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 HIP HOP
Approximately 75% of the rap and hip hop audience is nonfl.
Hip hop is an attitude and hip hop is a language in which a kid from Detroit can relate to a kid in Hong Kong.
In the same vein, it is possible for the hip hop culture to keep its rebellious street flavor and speak to issues such as love and respect for all.
www.csupomona.edu /~rrreese/HIPHOP.HTML   (3124 words)

  
 Filipino hip hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Philippines has the oldest hip hop scene in Southeast Asia, largely due to that nation's historical connections with the United States, the birthplace of hip hop.
Filipino rap is heterogeneous, encompassing rap in languages such as Tagalog, Chavacano, and Ilocano, as well as English.
Filipino American hip hop culture bases its long historical roots beginning in the Filipino, Latino and African-American neighborhoods along the West Coast, specifically in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filipino_hip_hop   (3925 words)

  
 Michael Viola, "Filipino American Hip-Hop and Class Consciousness: Renewing the Spirit of Carlos Bulosan"
Among Filipino Americans, a critical consciousness of and opposition to alienation and racial oppression emerged decades earlier.
Like many Filipinos who were driven out by poverty in the Philippines as a result of U.S. imperialism, he traveled to this country in pursuit of the "American dream." He arrived in Seattle, Washington during the Great Depression -- in the summer of 1930 -- at the age of seventeen.
These new Filipino immigrants were considered neither "citizens" nor "aliens," resulting in their subjugation to various forms of racist discrimination such as exclusion from working in government and owning land and extreme forms of violence.
mrzine.monthlyreview.org /viola150406.html   (3671 words)

  
 Hip hop music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s.
Hip hop arose during the 1970s at block parties in New York City, at which the DJs began isolating the percussion breaks to hit funk, soul, RandB and disco songs.
In 2003 the openly gay hip hop and rap artist Caushun, was rumored to have signed to the Baby Phat imprint (a project of Kimora Lee Simmons,at the time married to hip hop mogul Russell Simmons); however, his record was apparently never released.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hip_hop_music   (6312 words)

  
 All That Scratching Is Making Me Biaaatch
Hip hop and all its components, including DJing, emcee-ing, breaking, and graffiti, may have been born in New York City back in the seventies but it is the Bay Area where the current world wide renaissance of the entire genre and in particular the DJ as artist or rather "turntablist" is centered.
The fact that a New York hip hop legend would be honored by the San Francisco based ITF organization (who's goal according to Aquino is "to promote the art of turntablism") again proves how the Bay Area is and has long being the premiere spot to recognize and respect the DJ as an artist.
After such triumphs as winning the DMC World Championship battle in '92 in England soon the whole hip hop nation was familiar with Apollo and his partners.
www.bombhiphop.com /biatch.htm   (2945 words)

  
 Hip Hop Article Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Long time West Coast Hip Hop artist Kam pens an article that speaks to the current trend by the media to shun west coast Hip Hop from the airwaves.
Hip Hop vs Civil Rights Hip Hop journalist Lee Hubbard writes about the contentious mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey that pitted an old guard Civil Rights veteran against an up and coming offspring of the Hip Hop generation.
In this article Hip Hop DJ Chris Hall raises some penetrating questions as to why Em inem is being shunned because of skin color.
www.daveyd.com /hiphopdir.html   (2295 words)

  
 Untitled Document
It was in 1995 when hip hop visionary and Bomb CEO David Paul released the world's first ever DJ collection, "Return Of The DJ Vol.
And although it was only three short years ago when this first all DJ album was released, it was too far ahead of its time for most ears who weren't quite ready for an all turntable album.
There's so many Filipino DJs out here in the Bay Area but if you look at it, it all roots back to the mobile DJ crews in the eighties.
www.bombhiphop.com /newbomb/bombpages/articles/DJ/BIAAATCH.htm   (2911 words)

  
 African hip hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hip hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread American influence.
One of the first hip hop groups from Africa was Black Noise, a group from Cape Town, South Africa.
In 1985 hip hop reached Senegal, a French-speaking country in West Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_hip_hop   (462 words)

