HipHopDX Editorials
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Hip Hop Dance Experience: How A Video Game Hopes To Capture Hip Hop's Love Of Dance
Editorialsposted 10 months ago
A new video game, Hip Hop Dance Experience, looks to blend old with new to bring gamers and fans enthusiasm for dance. We break down some of the songs featured on the game.
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Recession Era Rap: Hip Hop And Fiscal Responsibility
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
With a growing list of broke and or indebted emcees, it appears that basic financial literacy ideals that Hip Hop as a whole still struggles with.
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Frankly Speaking: Hip Hop's Move Towards LGBTQ Tolerance
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
Hip Hop's stance on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community seems to be changing for the better - a positive sign for those ostracized by some of Rap's most vile and homophobic works.
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Station Identification: The New Reality For Hip Hop And Terrestrial Radio
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
As radio stations fight each other, the Internet and sometimes artists, many enterprising emcees are discovering they don't need or care for radio exposure anymore.
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The Nicki Effect: The Return Of The Female Rap Movement
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks and Kitty Pryde are dominating headlines and playlists in 2012 with outrageous lyrics, viral visuals and unique musical styles, while others are emerging.
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Cyber Thugs: How Twitter Became Hip Hop's New Source Awards
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
From Mobb Deep to Lil Wayne and The Clipse, as well as Pete Rock and Lupe Fiasco, Twitter may be the world's hippest online promotional networking resource, but it's where rappers now come to beef.
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DIY Hip Hop - 7 Hip Hop Crews Reinventing The Industry Wheel In 2012
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
With crews like Strange Music, A$AP Mob, and Odd Future building their movements outside of standard business models, we take a look at how an organic Hip Hop platform wins in 2012.
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Famous Stars & Straps: 40 Hip Hop Songs That Exercise Freedom Of Speech
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
For July 4th, we highlighted social-political statement songs. From Jay-Z to Immortal Technique, and Nas to N.W.A., 40 Hip Hop messages about the government, the law and the nation are profiled.
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Punked: Why Dissing Drake Is Trendy (And Sometimes Justified) In 2012
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
Drake is successfully challenging traditional notions of masculinity, class and gender roles. But especially in 2012, sometimes he's just a victim of his own sometimes-comical lack of self-awareness.
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Sneak Preview: The Music Industry's Embrace Of Free Streaming Albums
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
The most talked-about Hip Hop albums of 2012 have been available to stream, and the independent and major labels are now behind it.
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The Art Of Storytelling: 10 Great Stories Told Through Rap Songs
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
From the grandmaster Slick Rick to Eminem, Immortal Technique and Vakill, we decided to look at 10 artful stories told through Hip Hop verses.
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DVD Review: Big Fun In The Big Town
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
This 1986 relic comes to DVD with a look at the crack epidemic, rappers who condoned glamorizing it, LL Cool J's residence of the day and more.
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Welcome To The Indie Era: Viable Alternatives To The Major Label System
Editorialsposted 11 months ago
With quality artists, business savvy and hard work independent labels may be ushering in the end of the predatory major label system.
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The Maturation Of Jay-Z: The Role Of Fatherhood In Shawn Carter's Life & Times
Editorialsposted 12 months ago
As "a kid torn apart once his pops disappeared" promising he would "never repeat him," Jay-Z has continued to make big statements in Hip Hop. In 2012, the statement has been about fatherhood.
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Life Under The Scope: Canibus, Self Sabotage And Hip Hop's Digital Era
Editorialsposted 12 months ago
In the era of YouTube and Internet memes, it only takes a few brand-damaging moments for people to stop caring about your music altogether.
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Has-Lo: School Of Conversation
Editorialsposted 12 months ago
Philadelphia's Has-Lo released his studio debut and a follow-up remix project. Like his introspective rhymes and sparse beats, this old soul calls back to a specific era of Headphone Rap in Hip Hop.
