The year was 1992. Not yet a multibillion-dollar industry, hip-hop was still considered an emerging cultural movement hailing from New York City's most disenfranchised borough: the Bronx. However, it had spread across the East and West coasts and specific pockets of the US, speaking intimately to Black and brown communities as both an outlet to address socioeconomic issues and a form of entertainment provided by rappers, DJs, dancers, and visual artists.
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
Related: All Hail the Queens: Honoring Women in Hip-Hop, 50 Years Later
While mainstream magazines like Billboard and Rolling Stone were in no rush to prominently feature hip-hop acts, publications such as Right On!, Word Up!, and Hip-Hop Connection centered them, filling a growing void in print media. The rap-centered Source would later enter the media landscape in 1991, too. But there was one magazine that was prematurely underestimated yet paved the way for hip-hop culture to prominently sit on newsstands.
Vibe,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Janel Martinez
- Popsugar.com
Dominque Jackson, Alex Newell, Leslie Jordan and Ross Mathews will be celebrating Pride Month with Discovery+ this year. The four have been announced as guest narrators for the upcoming docuseries “The Book of Queer,” set to launch on the streaming service June 2.
The upcoming special event series — which has its first-look featurette above —will feature five episodes, each of which tells the story of multiple historic and groundbreaking queer individuals throughout history. The subjects of the episodes span people that have lived across thousands of years, and include politicians, artists, activists, scientists and world leaders. Some of the names include: ancient Greek poet Sappho, Alexander the Great, King James, Joan of Arc, Akhenaten, Lenardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Alan Turning, Josephine Baker, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gilbert Baker, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Ma Rainey and Bayard Rustin.
Each episode features reenactments and recreations of several subjects’ lives, featuring...
The upcoming special event series — which has its first-look featurette above —will feature five episodes, each of which tells the story of multiple historic and groundbreaking queer individuals throughout history. The subjects of the episodes span people that have lived across thousands of years, and include politicians, artists, activists, scientists and world leaders. Some of the names include: ancient Greek poet Sappho, Alexander the Great, King James, Joan of Arc, Akhenaten, Lenardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Alan Turning, Josephine Baker, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gilbert Baker, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Ma Rainey and Bayard Rustin.
Each episode features reenactments and recreations of several subjects’ lives, featuring...
- 4/27/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
On Saturday, October 17, Symphony Space presents Frank Sinatra at 100, a starry celebration of the iconic singer's centennial. Over the course of three three-hour sets - 2 pm, 5 pm, and 8 pm - no fewer than 100 songs from Sinatra's repertoire will be performed by an impressive roster of interpreters, including Peter Cincotti, Tony Danza, Rebecca Luker, Marilyn Maye, Tierney Sutton, and dozens more. Instrumental renditions by pianist Bill Charlap, the guitar duo of Bucky Pizzarelli amp Ed Laub, and saxophonists Harry Allen and Ted Nash will complement the vocal selections. The house band throughout the day will be led by Russ Kassoff on piano, withDick Sarpola on bass andJohn Redsecker on drums.
- 9/24/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Harry Allen, Antonio Hart, Karrin Allyson and Don Byron were also in the line-up of jazz musicians who participated in The Blue Note Jazz Benefit at the Highline Ballroom.
The Blue Note jazz club has strong ties to the jazz scene in Japan, with sister venues in Tokyo and Nagoya.
Blue Note New York president Steven Bensusan says, "The events unfolding in Japan are tragic, and we want to do everything we can to help.
"We hope that rallying the jazz community in New York for the Benefit Concert will help raise awareness and funds that will go towards rebuilding Japan."
All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the relief efforts in Japan following the nation's devastating earthquake and tsunami last month (Mar11).
The Blue Note jazz club has strong ties to the jazz scene in Japan, with sister venues in Tokyo and Nagoya.
Blue Note New York president Steven Bensusan says, "The events unfolding in Japan are tragic, and we want to do everything we can to help.
"We hope that rallying the jazz community in New York for the Benefit Concert will help raise awareness and funds that will go towards rebuilding Japan."
All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the relief efforts in Japan following the nation's devastating earthquake and tsunami last month (Mar11).
- 4/20/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The program is called Food For Thought, a Bet product. In a nutshell, 3 hosts – Harry Allen, Stephen A. Smith and Angie Martinez – interview a celebrity guest. Last night’s episode featured Ice Cube; he talked about family, music, and, of course, movies. If you’re solely interested in the movie segment, it begins around the 9:15 mark. I like Harry Allen’s segments most; thoughtful questions. And did Ice really admit to peddling buffoonery? It’s nothing that we don’t already know. But usually, the stance is a defensive one; he just seems to flat out admit it! Well, don’t hate the player, hate the game, right?
h/t Nah Right...
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- 7/10/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
'I looked at him as a brother,' Solar says; denies rumors of romantic relationship.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
Solar
Photo: MTV News
Simply known as Solar, the music-industry veteran knows when it comes to the hip-hop community, he's probably the most hated man on the Internet. It seems that everyone is questioning his relationship with Keith Elam — better known to millions of fans as Guru — who died on Monday. On Wednesday (April 21), RapRadar.com had Solar as the focus of their infamous "You Played Yourself" section and one of the blog's writers, Brian "B. Dot" Miller, referred to him as a "lying sack of sh--."