  
 Pacific News Service > News > Filipino Hip-Hop Dance Group Does it Old-School Style
The group is Chain Reaction, an all-Filipino Bay Area dance crew that has been mixing street dancing with roots from the pure days of hip hop.
Members of Chain Reaction emphasize the importance of knowing the roots of hip hop and other music they dance to; knowing the pioneers who spun the first vinyl behind a turntable is important to them.
At the San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest, the group danced to the funk beats of Soulive and the progressive instrumentals of RJD2.
news.pacificnews.org /news/view_article.html?article_id=a01030e555f44aaf4eb6cd1328292dfb   (1342 words)

  
 Filipinos And Hip Hop Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Filipinos have been involved in almost all aspects of hip hop such as rapping where you have our own [KMEL] Rome Diggy and his group Raw Soul.
In addition to all this, there are some very prominent djs who have excelled on the commercial and industry side of hip hop...
Also here in the Bay Area is long time hip hop jock KK Baby who is been holding down the hip hop scene for almost 15 years on Black owned radio community radio station KPOO in San Francisco..
www.daveyd.com /filipinews.html   (618 words)

  
 Filipino Dance, R&B, or Rap? - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Taking "skratching" to a new artistic level, DJ Q-Bert, and scores of other Filipino American DJs up and down the West Coast have revolutionized turntablism and are among the newly emerging aesthetic's main shapers.
The Philippines (Philippines: A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946) has the oldest hip hop (hip hop: hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban african american and latino...)
filipinos like lea salonga have broken into american mainstream in terms of musicals haha, she's even won a tony - the most important award in that field.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=64794   (1012 words)

  
 Rough upbringings feed Filipino group's hip-hop music Oakland Tribune - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In the cluttered garage of a ground-floor apartment on E Street overlooking the BART line in Colma, five young Filipino men stand in a loose semi-circle facing the wall.
Two more young Filipinos, DJs Daniel "Daniel-sun" Caceres and Anton "Ant-1" Ayson, cue up some records, and a booming beat by J Dilla fills the air.
Subido, whose mom was born in Manila, Philippines, and whose dad is from San Francisco, listed alcoholism, drug use, plentiful junk food, poor schools and American materialism as some of the woes among the Filipino community.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060401/ai_n16141408   (867 words)

  
 APEX Express for Thursday, December 7th, 2006 : KPFA 94.1FM Berkeley
Tune in as we discuss the recent verdict of the Subic Rape Case where one out of four US marines convicted of raping a 22-year old Filipina was found guilty while the others were acquitted for lack of evidence.
We will be speaking with BABAE (www.babaesf.org) an SF-based Filipino Women's organization about the on-going effort to get the US troops out of the Philippines and to end violence against women.
And on the hip hop front, we feature Palestinian-Filipino Hip Hop for the masses with The Philistines (www.thephilistines.com) an LA-based crew working for peace in the Middle East through a collaborative project called, "Free the P" (www.freethep.com).
www.kpfa.org /archives/index.php?arch=17535   (179 words)

  
 this IS generationrice
He said to a friend that the Noli Me Tangere was "written for the Filipinos and it is necessary that it be read by Filipinos." But the novel was written in Spanish and during that time, few Filipinos understood and used Spanish.
Given that most Filipinos in the Philippines are bilingual or multi-lingual, I'm not surprised that many take comfort in "Taglish" space or Tagalog plus English.
Many writers are under the impression that we have a non-reading public which I think isn't true.
generationrice.com /index.phtml?talk=paolomanalo_1   (730 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/hiphopitaly
48 Hip Hop Hooks for you to use, loop and sample for free.
Journey with us through the ancient past as we travel through the desert plains where the Bedouin roam to the Surging interior complex of Cairo City where Hip Hop is Thriving and developing to new heights.
From the Temple Mount to Haifa, to the boarders of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt; Hip Hop Israel.com is your inside connect to the Holy Land.
www.myspace.com /hiphopitaly   (1342 words)

  
 PINOYRAP.COM, "The Philippine Hip-Hop Portal"
It also features hard beats combined with traditional Filipino instruments, poetic lyrics and subject matter.
Well hate to burst your bubble but back in 1991, circa "Man from Manila" (..."Sa Mindanao, Visayas at Luzon, I'm ready to defend the 3 Stars and a Sun") as a lyric on this song I was rockin this shit before anyone was anyone.
If you're a Filipino rap artist, D.J., breaker or graffiti writer, help support this website by sending info and pictures of your group or crew.
www.pinoyrap.com   (677 words)

