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  Spanish hip hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s.
Zona Bruta, the first Spanish hip hop specialised label, was founded in 1994.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_hip_hop   (252 words)

  
 Hip hop music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hip hop music is also erroneously used at times to describe related genres of music, such as contemporary RandB, which are primarily sung, probably for increasing their commercial appeal; while singing is commonly present in hip hop tracks, the main vocal (if there are vocals) is always rapped.
Hip hop Kool DJ Herc, in contrast, originated the practice of isolating and extending only the break—a short percussion solo interlude—by mixing between two copies of the same record.
Hip hop music is a part of hip hop, a cultural movement that includes the activities of breakdancing and graffiti art, as well as associated slang, fashion and other elements.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hip_hop_music   (5497 words)

  
 Welcome to The Official site of The Universal Zulu Nation
Hip Hop is one of the greatest creations we descendents of African captives have produced.
Hip Hop culture is something we created together in America and together we shaped it to be as overly sexual and violent as it is today.
Hip Hop Man of the Year-From Golfing with Lee Iacocca to training kids to win ball games to being on every TV show, music video and CD in America to trying to rally support to help keep Tookie Williams alive he has no equal this year.
www.zulunation.com /HIPHOPMUSIC.html   (12812 words)

  
 Rapper's delight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
An infusion of Latino artists rapping in English and Spanish is altering the rap/hip-hop industry, injecting something new into the music -- sounding a little like merengue.
He thinks the local rap scene and the Spanish rap scene in general are about to explode.
One thing that would help Latin hip-hop explode would be Spanish radio stations and music channels devoted to the genre, some rappers say.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20010426/LI_001.htm   (749 words)

  
 Simmons College LS435 - HIP HOP WEBLIOGRAPHY
Hip Hop websites are more ephemeral than your average website.
The Hip Hop Congress uses the culture of Hip Hop to inspire young people to get involved social action, civic service, and cultural creativity.
The four 'elements' of Hip Hop culture include MC's, D.J’s, Break dancing, and Graffiti.
web.simmons.edu /~morrow/hiphopweb.html   (474 words)

  
 *Hip Hop Republican*: A History of Reggaeton
Reggaeton (also spelled with the Spanish accent as Reggaetón, and sometimes as Reguetón in Spanish) - blends Jamaican music influences of reggae and dancehall with those of Latin America, such as bomba and plena, as well as that of hip hop.
While it takes influences from hip hop and dancehall, it would be wrong to define reggaeton as the 'Hispanic'- or 'Latino'- version of either of these genres; reggaeton has its own specific beat and rhythm, whereas Latino hip hop is simply hip hop recorded by artists of Latino descent.
His production of cassettes throughout the 1980s, mixing reggae and hip hop, helped spread the early reggaeton sound, and he is widely credited with this achievement [citation needed].
hiphoprepublican.com /2006/04/history-of-reggaeton.html   (1239 words)

  
 Hiphop-Directory : General Hip Hop Sites
Hip hop from the motherland - from Dakar to Johannesburg and beyond.
Anomie1 is a site covering the four elements of hip hop culture with features such as graff galleries, artist profiles, event information, reviews, and interviews.
Culturama is a site featuring an information database of hip hop movies, magazines and videos, an archieve of artist and art photos, and a message board.
www.hiphop-directory.com /General_Hip_Hop_Sites/index.php   (743 words)

  
 PUERTO RICO HERALD: A Spicy Mix of Salsa, Hip-Hop And Reggae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
One is Vico-C, a Puerto Rican rapper who emerged in the late 1980's, rapping in Spanish over hip-hop beats and conveying hardheaded messages between party tunes.
He studied percussion — drums, timpani, xylophone — at a music school in Puerto Rico, but was drawn to the politically engaged hip-hop of Public Enemy, Rakim and Boogie Down Productions when he attended high school in Miami in the late 1980's.
When he returned to Puerto Rico, he discovered Vico-C, and was convinced that hip-hop in Spanish was his calling.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n46/SpicyMix-en.shtml   (1191 words)

  
 BrownPride.com : Reviews
With the government just releasing their 2000 census report, the data reveals that Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States.
With the rising impact of the Latino influence on the world, the emergence of Spanish Hip-Hop comes to no surprise to those that been supporting the Latino hip-hop movement since day one.
One of the leaders of the Spanish language hip-hop movement is Milwaukee's Kinto Sol.
www.brownpride.com /reviews/review.asp?a=55   (317 words)

  
 The World: Global Hit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
hip-hop and rap are actually quite popular in the Spanish speaking world, but local practitioners are having trouble marketing their work abroad.
The site, which is in both in English and Spanish, is meant to be easy to navigate.
Spain's considered by many to be the leader in Spanish language rap and hip-hop...although that might be changing as more and more Latin American artists are finding audiences.
www.theworld.org /globalhits/2005/01/25.shtml   (1226 words)

