‘Hip Hop Treasures’: LL Cool J & Ice T Hunt For Memorabilia In New A&E Series

Rolling Loud have spoken to NME about how it became the world’s largest hip-hop festival ahead of the second-ever edition taking place in Portugal this weekend.Established in Florida eight years ago, the festival was created by hip-hop event promoters Matt Zinger and Tariq Chief. In 2010, Zingler and Cherif started to organise monthly parties in Miami headlined by some of today’s most successful rappers – such as Rick Ross, Travis $cott and Kendrick Lamar.Rolling Loud was first held in a Florida warehouse and had six headliners; Schoolboy Q, Curren$y, A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, Juicy J, and $cott.

Murtada Elfadl An intriguing character-based musical that chronicles a few days in the life of an aspiring young rapper, “Lost Soulz” follows Sol (Sauve Sidle) as he navigates life on a road trip while making new friends. The film, from first-time feature writer-director Katherine Propper, won the second-place audience award at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Inspired by Sidle’s experience as a musician on the rise, “Lost Soulz” tells a raw personal story in a fragmented structure deriving its strength from the original music composed and performed by its talented cast. Propper opens on Sol admiring his reflection in the mirror and murmuring to himself, “You are a superstar. Look at you.” Sidle proves believable as a big-dreams wannabe with an easy relaxed screen presence. Sol’s odyssey kicks off after his best friend Wesley overdoses at a party they were both attending. Though Sol was living with Wesley’s family, he abandons him and spontaneously accepts a group of hip-hop musicians’ invitation to tour Texas with them. The film becomes a road-trip narrative intercut with musical interludes.

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CCTV footage has captured the moment a driver 'rammed' into a police car before speeding off. The incident was reported on Whitworth Road in Rochdale on Tuesday evening (June 27).

Futurama has landed.10 new episodes feature in season 11, which see Fry, Leela, Bender and co. deal with an outbreak of a deadly virus in a nod to the COVID pandemic.

Todd Gilchrist editor Chuck D was one of hip hop’s elder statesmen even before the genre was old enough to have them: born in 1960, he witnessed its birth in the boroughs of New York in 1973, released his first album as a founding member of incendiary group Public Enemy at age 27, and has presided over its evolution with a perspective and erudition shared by few in rap, before or since. His insights and attitudes both shaped hip hop on wax and commented upon it in popular culture, burnishing the legitimacy of an art form driven by people of color even as it became commercially supported, even co-opted by mainstream, majority-white consumers. His impact, and his importance, is reiterated in “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” a four-part documentary he developed and executive produced for PBS which bears the name of one of Public Enemy’s biggest and most influential hit singles. On June 21, Chuck D appeared on a panel in Los Angeles to discuss the creation of the documentary alongside Gil Vazquez, President of the Keith Haring Foundation; Jean-Michel Basquiat’s sister Lisane, appearing on behalf of his King Pleasure exhibit at the Broad Museum; and “Fight the Power” coproducer Lorrie Boula. Before the panel, he spoke to Variety about the four elements — DJing, MCing, break dancing and graffiti — that for 50 years now have formed hip hop’s foundational pillars, the changing tastes and techniques artists use to create work (and get it seen), and the advantages for him of getting old in a genre steadily supported by youth.

BET Awards promised a non-stop party paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and they delivered!«We have an incredible lineup of performers who will take us on a musical journey, covering Hip Hop spanning every decade, style, and region,» said Connie Orlando, BET EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, ahead of the night in a press release. «From music to dance and fashion, we are digging through every crate as we celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop and its diversity, evolution, and global impact.»«This wall-to-wall party will reverberate with the amazing energy and passion these artists bring to the stage and the culture,» she continued.

2023 BET Awards, and fans got a chance to see their favorites perform the hottest hits on the charts right now.Amid the awards and acceptance speeches, Sunday's show saw some truly impressive numbers from newcomers and veterans alike. Nominees Coco Jones and GloRilla took the stage to perform some of their recent hits, along with hitmakers Doechii and Lil Uzi Vert.Other performances from the full range of hip-hop subgenres include 69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, DJ Unk, E-40, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Kid 'N Play, MC Lyte, Percy "Master P" Miller, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins, and Yo-Yo.Bia, Coi Leray, Cutty Ranks, Dexta Daps, M.O.P., Rah Digga, ScarLip, Spice, Supercat, Swizz Beatz and more took the stage to celebrate Busta Rhymes and his 30-plus-year musical legacy.ET is following along throughout the night to share every star-studded and showstopping set.

