Mini-Doc: The Life and Fast Times of Black Hippy | August 26, 2013 |
Max Bell’s skyline is the clearest. Jay-Z’s second annual Budweiser Made In America Festival is this Labor Day weekend. Somehow Black Hippy aren’t at the top of the bill. Perhaps to rectify this (and many, many other things Jay-Z must atone for), Hov’s company Life+Times has released a short documentary (16 mins) chronicling TDE’s performances […]
1993 MTV Gangsta Rap Documentary | August 21, 2013 |
I’m pretty sure I watched this 20 years ago, which dates me, but maybe not as much as the discussion itself. Recorded amidst the gangsta rap explosion, this MTV mini-doc features everyone from 2Pac and Onyx to the Reverends Calvin Butts and Al Sharpton. It also includes the word “bawdy” to describe Miami bass music. […]