August 25, 2009 – 11:40 am
she has featured in “Amustement Park” – 50 Cent
Getting someone to pen words for you to sing is de rigueur in pop, but in hip-hop, where authenticity is king, it’s a different matter
Puffing himself up … Diddy. Photograph: Gary He/AP
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Posted in American Hip Hop, THe 5 Elements
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Tagged Britney spears, Diddy, Dr Dre, ghostwriters, hip hop, Kanye West, Nas, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, The DOC, will smith
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Just Blaze Vs DJ Delinger from Nile Ivey on Vimeo.
On the face of it, as a society, we seem to be a little mixed-up when it comes to “graffiti”, as you call it if you work in the local council’s cleansing department, or “street art” as you say if you’re the chap – and they do mainly seem to be blokes [...]
Eyejammie Gallery owner Bill Adler and legendary graffiti writer Cey Adams are working on a DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop. The book, due in October on Collins Design, will chronicle the evolution of art and design within Hip Hop culture.
Adler told HipHopDX Wednesday, “The idea is that everyone knows about Hip Hop music, [...]
The purist steals their supplies, practises diligently at home and keeps a record of their work. They sign off with a tag — a moniker, symbol, letters or words by which they wish to become known by their peers. Some consider it art, others consider it visual pollution.
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