Directory of Hip Hop Resources

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Lyrical genre that arose in the early 1980s to talk about the lifestyle of poverty, drugs, sex, guns and street fashions in the inner city urban ghettos of New York and Los Angeles. Usually rapped, or rhythmically spoken, but sometimes sung, hip-hop often features DJs or "scratch artists" who mix vinyl discs on twin turntables as an integral part of performance. Commercially released hip-hop recordings commonly sample, or borrow from, previously made recordings. Some hip-hop music has reached mainstream culture status in television commercials and awards programs, but "gangsta" rappers seem determined to maintain an aura of defiance and outrageousness much as some rockers go out of their way to cultivate a reputation for bad taste. Notable artists include Run D.M.C., Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dog, and Eminem.

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Resources in This Category

• A's Down South Hip Hop World

  http://www.angelfire.com/mo/realHiphop/index.html
  Information about down south artists like Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Master P, Lil Troy, Mystikal. Also new audio, lyrics, release dates, freestyle competitions and unreleased albums.

• AOL Radio: Top Hip Hop

  http://aolradio.slacker.com/station/top-hiphop
  Online videos, streaming audio and artist information.

• DaLinkz

  http://dalinkz.8m.com/
  Directory of over 400 rap and hiphop links, including bands and artists, record labels, stores, magazines, audio and video.

• Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner

  http://www.daveyd.com/
  News, reviews, interviews, articles, charts and message boards.

• Dig Deep Online

  http://www.eagleson.com/hiphop/
  Features artist pages, chat, message board, reviews, charts, photos, and underground store.

• Donmega.com

  http://www.donmega.com/
  Westcoast gangsta rap news and information. Features biographies, discographies, pictures, lyrics, wallpapers and audio.

• EURweb

  http://www.eurweb.com/
  Home of the Electronic Urban Report (EUR)

• Flow Session

  http://members.tripod.com/~flowsession/
  Message board and top 10 raps.

• Hip Hop Battleground

  http://www.angelfire.com/hiphop2/hiphopbattleground/home.html
  Streaming audio, news, freestyle and chat room, artwork, backgrounds, wallpaper, and reviews.

• Hip Hop Game

  http://hiphopgame.ihiphop.com/
  Offers news, audio, reviews, lyrics, videos and a fan forum.

• Hip Hop Havoc

  http://www.hiphophavoc.com/
  Features mixtapes and exclusives from top artists in streaming audio, including release dates and the latest news.

• Hiphopbattle.com

  http://hiphopbattle.com/
  Watch hip hop artists compete for studio time. Also has poetry competitions and graffiti contests.

• HipHopDX.com

  http://www.hiphopdx.com/
  Up to date news, reviews, and one of the biggest collection of hip hop Links.

• HipHopHotSpot.Com

  http://www.hiphophotspot.com/
  News, articles, album reviews, artist profiles and online store.

• Project B.U.

  http://www.sohh.com/
  Search engine dedicated to Hip-Hop culture. Includes artist news, forum, and a store.

• Rap Industry

  http://www.rapindustry.com/
  Industry news, interviews, videos and samples.

• Rapdirt.com

  http://rapdirt.com/
  News, pictures, gossip, concert information, reviews, multimedia, and links on rap music stars.

• RapMusic.com

  http://www.rapmusic.com/
  News and information on the music and artists in hip-hop, rap and rhythm and blues.

• RapSearch

  http://www.rapsearch.com/
  Urban search engine providing information on Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Dance, artist information, and top sites programs.

• Real Rap

  http://www.realrap.net/
  Album reviews, sound files, and forum.

• South-West Connection

  http://de_2g.tripod.com/
  News, links, message board, interviews and reviews from mainly Southern and West Coast artists.

• The Box

  http://thebox.free.fr/
  Sound and video files, pictures and discography for old school artists, battles and the artists; EPMD, LL Cool J and The Fat Boys.

• The Cipher

  http://www.angelfire.com/hiphop/thecipher/
  Pictures, multimedia, free e-mail and fan forum.

• The Hiphop Archive at Harvard University

  http://www.hiphoparchive.org/
  A virtual resource for Hiphop scholars, teachers, activists, and anyone else who wants to use Hiphop to empower individuals and communities.

• URBNET: The Urban Entertainment Network

  http://www.urbnet.com/
  Includes interviews, news, reviews, release dates, and charts.

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