mentoring Movement, and a few of the country’s most inspiring young men of color. Hip-Hop Slam with Science Genius’ Dr. Chris Emdin Jacob Javits Convention Center, 6:00-9:00PM NYC’s Expanded Success Initiative will host an engaging “Hip Hop Slam”, showcasing the unconventional way #COSEBOC10’s host partner is using urban innovation to teach academic and life skills. Dr. Chris Emdin of Teachers College at Columbia University, the mastermind behind the popular Hip Hop-based Science Genius program, will be a highlight of this night of representing and rhyming. SATURDAY, MAY 21 “Trauma In The Village” Summit Wyndham New Yorker, 8:30AM-12:30PM “Trauma in the Village” is an expertly facilitated session that will allow members of the Village to share, strategize and find solutions to aid in the healing process for boys and young men of color who have experienced or live in environments plagued by trauma. Featured participants include: youth spoken word team Kingmakers of Oakland, depression and suicide expert Richard Taylor, Dr. Janice Stevenson of Total Health Care in Baltimore, Dr. Michael Lindsey of NYU’s School of Social Work, Dr. Olga Acosta Price of George Washington University, Kenneth Braswell of Fathers Incorporated, University of Pennsylvania’s Howard Stevenson, and Eric Grimes of WURD Radio-Philadelphia. Follow on Twitter: @COSEBOC

Rapper/Activist Jasiri X To Receive Honorary PHD

By: Skyy HookCategory: News

Pittsburgh rapper/activist Jasiri X will be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from the Chicago Theological Seminary on May 13th at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The artist who had dedicated his life to keeping the voice of the people alive world wide announced the achievement on his Face Book page saying, “It’s still kinda hard to believe, but next Friday I’m receiving an honorary doctorate from the Chicago Theological Seminary and delivering the 2016 commencement address.” Fans showed an overwhelming amount of support as have his friends and family. In a statement, the newly appointed Dr. X said, “It is an extremely humbling experience to be honored in a similar fashion as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who also received his honorary doctorate from the Chicago Theological Seminary. The CTS bestowing their highest honor, Doctor of Letters is a spiritual confirmation, of sorts, that in my efforts, I am doing something right.”   According to The Chicago Theological Seminary , the degree is bequeathed upon those who possess their seminary’s core value of “transformative leadership toward greater justice and mercy in church and society. The 1Hood Initiative co-founder has come a long way from the streets of Pittsburgh where he began his journey. Jasiri has been around the world and back giving messages of hope to downtrodden citizens, standing in defiance of those who would seek to challenge the will of the people and holding strong to his convictions in defense of the rights of ever man, woman and child. We look forward to seeing where this path leads him next! Follow him on Twitter @jasiri_x  

Prince’s Memory Deserves Better Than Rumors And Conspiracy Theories [Op-Ed]

