Funk U Cafe Ep. 9 – Funky Samurai Did you know there was a thing called Japanese Funk? Well, in the World of breakbeat funk, Japanese cinema of the 1970’s was a gold mine of funky grooves. This show features…
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Japanese Funk Edition
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Posted in Funk U Cafe, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
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…
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Posted in Deejays, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, politics, Recent Posts
A Special Night in Radio: October 31, 1973
There were game shows, back then called quiz shows, comedy shows, variety programs, interview shows, and a reality crime show called Night Beat which followed police on the street, similar to Cops today. These shows were new and innovative yet,…
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Posted in events, Halloween, video
Mainstream ideology is why Hip Hop began
More correctly, the opposition to mainstream ideology is why Hip Hop evolved into a culture. At its inception Hiphop (consciousness), was the way normal people in the urban parts of America were able to maintain sanity in the face of…
Tagged with: culture, deejay, hip hop, kurtnice, mainstream, radio, rap, society
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
WTF Just Happened to Meek MIll?
At the beginning of last week I was not intrigued by the Meek Mill v Drake rap celebrity Twitter beef, but by the end of the week I was like WTF just happened? To me, rap celebrity beefs are not…
Tagged with: artist, Back to Back, culture, diss, drake, media, Meek Mill, radio, rap, society, Wanna Know
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts
Rap as Pop Music
The idealistic principles of Hip Hop at its core are Peace, Love, Unity and (safely) Having Fun (Afrika Bambaataa, KRS ONE). It is expressed most often thru other principles like Originality, Concept and Skills. Originality was the lynch pin distinguishing…
Tagged with: culture, hip hop, lives, radio, rap, society
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts
The 100th episode of the NY Hip Hop Report
Manny Faces and Steve Ortiz celebrated the 100th episode of their weekly talk show on the NY Hip Hop Report. The show is a weekly discussion about topics relevant to the Hip Hop community from the perspective of the birth…
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Manny Faces, NYHipHopReport, Recent Posts
What about Bobby Shmurda?
Check out the best Hip Hop talk on a Sunday night, the NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces and Steve Ortiz. As the conversation turns to Bobby Shmurda, I questioned why it is as adults, that we follow the…
Tagged with: culture, hip hop, kurtnice, manny faces, media, NYHipHopReport, radio, society
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Manny Faces, NYHipHopReport, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival_Total Slaughter Battle_Harlem Book Fair
On this week’s episode of the NY Hip Hop Report (Sundays 9pm est) hosts Manny Faces and Steve Ortiz discussed the 2014 Brooklyn Hip Hop festival, the results and impact of the Total Slaughter Battle featuring Joe Buddens and Hollw…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, culture, hip hop, lives, manny faces, media, NYHipHopReport, radio, society
Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Manny Faces, NYHipHopReport, Recent Posts
Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Manny Faces, NYHipHopReport, Recent Posts
Bingewatch Real Hip Hop May 18th on HipHopLives.net
Have you ever sat and watched a marathon of back to back episodes of your favorite TV show on DVR or during a special airing? If you have, then you’re a bingewatcher. It’s not a bad thing. It’s just a…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, culture, deejay, dj, graffiti, hip hop, kurtnice, lives, media, radio, rap, society, video
Posted in 9 Elements, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
OOPS …Fail
There is something special about watching stupidity. It’s a great American past time. Americans love acting foolish to get a laugh. People also do a lot of things one would consider foolish, though to the person it may have seemed…
Tagged with: comedy, culture, fail, ignorant, old time, radio, society
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Posted in comedy, fail, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
New video uploads
Just in case you missed it, here are some new uploads to the shadesradio channel on YouTube. To get notification in your email, please subscribe or connect with me on Twitter (@KurtNiceHHL) to receive updates from the blog. Kurt…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, culture, hip hop, kurtnice, lives, media, radio, rap, shades of hip hop, shadesradio, video
Posted in 9 Elements, elements, emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, mixtape, new jersey, new york, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, video
Posted in 9 Elements, elements, emcee, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, mixtape, new jersey, new york, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, video
Why did KOTD use Canibus in their commercial?