"This is one solar that needs to be eclipsed," B. Dot went on to write. And that may be one of the kindest things said about Solar, friend and confidant of the rap legend since 2002.
Twitter's list of trending...
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
Solar
Photo: MTV News
Simply known as Solar, the music-industry veteran knows when it comes to the hip-hop community, he's probably the most hated man on the Internet. It seems that everyone is questioning his relationship with Keith Elam — better known to millions of fans as Guru — who died on Monday. On Wednesday (April 21), RapRadar.com had Solar as the focus of their infamous "You Played Yourself" section and one of the blog's writers, Brian "B. Dot" Miller, referred to him as a "lying sack of sh--."
"This is one solar that needs to be eclipsed," B. Dot went on to write. And that may be one of the kindest things said about Solar, friend and confidant of the rap legend since 2002.
Twitter's list of trending...
- 4/21/2010
- MTV Music News
One of the most redeeming qualities of the social media landscape revolves around the unique ability microblogging (eg. Twitter, Facebook status updates, Blog comments) offers in the creation of "Thought Viruses." Everyone knows you can't really "create" a "thought virus" however there are people in the social Web who gracefully dance the waltz of maven and connector into what I call "Thought DJ's." These individuals are the uber-talented social media curators who skillfully bring the proper mix of humor, wit, intelligence and interesting "tinyurls" and create an environment of heavily anticipated tweets. Much like an influential music DJ who "breaks" and "discovers" new music today's "Thought DJ" delivers news, information, insights and even concepts to us with a freshness that is reminiscent of the day we used to buy 45's at the local record store. Their ability to be on the cutting edge of information combined with their innovative point...
- 9/1/2009
- by James Andrews
- Fast Company
Results from the venerable Annual Design Review are in. Here's three of the best of the best.
I.D., the storied American product-design magazine, just released the results of its yearly Annual Design Review, a competition judged by a sterling panel of designers. Last week, it opened an exhibition of the winning designs in New York, which runs through August 21. But if you can't make it--or can't afford the Adr issue's stunning $35 newsstand price--all of the designs are now online. Here's a taste--the grand-prize winners, in three of the nine categories:
The Equipment category, which is dedicated to specialist machinery and tools, was won by the Nanopoint cellTRAY (ahove left), which has already been heralded as a breakthrough in microscopic imaging. It's the first tool that allows living cells to be imaged in real-time. Each "slide" has 8,000 wells, which hold the cells and are fed by irrigation channels pumping in nutrients.
I.D., the storied American product-design magazine, just released the results of its yearly Annual Design Review, a competition judged by a sterling panel of designers. Last week, it opened an exhibition of the winning designs in New York, which runs through August 21. But if you can't make it--or can't afford the Adr issue's stunning $35 newsstand price--all of the designs are now online. Here's a taste--the grand-prize winners, in three of the nine categories:
The Equipment category, which is dedicated to specialist machinery and tools, was won by the Nanopoint cellTRAY (ahove left), which has already been heralded as a breakthrough in microscopic imaging. It's the first tool that allows living cells to be imaged in real-time. Each "slide" has 8,000 wells, which hold the cells and are fed by irrigation channels pumping in nutrients.
- 6/30/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
Loss of 16-year-old magazine leaves marketplace without mainstream hip-hop/ R&B title.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Photo: Vibe Media Group
Vibe magazine, the urban glossy founded in 1992 by legendary producer Quincy Jones, announced on Tuesday (June 30) that the publication is folding and will no longer produce print issues or publish its Web site, Vibe.com.
With the closing of the title, effective immediately, there now remains no large circulation print publication dedicated to covering hip-hop, R&B and fashion on a mainstream level.
During the magazine's memorable 16-year-run, a number of iconic covers were produced, chief among them images of Suge Knight's Death Row roster adorned all in black, and simple, striking photos of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Aaliyah to mark their deaths. The magazine, however, will forever be remembered for its controversial coverage of the East Coast/ West Coast hip-hop rivalry, which inspired many of the scenes from the film "Notorious.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Photo: Vibe Media Group
Vibe magazine, the urban glossy founded in 1992 by legendary producer Quincy Jones, announced on Tuesday (June 30) that the publication is folding and will no longer produce print issues or publish its Web site, Vibe.com.
With the closing of the title, effective immediately, there now remains no large circulation print publication dedicated to covering hip-hop, R&B and fashion on a mainstream level.
During the magazine's memorable 16-year-run, a number of iconic covers were produced, chief among them images of Suge Knight's Death Row roster adorned all in black, and simple, striking photos of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Aaliyah to mark their deaths. The magazine, however, will forever be remembered for its controversial coverage of the East Coast/ West Coast hip-hop rivalry, which inspired many of the scenes from the film "Notorious.
- 6/30/2009
- MTV Music News
Married Life deals with just that, the life of married people. Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) and Pat Allen (Patricia Clarkson) seem to be a happily married couple. However, one thing is wrong, Pat cannot provide Harry will the level of emotional attachment he needs. Harry is a true romantic and even though he loves Pat, he knows something is missing. Harry finds what he is missing in Kay Nesbitt (Rachel McAdams) and experiences the kind of love that he wants for the rest of his life. Harry determined to leave Pat confines his predicament in his best friend Richard [...]...
- 9/3/2008
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
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