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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…
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, 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.
Rappers Love to Talk About Money Not Business
Yes, I mean most rappers, not all, whether they are Hip Hop or Pop, love to talk about what money buys. And yes, they do like to talk about business, but only in relation to the dead-end trap of drug…
COLLECTOR’S LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
If you can’t make it to the debut exhibition this month, please consider supporting my efforts to preserve real Hip Hop Kulture by purchasing an original print. Your support helps build collections for displays in new locations. These presentations and…
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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Posted in 9 Elements, exhibit, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Check out the Hip Hop Lives Archive
Thanks to the Plainfield Public Library in New Jersey for providing such a beautiful facility to house our Hip Hop Archive. To celebrate the donation of my Shades of Hip Hop catalog, we will display photos, prints and items that…
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Posted in exhibit, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, 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…
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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,…
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Preserving Hip Hop for Future Generations
Stay tuned for more details to be announced… 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…
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A View from the underground
(Introduction from my photo journal – Shades of Hip Hop: Undaground Seen NY/NJ 2008) In the depths of the premium grade underground market, there is supreme talent. There is more creativity and originality than you would ever find in the…
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Posted in Hip Hop, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Here’s another Hip Hop Puzzle
A couple of months ago I shared some simple Hip Hop games to pass the time. Here is another one based on a drawing I did recently. You can also support the Hip Hop Lives Preservation Project by getting a…
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
The #3 Rap Album Was A Hidden Gem This Year
Right now the biggest gainer in rap album sales on Billboard is the #3 position held by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cast recording of the Broadway musical Hamilton. Alone that statistic is impressive, but consider this…the Pinkprint World Tour by Nicki Minaj…
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, Recent Posts
18 Years Ago This Week
If you know me, then you might know that 18 years ago this week, I was developing a concept called Shades of Hip Hop. It was a concept which tried to capture the essence of underground Hip Hop Kulture with…
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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Posted in 9 Elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, mind, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com, truth
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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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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Fame and fortune versus making a living: 1000 True Fans
The following is an essay from the book, Hip Hop Know What I’m Sayin, available on Amazon.com At the presentation of a Proclamation to the founders of Hip Hop Education Week in Newark City Hall in NJ, Vinnie Brown…
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, kurt nice, Recent Posts
Free Ideas vs Pay to Play
Background At issue in the twenty-first century is the trade-off between the necessity of writers, musicians, artists, and movie studios to profit from their work and the free flow of ideas for the public benefit. Movie (and music) industry participants…
Know what I’m saying?
Who are you really? Who do you model yourself after? Are you a product and accumulation of the behaviors you mimic from television, movies, music and religion? Are you the stereotype characterized in a file cabinet in a county courthouse,…
