Tag: Hip Hop
UAB’s Henry Panion III recognized for years of television excellence
By Shannon Thomason
UAB
The Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has inducted University of Alabama at Birmingham University Professor of Music Henry Panion...
Biz Markie, known for classic rap song ‘Just a Friend,’ dies
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
AP News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic...
DMX, Hip-Hop Superstar, Dies at 50
MSN News
DMX, the gravel-voiced rapper and actor who topped the charts with tracks including "Party Up" and "X Gon’ Give It to Ya," has...
Meet The Pioneering Queens of Hip-Hop
The Birmingham Times
Quite naturally, when discussing the pioneering women of hip-hop, the names of DJ Spinderella (Deidre Roper) of Salt-N-Pepa and MC Lyte (Lana...
Hip-Hop and Fashion Film Featured at 2019 Sidewalk Festival, Wins Award
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Coming of age during the growth of hip-hop in the mid-1980s and working at the legendary Def Jam Recordings and...
BET Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A list of winners at the 2019 BET Awards, which aired live Sunday from the Microsoft Theater in Los...
LaShondra Hemphill: hip hop producer, advocate for women in music
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
LaShondra Hemphill, music producer, and artist-in-residence with the Alys Stephens Center, has traveled all over the United States. It was...
‘Community Conversations’ Continue this week at The Ballard House
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The Ballard House Project will continue its “GATHER for Community Conversations” this week with a forum on Hip Hop and...
PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
BY GWEN DERU
TODAY
JP COCKTAIL HOUR AT THE ROOF, 7:30 p.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Free
FUTUREBIRDS and TYLER RAMSEY at Saturn.
DEPARTURE HEAD GAMES,...
Sensei Mustafa Ali: “The black belt itself represents infinity ....
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mustafa Ali knows there is a message in music—and movement, too.
Ali is a master instructor with the Ensley-based Calligan’s Karate...