Interview: CashFlow Back to Hip-Hop

By Kelsey Minor Do you remember where you were in the fall of 2002? How about this, do you remember the movie “Brown Sugar” with Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs? What about that famous line “When did you fall in love with hip hop?” Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please…

From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale At Maysles In Harlem

There’s a postage stamp of urban sidewalk known by people of a certain age for having burned to the ground. A more recent generation knows it as the place where hip-hop was born. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting…

Hip-Hop’s Visual Style: A Look Behind the Scenes

What goes into designing and marketing an iconic hip-hop album? The Museum of the City of New York panel of hip-hop insiders will discuss their experiences behind the scenes of the record industry, their work from Harlem style to Hollywood shaping the brands of various major artists, and the all-important relationship between sound, word, image, and design.…

Hip-Hop’s Past On Display in New Photo Exhibit

By Souleo When photographer, Joe Conzo reflects on hip-hop’s early days one word comes to mind: innocence. During the late 1970s he began to document the birth of hip-hop in New York City … Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are…

HW Pick: Hammerstep! Hip-Hop Meets Irish Dance (video)

You won’t find these dancers at your local Irish pub! Hammerstep incorporates a hip-hop flare to the traditional Irish Step Dance–gas masks and all! Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke…

Harlem’s A$AP Rocky: ‘Culture Runs Hip-Hop…’

If you ask Trinidad James, Atlanta runs New York’s hip-hop scene; but Bun B and Harlem rap star A$AP Rocky don’t quite see it that way. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You…

Boston: Smino Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award By Harvard’s Black Men’s Forum

Rapper and songwriter Smino received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard University’s Black Men’s Forum at their Annual Brotherhood Banquet. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails…

Oliver Scholars: A Quest To Provide Diversity At Boarding Schools 

By Stephanie Woods Oliver Scholars has lived up to their mission for the past 40 years and recently celebrated their 40th anniversary at Cipriani’s in New York City.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from:…

What’s Up Miss Lil: Harlem Summertime Happenings In Harlem

By Lil Nickelson During the summer months of July through August, I find it almost impossible to leave my beloved village of Harlem. Why? Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke…