I am honored to have been chosen to host the next RedBull Music Academy lecture with two of my favorite people from 2 of all time favorite groups in music. Here is more info on also check BoomBox that night where Ali & Maseo will pay a musical tribute to the one & only Jay Dee "None ...

Had to post some of the classic Hip Hop performances i found on You Tube. Before Yo Mtv raps and Rap City the only place to see ssome of the biggest names in Hip Hop in the 80's was Saturday morning episodes of "The Hippest Trip In America" Thank You Don Cornelius for ...

Today the world lost a true icon in the death of Don Cornelius. Don came up with the idea to create a tv show like American Bandstand, but his show would feature black artist that you wouldn't see on Dick Clarks show back in the mid 60's. He self financed Soul Train with ...

 Yasiin & Kweli start the new year off with the 1st performance on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" In this video they pay homage to the Late Great Jay Dilla by performing the classic cut "Little Brother"  @Questlove gives insight into the night Jay Dilla made the track  that eventually became the ...

Via:Pacific Standard Time "Ice Cube drives Inglewood blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows. He talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as "Gangsta Highway". Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be ...

“Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label is a celebration of the first 25 years of the label that defined hip-hop music and culture. This is the story of Def Jam in the words of its artists and top executives, taken from interviews and seamlessly ...

(Photo Shot By Cognito-Culture Capture Champs™) Yassin performs a few joints from "Ecstatic" and a moving tribute to Troy Davis with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Live in Bed-Stuy.  "Life In Marvelous Times"   "Coming Together...Tribute To Troy Davis"   Watch Yassin perform more under the cut... "Revelations" "Casa Bey"