  
 Hip Hop Press - Hip Hop Press Releases
It is an intended rallying cry for unity from a community that is today a dominant force not only in Southern California but also throughout the United States.
Latino 96.3 will also benefit from SBS' radio presence in Puerto Rico, which includes an intimate relationship with core Reggaeton and Latin Hip Hop artists through its recently launched "Reggaeton 94" FM network on the island.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest Hispanic-controlled radio broadcasting company in the United States.
www.netweed.com /hiphoppress/2005/05/kxol-fm-in-los-angeles-debuts-new.html   (551 words)

  
 Hispanic PR Wire - Clear Channel Radio Creates Bilingual ‘Hurban/CHR’ Format for Hispanic Youth
The bilingual "Hurban/CHR" format combines Spanish Hip-Hop, Raggaeton and Pop/Dance music, targets the 18 to 34 demographic, and fills a void for the nearly half of U.S. Hispanic youths who prefer upbeat, rhythmic music but could until now only listen to American Hip-Hop.
The first station to adopt the new format is KLOL 101 in Houston, under the guidance of program director Jesse Rios.
Their favorite music is hip-hop and they are proud of the U.S. culture's embrace of Latino culture and popular icons.
www.hispanicprwire.com /news.php?l=in&id=3314&cha=7   (714 words)

  
 LATINO HIP HOP RADIO - Featured Artist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
They don’t know that this Bronx born Dominican rapper, who was once signed by Russell Simmons, has spent the last five years setting him self up to be a household name.
Full Nelson: Yeah, actually I took up Latino hip hop towards the end of 2000, probably till then I was just recording American Hip Hop and basically my decision was because I was invited to participate on an album called “Para Mi Gente” produced by Domingo Padilla.
Full Nelson: Unfortunately whoever was pioneering that movement thought that pop was the way, but pop wasn’t the way because hip hop is the way.
www.latinohiphopradio.com /artist.html   (1386 words)

  
 Cool Hunting: Hip Hop
But, tracks featuring members of Oakland avant-hip hop collective anticon and the unlikely pairings with Bebel Gilberto and Norah Jones are surprising mixes of Patton's charming macho vocals and his collaborators' more- smoothed-out styles.
I'm not famous, per se, and like most unfamous people I get annoyed by celebrities that go on and on about what a drag it is. But the Streets' Mike Skinner has finally given us a concrete reason for why it sucks: It's all those fucking camera phones.
The video for the song and more is up on their newly relaunched website and it's right on time for the season of being thankful (if you dont live in a war zone).
www.coolhunting.com /archives/hip_hop   (1132 words)

  
 Reggaeton is Latin music's hottest sound | AccessAtlanta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
All swivel their hips to the high-energy rhythm.
Layne, 19, taught himself Spanish and now performs reggaeton at Atlanta-area clubs under the name "Ceego." Layne, who installs vinyl flooring by day, is so fluent that many people think Spanish must be his first language.
Men pressed up against women from behind and ground their hips to the bone-rattling beat.
www.accessatlanta.com /news/content/music/stories/0329reggaeton.html   (1372 words)

  
 Spanish Hip-hop Songs
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www.mmrecordings.com /spanishhip-hopsongs.html   (267 words)

  
 boneeandklyde.com: Hip Hop and Reggaeton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Her production is a deadly mixture of RandB /Hip Hop with Reggaeton that moves you and takes you hostage.
She flaunts HIP HOP/ RandB 2 Reggae and ton 2 Dance and even Folk.
It is with it that he began to create songs that blended Spanish/ Dance and Reggaeton backed with heavy Hip Hop influences which he learned on the streets of the south Bronx.
www.boneeandklyde.com   (502 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: Hip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
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 Press Release: “Musica Urbana”... Unveils ‘The Mix Tape’ of Latin Hip-Hop
Woodland Hills, CA -- Musica Urbana:“Lo Mejor De Hip Hop en Español” (The Best of Spanish Hip Hop) spotlights the music and the artists of this rapidly growing movement.
Through the years the genre has evolved and innovated itself by encompassing a wider musical spectrum spawning countless sub-genres that have gained critical acclaim, international recognition and chart- topping sales.
The result is an extraordinary cocktail of diverse sub-genres such as: Spanish Hip Hop, Reggeaton, Latin Rap, Spanish Rap or Urban Regional, all of which are rooted back to mainstream Hip-Hop/Rap.
www.univision.net /corp/en/pr/Woodland_Hills_01042005-2.html   (246 words)

  
 MP3 Cuentame - LATIN: Latin Rap - Latin
Since Latin Rap or Spanish Hip-Hop is getting so big in the States, especially in the West Coast, Tha Project decided to unleash their brand of Hip-Hop to these Spanish listeners, given that they also spoke the language.
The outcome was a strictly Underground Spanish Hip-Hop CD that embraces Mexican cultural instruments and sounds and mixes them with more modern Hip-Hop kicks, drums, bass and of course sound-effects.
This CD is written in Spanish but the beats are global, regardless; whether you understand Spanish or not, you'll be groovin to these up-tempo danceable tracks.
www.tradebit.com /filedetail.php/236057   (275 words)

