Backstory: Growing up, I always liked horror, sci-fi, comic books and computers. And whether it was because I was actually good at math and science and wore glasses, or something else… for whatever reason, people always considered me sort of…
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Japanese Funk Edition
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…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, adrian younge, culture, deejay, dj, Funk, Funk U Cafe, hip hop, JAPANESE, kurtnice, luke cage, radio
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Posted in Funk U Cafe, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Funk U Cafe 3
Episode #3 – Kurt Nice Bornday Show featuring Black Moon, Artifacts, Noreaga, Slum Village and Common. Funk U Cafe is a Show With DJ SonSu and Kurt Nice. Rare Grooves, Break Beats, Classic Rhythm and Blues ,Hip Hop , Disco,…
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Posted in Deejays, Funk U Cafe, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
What’s the best thing about Hip Hop?
When people think of the benefits of Hip Hop as a culture, what comes to mind? Number one for many is economic. Hip Hop created a lane for many to thrive in that uses their innate creative and entrepreneurial skills…
Tagged with: culture, deejay, edutainment, emcee, hip hop, kurtnice
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Clinton Faced Yuuge Media Problem
For many of us, it was no secret how the most admired person in the history of the Gallup poll was turned into the “most flawed, establishment Democrat” ever nominated. The way we got here was through the media’s biased…
The Birth of Hip Hop Music
On August 11, 1973, Clive Campbell aka Kool DJ Herc told me that his sister, Cindy aka Queen Pep, asked him to deejay a party for their apartment building on Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx. This jam came to be…
Tagged with: #kurtnicehhl, 1973, cindy campbell, clive campbell, hip hop, kool herc, kurtnice, queen pep, society
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Posted in Deejays, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Kool Herc, kurt nice, Recent Posts
HipHop_Business_Daily
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.…
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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
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
What’s the Best Cypher in Hip Hop History?
What’s the best rhyme cypher in Hip Hop history? Is it Shades of Hip Hop’s Cypher featuring Big Pun, Canibus, Mos Def, DMX, John Forte and Mic Geronimo? You tell me…
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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…
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Posted in kurt nice, Recent Posts
What did we learn in 2016?
Well, the dummies have come home to roost! Years of media manipulation and dumbing down of America has resulted in a society-wide cynicism and willful ignorance unmatched by modern generations. Even outside the U.S., the Brexit vote both surprised and…
Shout Out to Hip Hop Nerds
(originally published Feb 2, 2016) To be clear, rappers didn’t create Hip Hop. They used to speak for it though. Deejays didn’t create Hip Hop either; neither did B-Boys/Girls or Graf artists. Hip Hop was galvanized by all those groups…
My Thoughts on Hip Hop History Month
The concept of Hip Hop History Month is lost on today’s society. There is not enough appreciation for the rich culture and economic opportunities afforded by the existence of Hip Hop to properly celebrate its success or awareness. At this…
Tagged with: big pun, canibus, culture, dmx, emcee, hip hop, kurtnice, mos def, rap, shadesradio, video
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Posted in big pun, canibus, cypher, dmx, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, john forte, kurt nice, mic geronimo, mos def, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Make Hip Hop Great Again
Let me remind you that Hip Hop created a multi-billion-dollar industry of products, services and techniques out of blood, sweat, tears, garbage and concrete.
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…
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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
Why the Mainstream Prefers Suckers, Clowns and Cynics
One thing that became clear to me when formally studying marketing was that marketing controls people’s lives a lot more than they might think. People think the illuminati or the government controls them, but it is only through marketing, media…
Tagged with: culture, hip hop, society
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
