Street Art Consequences

The war between street artists and the law shows no sign of abating. If anything, it's intensifying. The vandal squad's genuine love of catching writers is a well known phenomenon in the graffiti world.

RememberingThe Beasties and MCA (Adam Yauch- exclusive download)

"One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning (May 4) after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew." - Russell Simmons / Def Jam Records co-founder

A Tribe Called Dilla

Donwload a collection of Dilla produced tracks performed by ATCQ and other solo projects

KRS-One in New Zealand

Legendary hip hop artist KRS-One used his first New Zealand lecture to encourage local talent, explain hip hop's roots and praise single mothers.

UPRISING: Hip Hop and the L.A. RIOTS

As a 22-year-old white kid from New Jersey fresh

out of college, Mark Ford encountered the Los Angeles riots of April 1992 the way most Americans did -- through journalist Bob Turr's striking helicopter footage of the violence at Florence and Normandie avenues.

Turr's impromptu narration as a white outsider literally looking down on South Central Los Angeles ("Terrible, terrible pictures!" and "Nobody's helping him!") shaped how many Americans initially viewed the searing images: A group of angry black residents pulled white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him severely. Earlier that day, four white Los Angeles Police Department officers had been acquitted of all charges in the brutal 1991 beating of black motorist Rodney King.

Relevant Education

"I believe H.E.L.P. is on the cutting edge with their materials to reach our youth. The program is culturally relevant and can reduce the dropout rate." -Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, author of Hip Hop Street Curriculum
Teachers frequently worry about how to keep their students interested in learning and struggle to compete against the world outside school. READ MORE

Rotation

Stream activity-specific playlists and even add your own tracks @ EVERYONESMIXTAPE.com

Catch the "vibe" of almost any US city @ MQVIBE.MAPQUEST.com

See how your opinions stack up against others on all hot-button issues at TWOSIDES.com

Get fitted (clothes) by an associate in your home or office and get DIPPED by the same personal styling advice dropped on A-listers from the Heat’s Big 3, to Don Cheadle, to Leo DiCaprio @ WAIRARE BOSWELL.com

Animate a stick figure into an epic adventure in which it's up to you to draw him special tools to survive @ DRAWASTICKMAN.com

Transform your own clips into totally watchable mini-flicks @ MAGISTO.com

Swapping happens at the speed of light with items you have for items you will never touch for the stuff you really want @ WHITEWILLY.com

FOLLOW THE LYRICS - Zero 7 "DESTINY"

The Keepers Lounge Concert Series Season III - starring DWELE on Saturday May 12, 2012

LISTEN - LIVE from The Keepers Lounge Radio PODCAST

LISTEN - Hip Hop Flavas PODCAST COMING SOON!