KNOW YA HIP HOP: Joey Badazz, Dana Dane, Steady B, Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Roxanne Shante, And More
Learn about the rapper that gave Puffy his first Oscar and the jam where QB and Philly got busy.
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KNOW YA HIP HOP: Smack White And Wild Style
Learn about the “Godfather of Battle Rap” and the first commercial Hip-Hop film.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: DJ Hollywood and Double Trouble
Learn about one of those famous first to blend deejaying and emceeing.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Ralph McDaniels, Fab Five Freddy, Sway Calloway, And More
Learn about those pioneers of Hip-Hop on television and the legendary Beat Street auditions.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Big Freedia And Sugar Hill Gang
Learn about Big Freedia and the Sugar Hill Gang.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Kendrick Lamar and DJ Hollywood
Learn about Kendrick Lamar and how he got his name and check out the man that grandfathered Drake’s style.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: MF DOOM, EPMD, And Boogie Down Production
Learn about the amazing life of MF Doom and check out an exclusive conversation between Parrish Smith and Prime Minister Pete Nice.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Heavy D, DJ Red Alert, Funk Flex, Black Sheep, and Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Learn about the money-earning Mt. Vernon king, Heavy D and the early Violator/ Bronx native show rockers.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Scarface and The Geto Boyz
Learn about the impact of Scarface, one of the world’s greatest emcees and member of the infamous of the Geto Boys.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Panmela Castro and DJ Cash Money
Learn about the power graffiti player Panmela Castro and how Philly became the capital of the world for DJs.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Jay-Z, The Fearless Four And Upper Manhattan’s Spin Easy Roller Rink
Learn about Jay-Z and his early rap influences.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Manizha Talash, The Notorious B.I.G., Keith Murray, Gravediggaz, And M.O.P.
Learn about the girl that risks her life to breakdance.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Dallas Austin, Big Daddy Kane, And Queen Latifah
Learn about the Dallas Austin, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4, And An Announcement About A Special Night With The Sequence, Eddie F & Big Hutch
Learn about the Salt ‘N’ Pepa and a Grandmaster Flash performance with the Furious 4. Also, check out news about the UHHM new IG series.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Lady Pink, The Mercedes Ladies, Captain Rock, And The Late Andre Harrell
Learn about the “First Lady of Graffiti,” Lady Pink and a 1979 performance of the Mercedes Ladies, the first all-women rap group.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Public Enemy, Grandwizzard Theodore, And The Cold Crush’s Charlie Chase
Learn about Public Enemy and Grandwizzard Theodore, The Fantastic 5 and Charlie Chase’s outstanding performance at the Ecstasy Garage Disco in the Bronx on this day in 1980.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Eminem And Biz Markie
Learn about Eminem and Biz Markie’s 1986 performance at Union Square.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Dr. Dre, Doug E. Fresh, Grand Master D, And More
Learn about Dr. Dre and one of Doug E. Fresh’s earliest performances as the “Human Beatbox.”
KNOW YA HIP HOP: April Walker and X-Clan
Learn about April Walker and how Hip-Hop, the Black Men’s Movement Against Crack and the Blackwatch Movement support Yusef Hawkins on Black Solidarity Day.
KNOW YA HIP HOP: Rihanna And Tupac Shakur’s Performance After Jail
Learn about Rihanna and Tupac and their impact on Hip-Hop culture.