By: Skyy HookCategory: Features

By now unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the world recently lost one of the few musical geniuses it had left with the passing of Prince Rogers Nelson. And whether you like it or not, you are hearing rumor after rumor about the savant regarding his life, his health, his alleged love children, recreational activities and the list goes on and on. Well meaning or distraught “friends” seem to keep finding their way to the mics in the shadows to speak on Prince in one way shape or form. However, there is one thing that is breaking my heart about all of the gabbing that his alleged “most trusted affiliates” are doing and it’s this; Prince would hate every last second of everything that is going on. What’s worse is that everyone including his family, friends and the media know it. It feels as if our sadness is being exploited by people who care more about clicks and views than they do about this great man’s legacy or our obliterated musical souls and it’s not fair. So, I ask in the name of “Pop Life” and all that is righteous within the world, what is wrong with us that we are so eager to watch his name and legacy be thrown under the bus all for a morbid moment of unnecessary voyeurism into the life of a man who intentionally kept us all out of his business? After all that he gave to us and to the various soundtracks of our lives, why can’t we honor him by minding our own dog gone beeswax as it pertains to those topics that he would have considered so completely invasive and taboo? I have been sitting blankly in front of this computer screen for days now…trying to find the words to express my feelings about the loss of a man that meant so very much to me throughout my lifetime. While, co-workers and colleagues were posting such beautiful tributes and testimonials of a life so well lived, I was stressed out and eating chips by the handful wondering why in the world I could not find the words to memorialize this gentleman who I truly “adored” growing up. It was maddening and a bit disconcerting to boot. And then the tributes began to give way to salacious gossip and speculation about the purple crooner from people who I knew good and well had never even met Prince. This did not sit well in my spirit y’all. Nothing about this felt right. For a man who was so free to walk this planet as he wished, there was still that element of secrecy that made him seem almost mythical to us. But that mystique should have been aloud to linger on until the end of time. So, how do we get to weigh in on what he did or did not think, say or do if we’ve never met him and the circle he kept counsel with was small? He trusted so few and if we can’t see anything else we should be able to see he was justified in doing so. These people that are telling us of his personal affairs were obviously not those he trusted with the real 411. Those who were truly in the know, are people who are allowing him the dignity and respect of keeping his private affairs private. They share things that we didn’t get to know such as Prince had a wonderful sense of humor or that he was big on philanthropy without the notoriety or fanfare that many celebrities insist upon when they help out or donate to a good cause. That type of testimony brought instant tears to us all. Take a look below at a video of Van Jones speaking Prince’s praises to see what I mean.     We should remember him though this touching tribute by one of the last national musical treasures that we have left Mr. Stevie Wonder. Take a look.   My point guys is simple, if you loved him then honor him in this way…celebrate him as the artist that he worked so freakin hard to be. Honor the persona Prince and all of it’s purple majesty without being so disrespectful to the person Mr. Nelson who never invited you into his personal life or business. If you loved him, then give him that respect that we all know he would have appreciated. We can mourn him without being cheap about it. He was famous for his artistry but it stopped there. He wasn’t a Kardashian parked in front of the cameras and begging for us to look at him. We looked at him because it was impossible not to. I know as fans we feel entitled but as fans of Prince specifically…we must know that we aren’t. We are not owed even one detail about his passing that he would not have wanted shared with us. Because in the end it won’t fix what’s wrong anyway. He’s gone and this will not bring him back or get us any closer to closure. We’re hurting at the loss and as he said, “The beautiful ones you always seem to lose.” To conclude, I want to directly address those who are speculating, gossiping and flat out lying about this man which is taking the focus away from his genius and placing the focus where it does not belong…in two words and in his own words…”Damn You!”  

Pure Class: Chris Classic Talks Famous Family And His 20 16’s For 2016 [VIDEO]

By: Skyy HookCategory: Features

There are some people who profess to be classics and then there are those who are the genuine article which therefore makes them classic. Artist and creative extraordinaire Chris Classic is a prime example of the real deal. Chris took a few minutes to explain to AHH what it was like being raised by one of the best dads that he knows…Hip Hop legend Rev Run! And as it pertains to his ill rhyming skills, Classic explained what took him so long to show the world what he can do with a pen and a pad. Says Chris, “I was waiting for the perfect storm.” We’re glad his hurricane full of rhymes finally made it to shore! Check out our discussion with Chris Classic! Take a listen to a few of his 16’s in the players below! Follow Chris on Social Media: @_chrisclassic on Instagram

“Gotta Love” British Hip Hop Chick NoLay [AUDIO]

By: Skyy HookCategory: Music

 NoLay is a British artist who has been making waves recently in the good ol US of A! When asked to describe what she does and how she goes about doing it, NoLay gave her new American friends a lesson in the Cockney way of rhyming that has a strong popular following overseas. Says NoLay,  “I was inspired to write Gotta Love It taking into account both sides of my background and culture. There is a lot of cockney rhyming slang in Gotta Love It. Cockney rhyming slang is made up of using phrases that derived from taking an expression which rhymes with a word and then using that expression instead of the word. I class myself as a deep lyricist and artist that creates serious music but I wanted to not be so serious and deep with this track and have fun with it. This track is all about the fun.” Step outside the norm and take a listen to what’s going on across the pond! Remember….you can’t claim to have the best music in the world if you haven’t heard the rest of the world! Ladies and Gents, we give you NoLay! Twitter / Soundcloud: @OfficialNolay   IG: @nolayofficial

New Artist Tish Slays The Internets With New Single [AUDIO]

By: Skyy HookCategory: Alternatives

An emerging artist by the name of Tish is taking over the internets right now and not for nothing! Tish’s eclectic voice has been eliciting comparisons to the likes of Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill and for the very best of reasons! The New York born singer’s style is gritty, heartfelt and human. When she sings, it’s from a place of strength and you feel every single syllable of the words she’s projecting. In a world full of auto-tuned garbage, Tish is a breath of fresh and much needed air. But don’t just take our word for it…take a listen to her first single “Subway Art” below and see for yourself!   [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/193951144″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]   See we told ya! We look forward to hearing a lot more of this artist soon! For more info check her out at whoistish.com.  

AllHipHop.com's Top 75 Underground/Indie & Emerging Artists Of 2014

By: Skyy HookCategory: Breeding Ground

The term underground isn’t a dirty word. It actually represents a healthy majority of the music that is released today as only a handful of artists are able to secure mainstream radio play…even if they are very well known and beloved. However, this doesn’t mean that outstanding efforts should not be recognized regardless of your Hip Hop pedigree. In 2014 AllHipHop.com searched the country from left coast to right coast and top to bottom to find talent from all walks. Boy did we find it! We encountered more nouns and verbs and clever double entendres than we ever thought we could find in one sitting. They were served up on a golden platter and we there with knives and forks ready to eat that dopeness up! This year we decided to do something a little bit different. We know that heads get bored with long lists of artists. So, taking that into consideration…we figured it was time to do what AllHipHop.com has always done in order to maintain it’s relevancy…we changed it up! We evolved this year’s list into something a little outside the box. So, instead of having to read all about what we thought of the artists we’ve selected, we thought we’d invite some of the artists to speak for themselves about one another. It’s extra easy to get cats to talk about themselves but we actually got to see the genuine community that resides in the culture through this short documentary that we put together which allows for artists to be fans of one another. We truly believe it’s a win for Hip Hop whenever artists show support for music they didn’t make and the people who created it. Some of these artists you may be  very familiar with…some maybe not! But every artist selected put forth something extra special in 2014 whether it was on a stage, in the booth, or in the streets! This year we saw a huge swing back toward substance and skill and we could not be happier! Congratulations to the 75 artists that made it! Salute! Take a look at the video below to see who the Top 75 artists are and please remember there is NO RANKING! They were all wonderful and we enjoyed them all!   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEeiEGcGevw]   As always, if you know of someone that you feel we missed hit us up in the comments and let us know! You might be the one to help secure them on the list this year! Congratulations to the artist that made the list and to those who did not…the slate is now wiped clean! You have a whole new year to claim your rightful places and we can’t wait to see what you’ve got brewing in 2015!   *Special Thanks to producer Jimmy Flight for the instrumental!

AllHipHop.com Talks Tweets With Twitter Master Desus

By: Skyy HookCategory: Breeding Ground

Desus is well known throughout “Black Twitter” for finding the most creative ways of saying what so many tweeters wish they could say out loud but can never muster up the nerve to utter publicly! AllHipHop.com recently got the pleasure of his company during a sit down interview and we can confirm that his reputation for being hilarious is well deserved! In fact it’s not even up for debate! In our interview Desus explains why  the pronunciation of his name can be determined by whether or not you use Fabuloso to clean your house! Take a look below to see what causes him to feel that the things he says could make others, “lose their job, go to jail or get punched in the face” if they attempt to say them!   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYmGgv24yds&w=640&h=360]   Like we said…HILARIOUS! Thanks again to Desus for the sit down. Be sure to follow Desus on Twitter and Instagram @desusnice  and keep your eyes peeled for him on the small screen and book shelves very soon!  Videography By: Nahgee Saini