#RunTheCulture It’s Mother’s Day! So it’s only right that this week’s #CultreClassic shows love to all the moms out there with hip-hop’s most classic ode to mom, “Dear Mama” by 2Pac. “Dear Mama” was released in 1995 as the lead single from Pac’s third album, Me Against the World. The song is of course is a…
Having faith is nothing new in hip-hop but openly displaying it and making it the foundation of your bars is rare. And being a female MC and doing so have been almost non-existence. But enter a fresh, driven young lady coming straight outta Texas and you have our #MusicMonday featured artists, Wande.
#RunTheCulture Multi-talented, with a love for singing, songwriting, acting, and even comedy, Lindsay Fields aka Jade Novah is today’s #MusicMonday featured artist. Growing up, Jade was influenced by her father’s love of rock music and her mother’s affection for musical theater. She started by singing in church before moving on to female vocal groups. Fate…
#RunTheCulture Hip-Hop and podcasting have become interesting bedfellows lately. Rap is such an interesting subject as it is lead talking point not only within The Culture but popular culture at large. Today we feature the up-and-coming Hip-Hop Heads Podcast. A Hip-Hop Head is defined as someone that embodies the hip-hop culture. Someone who is obsessed…
#RunTheCulture DJ’ing is one of the core elements of hip-hop and black female DJs are a major part of that. Despite being overrated and sometimes overlooked, The Culture needs these talented and skilled women. And to show them the love they deserve, we’ve put together a list of 10 dope black female DJ’s repping for…
#RunTheCulture Reggae and dancehall music have their own special place in The Culture. And one of the artist helping to push the genre forward is the very talented Chronixx. “Prepare your minds and hearts for this revolution.” – Chronixx Jamar McNaughton aka Chronixx is a 26 year-old Jamaican born singer/songwriter/producer making music branded as “Reggae…
#RunTheCulture Hailing from Alabama with roots in Nigeria, rapper Chika is a completely different breed of female MC. Alabama is certainly not a traditional hip-hop breeding ground but again, Chika is not your traditional rapper. The 23 year-old burst onto the scene in 2018 when she remixed Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks” to diss Ye for…
#RunTheCulture PartyNextDoor aka PND is an accomplished singer out of Drake’s OVO camp in his own right but his pen game is what sets him apart and makes him one of your favorite artist’s favorite writers. PND is on a serious hit-making roll. He wrote Work and Sex With Me for Rihanna, Wild Thoughts for Khaled, Beyonce’s verse…
Today in our #CultureClassics series we feature “Hey Ya” by Outkast. The Speakerboxxx/Love Below album dropped this week back in 2003 and that classic album was led by this classic single from Andre 3000. The mix of Beatles-esque rock and Prince-like swagger couldn’t be denied. “Hey Ya” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks…
#RunTheCulture There are a few odes to hip-hop that are considered #CultureClassics and this week we’re showing love to one of the all-time greats, “I Used to Love H.E.R.” by rap legend Common. “I Used to Love H.E.R.” was one of the lead singles off Common’s 1994 album Resurrection, and has since become one of…
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