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Bruse Wane
Warren Rose, known professionally as Bruse Wane, is a Jamaican American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and music executive. He is known for his versatile song writing, unique sound, lyricism, and joint work with a number of other high profile artist and musicians; In the genres of Hip-Hop, Reggae and Electro Funk. Notable artist he has worked with include Papoose, Sean Price, Keith Murray, Kurtis Mantronik and Dawn Penn. Early life Warren Rose was born in Jamaica and raised in the Bronxdale Projects in the Bronx. The Bronxdale houses is considered a vital neighborhood in the origins of Hip Hop culture; Based on it's connection to Disco King Mario and the Black Spades. In an interview with British rapper Blade Wane states it is there he was influenced by Hip Hop culture and music. Career 2015—2016 In 2015, Bruse Wane established his name in "Rap music" when he released his ''The Earl Manigault of Rap'' album. The lead single "Venom" featured his mentor Sean Pric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disco King Mario
Disco King Mario (July 1, 1956 – May 21, 1994) was a prominent Black American DJ and pioneer of hip-hop culture. He is known for being one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. His outdoor parties and park jams made him well known in and around the Bronxdale housing projects, and he was also a member of the Black Spades. Mario's family hailed from Edenton, North Carolina, the place of his birth. DJing & Career Mario moved from Edenton North Carolina, and relocated to the Bronxdale Houses in the 1960's. In the early 1970's he began to DJ and organize outdoor block parties and park jams. He is noted as one of the first DJ's to start doing this in The Bronx and New York City. His events brought him recognition throughout New York City. In the early stages of hip-hop, the DJ's were the stars at events, with the rappers being secondary. Mario put on many early shows in the "Gleason Watson" playground, also known as "Rosedale park", in The Bronx. At this time Mario was a prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop Museum
The Hip Hop Museum is a museum dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Hip hop music, dance, art and culture and "permanent place to celebrate the music that has made the Bronx famous around the world". The museum will be located on Exterior Street in the Lower Concourse, Bronx, Concourse neighborhood of The Bronx when construction is complete. History The museum was founded in 2015 as the Universal Hip Hop Museum, by a group of hip hop pioneers Rocky Bucano, Kurtis Blow, Grandwizzard Theodore, Joe Conzo Jr., Joe Conzo, Jr. and Grandmaster Melle Mel, to document, preserve, and celebrate the culture of Hip Hop. The museum rebranded as The Hip Hop Museum in September 2023. Museum The 52,000-square-foot museum will be part of a South Bronx multi-use development project at 610 Exterior Street called Bronx Point. Not far from the so-called birthplace of hip hop on Sedgwick Avenue, it will include a 300-seat theatre in addition to gallery and community space. The official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Source (magazine)
''The Source'' is an American music magazine and website specializing in hip-hop and entertainment. Founded in August 1988 by Harvard University students David Mays and Jonathan Shecter, it began as a black-and-white, one-page newspaper promoting their college radio show. Within months, it evolved into a professionally designed, full-color magazine. Dubbed "the bible of hip-hop," primarily focused on hip-hop music and culture while also covering politics and fashion. Its music reviews held great significance in the hip-hop community, with the "five mics" rating considered a prestigious honor and a significant achievement. The ratings often sparked heated debates among both artists and fans. At its height in the late 1990s, ''The Source'' was the highest-selling magazine on the newsstands in the United States. It launched its own compilation album series and an award show. The 1995 Source Awards were noted for their effect on the hip-hop landscape, particularly in escalating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)
"You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" is a song by Jamaican singer Dawn Penn, released in February 1994 by Big Beat as the first single from her first studio album, '' No, No, No'' (1994). The song's lyrics are credited to Penn, Bo Diddley and Willie Cobbs, and production was handled by Steely & Clevie. Penn had originally recorded a version of Cobbs' 1960 song " You Don't Love Me" in 1967, incorporating elements of its music and lyrics. It is claimed that the Cobbs song was, in turn, based on Diddley's 1955 song "She's Fine, She's Mine". Thus, both are credited as songwriters on Penn's recording. In 1994, after a 17-year break from the music industry, she re-recorded a dancehall version of the song retitled "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)". Penn's 1994 version of the song became a commercial success worldwide. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland, and the top 40 in the Netherlands an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantronix
Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro (music), electro funk music group from New York City. The band was formed by Disc jockey#Hip Hop DJs, DJ Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel) and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). The group is primarily remembered for its pioneering blend of old school hip hop, electronic music, electronic, and club music. They underwent several Music genre, genre and line-up changes during its seven-year existence between 1984 and 1991, and released five albums beginning with their 1985 debut ''The Album (Mantronix album), The Album''. History Early years: 1984–1988 Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel), a Jamaican-American émigré, began experimenting with electro music in the early 1980s, inspired by early electro tracks like ":File:Riot in Lagos.ogg, Riot in Lagos" (1980) by Yellow Magic Orchestra's Ryuichi Sakamoto. In 1984, while working as the in-store Disc jockey#Hip Hop DJs, DJ for Downtown Records in Manhattan, Kurtis Mantronik met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Kay Slay
