Tag Archive for the term: hip hop

Created for one of the greats of Australasian hip hop – Nfamas of 1200 Techniques – as he broke out in solo mode under the moniker No Fixed Abode, Heath Ledger’s music video direction is dark and striking and totally compelling, and probably not just because of the weird aura that hangs about it [...]

This from the amazing Baba Brinkman. The last time we posted a dispatch from Baba he was winning accolades at the Edinburgh Fringe!:
Tree People,
Many of you have heard about the phenomenon of Canadian tree planting
culture, but for some of you it will be a completely alien concept. For
those who know it as intimately as [...]

Just in time to get your cubicle swaying, your back seat bouncing, your head bobbing quietly on the metro as memories of nappy-headed boy days flood the earbuds, check out the new release from young rapper Sene with Blu, plus Blu and Exile’s video for Blu Collar Worker below.
http://www.shamanwork.com/artists/Sene
Up and coming Brooklyn born rap artist [...]

We recently posted this update from Baba Brinkman and now we’re delighted to share his good news!
Friends,
Today I won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for the Rap Guide to Evolution,
which is a prize given each year to the best new writing for the stage at
the Edinburgh Fringe. This is the literally the most coveted [...]

House dancing. Here’s what details I’ve gleaned and edited down from the relevant wikipedia article on the subject:
House dance pre-dates house music, arose in the early 1980s at the end of the disco era, and came out of clubs like Chicago’s Warehouse, New York’s The Loft and Paradise Garage. House dance takes from many different [...]

This dispatch comes from rapper, storyteller, theorist, world-explorer Baba Brinkman, a gentle dude with whom we Indyish have exchanged countless high fives over the past 3 years of working with the Fringe here in Montreal, and blogging it in Toronto. This post is about Baba’s performances and points to other great resources for his art [...]

Check out the new EMPIRE video “Boom N Pound” – fresh hip hop from the cooler of the Carolinas (North)
http://www.myspace.com/nccrecordstheempire
It’s the first single off of Empire’s debut album “Get It”, in stores/iTunes
later this Fall. The “Boom N Pound” p3 can be copped at the iTunes store
now…

Also, here’s the first of a series of three [...]

We’re just a couple of days away from the big blowout Birthday Mess! It’s going to be a blast, and we’re all really excited about it!
We’ve made a few changes to the schedule, everything is being condensed into one day, August 15th!
But we’ve got some fantastic, new additions to the show!
* Inertia Productions will be [...]

After dropping their debut album to great acclaim (4/5 – Q Magazine, 4/5 – URB) Two Fingers are back with a brand new single and limited edition album! On September 1st, Paper Bag Records will be releasing the digitally exclusive single for ‘Bad Girl’, featuring Dancehall legend Ce’Cile. The single also includes a [...]

On Saturday April 25th, PASA Musik Productions invites you to the 3rd Edition of FANMI SE FANMI. The theme for this event is: “Opposites Attract” and the bill boasts SOCALLED(blending klezmer music with hip-hop), MIKEY DANGEROUS (winner of the best reggae recording at the 2008 Juno awards) and JAHNICE+(with their hybrid soul music) to prove the power of music to unite people across beliefs and borders. (+ [...]