Events
BREAKIN’ CONVENTION ’18 (@BConventio...
By Rishma • On

Breakin’ Con­ven­tion, the award-win­n­ing and crit­ic­ally acclaimed power­house behind a hip hop theatre revolu­tion, cel­eb­rates a land­mark 15th Anniversary this May Bank Hol­i­day dur­ing its annu­al hip hop dance… Read more

Education
Knowledge Session: The Griot Tradition
By Maya Elese • On

Gri­ots are; poets, his­tor­i­ans, advisors, spokes­per­sons, gene­a­lo­gists, dip­lo­mats, peace-makers, praise-sing­ers, inter­pret­ers, musi­cians, com­posers, teach­ers, war­ri­ors and wit­nesses. What is the gri­ot tra­di­tion? Through­out pre-col­on­isa­­tion where… Read more

Current Issue
Dupré Kelly @DoItAll from the Legendary...
By MJ Savino • On

Dupré “Doitall” Kelly is now an offi­cial can­did­ate on the bal­lot  for the upcom­ing May 8, 2018 in Newark, NJ after turn­ing in over 2,000… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC |JAQUON (@QU_THEMUSIC) “SO T...
By MJ Savino • On

Sing­er JaQuon hails from Peek­skill, New York and is tak­ing the music scene by storm with his melod­ic and euphor­ic voice. JaQuon has been singing… Read more

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NEW MUSIC | THERAA P (@THERAA_P) “FAKE...
By MJ Savino • On

Rep­res­ent­ing Crown Heights of Brook­lyn, Ther­aa P is notori­ous for her con­scious lyr­ics and rhymes. In her latest single “Fake Friends”  she ral­lies her life’s les­sons and… Read more

Visual Arts
ART | 5 SHOREDITCH GRAFFITI WORKS YOU DI...
By Guest Author • On

The walls of London’s Shored­itch pop with col­our, mes­sages, pic­tures and tags. Shored­itch is well-known for its graf­fiti and street art — if you’re famil­i­ar… Read more

Events
EVENT | KOOL G RAP (@TheRealKoolGRap) &a...
By Rishma • On

KOOL G RAP & AWATE LIVE  22ND JUNE 2018 JAZZ CAFE, CAM­DEN  Queens-based hip-hop icon KOOL G RAP left one of the most endur­ing and impress­ive rap dis­co­graph­ies in… Read more

Education
Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed By @ShowO...
By Lana Bell • On

With your bonuses and expenses You shoveled down your throat Now you bit the hand that fed you Dear God I hope you choke In 2007–2008 there was a… Read more

Education
PODCAST ALERT | ARASH THOUGHTS (@Arashth...
By Arash Sharifi • On

I am Hip Hop Magazine’s Arash Shari­fi steps on the mic for his very own pod­cast titled ‘Arash Thoughts’. Dis­cuss­ing all top­ics from Racism, Stress,… Read more

Education
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | LAURYN HIL...
By Faizah Cyanide • On

As we cel­eb­rate inter­na­tion­al women’s day, I was remin­is­cing on women in 90’s Hip Hop. Miso­gyny has always been com­mon­place in rap but dur­ing the… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | AUL PURPIS (@PURPIS7) “THE...
By MJ Savino • On

Aul Purp­is, a seasoned Hip Hop pion­eer and legend out of Philly, releases a new single “They Wanna Know” pro­duced by Reese Tana­ka.  Fans recall… Read more

What is New
NEW MUSIC | TUTONE BAN, MONEY MARK &...
By MJ Savino • On

New York’s own TuTone Ban, Money Mark & So Sick of Sour Audio present the self-titled pro­ject “The Big Three”.  Known for their hard, yet… Read more