Institute of Rap History

11/08/2023

11. August 1973

A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. 50 Years of Hip-Hop, hosted by KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr, celebrates the anniversa...

06/07/2022

Rap History Fanzines werden diesen Samstag, 09. Juli 2022, hier erhältlich sein:

2/5bz (Istanbul)A4 Druck Kollektiv (Zureich)aca punkt (wegen Care-Arbeit nirgendwo)Alex Riva (Zürich)Andrej Popov (Biel/Bienne)Anna Albisetti (Zürich)Antoine Orand + Sub-Zéro (Paris)Blind Tapes (Berlin)Blutgeil (Zürich)Bombay Underground (Mumbai)Bonzen Unltd. (Berlin)Catalina TM (Zürich)CIRA (L...

31/01/2022

DILLA TIME
File under: J Dilla, Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Beats, Producer, 90's...

This excerpt from Dan Charnas’ new J Dilla biography details the producer’s mainstream rise, thanks to A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip.

01/11/2021

Interessantes Programm im Kino Xenix, aber leider fehlt mit "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" ein sehr wichtiger Film...

01/01/2021

File under: MF DOOM, RIP...

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03/12/2020

File under: Britcore, UK, 80's, 90's...

In a hailstorm of sped-up breakbeats, wild stabs and rabid cuts, Britcore blasted out of the UK underground in the late 1980s to present a fearless, DIY flip on the burgeoning hip hop tradition. Something so energetic was fated to burn bright and burn quickly, and its place in UK music culture has b...

05/11/2020

File under: Quakers, Supa K, Beat Tape, Video, Stones Throw Records...

ON VINYL: https://sthrow.com/heavytremors Created by Alan Easter 00:14 Like A Drum 01:32 Speak 2 Me 03:09 Loud Music 04:06 Lets Get It 05:32 Life’s Highway 0...

21/08/2020

File under: Bomp Squad, Shocklee Interactive, Chuck D, Public Enemy, Production, Hip-Hop, 80's, Richard Russell, NTS Radio...

Playing Classic Hip Hop. XL Recording's very own Richard Russell presents his monthly 'Making A Mixtape' radio show.

02/06/2020

27/04/2020

File under: Citizien DJ, Sampling, Open-Source Tool, Library of Congress...
(h/t Heat Rocks - The Podcast)

The Library of Congress, led by "innovator in residence" Brian Foo, is launching an open-source hip-hop sample tool called Citizen DJ.