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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…
Thanks President Obama!
No longer will we have a classy, intelligent, articulate mature adult in the White House because President Barack Obama’s second term is over. History will smile on his legacy unlike many who don’t see it now. Here are the numbers.…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, culture, kurtnice, obama, politics, society
Posted in Obama, politics, Recent Posts
Posted in Obama, politics, Recent Posts
Politics and Hip Hop
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…
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
The Media Meltdown of 2016
In no uncertain terms, we will long suffer the consequences of 2016. The decisions made on a global and national scale will surely affect us in the months and years to come. What we’ve realized this year is that the…
Bernie was never as popular as Hillary
Once again, we have proof that the ALT-Left’s claim that Hillary Clinton was the WORST choice for POTUS was full of holes. The so-called progressive left said that Hillary didn’t resonate as much with the American people as their hero…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, culture, kurtnice, media, politics, society
Posted in kurt nice, Recent Posts
Posted in kurt nice, Recent Posts
Integration is the problem
I was reading a text book on global marketing the other day and I realized that integration is the problem in society. Not the black and white integration that comes to mind so quickly in a race conscious society like…
Tagged with: 9 elements, advice, culture, kurtnice, politics, society, travel
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Another way to see how media manipulates you
The World is a harsh place it seems and there are plenty of statistics to prove it. Death seems to follow us around any given corner. Whether through natural means, accidents or intentionally, it can strike at any moment. Even…
Tagged with: culture, media, politics, society, statistics
Posted in After Pac, After Tupac, conspiracy, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, Recent Posts, secret wars, wisdom
Posted in After Pac, After Tupac, conspiracy, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, Recent Posts, secret wars, wisdom
Progressives Hate NSA But Love Russian Hacks?
I parted ways with the hardcore progressive left when they started hugging Edward Snowden’s nuts a few years back. I still watch, but I started not to trust their instincts at that time in a big way. It continued when…
Watch This Space
Society, culture and the media that it operates through, can be studied and predicted. That type of stuff is what I’ve been interested in my whole life. The workings of the media and its impact on society has always seemed…
Donald Trump and P*ssygate 2016
The pundits in the mainstream media (MSM) are finally realizing the monster they propped up as equal to the most qualified candidate for POTUS (Hillary Clinton), is actually just a SELF-ADMITTED SEXUAL PREDATOR! Yes, Donald J Trump admitted to using…
The Most Admired Woman in the World
Here’s the thing. Propaganda and media brain-washing are real! For about 18 months now, Hillary Clinton has been dragged through the mud and branded with a ‘scarlet letter’ signifying untrustworthy. She has been accused and paraded before the public in…
Hip Hop and U.S. Politics Have a Similar Problem: The Media
With a little insight and knowledge one can see parallels in the state of American politics and Hip Hop music (hip-hop music). What has become popular and mainstreamed is a dumbed-down, pre-school level of intelligence and discourse. The traditionally accepted…
Tagged with: chief keef, culture, hip hop, kurtnice, media, mumble rap, politics, radio, rap, Trump
Posted in Deejays, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, politics, Recent Posts
Posted in Deejays, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, politics, Recent Posts
People Lie about the 1990’s
Right now, we’re in the midst of a Presidential election in America. The sides have been drawn and a referendum is about to be made. In part, the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, has not only made this totally about himself…
WTF is a Poverty Rate?
Just a few short months away from another decisive, World-changing election, the Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump finally decided to address the need for African-American voter support. Many, including myself, were offended by his depiction of an impoverished, crime-ridden…
Tagged with: culture, kurtnice, lives, politics, society, statistics, technology
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, money, politics, Recent Posts
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, money, politics, Recent Posts
Real poverty numbers and how cynics hate progress
This article may not seem to relate to Hip Hop Kulture, but it does. In this post, I will set up the first part of a larger argument that includes a discussion of Hip Hop. That subsequent post will be…
Tagged with: culture, kurtnice, money, politics, society
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
What falling down says about race
There are a lot of dangerous people with guns in America. It seems like every week we hear about random shooting. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) had statistics from 2010 on the homicide rate by firearm. The total was…
Tagged with: black, culture, kurtnice, media, politics, race, society, statistics, white
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, TTB
Posted in hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, TTB
What I learned about free speech
The Charlie Hebdo situation has given me some valuable insight over the last week. It inspired me to produce my first ever cartoon for HipHopLives.net to illustrate what I learned. Like Charlie Hebdo, it’s immature and offensive, so enjoy… This…
Tagged with: charlie hebdo, culture, hip hop, kurtnice, media, politics, society
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
8 other things Hip Hop added to American culture
…And no I’m not talking about twerking! When we think of the cultural influence that Hip Hop has on American society and even the World, we think mostly in terms of the elements; Emceein, Deejayin, Graffiti Art, Breakin etc. In…
Tagged with: 9 elements, artist, bboy, culture, deejay, dj, emcee, graffiti, hip hop, kurtnice, lives, politics, society, technology, video
Posted in bboy, cenk uygur, Deejays, dont curse, elements, emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in bboy, cenk uygur, Deejays, dont curse, elements, emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
NYPD officers killed in response to Eric Garner and Michael Brown
A lone gunman originally from Brooklyn NY, came back to Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant area to exact his revenge on police officers for the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY in the summer…
