The year was 1992. Not yet a multibillion-dollar industry, hip-hop was still considered an emerging cultural movement hailing from New York City's most disenfranchised borough: the Bronx. However, it had spread across the East and West coasts and specific pockets of the US, speaking intimately to Black and brown communities as both an outlet to address socioeconomic issues and a form of entertainment provided by rappers, DJs, dancers, and visual artists.
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Janel Martinez
- Popsugar.com
Libraries across the country are joining the celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
“Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives” launched late last month and will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programs, including panel discussions, author talks, and workshops digging into the genre’s history and influence on American culture. The country-wide initiative was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and will culminate with a two-day summit, August 3 and 4, in Queens, New York.
The Queens Public...
“Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives” launched late last month and will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programs, including panel discussions, author talks, and workshops digging into the genre’s history and influence on American culture. The country-wide initiative was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and will culminate with a two-day summit, August 3 and 4, in Queens, New York.
The Queens Public...
- 3/6/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Hip hop is a multi-billion-dollar musical movement that is now at the center of mainstream culture.
It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx – widely considered ground zero for hip hop – could ever have expected. That night, Campbell’s 16-year-old brother Clive, otherwise known as DJ Kool Herc, was behind the decks and is credited with kicking off the genre.
Now, Showtime is celebrating nearly 50 years of hip hop with a three-year project that will bring together numerous films, documentaries, television series, podcasts and digital projects exploring the history, the people and the music.
It is a partnership between the ViacomCBS network and Nas-backed film, TV and music company Mass Appeal.
The project is being shepherded on the Showtime side by EVP, Non-Fiction Programming Vinnie Malhotra, who grew up listening to artists like Tribe Called Quest.
It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx – widely considered ground zero for hip hop – could ever have expected. That night, Campbell’s 16-year-old brother Clive, otherwise known as DJ Kool Herc, was behind the decks and is credited with kicking off the genre.
Now, Showtime is celebrating nearly 50 years of hip hop with a three-year project that will bring together numerous films, documentaries, television series, podcasts and digital projects exploring the history, the people and the music.
It is a partnership between the ViacomCBS network and Nas-backed film, TV and music company Mass Appeal.
The project is being shepherded on the Showtime side by EVP, Non-Fiction Programming Vinnie Malhotra, who grew up listening to artists like Tribe Called Quest.
- 12/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Nas on Making Directorial Debut With ‘Video Music Box’: “This Is a Story I’ve Always Wanted to Tell”
Nas is still trying to process life’s latest full-circle moment. As a young Mc in the early 1990s, fresh from the Queensbridge projects with his first music video to orchestrate, Nas turned to Ralph McDaniels, a man who needed no introduction to the generation of music lovers in Manhattan. His was the face they saw on the small screen every day on New York’s public access channel as the host, founder and resident VJ on Video Music Box.
“It was the best show on television,” recalls the rap icon of the long-running music video show. McDaniels was ...
“It was the best show on television,” recalls the rap icon of the long-running music video show. McDaniels was ...
- 12/3/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nas on Making Directorial Debut With ‘Video Music Box’: “This Is a Story I’ve Always Wanted to Tell”
Nas is still trying to process life’s latest full-circle moment. As a young Mc in the early 1990s, fresh from the Queensbridge projects with his first music video to orchestrate, Nas turned to Ralph McDaniels, a man who needed no introduction to the generation of music lovers in Manhattan. His was the face they saw on the small screen every day on New York’s public access channel as the host, founder and resident VJ on Video Music Box.
“It was the best show on television,” recalls the rap icon of the long-running music video show. McDaniels was ...
“It was the best show on television,” recalls the rap icon of the long-running music video show. McDaniels was ...
- 12/3/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hip-hop has grown from a party in a South Bronx basement to a global soundtrack over its 47-year run. And as it approaches the 50-year mark, some of the genre’s originators have made it their mission to ensure that the milestone is celebrated in a way befitting of its influence.
Among those taking the reins in telling the story of hip-hop is rapper and Mass Appeal partner Nasir “Nas” Jones (pictured) along with Mass Appeal chief creative officer Sacha Jenkins, writer, director, and producer of the Emmy- and Peabody-nominated Showtime series “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.” Returning to the cable network, “Hip Hop 50” highlights the genre’s dense history through the lens of different participants and delves into the sub-cultures birthed from its rise.
As Nas tells Variety: “There are so many more stories. I’m opening up with this, but ‘Hip Hop 50’ is a multi-tier initiative, created...
