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🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:22:02 +0000

On January 5th, we celebrate the life and legacy of James Mtume — a trailblazer whose influence spans jazz, R&B, funk, and hip-hop. Born James

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The hip hop debate

Edward Odom — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:24:44 +0000

The hip hop debate has historical parallels in the entertainment industry My son and I have had some spirited discussions over hip hop and its

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Tupac Amaru Shakur

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:33:12 +0000

Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was a highly influential American rapper, songwriter and actor. He is widely considered to be one of the

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Summerstage presents Poet Liza Jessie Peterson

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 06:36:26 +0000

Liza Jessie Peterson is a renowned actress, poet, playwright, educator and activist who has been steadfast in her commitment to incarcerated populations both professionally and

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – Mali Music

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:44:53 +0000

Savannah-based singer-songwriter Mali Music, also known as Jamaal Pollard, exploded onto the R&B scene with his 2014 debut album Mali Is…, which earned him a

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Red Hook Park presents Just Blaze & Friends

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 18:56:53 +0000

Over the past 15 years, Just Blaze has become a fixture in Hip-Hop music and culture. He began producing for well-known artists in the late 1990s, leading

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SummerStage presents Just Blaze

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:16:21 +0000

Just Blaze Over the past 15 years, Just Blaze has become a fixture in Hip-Hop music and culture. He began producing for well-known artists in the late

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SummerStage presents Hard Hittin’ Harry

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 06:15:15 +0000

Hard Hittin’ Harry Haiti-born DJ, Hard Hittin Harry (Harry D’Janite) is a Brooklyn, NY resident by way of Montreal, Canada and New Jersey. DJ Hard Hittin Harry

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Cymande / KING / Deva Mahal / DJ Parler

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:26:11 +0000

Cymande Cymande emerged as innovators of the funk music scene during early 1970s. Influenced by their Caribbean heritage, Cymande combined reggae and Rastafarian rhythms with rare

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The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Underground Hip-Hop

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:45:43 +0000

Celebrate the contributions of women who have carved a niche for themselves in the global urban culture at the launch of B-girl and director Ana

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First Friday “Hip Hop” Edition

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 02 May 2016 21:41:50 +0000

Friday, May 6, 2016, 6 – 10pm 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (917) 275-6975 Harlem For the “90s Hip-Hop” edition of First Fridays, our popular monthly social

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“Blood at the Root”

Sabura Rashid — Sun, 01 May 2016 17:54:34 +0000

May 1 thru May 15, 2016 The National Black Theater 2031 Fifth Avenue Harlem (212) 722-3800 www.nationalblacktheatre.org This important dramatic story explores racial, gender, social

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Tedsmooth Old School Jam — Rakim / DJ Tedsmooth

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:21:57 +0000

August 11, 2015, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm W. 122nd St. and Mt. Morris Park West, In the history of Hip Hop, few artists have had as

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30th Anniversary DJ Celebration

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:37:37 +0000

August 8, 2015 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Ramsey Field, Central Park Manhattan Afrika Bambaataa Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying,

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Ratking / Bishop Nehru

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:08:49 +0000

August 5, 2015, 7pm – 9pm East River Park/East Houston Street Manhattan In 2014, Harlem underground Hip Hop crew RATKING dropped So It Goes, their acclaimed debut release

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Big K.R.I.T., Angel Haze,The D.R.E.A.M. Ring: Flexn

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 21:09:32 +0000

Friday, July 31, 2015, 7:30pm Prospect Park Bandshell Prospect Park West & 9th St. Brooklyn Big K.R.I.T.’s space-themed 2014 sophomore effort Cadillactica (Def Jam) “shines like a

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Whodini, Big Daddy Kane and other rappers

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:33:14 +0000

July 26, 2015, 2:00pm – 7:00pm Rumsey Playfield, Central Park Manhattan Whodini Brooklyn-based R&B/Rap group Whodini has been a mandatory staple in the Hip Hop scene since

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“Black Rock Matters”

Ive — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:24:28 +0000

Thursday, July 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm Raw Space Culture Gallery 2031 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Harlem SUPERBLACK – a progressive rock, soul and hip hop band. Special guest BLK VAMPIRES– this

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Wycliffe Gordon and B-Love’s Hip Hop Jazzy Groove

Ive — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:50:58 +0000

July 19, 2015, 4:00pm – 7:00pm 41st Ave. & Vernon Blvd Queens Wycliffe Gordon’s impressive career has taken him around the world, performing to great

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Hip-Hop Revolution

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:41:10 +0000

Through September 13, 2015 Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave Manhattan (212)534-1672 The Museum of the City of New York presents

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The New Cookers & Jessica Betts

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:37:59 +0000

Peter Jay Sharp Building BAMcafé Live 321 Ashland Place Brooklyn The New Cookers Friday, Apr 24, 2015, 9:30pm Taking their name from legendary jazz trumpeter

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AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:48:05 +0000

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30pm A brand new line-up of contestants compete for the chance to move on up in the Amateur Night competition to

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Women in Hip Hop

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:37:50 +0000

Monday, March 23, 2015, 6:30PM Mainstage at the Apollo Theater 253 West 125th street Manhattan Often overshadowed by their male counterparts, women have played a

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First Fridays: Blue Note Edition

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:39:57 +0000

Friday, March 6, 2015, 6:00pm to 9:30pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem Journey to musical nirvana with live jazz,

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B-Side: Meta and the Cornerstones

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:10:03 +0000

January 29, 2015 · 7:30-9:00 P.M. BRIC House Studio 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn (718)683-5645 Live in-studio performance and interview with reggae band, Meta and The Cornerstones. Meta

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