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LA: 5/11 “THEN” Classic Hip Hop Photos by Lisa Leone at HVW8 Gallery
Posted On Thursday, May 10, 2012 By visionist. Under Art, Culture Capture Champs, featured, History, Lisa Leone, Photography Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Culture Capture Champs, HVW8, Lauryn Hill, Lisa Leone, mary j blige, nas, Photography, Queen Latifah, Rosie Perez, run dmc, Snoop Dogg, the roots, Wyclef Jean
Pharcyde – 1995.
On the set of Spike Jonze’s classic video “Drop”.
Fugees 1994
New photo exhibition documents hip-hop’s moments of truth.
Before hip-hop was an industry, it was a community.
THEN, a new solo show from photographer Lisa Leone, is a deeply personal portrayal of the last days of hip-hop’s innocence, of a culture ...

Trailer: *Doin’ It In The Park: Pick -Up Basketball NYC* Dir. Bobbito & Kevin Couliau
Posted On Friday, April 27, 2012 By visionist. Under Bobbito aka. KOOL BOB LOVE, Culture Capture Champs, Doc's & Flix, featured, Frolaborators, History, Nonstop Sports, NYC Tags: "Fly" Williams, "Pee Wee" Kirkland, bobbito garcia, Corey "Homicide" Williams, DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, God Shammgod, Jack Ryan, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Kenny Anderson, Kenny Smith, Kevin Couliau, Milani Malik, Niki Avery, NYC, Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon, Tim "Headache" Gittens
DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide "Mecca" of the sport.
In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ ...
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Bling47: DJ Spinna Breaks Down *Little Brother* Prod. By Dilla
Posted On Monday, April 16, 2012 By visionist. Under Culture Capture Champs, DJ Spinna, Doc's & Flix, featured, Frolaborators, History, J Dilla, Music Tags: Black Star, bling 47, dilla, dj spinna, little Brother, Mpc 3000, wajeed
Photo By Jewell-Culture Capture Champs© )
This episode takes us to “Do or Die” Bedstuy Brooklyn, NY with native DJ Spinna. I spoke with him for several months to try to coordinate schedules for filming. Finally, we made it happen on one of the coldest days in the history books.
We filmed in ...
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Trailer: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Official Trailer Dir. Ice T
Posted On Thursday, April 12, 2012 By visionist. Under Doc's & Flix, History, Music Tags: Documentary, Dr Dre, Eminem, Hip Hop, Ice t, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary film about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Ice-T takes us on a deeply personal journey to uncover how this music of ...
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DVD: *Big Fun In The Big Town* 1986 Cult Hip Hop & Street Culture Doc
Posted On Thursday, April 5, 2012 By visionist. Under Doc's & Flix, Fixed Gear, History, NYC Tags: Big Fun In The Big Town, Bram Van Splunteren, Documentary, Doug E Fresh, DVD, Film, Grandmaster Flash, Hip Hop, Latin Quarter, run dmc
Just got put on to this dope doc releasing next month. Commercially available for the first time ever after more than 25 years, Big Fun in the Big Town is nothing short of a revelation
Check the trailer below.
New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like ...
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Dilla Day: Questlove Dilla Mix on Hot 97 *BlackFist Fridays* DWNLD
Posted On Friday, February 10, 2012 By visionist. Under afromentals, Culture Capture Champs, Fro Related, Frolaborators, History, J Dilla, Music, Questlove Tags: BlackFist Fridays, Dilla Day, hot 97, j dilla, Jay Dee, Mr.Cee, questlove, Rap radar
Photo By Cognito-Culture Capture Champs©
@Questlove blessed the airwaves with a sick Dilla mix on BlackFist Fridays with Mr.Cee on Hot 97 fm NYC.
Catch the download now!
*FANTASTIC*
Via:RR
Rest In Power Dilla!
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Happy Bornday James*Jay Dee* Yancy Via: Bling 47
Posted On Tuesday, February 7, 2012 By visionist. Under afromentals, Art, Frolaborators, History, J Dilla, Music, R.I.P Tags: bling 47, detroit, Dilla Freestyle, Doughnuts, happy birthday, j dilla, James Yancy, Jay Dee, joe buck, Ma Dukes, Que D, R.I.P, wajeed
Artwork By Joe Buck
Today marks James "Jay Dee" Yancy 38th bornday and 6th year since his passing.
Detroits Wajeed of Bling 47 has re launched is website featuring a slew of unreleased Dilla cuts and storys from
a who's who group of folks that knew Jay Dee beyond music.
Check a few clips ...
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