Axios on MSN3d
NC bill would honor Petey Pablo's "Raise Up" as official state hip-hop song
A new Senate bill proposes adopting the song "Raise Up" as North Carolina's official state hip-hop song. Why it matters: All ...
NC lawmaker proposes making 2001 rap anthem as state's official hip-hop song
A bill filed in the General Assembly on Tuesday wants to honor Petey Pablo's legendary track "Raise Up" as the official ...
The Daily Telegraph4y
Hip hop: the musical genre that spread like wildfire
Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture – one chiefly expressed and disseminated through rap music. That notion of “keeping it real” – has been at its core. As ever with popular ...
Business Insider3y
Why Rolls-Royce became a status symbol in rap lyrics and among artists
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Hip-hop loves Rolls-Royce. According to Bloomberg, from 2014 to 2017 the top 20 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 mentioned Rolls-Royce more times ...
xxlmag9d
This Is Every Hip-Hop Song and Album That Has Gone Diamond in Music History
Several of the most lauded hip-hop songs in music history have achieved diamond status—10 million sold or more—according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For these ...
The Miami Times9d
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...
The Source10d
Today In Hip Hop History: Cult Classic Hip Hop Film ‘Wild Style’ Debuted in Theaters 42 Years Ago
His connection to the culture deepened when Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Braithwaite approached him with the idea of creating a film that showcased all four elements of Hip-Hop—emceeing, deejaying, ...