One of the many things I agree wholeheartedly with KRS about, is the importance of self-creation to the foundation of Hip Hop Kulture. The idea of self-creation is, at least in part, a product of the concept of “knowledge of…
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A new look at the Hip Hop Elements
We all talk about Hip Hop; what it is, when it started, who is Hip Hop and who isn’t. But do we even all agree on that first part? What is Hip Hop? We all say it’s more than just…
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Posted in 9 Elements, elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Exhibition Open
We made it! The brand new Hip Hop Archive at Plainfield Public Library @800 Park Ave is finally open! On display for the collective is my personal collection of artworks depicting some contemporary Hip Hop history. This material illustrates how…
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The Hip Hop Declaration of Peace
For many years, people inside and outside of the culture, have speculated on the importance and impact of Hip Hop on society. Has it been a benefit to have Hip Hop Kulture transmitted to the masses through hip-hop music around…
Tagged with: 9 elements, culture, HHAW, hip hop, krsone, kurtnice, society
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts
What have you learned from Hip Hop?
Since conscious rap music became a recognized force in the American culture, many jewels have been ‘dropped’, so to speak. Many ‘pearls of wisdom’ have educated those who would have otherwise never considered the info being presented. That knowledge has…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, culture, exhibit, hip hop, kurtnice, lives, shades of hip hop, society, technology
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
My Life in Hip Hop
Although my time on this planet has been brief in the grand scheme of things, it has been longer than some who I traveled with before. My adult life has been a mix of highs and lows, like anyone else,…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, art, culture, hip hop, kurtnice, shades of hip hop, society
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Hip Hop Revolution
This is what comes up when you search for pictures related to the words “Hip Hop Revolution” on Google Images Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the…
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November: Hip Hop History Month
Since November is Hip Hop History month, a time in the folklore of Hip Hop when we celebrate the intricate history of the culture we all dwell in, let us reflect on the past. Many Hiphoppas talk about old-school vs…
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Hip Hop Lives on Earth
(Originally published Feb. 28, 2013) I just started taking some formal classes that might be informative to share with you from time to time. If I come across any relevant information that concerns the everyday life of a Hiphoppa, I…
Tagged with: 9 elements, culture, Earth, God, Gospel, hip hop, KRS, lives, planet, society, sustainability, World
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Posted in 9 Elements, elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, new jersey, Recent Posts, truth, wisdom, World
How Hip Hop entered the Global Economy
The question of international appeal and market segmentation makes me automatically want to examine Hip Hop as a culture. It’s interesting to note how, without marketing specialists and advertising executive’s influence, Hip Hop spread around the World. Still, it speaks…
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, industry, Latest Issue
The Lies Hip Hop Told Me (3): Fuck America
To those in the inner city, life in America can look bleak at times. The lack of employment, crooked cops, criminals trying to stick you for your goods, scam artists plotting, over-inflated prices, poor education, you name it. But guess…
Tagged with: America, emcee, hip hop, Homeboy Sandman, lives, manny faces, video
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Language, perception and Hip Hop
Language is ambiguous, arbitrary and abstract.1 It’s symbolic and historical and yet, intrinsically devoid of real meaning. Words have the ability to define ideas and objects and allow for communication between individuals to take place, but maybe even more importantly,…
Tagged with: 9 elements, culture, hip hop, krsone, language, society
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history
Hip Hop and Adult Learning
As I study Adult Learning, I see more and more how it relates to my life in Hip Hop and how the culture itself, in its True School aspect, is a blueprint of learning. Hip Hop in its best aspects…
Tagged with: advice, culture, deejay, emcee, graffiti, hip hop, lives, shades of hip hop, society
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Posted in 9 Elements, Deejays, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
What is Hip Hop expression?
How deep is your understanding of Hip Hop? What is Hip Hop communication? Hip Hop influences many forms of freestyle communication between people. KRS says on one level, Hip Hop is an ability to transforms subjects (ideas, ways of doing…
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What Hip Hop Appreciation Week means to me
What is Hip Hop? I know I’ve asked that question before, but during Hip Hop Appreciation Week, it’s good to revisit that topic. To be realistic, there is no real consensus or generally accepted answer to that question. For the…
Tagged with: 9 elements, culture, hip hop, money, society
Posted in 9 Elements, After Tupac, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, After Tupac, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
The ethics of bootlegging
Bootleg –1. (verb) Make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, esp. liquor, computer software, or recordings) illegally 2. (noun) An illegal musical recording, esp. one made at a concert. When cowboys roamed the land, most of them wore tall boots that,…
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, industry, kurt nice, Latest Issue, mixtape, Recent Posts
My Philosophy is more typical than you might remember
A particular classic hip-hop song starts out with a ‘sample’, which is an audio clip borrowed from an unrelated source: “So you’re a philosopher? Yes (deejay scratching). Yes. I think very deeply.”1 Judging from a superficial perspective of mainstream music…
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Black Moon before their first album in 1992
Here’s another classic Shades of Hip Hop clip to post for #TBT. It features Buckshot Shorty, the 5ft Accelerator and DJ Evil Dee just before their album dropped in 1992. This is when rappers could do in-store promotions at record…
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Rappers just look like emcees
Rapper Mac Miller was quoted on Vlad TV as having said Golden era music is similar to 2013. His full quote from thestar.com stated; “Artists right now are making some of my favorite music in Hip Hop that’s ever been made,…
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Blame Hip Hop and protect the real criminal
I read an interesting article by Manny Faces of the NY Hip Hop Report and Birthplace Magazine about a report by CNN anchor Don Lemon. The problem with the main stream media is that they are not competent enough to…
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