Thursday, February 3 2011
Walk This Way: The Commodification of Hip-Hop
Now here's a little story, we've got to tell, about the business of hip-hop, you know so well. It started way back in history, from Alexander Hamilton down to Jay-Z.
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hip-Hop Storytellers: The Heist Motif
Bluster and bravado are considered par for the course in hip-hop, but rappers adopt cunning personas to tell stories of money, power, and respect.
Monday, January 5 2009
We Don’t Die, We Multiply: Posse Tracks
Having more than one rapper on the scene enhances and galvanizes a song, as the central theme is strengthened with each successive verse. As the saying goes, there's strength in numbers.
Friday, September 14 2007
Keith Murray: Rap-Murr-Phobia
So it's not the "most beautifullest" album in the world -- it still has its moments.
