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This Week in Good Black News: Nelly And Ashanti Are Back Together, Michael Irvin Settles For $100M and Spike Lee Calls Out The Critics

HBCUs also made some big moves this week!
09/15/2023

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop: The Formative Albums and Songs of the 1970s

Kool Herc forever transformed the ideology of music on August 11, 1973.
08/11/2023

Grandmaster Flash And Roxanne Shanté Visit New York’s City Hall To Share Hip Hop 50 Plans

The iconic music genre will celebrate 50 years in 2023!
11/15/2022
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Respect Due - Pioneers of Hip Hop, Pt. 1
BET Hip Hop Awards 2022

DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Coke La Rock and MC Sha-Rock were instrumental in creating hip hop culture in the 1970s and 80s via their innovative approaches to making music.
09/09/2022
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The I Am Hip Hop Hall of Fame
BET Hip Hop Awards 2021

Look back at unforgettable acceptance speeches from I Am Hip Hop Award recipients, including Grandmaster Flash, KRS-One, Russell Simmons, Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, Lil' Kim and more.
09/23/2021

Duke Bootee, Writer And Producer Of ‘The Message,’’ Dies At 69

He was best known for his work with Melle Mel.
01/31/2021

When Hip-Hop Is More Progressive Than the Country That Birthed It

Rap music always has a way of pushing us forward.
11/09/2016
Vinyl is one of the stars - An obvious frequent appearance is made by vinyl. In fact, a major storyline in the first episode revolves around the hunt for a rare vinyl.(Photo: David Lee/Netflix)

'The Get Down' Should Be Your New Favorite Series ASAP

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Watch Grandmaster Flash's Introduction in the Exclusive Trailer for the Netflix Series 'The Get Down'

Jaden Smith, Shameik Moore, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II all star.
08/01/2016
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For Rich Homie Quan: Other Lyrics You Should Never F**k Up

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New York Hip Hop Pioneer Kool DJ AJ Dies from Unknown Causes

Kurtis Blow breaks news of friend's passing.
09/10/2015