Arkansas Times

‘Hip Hop Hello’ features Guinness World Record recipient Romane Armand

Each episode of “Hip Hop Hello” — a radio show on 103.3 KOBV Bentonville Community Radio — is reposted to the Arkansas Times. Together, we discuss his journey to breaking the record and the importance ...
Arkansas Times

Recent episodes of ‘Hip Hop Hello’ radio show feature Q.G. The BlacKnight, François K and more

Episodes of “Hip Hop Hello” — a radio show on 103.3 KOBV Bentonville Community Radio — are reposted to the Arkansas Times. André Arceneaux is a dedicated advocate for global change through his work ...
Seattle Times

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

NEW YORK — Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that break moment became more: a ...
Salon

As hip-hop turns 50, Chuck D praises its power as “a worldwide cultural experience and religion”

“You only play that old stuff!” a kid named DJ I had mentored yelled from the passenger side of my car some years back. At the time he was a high schooler and infatuated with the song “Thugz Mansion,” ...
Black Enterprise

The World Is Invited To Live Stream Hip-Hop’s 50th Birthday, Hosted By KRS-One

A 50th birthday party is being thrown for hip-hop next month and everyone is invited to join the history, culture, and fun that’ll be shared. On Friday, August 11, 2023, hip-hop legend KRS-One will ...