From the book – Hip Hop… Know What I’m Sayin by Kurt Nice (Amazon.com) This piece was published in the above book, in 2012, but notice how relevant it is today. What has the present day political culture taught us…
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Tagged with: art, culture, hip hop, Jay-Z, kurtnice, obama, politics, rap, society, video
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Exhibition set up, come visit us!
On display for the collective are some of my favorite moments from the Shades of Hip Hop Archive. Although the full video and audio catalog has yet to be uploaded to the database, you will find digital reproductions from some…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, culture, hip hop, Jay-Z, krsone, kurtnice, lives, shades of hip hop, society
Posted in archive, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Posted in archive, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
What You Know About Ghostwriting in Hip Hop May Be All Wrong
Recently, Meek Mill accused fellow rapper Drake, of having spit ghostwritten bars by Quentin Miller on their collabo track. This Twitter insult was slung at Drake to discredit his position as one of the rap industry’s top performers. However, the…
Tagged with: artist, culture, Duke Bootee, Grand Master Flash, Grandmaster Caz, hip hop, Jay-Z, lives, Melle Mel, rap, Sauce Money, society, The Furious 5, The Message, video
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Have Black Men Advanced?
In 2014, an article by Dr. Boyce Watkins, outlined 5 reasons why he felt “black” men haven’t advanced over the last 40 years. Watkins states, “We are fragmented, distracted, materialistic, and ultimately weak. We are not men…. we are just…
How did Hip Hop end up here?
Over the past few years, I was forced to re-evaluate my feelings about Hip Hop Kulture because of the state of hip-hop music. It’s not just that rap has declined over the past 10 years, but the lack of originality,…
Tagged with: 9 elements, advice, artist, culture, hip hop, Jay-Z, kurtnice, lives, media, money, rap, shadesradio
Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, ARTISTS, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, ARTISTS, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
The most popular Jay-Z interview on YouTube right now…
What does it mean when you have the most popular Jay-Z interview on YouTube right now? Nothing…because YouTube hits aren’t what they seem. This week on spreaker.com I broke down the significance of YouTube hits and likes on social media.…
Tagged with: 9 elements, artist, emcee, hip hop, Jay-Z, kurtnice, lives, media, shadesradio, society, technology, video
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Remembering Shades of Hip Hop: CDS
For those unfamiliar with the Golden Era of Hip Hop in the 1990’s, here is some more background about that time period which fixates most Hiphoppas. One thing that really epitomized the time was something called Shades of Hip Hop…
Tagged with: 9 elements, artist, CDS, culture, dj, emcee, hip hop, Jay-Z, kurtnice, lives, media, mixtape, shadesradio, technology, video
Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, mixtape, new jersey, NORE, onyx, Punchline, rapper, Recent Posts, remember, Remember Me?, sauce money, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, mixtape, new jersey, NORE, onyx, Punchline, rapper, Recent Posts, remember, Remember Me?, sauce money, shadesradio.com
Jay-Z reactive PR fails to boost sales
A November 20th launch party for the new Jay-Z line at Barney’s New York was cancelled for undisclosed reasons, even though they still went ahead with the deal. To be clear, it is not technically the new Jay-Z line. In…
Tagged with: 9 elements, advice, art, artist, barney's, bny, culture, hip hop, Jay-Z, lives, media, radio, scc, sean carter, sean sombs, shadesradio, society
Posted in 9 Elements, advertising, After Pac, After Tupac, ARTISTS, Deejays, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, new york, Recent Posts, Sean Combs Puffy, shadesradio.com, truth
Posted in 9 Elements, advertising, After Pac, After Tupac, ARTISTS, Deejays, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, new york, Recent Posts, Sean Combs Puffy, shadesradio.com, truth
P. Diddy gives group $250k to promote entrepreneurship
“Don’t worry if I write rhymes, I write checks.” – Puff Daddy In an shining example of putting your money where your mouth is, Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy, aka P Diddy or just Diddy, used his vast material influence…
Tagged with: $250, 9 elements, advice, culture, diddy, entrepreneur, give, hip hop, Jay-Z, lives, media, money, p diddy, puffy, rap, sean combs, shadesradio, shawn carter, society
Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, jay-z, money, new york, Sean Combs Puffy
Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, jay-z, money, new york, Sean Combs Puffy
Jay-Z as the shareholder model
Jay-Z is a brand. Jay-Z is a business model owned by Shawn Carter and probably some others, maybe even Beyonce’ and Blue Ivy when it’s all said and done. Still, some dispute exists as to whether or not Jay-Z…
Tagged with: 9 elements, culture, defensive, harry belafonte, hip hop, Jay-Z, lives, money, proactive, reactive, responsibility, shadesradio, shareholder, shawn carter, social, society, stakeholder, warren buffet
Posted in 5%, 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, five percenters, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, Martin Luther King, Recent Posts, video, wisdom
Posted in 5%, 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, five percenters, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, Martin Luther King, Recent Posts, video, wisdom
Jay-Z Attends the Presidential Inauguration
Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the late 1990s. Since touring the country with the…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, culture, hip hop, Jay-Z, lives, obama, politics, president, shadesradio
Posted in 2012 election, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Obama, politics, president, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 2012 election, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Obama, politics, president, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
What’s the message for 2012? part 1
As a new year begins in the world of rap music, what have we learned from 2012? Many promoters of the rap industry will have you believe that everything was all good. In an effort not to knock the next…
Tagged with: 2 Chains, 2012, 9 elements, album, art, artist, big sean, Clique, culture, emcee, hip hop, Jay, Jay-Z, kanye west, Lil Wayne, lives, mainstream, radio, rap, shadesradio, swag, Weezy, Ye
Posted in emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, swag, truth, tyt
Posted in emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, swag, truth, tyt
