Image Credit: Ryersonian.ca According to a recent survey conducted by BBCNewsbeat, over a quarter of young people think that it is acceptable to use the “N Word” in certain circumstances. What circumstances, exactly, remains unclear. Swiss from…
An Intimate Look: Pharoahe Monch’s “Rapid Eye Movement” Part 3
In the final part of Hip Hop Hub’s intimate look at Pharoahe Monch‘s “Rapid Eye Movement“, J-J Coyle theorises the idea that the verses are an actual attack on Jay Z’s art… REM (2014): Raps Like…
An Intimate Look: Pharoahe Monch’s “Rapid Eye Movement” Part 2
In the second part of J-J Coyle’s analysis of “Rapid Eye Movement”, Hip Hop Hub delves into Freud’s dream world, the history between Pharoahe Monch and Jay Z with a possible motive for these two lyricists to lock…
An Intimate Look: Pharoahe Monch’s “Rapid Eye Movement” Part 1
On the 1st anniversary of the P.T.S.D album release, Hip Hop Hub invites J-J Coyle to take an intimate look at the lyrical prowess of Pharoahe Monch in the track “Rapid Eye Movement“, and a…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: The Rise of the ‘Femcees’
Image Credit: watchmojo As Hip Hop originated with street gangs in The Bronx, it is no surprise that women did not have a strong presence in early Hip Hop. As the culture has developed this…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: The Commercialisation of Hyper-masculinity.
Image Source: Pic Host When Hip Hop began it was shunned by those in positions authority. Before it’s commercialisation, it spoke out against the conditions in which people were forced to live, and gave a…
ON THIS DAY: Ashanti – Foolish
Hip Hop Hub has recently invested in a time machine to journey back in to chart history. on our maiden voyage, we travel to the early 00s where Ashanti is no.1 with her debut single “Foolish”. ON…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: a “Global Music Epidemic”
Image Credit: Subrealism Here in the UK we have a history of adopting aspects of American culture, but Hip Hop has become a worldwide phenomenon. According to the U.S. Department of State, hip hop is “now…
Will Jay-Z’s Tidal Make Waves?
Image:Yahoo Jay Z, along with a host of fellow musicians, announced the relaunch of music service Tidal. Jay Z staged a massive event to break the news and countless big names took to the stage…
A Brief History Lesson in Hip Hop: Where it all Began
Photo Credit: Elementality HIP HOP MAY NOW BE A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON; BUT THAT WASN’T ALWAYS THE CASE. SO WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN? While Hip Hop maybe a global phenomenon today, that wasn’t always the…