In a shadesradio.com commentary I talked about how most Hiphoppas don’t watch battles of any kind, whether its emceein, deejayin, bboyin, or whatever. Why is that? Isn’t Hip Hop Kulture losing out on what could be well-regulated, profit generating business?…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, bboy, breakin, canibus, culture, deejay, dizaster, graffiti, hip hop, kotd, kurtnice, lives, radio, rap, shadesradio
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, b-boy, bboy, canibus, freestyle, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, b-boy, bboy, canibus, freestyle, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Latest Issue, magazine, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Why is Rap Radio so bad in NYC?
Buckshot & Ebro Have Heated Debate About Hip Hop Radio, Battle Rap & “Minor Artists” KurtNiceHHL • 7 days ago Somebody gotta ask Ebro how it feels to preside over the decline of Hip Hop radio. What is there to be…
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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
The Grammys were never relevant to Hip Hop but Macklemore should have won anyway
While some have feigned outrage at the Grammy’s for honoring Macklemore for best song, album etc at the 2014 Grammy awards, underground Hip Hop should not even feed into it. The Grammys have never honored the days best emcees as…
Tagged with: 9 elements, album, artist, award, culture, emcee, grammy, hip hop, kendrick lamar, kurtnice, lives, Macklemore, radio, rap, shadesradio, society
Posted in 9 Elements, events, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Latest Issue, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, events, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Latest Issue, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Kanye West ain’t rich enough to be free?
Today,95% of the interviews and discussion on these radio morning shows are just barely relevant to the growth of the average listener. It’s mostly clowning around, speaking on subjects that don’t enhance your understanding of reality. For many of us,…
Tagged with: 9 elements, charlamange, culture, emcee, hip hop, kanye west, lives, media, radio, rap, shadesradio, society, video
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, fashion, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, kurt nice, music, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, fashion, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, kurt nice, music, rap, rapper, Recent Posts, 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
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Is Miley Cyrus Hip Hop?
If you ever doubted the influence of Hip Hop Kulture and hip-hop music after seeing how it’s spread over the entire globe, stop it. Hip Hop for better or worse has gone from an exclusive culture practiced by inner-city youth…
Tagged with: 9 elements, art, artist, culture, hanna montana, hip hop, hip pop, kurtnice, lil kim, lives, miley cyrus, pop, radio, rap, shadesradio, society
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, fashion, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, krs one, kurt nice, Latest Issue, lil kim, magazine, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, World
Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, fashion, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, krs one, kurt nice, Latest Issue, lil kim, magazine, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, World
Recent tweets and re-tweets…Prison Beauty Pagent
Here are some recent tweets and re-tweets from this week and last week… From Stephanie Miller regular and recent host on Current TV, comedian…. John Fugelsang ✔ @JohnFugelsang The Heidelberg Project has turned several Detroit blocks into an amazing art…
Tagged with: #, 9 elements, art, culture, graffiti, hip hop, lives, media, music connection, radio, re-tweet, shadesradio, society, travel, tweet, twitter
Posted in After Pac, After Tupac, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, illuminati, industry, Recent Posts
Posted in After Pac, After Tupac, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, illuminati, industry, Recent Posts
Chris Kelly Dead at 34
Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images By ANTHONY CASTELLANO May 2, 2013 Chris Kelly, one half of the ’90s rap duo Kris Kross, has died of a possible drug overdose, Georgia authorities said. Kelly, 34, was pronounced dead Wednesday night at the…
Tagged with: 9 elements, chris kelly, hip hop, kriss kross, lives, radio, rap, shadesradio, society
Posted in 9 Elements, ARTISTS, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, R.I.P.
Posted in 9 Elements, ARTISTS, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, R.I.P.
