Hope 4 Hip Hop Preserves and Reanimates History for the Next Generation

“Hip-hop is a melting pot, a mestizo of the arts.”

"...City series of events has been a beacon of hope and a source of pride for a breaking (sometimes..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Adam Wood

Hop

Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar – processed sugar.

"...Espensen and Chelsea Handler. Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar. This Easter-themed hybrid of live action..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After Five Years, George VonDoom and CasinoATX Revive the Austin Hip Hop Awards

Feb. 22 event seeks to foster community for local MCs

"...Austin-based rapper George VonDoom held his first Austin Hip Hop Awards show in 2008 with funds out of his..."

Feb. 18, 2025 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Creating Space for Queers in Hip Hop

LGBTQ hip hop festival addresses the queer elephant in the corner

"...today marks the official start of Austin’s first queer hip-hop festival. Aiming to be the largest festival of its..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Civil Rights v. Hip-Hop

Martin Luther King v. Jay Z

"...Oprah’s Master Class, rap giant Jay Z postulated that hip-hop had done more for race relations than most civil..."

Jan. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Austin Hip-Hop is Here

Austin's Mic Exchange creates a platform for local hip-hop artists

"...the electric and contagious energy of performers and avid hip-hop supporters...."

Aug. 7, 2014 Events Post by Laila Karabash

Weird City Hip-Hop Canceled

Local festival’s second year is scratched out

"...kickoff, organizers have pulled the plug on Weird City Hip-Hop Fest. The cancellation comes as a result of poor..."

Aug. 31, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Panel: The Hip-Hop Bubble That Popped Culture

Long ignored, the genre now takes industry to the next level

"...of the black dollar, and I’ve always felt like hip-hop is the musical extension of that,” Rebecca “Dimplez” Ijeoma..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...Weird City Hip-Hop Fest can't catch a break. Saturday's unrelenting rains washed..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hip-Hop to Pop-Punk, Yung Mijita Knows Her Audience

Austin DJ chats following mosh-along This Is Austin, Not That Great set

"...Great launched its comeback after a three-year hiatus with hip-hop...."

March 6, 2023 Music Post by Katie Karp

Hip-Hop Now Sucks?

What does that even mean?

"...“Hip-hop sucks nowadays” – you’ve seen it on various local..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Tests of Mettle in Austin Hip-hop

Stop passive-aggressive and aggressively-passive mediocrity

"...Austin’s rap scene is one of immense growth and..."

March 3, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Dilated Peoples

Rakaa Iriscience: “People demand better, they’re gonna get better”

"...Photography, the Los Angeles trio co-headlines the Weird City Hip-Hop Festival on Saturday at the weekend’s headquarters, Empire Control..."

Sept. 25, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival Re-Ups

ATX’s early fall classic serves up a sophomore swang and bang

"...The Weird City Hip-Hop Festival returns for a second year with a vengeance,..."

July 15, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

EMERGE: The Four Elements of Hip Hop – Right Here, Right Now!

Annual celebration of graffiti culture goes bigger this Saturday

"...The four elements of Hip Hop culture – DJs, MCs, breakdancing, and graffiti – will..."

April 22, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Weird City Hip-Hop Live Shot: Guilty Simpson

Detroit MC calls it: “Weird City, first of many”

"...a strong, no-frills performance. Guilty brings Detroit and its hip-hop history everywhere he rocks a mic. Friday night at..."

Sept. 27, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime Hip Hop Hooray broadcast this year, Blake works as an archivist..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop in Austin

The Illharmonic Orchestra, Bavu Blakes, and more reflect on the genre's golden jubilee

"...of legend and serves as the ceremonial birthdate of hip-hop...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...NickNack, Tee-Double, DJ Phyfteen, Gerald G. Through his weekly Hip-Hop Humpdays at the Mercury (now Parish), he and MCs..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...crowd, especially those sporting chains and wife beaters. One hip-hop pop-up showcased recently at a dubious strip mall in..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...date back to her formative years in a youth hip-hop program and exploits with longtime musical group Mindz of..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Residential Address: The College of Hip-Hop Knowledge Schools Austin on Homegrown and National Talent

Organized Konfusion's Prince Po joins Fresh Fridaze on July 14

"...exactly what Independence Brewing and the College of Hip Hop Knowledge (CHHK) crew have in common...."

July 7, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

A Rhythmic Ray of Light: Austin Community College's Hip-Hop Production Instructor Ray LaManna

From prisoner to professor, he wants to change people's lives

"...This feels more like a hip-hop studio than a traditional classroom environment, which is fitting:..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"...Austin's most appropriate ambassador of a rich and burgeoning hip-hop culture, a thoroughly self-made embodiment of the scene's oft-tempered..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Eco: A Better City Built to a Hip-Hop Beat

How architecture can be used to challenge injustice

"...broadly, in poverty-stricken neighborhoods across the country, where coffee shops open instead of the grocery stores residents have been..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Producer Christian Herrera Is Building a Hub for Austin Hip-Hop

Elevate studio expands into South Austin multiuse creative space

"...was to create music, becoming one of Austin's foremost hip-hop producers. Full-circle, Herrera now builds a large, multiuse recording..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Crosstalk: Miss Manners Retires From Hip Hop Hooray After 15 Years, and More Music News

DAWA Fund apps open May 15 and Lizzy McAlpine melts ACL Live

"...Hip Hop Hooray host Leah Manners – aka Miss Manners –..."

May 12, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Weird City Hip-Hop 1.5

Organizers of canceled festival schedule a locally-focused makeup

"...Austin’s only dedicated hip-hop festival floundered this month when poor pre-sales and headliner..."

Sept. 21, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Metal, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

BodyRock ATX, Escuela Grind, Grace Bowers, and more

"...04 Center set Sunday.   – Amber Williams Austin Hip-Hop Awards..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

'Apeman Hop' Lyrics

"...Apeman hop, apeman hop...."

Jan. 7, 2005 Music Feature

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