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568K. Last updated: January 14, 2024. Livingston Allen, better known as DJ Akademiks (or simply Akademiks, also by his stage name Lil AK ), is a Jamaican-American podcaster, internet personality and live streamer. DJ Akademiks rose to fame for his YouTube channel which covered recent news in the music industry—particularly hip hop.
Brother Marquis. Luke. Verb. The 2 Live Crew is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida that had its greatest commercial success from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The group's most well-known lineup was composed of Uncle Luke, Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Mixx, and Brother Marquis.
Jump Around. " Jump Around " is a song by American hip hop group House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, who has also covered the song, and was released in May 1992 by Tommy Boy and XL as the first single from their debut album, House of Pain (1992). The song became a hit, reaching number three in the United States.
Funkmaster Flex. Aston George Taylor Jr.[ 1] (born August 5, 1968), [ 1] professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 97 in New York, which was a pop radio station at the time. [ 2]
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida—often titled “The Big 5,” five states which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.
Disco Fever was a New York City dance club located in the South Bronx on Jerome Avenue and 167th street that operated from 1976 to 1986. After initially failing to draw many customers, Sal Abbatiello convinced his father, the owner, to hand over the reins. Abbatiello quickly began featuring hip hop artists including a young Grandmaster Flash ...
Alexander Smith and Rebecca Cohen. August 9, 2024 at 4:40 PM. PARIS — Friday night was a “powerful moment for hip hop” and a “powerful moment for dance,” as one of the first-ever Olympic ...
Video Music Box. Video Music Box is an American music television program. The series is the first to feature hip hop videos primarily, [3] [4] and was created in 1983 by Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin, who also serve as the series' hosts. [1] It aired on the New York City -owned public television station WNYC-TV (now WPXN-TV) from 1984 to ...