Sophia Scorziello editor Timbaland, Big Daddy Kane and other music industry icons came together at this year’s ASCAP Experience in Los Angeles to share advice for making headway in the music business and inspire songwriters and composers to continue channeling passion into their work. A much-anticipated session of the day was the “Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop” panel with Big Daddy Kane and Easy Mo Bee, moderated by Datwon Thomas, editor of Vibe. The industry icons talked Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, and reflected on the history of hip-hop and its longstanding impact on culture. Renowned producer Timbaland was the keynote speaker. The “Supa Dupa Fly” producer was interviewed by Ray Daniels, CEO of Raydar, to talk about Timbaland’s over two decades of work producing in R&B, hip-hop and pop. Throughout his career, Timbaland has produced for artists like Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Rihanna, Brandy and Ludacris.

DJ Khaled grew up around money. Literally — as a child being raised in New Orleans, the future producer-rapper watched his parents sell clothing out of their car at flea markets and stuff the profits in a pouch wrapped around their young son’s waist. Later, when they got their own store, it was the sound of the cash register that would ring in his ears. Those early experiences with street-level entrepreneurial activity influenced the rest of his life, most dramatically after all of his family’s hard work to build up retail businesses was done in by what Khaled calls “a bad accountant” when he was 17. Now 47, Khaled took those hard lessons to heart. Today, he’s an enormously accomplished artist and entrepreneur, known to most as an eminently quotable hype man (“We the best!” “Another one!” “Bless up!”) whose records feature guest appearances from friends such as Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, Lil Wayne and other hip-hop royalty.

Dr Dre is set to be awarded the first-ever Hip-Hop Icon Award at the 2023 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.The ceremony for the awards is set to take place tomorrow (June 22) in Los Angeles, and the event is a celebration of 50 years of the hip-hop genre.At the 2023 edition of the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, the 58-year-old music and tech mogul will be awarded for his contributions to the industry and his impact on the genre.“Dr Dre’s groundbreaking early work laid a foundation for Hip-Hop as we know it today,” said ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams of the rapper.“As a champion for some of today’s biggest artists and a successful entrepreneur, he changed the culture around Hip-Hop. Dre continues to be a pivotal figure in the music industry and we are thrilled to recognise him with the inaugural ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award as we mark 50 years of Hip-Hop.”Dre – whose real name is Andre Romelle Young – is considered a pioneer of modern hip-hop, and first rose to fame nearly four decades ago as a member of World Class Wreckin’ Crue.

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Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary this summer.First up, Run DMC, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube, the Sugarhill Gang and so many more will ring in the half century celebration at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Aug. 11.Then, a little over a month later, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and Mary J.

Wu-Tang Clan surprised fans with an intimate set at London’s KOKO last night (June 13) during Nas’ afterparty marking 50 years of hip-hop.The afterparty was to celebrate the end of the UK leg of the ‘NY State Of Mind’ tour, a joint tour between the two legendary hip-hop acts.After Wu-Tang Clan and Nas performed at their sold-out show at The O2, a party was held for superfans with a more intimate performance. Nas was originally billed to host the event, however, many fans speculated that the Wu-Tang Clan would also perform with him.Great to celebrate 50 years of hip hop at The House of Koko last night, followed by Nas and Wu-Tang Clan in the Koko Theatre for a late night ‘after party’ set post-O2 performance.