Among those taking the reins in telling the story of hip-hop is rapper and Mass Appeal partner Nasir “Nas” Jones (pictured) along with Mass Appeal chief creative officer Sacha Jenkins, writer, director, and producer of the Emmy- and Peabody-nominated Showtime series “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.” Returning to the cable network, “Hip Hop 50” highlights the genre’s dense history through the lens of different participants and delves into the sub-cultures birthed from its rise.
As Nas tells Variety: “There are so many more stories. I’m opening up with this, but ‘Hip Hop 50’ is a multi-tier initiative, created...
- 5/19/2021
- by Jordan Rose
- Variety Film + TV
During the "Roxanne Wars" of the mid-Eighties, a battle of words spilled across nearly 50 12-inch singles, captivating the earliest generation of hip-hop fans. With the first volley emerging in late 1984, the records not only showcased an early indication of the young genre's commercial potential, but immediately catapulted 14-year-old Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden from the Queensbridge Projects to national fame.
However, the fictional beef of the Roxanne Wars paled in comparison to the drama unfolding in Gooden's real life. Roxanne, Roxanne, the long-awaited feature film detailing the true story of the razor-tongued hip-hop pioneer,...
However, the fictional beef of the Roxanne Wars paled in comparison to the drama unfolding in Gooden's real life. Roxanne, Roxanne, the long-awaited feature film detailing the true story of the razor-tongued hip-hop pioneer,...
- 1/20/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Fresh Dressed Sacha Jenkins on Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci: "And he is someone who has been a big supporter and fan of Hip-Hop." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Crisply edited by Andrea B. Scott, shot by David Vollrath, who worked with Morgan Neville on the Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, out-of-the-box Fresh Dressed delivers the goods. Mixed with clips of Will Smith in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and In Living Color's Fly Girls, where Jennifer Lopez got her fresh start, we learn the history of Carl Jones' Cross Colours label. Through interviews with Pharrell Williams, Damon Dash, Kanye West, Nas (Nasir Jones), André Leon Talley, Sean Combs, Ralph McDaniels, Marc Ecko, Karl Kani, Daymond John and others, discussing their fascinations that include Little Richard, Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, Louis Vuitton, an obsession with Polo by Ralph Lauren in the early Nineties, Gucci logos, Tommy Hilfiger give-aways,...
Crisply edited by Andrea B. Scott, shot by David Vollrath, who worked with Morgan Neville on the Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, out-of-the-box Fresh Dressed delivers the goods. Mixed with clips of Will Smith in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and In Living Color's Fly Girls, where Jennifer Lopez got her fresh start, we learn the history of Carl Jones' Cross Colours label. Through interviews with Pharrell Williams, Damon Dash, Kanye West, Nas (Nasir Jones), André Leon Talley, Sean Combs, Ralph McDaniels, Marc Ecko, Karl Kani, Daymond John and others, discussing their fascinations that include Little Richard, Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, Louis Vuitton, an obsession with Polo by Ralph Lauren in the early Nineties, Gucci logos, Tommy Hilfiger give-aways,...
- 6/22/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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We’re in the middle of The Tanning of America week here at VH1, and, in addition to the four-part television event airing Feb. 24-27 at 11 Pm Et, last week’s screening was quite the star-studded gathering. Steve Stoute, author of the book that inspired the series, was in attendance. Hip-hop legends Nas and Fab Five Freddy showed up, too. Comedy icon Jerry Seinfeld made an appearance, as did Video Music Box creator Ralph McDaniels and our own #HipHopChangedUs contributor Sharon Carpenter. The message of The Tanning of America became a reality on this special night. Check out more photos in our gallery to see what else went down.
We’re in the middle of The Tanning of America week here at VH1, and, in addition to the four-part television event airing Feb. 24-27 at 11 Pm Et, last week’s screening was quite the star-studded gathering. Steve Stoute, author of the book that inspired the series, was in attendance. Hip-hop legends Nas and Fab Five Freddy showed up, too. Comedy icon Jerry Seinfeld made an appearance, as did Video Music Box creator Ralph McDaniels and our own #HipHopChangedUs contributor Sharon Carpenter. The message of The Tanning of America became a reality on this special night. Check out more photos in our gallery to see what else went down.
- 2/26/2014
- by Ernest Baker
- TheFabLife - Movies
Ralph McDaniels and J.Period blend Biggie's songs with new beats and visuals on the mixtape DVD, in Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Getty Images
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"
Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period
Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."
Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...
By Shaheem Reid
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Getty Images
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"
Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period
Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."
Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...
- 3/30/2010
- MTV Music News
Ralph McDaniels and J.Period blend Biggie's songs with new beats and visuals on the mixtape DVD, in Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Getty Images
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"
Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period
Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."
Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...
By Shaheem Reid
Notorious B.I.G.
Photo: Getty Images
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"
Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period
Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."
Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...
- 3/30/2010
- MTV Music News
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