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04/08/2022

We’re sending love out to Houston’s own hip-hop/rap artist Cassette Coast

He rocked the mic with us at Rock the Block 2021, alongside La Maquina Entertainment

You can tune in to all his music on all music platforms.
www.cassettecoast.com

04/06/2022

"Hands down, the dopest producer ever that anyone would ever want to be, ever."
-Dr.Dre

Rick Rubin known for his “stripped down” sound, has played a heavy hand in shaping modern music and culture as early as 1982, founding Def Jam Records using his high school’s four-track recorder. Rubin created garage punk band Hose, known for their slow-paced, blues-influenced sound, became Def Jam’s first release. Though the DefJam flag was first flown by a punk band, it was Rubin befriending Zulu Nation’s Dj Jazzy Jay that rerouted Rubin into hip-hop music, which lead to Rubin and Jay co-producing Bronx rapper T La Rock. Jazzy Jay then connected Rubin with concert promoter/artist manager Russel Simmons which set the stage for the radical rise of DefJam, starting with LL Cool J’s “I need a beat”. From producing Public Enemy to The Beastie Boys, and Run DMC, Rubin has been behind some of the most influential and prominent names in Hip Hop music.

After leaving DefJam, and founding American Recordings, as well as his time with Columbia Records, we’ve seen Rubin continue to work with Hip Hop acts, but also expand into other genres through collaborations with incredible artists such as: Johnny Cash, The Cult, Danzig, Mick Jagger, Adele, Jay-Z, Eminem, Metallica, System Of A Down, Shakira,Billy Corgan, Linkin Park and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Apart from music, Rubin has directed, written, and starred in many films, documentaries, and music videos, as well as appeared in his own series Shangri-La. Rubin was listed on Time’s "100 Most Influential People in the World", and was recently immortalized in Supreme’s Fall/Winter collection of 2021. Today Rubin continues to be a creative powerhouse, and heavy influencer of modern culture.

04/05/2022

🎙 “Two turntables and a microphone. That’s all it took to change the world.” It’s 2009 and rapper Eminem takes the mic to announce the next inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Today, April 4, we pay tribute to the hip-hop legendary trio from Queens, who crossed boundaries between rap and rock, and took a leap of faith to do things different.

Run DMC ultimately shaped hip-hop culture and inspired many generations of talent to include Eminem, Nas, Rick Ross, Common, Ice-T, and the Fugees to name a few.

Today in Hip Hop History Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

03/31/2022

Today we lost a legendary graff writer. I grew up watching .one_fx and looking up to the I don’t know how many times I watched the FX video.

PerOne began painting in 78’ and was known for his East Coast/Bronx colorful wildstyle and large scale murals as he was a founding member of FXcrew and a former member of , two of the most influential graffiti crews of all time.

Though we never met he touched our lives as well as many others around the world through his art. We send our deepest condolences to his wife, family, friends and crew.
Rest In Paint King.👑

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03/30/2022

🎙Inspired by the Roland TR- 808 and the TR-909, electronic drum machines released in the 1980’s, these machines were known as “beatboxes.”

It wasn’t long before people started to mimic their sounds, using their mouths to make various sound effects and breathing techniques, known as “beatboxing,” “the fifth element” of hip-hop.

🚨We owe the creation of beatboxing to 3 legends:

🎤Darren "Buff the Human Beat Box" Robinson, coined the bass-heavy breathing technique. He first exposed beatboxing after winning a talent show, performing with trio “The Disco Three”, later to be known as “The Fat Boys.”

🎤Doug E. Fresh is known for his famous click and roll technique. He further popularized beatboxing with his hit single “La-Di-Dah-Di.”

🎤Biz Markie introduced “the inward hand clap” (CL Snare), beat-rhyming, and singing between the beats.

These techniques would later influence the second generation of beatboxers, such as Rahzel who released the most influential album of all time “Make the Music 2000” and introduced “the vocal scratch.”

03/29/2022

📽Today in Hip-Hop History:

We pay tribute to Ol’ Dirty Bastard and BIG L , who both released their debuts albums today in 1995.

💿Ol’ Dirty Bastard: “Return to the 36 Chambers.”

💿BIG L: “Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous”

03/23/2022

🚨 Police Dispatch: “Wearing a black kangol, sweatsuit, gold chain, and sneakers. Last seen on Farmers Boulevard headed east. Alias L.L. Cool J, he’s bad…”

Whether it was the Ventair , bucket hat, the Bermuda, or even a simple headband, for decades Kangol (Kangol Headwear) has been the headgear of choice in hip-hop culture and beyond. Created in 1938, Kangol was founded by Jacques Spreiregen who coined the name by combining the K for "knitting", ANG for "Angora" (a kind of wool), and OL for "wool".

From Run DMC, LL Cool J, to Biggie Smalls and Andre 3000, the ubiquitous kangaroo has been an iconic symbol of flavor.

03/23/2022

They would serve one purpose, to keep the steady flow on the dance floor, with “rock” to symbolize the concrete and “steady” to represent the love and constant flow of bboying.

Rock Steady Crew was formed in the Bronx in the late 70’s, originally known as the “Untouchable Four Bboys.” They combined complex moves with tandem routines and synchronized battling tactics. With the drive to recruit new members, RSC developed battles that later encouraged fresh members to join the group. This move highly influenced the growth of this crew to break off into chapters across the nation and later to find themselves part of Afrika Bambaataa’s Zulu Nation.