Vancouver is gearing up to host the 3rd annual International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show (IIHHAS) on August 11 and 12.

posting updates throughout the show.While at the show at Ford Field, the 64-year-old MC was gifted handmade friendship bracelets from Swifties in the crowd.Exchanging and gifting friendship bracelets has become a fun new tradition for the Swift tour thanks to a lyric in her song “You’re On Your Own Kid”: “So make the friendship bracelets/ Take the moment and taste it.”Flavor Flav received a full wrist of bracelets and was “makin new friends” at the concert, prompting him to ask fans of Swift, 33, to help him make custom bracelets before the next Eras tour show he goes to.“Swifties,,, I wanna hire one of y’all to make me some custom Flavor Flav bracelets to trade for the next Eras Tour stop ya boy hits up,,,, Who can help,??” he tweeted alongside a picture of all his new bracelets.He continued, “Ya boy wants hundreds of bracelets,,, maybe thousands,,, so maybe we hire several of y’all,,, looking for: •ITS•A•CLOCK• + •FLAVOR•FLAV In Navy with Silver.”Swifties,,, I wanna hire one of y’all to make me some custom Flavor Flav bracelets to trade for the next Eras Tour stop ya boy hits up,,,, Who can help,??#TaylorSwift #ItsAClock pic.twitter.com/CsbjiGvOVmSwifties quickly responded with offers to help, showing Flav their talents with pictures of bracelets they’ve already made, and he was extremely impressed.“WOWWWWWW!!! These just keep getting better,!!!” he responded to one fan who posted a video of a Flavor Flav bracelet they made for him.Flav was so impressed with the response, he’s hiring hundreds of fans to help him out.THANKX to all my new friends,,, luv my fellow Swifties #TaylorSwift #ErasTour #FriendsForever pic.twitter.com/BY6ELIkFmQIn my RED (Taylor’s Version) Era and makin new friends at #TaylorSwift @taylorswift13

Brent Lang Executive Editor Steven Soderbergh starts things off with an apology. His assistant is on vacation, and he was certain that our interview was scheduled to start a full 15 minutes after it was supposed to commence. That resulted in a mad scramble of calls text messages to track down the filmmaker. “I was just sitting here staring off into space,” he says. It must have been a rare moment of calm for the always-on-the-move director, who a has averaged at least one movie or series a year since reemerging from a short-lived retirement in 2017. And he’s back again this summer with “Full Circle,” a six-part miniseries that premieres at the Tribeca Festival before launching on Max on July 13. It’s a morally complex story about a botched kidnapping that causes several characters’ lives to intersect in surprising ways. It’s also a fascinating portrait of modern-day New York City, one that showcases a privileged Manhattan family (Claire Danes and Timothy Olyphant play the guardians of a business that revolves around Dennis Quaid’s celebrity chef), as well as a pair of Guyanese kidnappers who are deployed by CCH Pounder’s shadowy business woman to exact revenge. “Full Circle” is the kind of knotty thriller that Soderbergh, a master of the genre, does such a great job of setting and then unwinding. To say more would be to spoil its pleasures.

Keep calm and carry on, advises the Internal Revenue Service. That’s after thousands of Californians were thrown into a panic this week when presented with demands that they pay their taxes owed in the next three weeks.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Long before Margot Robbie boarded the “Barbie” movie and got Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach to write the screenplay, it was Amy Schumer who was set to headline the project. Back in 2016, Sony Pictures had the rights to “Barbie” and cast Schumer to star in a movie based on an original idea and screenplay by Hilary Winston. Schumer and her sister, Kim Caramele, planned rewrites, but the comedian exited the movie less than a year later. “Sadly, I’m no longer able to commit to Barbie due to scheduling conflicts,” the actor said in a statement to Variety at the time. “The film has so much promise, and Sony and Mattel have been great partners. I’m bummed, but look forward to seeing Barbie on the big screen.”

Nas announced an official tour afterparty in London to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop next week.On Saturday (June 10), the New York rap legend will embark on the UK leg of his NY State of Mind world tour with the Wu-Tang Clan – headlining the Parklife festival in Manchester, before performing at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (June 12) and their sold-out show at London’s The O2 (June 13).Now, it has been announced that the rap icon will host an official afterparty at Camden’s KOKO after his London show. Kick-starting Hennessy’s summer program of events celebrating hip-hop, the party will celebrate 50 years of the genre and promises appearances from some of the UK’s best rappers and personalities.ON SALE NOW: #KOKO and @Hennessycelebrate 50 years of hip hop with the official ‘N.Y.