On AlterNet: hip-hop

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hip-hop"

Das Racist’s Himanshu Suri: Rapper, Jokester, Community Organizer?

Channing Kennedy, ColorLines. January 17, 2012.

The Queens native seeks to serve the borough's working-class immigrant community.

Hip-Hop Diplomacy? How the State Department Uses Rap to Spread Propaganda Abroad

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

There is hypocrisy in the State Department's cultural diplomacy efforts.

Poor White Blight: How Rapper Yelawolf (and Eminem Before Him) Turns Hip-Hop's Eye to the Trailer Park

B Michael Payne, AlterNet. December 22, 2011.

One of rap's brightest young stars interprets the mobile home—and its corresponding economic reality.

Drake's "Shot For Me" As a Template for Modern Masculinity

B Michael Payne, bmichael.me. December 15, 2011.

A close reading of how one of the world's biggest rapper-singers does manhood differently.

Are Jay-Z, Kanye and the Hip-Hop Establishment too Conservative for OWS?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

One would imagine that hip hop would make a perfect fit for the Occupy movement. But one would evidently be wrong.

Beyonce vs. Brussels: Is the World's Biggest Pop Star a Plagiarist?

Debra Cash, AlterNet. October 12, 2011.

A question of intellectual property rights.

Immortal Technique on Occupy Wall Street: "Some of You Billionaires Are Going to Have to Go Bankrupt"

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. October 12, 2011.

Speaking with the rapper in downtown New York about the growing movement.

8 Activist Rappers Representing Occupy Wall Street and Other Progressive Causes

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 11, 2011.

A handful of awesome hip-hop artists are doing something about their values.

Hip-Hop Star The Game Wants Gay Rappers to Come Out, But Spreads Downlow Myth

Jorge Rivas, ColorLines. September 15, 2011.

It's good to see hip-hop stars standing up against homophobia. But spreading misinformation about how AIDS is transmitted in the black community helps no one.

Songs in the Key of Strife: Michael Rapaport on His New Documentary

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. July 5, 2011.

The actor/director and Tribe member Phife Dog discuss "A Tribe Called Quest," a new documentary about the fabled rap group.

Watchdogs, Outraged Over Rihanna's New Video, Give Kanye's Misogyny a Pass

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Double standard, anyone?

Remembering Gil Scott-Heron: Outspoken Activist and Musical Legend

Jamilah King, ColorLines. May 31, 2011.

The legend passed away in New York on May 27, 2011.

How Fox News Uses 'Big, Scary Hip-Hop' to Race-Bait its Viewers

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

This week's outrage over Common and Jill Scott was ridiculous, but there was a more pervasive, nefarious issue at hand.

Politically Active Filmmaking: A Conversation with Director Jy-Ah Min

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. April 5, 2011.

How a former activist/organizer parlayed her politics and hip-hop background into a compelling 'remix' of Godard's 'Masculin/Feminin.'

Vision: Ten Crunk Commandments for Reinvigorating Hip Hop Feminist Studies

Crunktastic, Crunk Feminist Collective. March 10, 2011.

Thoughts and insights from the Black and Brown Feminisms in Hip Hop Media Conference at UT San Antonio

After Targeting Van Jones, Glenn Beck Takes His shot at Hip-Hop Activist Yosi Sergant

Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop. September 11, 2009.

Glenn Beck uses smear attacks to push for White House staffer Yosi Sergant's resignation for organizing artists to support Obama's national service program.

My Earliest Encounters With Sexism Had a Hip-Hop Chaser

Latoya, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2008.

Before I discovered feminism I was already neck-deep in hip-hop culture.

Let's Talk About Sex

Bonnie Zylbergold, American Sexuality Magazine. May 8, 2008.

A health educator uses hip-hop to talk to girls about gender and sexuality.

Make McCain Condemn Country Music

Roy Edroso, Alicublog AlterNet: PEEK. April 25, 2008.

If Obama is responsible for the nefarious "rappers", then why isn't John McCain responsible for country music?

Slumping Record Sales Are Good for Real Hip-Hop Artists

Charles Jones, New America Media. January 14, 2008.

With mainstream hip-hop artists like 50 Cent and Jay-Z struggling to go platinum, it's time for the genre to return to its underground roots.

Kanye West: "I Have a Hard Time Believing Bush Cares About Anyone" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. September 24, 2007.

The outspoken rap star defends and expands on his memorable outburst following Hurricane Katrina.

Hammer-time (...to Get Out of Iraq) [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. June 15, 2007.

MC Hammer attempts a new comeback in rap with anti-war song. Will it be the next "U Can't Touch This"?

In Defense of Hip-Hop

Nida Khan, Women's Media Center. May 24, 2007.

Don Imus used hip-hop to scapegoat his racist comment. But before blaming everything on one kind of music, we need to analyze all of pop culture and media representation overall.

Hip-Hop's (Still) Invisible Women

Yvonne Bynoe, AlterNet. May 16, 2007.

The recent Don Imus affair brought to light that black women within hip-hop are to be ogled in music videos and insulted in the name of free speech, but rarely are they given access to major media outlets.

Jon Stewart on Fox\'s Freakout Over Rapper Common: \'I Just Feel Sorry for You Guys Now\'

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.