  
 Filipeanut.com : Filipino Hip-Hop, Flip-Flop, or whatever you want to call it.
There's no difference between Filipino gamers and gamers of other races.
When the moon is as bright and round as a husky boy's face, it's a Filipino night.
List is subject to change, new pinoy rap is out all the time.
www.filipeanut.com /pinoyrap   (491 words)

  
 The Arab Street — Dec. 9, 2006
A Syrian American, he is working hard to spread his powerful hip hop message to the masses.
Raivolution is the title of his debut album—the name amply describes MC Rai's intentions, for Rai in Arabic means opinion, as well as being a form of North African music.
MC Rai decided that his first album should be a complete modernization of the Rai musical form, combining cutting-edge production, rock guitar, hip hop beats and drum and bass.
www.levantinecenter.org /pages/arabstreet_dec9.html   (1204 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Daily Hip-Hop News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Presidential Medal of Merit recognizes Filipinos and foreigners who bring positive attention to the country in literature, science, the arts or entertainment.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita awarded the rappers with the Presidential Medal of Merit, as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was unable to present the award after being hospitalized with the flu.
Apl.de.ap was born in Sapang Bato in Angeles City in the Philippines, to a Filipina mother and an African-American father.
www.allhiphop.com /hiphopnews/?ID=5958   (1254 words)

  
 Tanikalang Ginto filipinolinks.com: Entertainment/Hiphop
This group had been the torch-bearer for the local Hip Hop scene in Cebu before Dice and K9.
Dice had been instrumental in creating a budding underground Hip Hip music scene in Cebu city through his indie music label 6000 goonz, discovering new Hip Hop acts and producing for many local artists and groups in the city.
Khelz is exactly what the market has been crying for," says Miao "Khelz has created the quintessential blend of style, hip hop, and r&b, creating just the right balance that will appeal to each and every market.
www.filipinolinks.com /Entertainment/Hiphop   (1669 words)

  
 The Independent Florida Alligator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Shouts and hip-hop beats made the Orange and Brew bounce Wednesday night as two rappers in a Filipino hip-hop group called for students to take pride in their heritage and fight for justice.
Kaleidoscope Month, a celebration of Asian and Asian-American culture organized by the Asian-American Student Union, began Wednesday with a concert and tabling fair.
DJ Kiwi, a founding member of the California-based Native Guns, said hip-hop is an ideal way to communicate the Filipino experience to a younger generation.
www.alligator.org /pt2/061103kaleidoscope.php   (269 words)

  
 Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner: The New Source For The Hip-Hop Generation
In the past week Hip Hop has seen two highly anticipated award shows get turned out.
Its not that Hip Hop does not want to see anyone fulfill their "dreams," its actually the fact that Hip Hop in its origin, at its root, deeply imbedded in its subconscious lies the precepts of its "original doctrine" which is "ACTIVISM."...
We broke bread with the hardest working man in Hip Hop and got full story on his take on production and the future of The Roots...This interview is done in two parts..
www.daveyd.com   (1722 words)

  
 Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce "Building A Legacy"
The Honolulu Filipino Jaycees is a proud sponsor of
Food and gift bags are being donated by L and L Drive-Inn.
In addition to Filipino food and entertainment, the
www.filipinojaycees.com   (242 words)

  
 Hip Hop Slam >>> Articles / Interviews / Stories
Hip Hop Slam >>> Articles / Interviews / Stories
DJ Apollo Receives "Hip Hop Slam Hall of Fame Award"
QBert Receives "Hip Hop Slam Hall of Fame Award"
www.hiphopslam.com /articles/int_8-ball.html   (1044 words)

  
 The Mediaburn Radio Weblog
The Pacifics - Independent Filipino Hip-Hop crew from Chicago.
The PACIFICS, an acronym for People Accumulating Creative Ideas Foregoing Ignorant Conclusions of Society, are a Filipino hip hop group hailing from the Chicago underground.
REXford), and Norman Rockwell, they have a smooth group rhymestyle similar to Jurrasic 5 - they bounce off of each other seamlessly and have a cohesive flow in which no MC dominates any other.
radio.weblogs.com /0108026/2006/02/19.html   (610 words)

  
 VideoPinoy.com General Store - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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