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Getting Up: A Graffiti Documentary
I found these three YouTube videos an hour ago by a brother called Spazaru22 representing The Boogie Down Bronx. They are from a short documentary called Getting Up: A Graffiti Documentary. I have been searching for information on who shot and directed the flick, but to no avail. I hope Spazaru22... Read more...
Published a day ago
Ugandan Hip Hop: B-Boy Activism In The Mother Land
I want you to see evidence where Hip Hop culture shines at its brightest, and how it enlightens a possible future for those who once envisioned tomorrow as a blur. I want you to feel how it made you feel the first time you found Hip Hop kissing you on the cheek with open arms. Do you remember... Read more...
Published 3 days ago
Battle Of The Year 2008 World Finals Is Upon Us
It is that time of year again in the B-Boying global community. Battle Of The Year World Finals 2008 is now upon us in Braunschweig, Germany on October 18! Who will own the crown this year and from which country? You better believe the crown champions never win by luck or by accident. From over... Read more...
Published 4 days ago
N.B.A.
To the up and coming DJs who may be reading this; this one is just for you. Part of being a true school DJ is knowing the fact that music as a whole is universal. You know how most people go around saying ” I don’t listen to white folks music!” or ” whatcha playing that black music... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Seven Minutes Of Potpourri
That damn Bloodsucking Corporate Machine! Here I am hired to DJ at one of the biggest jams of my life, and it doesn’t feel right. I mean something is way off! I am playing all of the popular songs, but it smells too good in here! For some reason this crowd likes dancing to this garbage! I... Read more...
Published a week ago
DMC World DJ Championship 2008: Supremacy Is Up For Grabs
Mark your calendar on September 26 and 27, Friday and Saturday, for the 2008 DMC World DJ Championship finals in London, England at the Indig02. If you are in the United Kingdom, you already have heard the tickets are sold out by now, but I am sure you know a cousin of a friend’s mother’s... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Rap To The Future
Missing in Hip Hop music today, in my opinion, are two types of rhymes. Before I tell you what they are in a question, I want everyone to understand this is a simple message for up and coming MCs, rap artists, and rappers. If you know one please send him this message. If you are one, I want you... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
General Admission
I have been getting a distinct impression that most of us involved in Hip Hop culture generally admit that the state of the rap world today is on a life support system. Rappers are claiming to have the new flava, but their cheerleading style leaves most of us with that sour, bitter taste in our... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
How to Make The Rock The Bells Festival Better
To Whom it May Concern at Guerilla Union: I attended the Rock the Bells festival in Miami on August 2, 2008. I give the event two thumbs way up for its performance line ups, the surprise special guests, the quality of sound and lighting, the great work the roadies conducted between sets, and the... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Subject Matters
Has anyone notice that it seems rappers of today have few subject matters to rap about? They either have what I call skirt chasing lyrics, political lyrics, or material lyrics. I can’t be the only one who wants to give their lyrics the benefit of the doubt, but I always end up tuning them out!... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
The Rock The Bells Festival Is All In The Family
It was a family reunion on a long and hot summer day in downtown Miami, Florida. A typical family reunion where you find elders with the peppery white hair all the way down to the little ones entering pre-school. You had people giving hugs and pounds who haven’t seen each other in a very long... Read more...
Published a month ago
Today is Rock The Bells: Miami!
Image via Wikipedia This article is going to be real short. We at Old School Scholar apologize for not updating articles as we have recently. There is no excuse, however we will fill you in that we have been gathering our resources and doing lots of planning for the coming months. Also, we have... Read more...
Published a month ago