[THHA #35] Giving thanks for hip-hop innovation, inspiration & insight [11/21/18]

Grammy-winning trumpeter Roy Hargrove​ – who died at 49 on Friday (Nov. 2) of cardiac arrest, following a long struggle with kidney disease – was paradoxical in the way that so many of jazz’s most important figures have been.

Jerry Gant, who changed the face of Newark, was ubiquitous. “Wherever you happened to be, you’d run into him,” said …

The teaser for the Staten Island supergroup’s documentary, ‘For the Children: 25 Years of Enter the Wu-Tang,’ is here with a cameo from A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg.

Taking inspiration from the old and blending it with the new for a completely modern sound — Florida based Black Violin will wrap up a two day concert series in Anchorage Friday night.

Temple University’s Blockson Collection now contains material from rapper Tupac Shakur, including handwritten lyrics.

Hip-hop legend Bobbito García presented a self-directed autobiographical film to a full-house on Tuesday, chronicling his ascension from a child struggling with alienation to a multi-talented icon.

The Top Dawg Entertainment president Dave Free sharees how TDE maintains its authenticity, keeps all of its stars on the same page, and ascended from the

Seventeen years after he began experimenting with the artform, Pipkins has established himself as a masterful self-taught interdisciplinary artist whose work with puppetry is uniquely buoyed by a hip-hop ethos and a culture of teaching and education.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda inspired a wave of hip-hop stars, and in turn, a generation of fans.

It’s the voice of the outcast made good.

Scholars share their initial thoughts on the musical reactions to the burgeoning social movement, Black Lives Matter, in this anthology from Indiana University Press.

The colorful and interactive exhibit is an in-depth examination and commemoration of the local hip hop community.

A New York City school is giving future game developers a chance to get in the game.

From “The Little Mermaid” to Rihanna, Assistant Professor of Education Jonté “JT” Taylor has used music to teach and inspire his students.

The innovative educational program launched in 2016 at Hamilton on Broadway will continue in New York on Wednesday, November 14 when 1,300 students and teachers…

Jordan Mitchell knows a thing or two about hip-hop.

The health, status, challenges and future of hip-hop festivals dominated the conversation at the Rock the Bells: Meet Hip-Hop’s Next Generation of Festival Promoters panel, moderated by Vibe editor in chief Datwon Thomas.

Chance The Rapper To Craft MGM Movie Musical ‘Hope’ With Nico Segal & Carlito Rodriguez

The fifth annual Arizona Hip Hop Festival is a two-day blowout with more than 350 performers, all from Arizona, on multiple stages.

The state health insurance exchange is hiring hip-hop dancers in communities across the state as part of its promotion of open enrollment, which ends Jan. 15.

BANGKOK (AFP) - “A country killing the people… doesn’t give a damn about its children,” spits 17-year-old Elevenfinger, one of a legion of acerbic young rappers ripping into Thailand’s politics, dire education system and calcifying social mores.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rapper Lil Jon has been using his star power and wealth to help children in underdeveloped countries gain access to a proper education.

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