Bombastic force Chippy Nonstop let loose her 5-track EP #finallyverified, which is available now on iTunes. Looking back, Chippy is proud of how the project came together: "I'm progressing more and more from here. I'm excited for everyone to hear the progression of my sound, which has happened e... Read more...
Exclusive audio obtained by The Nation of a stop-and-frisk carried out by the New York Police Department freshly reveals the discriminatory and unprofessional way in which this controversial policy is being implemented on the city’s streets. On June 3, 2011, three plainclothes New York Cit... Read more...
Star sat down for a very interesting exclusive interview with VladTV, discussing his past experiences being a pimp in NYC. He began by addressing Don Magic Juan talking about putting his hands on his women in order to keep them in check, to which Star then provided a definition for what is known a... Read more...
In 2004, Facebook had 70,000 users—most of them Ivy League elites. Most people had no idea it existed. But before the site hit the nearly billion yokels it boasts today, one kid traveled NYC to sell the idea. This is what it looked like. That kid was Eduardo Saverin, since immortalized in The So... Read more...
While at his first headline show in New York City, Ab-Soul speaks about growing up in a record store in Carson, California, and his early influences. Ab-Soul also performs a verse off his new album, “Control System,” giving meaning to the term “genius idiot.” Hear what he says about Ba... Read more...
In 1998, when Constant Deviants were fresh on the scene, the duo released "Can't Stop," an ode to hip-hop that put the Baltimore- and Brooklyn-based duo of M.I. and DJ Cutt on the map. The single served as the foundation for Constant Deviants' now loyal fan base, a swarm of supporters that event... Read more...
New York City's Community School Districts are being redlined: the practice of systemically denying resources to poor and minority neighborhoods. According to a new report by the Schott Foundation for Public Education, because of New York City's policies and practices, the c... Read more...
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07/05/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Edu-tainment,
News,
The Facebook Killer,
twitter
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has released new social media guidelines. Among the various new rules for teachers, Facebook friending with students has been banned. Doe Social Media Guidelines In an attempt to minimize social media negligence, the New York City Department o... Read more...
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28/03/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in A Truth Moment,
African-American Awareness,
Black People
00 African men, women and children have lain beneath the busy streets of New York for 300 years, waiting to tell their stories on the extent of slavery in the city. In March 1992, leading African-America archaeologist Michael Blakey arrived at the burial ground in downtown Manhattan. "I had... Read more...