Today, you can find chapters of RSC in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy, to name a few.

03/22/2022

Richard “Richie” Mirando, better known as “SEEN” is considered The Godfather of graffiti. He kicked off his love for graffiti at the age of 12, growing up in the Bronx and spray-painting subway trains.

Alongside his crew United Artists (UA), SEEN became widely known in the city of New York evolving from only graffiti, to adding super heroes to his art, and then transitioning into the galleries alongside Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Today he continues to create and exhibit his work worldwide.

03/19/2022

Rock the Block Media is putting the spotlight back on the community and all of its amazing talent!

Last week, we successfully showcased our Fresh Friday artist Noe Saenz! Join us now EVERY FRIDAY for a fresh artist.

Please send us your nominations for our next Fresh Friday artist! DM us or comment below!

03/19/2022

Rock the Block Media is putting the spotlight on the community and our local talent.

Last week, we successfully showcased our Fresh Friday artist Noe Saenz! Join us now EVERY FRIDAY for a fresh artist.

Please send us your nominations for our next Fresh Friday artist! DM us or comment below!

03/17/2022

We had the pleasure to interview Hope 4 Hip Hop and BBoy City at ROCK THE BLOCK MEDIA 2021. 🔥

🎤: Guac Is Extra

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/r-Bxi7wQUhs

03/15/2022

We made this GIF today

“Hip is the knowledge, Hop is the movement”

What does Hip-Hop mean to you?

03/15/2022

🎥 We’re taking it back old school:

He threw a party in the south bronx in 1973, using his turntables to repeat musical breaks, over and over again. Little did we all know, he was creating a new technique and laying the foundation for what we know today as hip-hop.

Today, he's known as the legendary "father of hip-hop." His name is DJ Kool Herc.

Learn more about DJ Kool Herc with this interview by Red Bull
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/01/kool-herc-interview

03/09/2022

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03/09/2022

In honor of International Women’s Day, we dip into history and take a look at all the queens that helped shape hip-hop. 👑

Article: https://tinyurl.com/3vfxdc2e

03/07/2022

Our interview with Beautiful Monsters is coming soon. 🔥

We want to thank them for joining us and then for giving us an exclusive look inside. We can’t wait to show you.🔥

Stay tuned for the article and the video!

03/07/2022

All we can say is that Beautiful Monsters interview was straight 🔥. Stay tuned for the drop and other incredible interviews with South Texas artists.

03/04/2022

Straight out of Philadelphia, and credited as being the first graffiti writer ever, Daryl McCray aka Cornbread, began writing at roughly age 12 in the 1960s tagging the moniker Cornbread (yeah he liked cornbread that much).

He began writing to get the attention of his crush Cynthia Custuss, by writing “Cornbread loves Cynthia” all over North Philadelphia, and eventually won her over. After this Daryl continued to catch tags all over North Philadelphia, and is said to have even hit up an elephant in the Philadelphia Zoo.

This act of infatuation, or perhaps love, eventually spread to NewYork and sparked the global phenomenon we now know as graffiti, one of hip hop’s four key elements.

Today we salute for seeding this beautiful movement. 👏🏽🙌🏽💯

03/04/2022

IT’S FINALLY HAPPENED: adidas X Gucci 🔥

When asked about this genius collaboration, Creative Director Alessandro Michele said the collaboration was “his long-time hidden desire.” “Stripes and lines are incredible symbols.”

With this, we take a look back on just how fashion and hip-hop have collided and made an impact. 🔥
https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/hip-hop-history-fashion-designers-adidas-run-dmc-1174848

03/02/2022

NAS illMATIC is on our headphones today….

Released April 19, 1994 with production being handled by by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S. and Nas himself. IllMATIC is considered one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, certified gold by(RIAA in the U.S.) as of February 2019 and ranked #1 on the Golden Age of HipHops list of top 40 albums of 1994 followed by the Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die.

What’s your favorite track on illMATIC?

03/01/2022

EVERYONE did an impeccable job at the RTB 2021 Freestyle Competition!

It was engaging to see every unique artist come with their best, that it reminded us why we put this show on in the first place. We love to see your talent shine and it’s beautiful to see how much talent we have and to see it growing. The best part is when we get to experience a number of talent in the same room. 🔥

Go ahead! Tag yourself and your friends.

03/01/2022

🎙 ATTENTION🎙
We’re elated to execute our latest feature on our website, where you’ll get the chance to read full content on your favorite artists. Plus, we’ll collaborate with Guac Is Extra🥑 for your exclusive interview on camera.

🚨 Coming up! Tune in with Rock the Block Media as we welcome Beautiful Monsters to the mic!

Enjoy the story with full article and video on our website very soon. 🔥
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02/26/2022

The phrase Each One Teach One originated during the days of slavery when African slaves were denied an education. When one learned to read or write, their responsibility was to pass that information on to another individual. This proverb has strong ties to hip hop and its purpose is to better your community through knowledge.In order to keep hip hop alive and strong, our duty is to pass on our element to the next generation. (we do not own rights to this image)

02/25/2022

🚨New listing on SolSea.IO 🚨

“Fuchsia Blast" is a variation of the original flagship piece Brain Hemorrhage O.G. of our series Brain Hemorrhage.

Only 5 of these will ever be minted, so buy yours HERE 🔥
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02/21/2022

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02/21/2022

So how are you bringing in income as an artist?

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