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While partying at Club Tempo, MC Slick Rick took a minute talk about who inspired him to become an MC in this installment of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1121162,tbid:”7″});

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Singer Calvin Richardson talks about how singer Charlie Wilson inspired during this segment of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1120778,tbid:”5″});

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R&B singer talks about how Charlotte gospel singer John P. Kee inspired him to be a singer. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1120773,tbid:”4″});

National

In her newly appointed role as Spokeswoman for “Saving Our Daughters” Book Campaign, Def Jam Recording Artist and Grammy Award Winner, Chrisette Michele, will host the first Hip-Hop 4 Education Initiative on October 3, 2010 at the Bishop L. Cornelius Multi-Purpose Center on the campus of Clark Atlanta University during their annual homecoming festivities and […]

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History at Home

The job of a MC nowadays comes with many hats. Long gone are the days of only needing dope lyrics and hot beats. Nowadays a rapper is their own promoter, stylist, A&R, scheduler, & producer. Basically a one man show doing whatever it takes to elevate themselves to a level of success & superstardom. However, […]

In a day and age where being a rapper is the new American Dream, J. Osceola epitomizes what it means to be a hip-hop artist in the truest form. Born Jeremiah Willis on January 14th in Columbus, Ohio, J. Osceola was brought into a world of poverty, where his Filipino mother struggled to support him […]

It's All Black Music

jam (origin unknown) – 1. to drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position. 2. to fill often to excess. 3. to make unintelligible by sending out interfering messages or signals. 4. to force one’s way into a restricted space. 5. to take part in a musical jam session.

History at Home

Bernie’s Distillery If hip hop is your thing, Bernie’s on Sunday nights is the place to be. Bernie’s Distillery, located at 16th Avenue and High Street, has hosted a hip hop night every Sunday for the past 12 years. Like clockwork, people stream into the basement bar anxious to hear their favorite beats. The scene […]

History at Home

Can Hip-Hop evolve any more????????? Do emcees still have something to say???????? This five member crew out of Columbus, Ohio screams Yes, we have to! Rashad, Pa.Flex, Co City, Shakes and Blaksmif, also known as The 3rd, has been a work in progress since they met in middle school. But like P.A. says, something so […]