Keith Grayson (August 14, 1966 – April 17, 2022), professionally known as DJ Kay Slay, was an American disc jockey (DJ) from New York City. He is referred to by ''The New York Times'' as "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults". He released four studio albums: '' The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1'' (2003), '' The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2'' (2004), '' The Champions: North Meets South'' (with Greg Street; 2006), and '' More Than Just a DJ'' (2010). Known for extensive curation of prominent figures in East Coast hip-hop, his albums were met with success in the regional market; his first two were released by Columbia Records. Grayson died from COVID-19 in 2022. Early life Grayson was born August 14, 1966, in New York City. He was originally a prominent graffiti artist, having been featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary, ''Style Wars''. One of Grayson's better known tags was "Dez". As a youth involved in New York's flourishing hip hop scene, Keith witnessed firsthand the ascent of legendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius XM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting corporation headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. The company was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, merging them into SiriusXM Radio. The company also has a 70% equity interest in Sirius XM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. On May 21, 2013, Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. was incorporated, and in January 2020, SiriusXM reorganized their corporate structure, which made ''Sirius XM Radio Inc''. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed it. The merger created a company with 18.5 million subscribers, and the deal was valued at billion (equivalent to $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Phixion
Non Phixion (pronounced ''Non-Fiction'') is an American hip-hop group from Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ..., New York City. Though the group did not become a household name during their initial period of activity, the Village Voice said Non Phixion was "integral to the timeline of underground hip-hop." The group endured a series of missed opportunities on their way to their only LP release and broke up after their first decade. In the months leading up to the 20th anniversary of their formation, the group reunited and was still active and touring. Their logo is a direct nod to the Canadian metal band Voivod (band), Voivod. History In late 1994, MC Serch (of 3rd Bass fame) took protégé Sabac Red and teamed up with DJ Eclipse and Ill Bill (La Coka No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HipHopDX
''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of Hip hop music, hip hop music criticism and news. ''HipHopDX'' has over 3.5M monthly readers, the website encompassing hip hop news, interviews, music, and reviews. The website's founder and CEO is Sharath Cherian and the Head of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. ''HipHopDX'' is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. ''HipHopDX'' can be found on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. In September 2020, the website was acquired by Warner Music Group; however, the website was sold in 2024 to Uproxx Studios, managed by will.i.am, Jarret Myer, and Rich Antoniello. ''HipHopDX'''s Director of Hip Hop Journalism, Elliott Wilson, is a co-host (with DJ Hed and Jeremy Hecht) on ''The Bigger Picture'', a weekly hip-hop debate show managed by Uproxx Studios. ''HipHopDX'' was nominated for "Best Hip Hop Online Site" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. On September 3, 2013, ''The Source (magazine), The Source'' named ''HipHopDX'', n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Rivers
Christopher Lee Rios Jr. (born November 15, 1993), known professionally as Chris Rivers and formerly Baby Pun, is an American rapper. He is the son of the late rapper Big Pun. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence originally being known as Big Pun's son, in addition to appearing in the music video for his father's song " It's So Hard", from the 2000 album Yeeeah Baby. Early life Rivers was born on November 15, 1993, in the South Bronx in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descent. His father is Chris Rios, Sr., also known as Big Pun and his mother is Liza Rios. He grew up in many parts of The Bronx, New York. Rivers initially started pursuing a hip hop career when he was eight and then professionally at eighteen. Career Chris Rivers began his music career in 2002 as a member of a group called 3 Down, consisting of himself, Ray Ray (Benzino's son), and Lil James. They released a single called "Baby Boo", featuring Brenda Russell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Pun
Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe, alongside Cuban Link and Triple Seis, and thereafter guest appeared on his 1995 album '' Jealous One's Envy''. Big Pun signed with Fat Joe's label, Terror Squad Productions and Loud Records in 1997 to release his debut studio album, ''Capital Punishment'' (1998) the following year. Met with critical acclaim and commercial success, the album earned a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200, and became the first hip hop recording by a Latino solo act to receive platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, '' Yeeeah Baby'' (2000) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
