The legendary film Scarface has always been celebrated in hip-hop and referenced in countless rap songs. Reports indicate that Al Pacino discussed on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast how fans played a crucial role in transforming the 1932 remake into a cult classic, despite its initial negative reception from Hollywood. Pacino mentioned Steven Bauer, the actor […]
Oct 26 | 80s, 90s and Hip Hop Dance Party at the Alameda Comedy Club
This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own. We are opening up for the floor for an 80s, 90s, and Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ KG! More Upcoming Events Local Event Tuesday, 10:00 amWalnut Creek, CA Interested Share Featured Event Thursday, 9:00 amWalnut Creek, CA Interested […]
Lil Durk Faces Backlash For Receiving Two Keys To The City Near Chicago
Lil Durk has done a lot for his community, but some folks have an issue with folks giving him credit for his efforts while perhaps downplaying others. If you hadn’t heard, he recently received the keys to the city in both Broadview and Bellwood, two villages a few miles outside of the downtown Chicago area, […]
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre agree there’s too much copycat music in Hip Hop
Image Image Credit Kevin C. Cox / Staff via Getty Images Image Alt Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg Image Size landscape-medium When Snoop Dogg delivers his highly anticipated new album Missionary, he’ll be reminding fans of what the rap game has been missing: originality. The project is a full-circle moment as it also signifies his musical […]
SUNY Oneonta RnB & Hip-Hop Collective / Foothills, Oneonta – Cooperstown
SUNY Oneonta RnB & Hip–Hop CollectiveSunday, October 20th @ 4pm / All ages / $5 at the door The Loft at Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center24 … Source link
Al Pacino Credits ‘Hip-Hop’ With Elevating ‘Scarface’ in Pop Culture
When Brian De Palma’s reinvention of Howard Hawks’ classic gangster picture “Scarface” was first released in 1983, critics skewered it for its overt violence, drug use, and profanity, as well as its stereotyping of Cubans. The film wasn’t exactly a flop, earning $66 million against its roughly $30 million budget, but it wasn’t a runaway […]
Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip-hop
ASSOCIATED PRESS/REPORT FOR AMERICA TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A decision by a Florida jury is paving the way for the surviving members of 2 Live Crew to retake control of much of their iconic discography, following a yearslong copyright dispute. The group’s provocative work — and the court challenges around it — helped redraw the […]
Bob the Drag Queen has written the world’s first Harriet Tubman hip-hop novel. ‹ Literary Hub
October 18, 2024, 1:27pm Bob the Drag Queen has written a book, y’all. And this is not the standard tell-all memoir announcement now standard practice for the cross-over artist with a brand to build. Luckily for the world, the Drag Race winning superstar has written a novel. And one that looks to be, um, delightfully […]
Top Korean R&B, hip-hop acts to headline debut edition of Nevaeva! Festival
TEN top Korean hip-hop and R&B acts will be performing together in Jakarta next month at the first Nevaeva! Festival. The worldwide tour music festival, which will take place at Stadion Madya B in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov. 2, 2024 will feature a stellar cast such as Bébe Yana, Changmo, Crush, Dabin, Epik High, Giriboy, […]
Trump or Harris? How hip-hop could decide
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