  
 HipHopCity.com: Where HipHop Lives!
Jackal is the next breed of underground hip hop.
The struggle of the street, the deterioration of Hip Hop culture, and their conflict with Christianity are expressed in the lyrics of Rhema Manna-Fest.
Innovative hip hop out of Colorado that defies stereotypes with depth and creativity.
www.hiphopcity.com /directory/html/gp9.html   (582 words)

  
 CD Baby: SUCIO: Sombras Del Juego/shades Of The Game
With the momentum rising, Bumrush Records licensed several of Sucio's tracks to hip hop compilations of Protel Records, which is distributed by Universal Music.
He has four jingles on Sol 95.7 (Spanish) and jingles on Power 96.5, which is starting to get airplay during the Powermix in English.
Sucio is well known in the Spanish Hip-Hop as well as in the Reggeaton world having done shows and been involved in radio and tv interviews with well-known reggeaton artists.Sucio has started touring doing shows in cities like Miami,New York,Chicago,San Diego,San Fransisco and still counting.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/sucio?cdbaby=bca4561bdbf385b875ce8c2944e03a61   (931 words)

  
 Skratch Commando :: Incredible DJ's :: Bomb Hip-Hop Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
With all the wikki-wikki and zigga-zigga being produced by DJs from the states, most Hip Hoppers are pretty much in the dark as to how far and wide two turntables and a mixer has gone across the globe.
Not limiting themselves to the MPC and Technics, they employ the sounds of live drums, shakers, and trumpets on a few tracks (a method not new to the Hip Hop DJ, but one that is often overlooked in the production stage).
Skratch Commando is a Spanish group yes, but ninety percent of their vocal samples are in English.
www.rapreviews.com /archive/2002_06_incredible.html   (468 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | Web radio takes Spanish rap global
But most Mexican hip-hop fans, not to mention fans in most of the Spanish-speaking world, rarely get a chance to hear the group's tracks on the radio.
The name says it all: it is web-based radio, devoted to the hottest Spanish language rap and hip-hop tracks.
Millan says they want to include more music and more news from the world of Spanish language hip-hop and rap.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/4213413.stm   (720 words)

  
 HHD Forums - Spanish hiphop
i understand a lil' bit of spanish cause i'm in espanol 2 in high skool.
Immortal technique raps in fluent english and spanish.
Also listen to crossin the boundary the last verse has some sick spanish rhymes in it.
www.hiphop-directory.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7345   (405 words)

  
 LinkDiscovery.com - Hip Hop Artists, Hip Hop Personals, Hip Hop Dating, Rap Artists, Hip Hop Directory
Buy, sell, and browse tons of original hip hop beats.
Hip Hop from a political point of view, plus articles & discussion covering all the four elements of hip hop.
Hip hop, spanish hip hop, drum and bass, dance music and much more.
www.linkdiscovery.com /hiphop_worldwide.html   (302 words)

  
 ONLINE Councious Underground HIP HOP in Spanish RADIO Opens in San Freancisco. : SF Bay Area Indymedia
Independent On line Hip Hop Radio Station (Underground Hip Hop in Spanish) Opens in San Francisco with the Goal of Reaching out Latinos and any spanish Speakin audience.
Somos Hip Hop es una emisora on-line dedicada extrictamente a promover el Hiphop latino donde este se encuentre.
Somos Hip Hop Radio tiene la mission imposible de llevarles Verdadero Hip Hop a la Gente de habla hispana en los Estados Unidos.
www.indybay.org /news/2005/10/1773486.php   (239 words)

  
 XMFan.com :: #1 Fan Site of XM Satellite Radio :: what's up with Alegria???
Blues and rancheras, pop and baladas, rock and Caribbean rhythms, cumbias and hip hop, or any combinations thereof, converge on a hip, cutting edge rotation of globally networked sounds from Sergio Arau, Shakira, Luis Miguel, Kinky, Joaquin Sabina, Alejandro Sanz, Ednita Nazario and others.
Reggaeton is characterized by rough, monotone rapping (in Spanish) and driving dancehall riddims, and it's rapidly becoming the dance music of choice for a generation of young Latinos.
So Reggaetion is a sub-genre of spanish hip-hop, but to someone like me would make it hip-hop.
www.xmfan.com /viewtopic.php?p=413598   (1429 words)

  
 Spain section at urban directory rapsearch.com
hip hop español - hip hop español, mp3, artist an gropus, forum, articles,images, contacts, the best portal.
Knights Of Mongolas - Somos un grupo de hip hop español dándose a conocer.
RW HIP HOP - RADIO MAGAZINE ONLINE - RW HIPHOP is the biggest spanish hip hop community on the net.
www.rapsearch.com /index.php?t=sub_pages&cat=217   (241 words)

  
 HIPHOPDIRECTORY.COM - Hip-Hop Magazines Newspapers Newsletters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Feed Magazine goes beyond the tired facades found in mainstream hip hop and invites readers to explore positive hip hop.
Through interviews and articles, Feed provides relevant coverage of the culture from a variety of perspectives with a strong focus on hip hop and spirituality.
The first Malaysian based hip hop site which covers both Malaysian hip hop and international hip hop.
www.hiphopdirectory.com /html_data/magazines.html   (1068 words)

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