The Hip-Hop Institute

09/09/2016

08/20/2016

When Chris “Daze” Ellis was growing up on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, he saw a subway car parked in the Utica Avenue station that made him stop and stare. A buxom blonde had been pa…

08/19/2016

Buckshot is a great man. Take a minute and watch this interview about the passing of Sean Price aka Ruck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KasbzPUux4w

08/16/2016

Hip-Hop Historian Nelson George: “Latinos Are Essential” to the Creation of The Genre “Sometimes people tend to think of hip-hop as a African American form of music but the Caribbean influence on hip-hop is massive. And in terms of Latinos, certainly, if you talk to Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, or…

08/16/2016

This is pretty dope
http://djbooth.net/news/entry/every-name-j-cole-note-to-self-outro

Jay did it, Kanye made it famous, and now J. Cole takes his turn at turning the final track on his album into the...

07/03/2015

A big week for The Hip-Hop Institute as we launch our inaugural conference with the 2015 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

06/04/2015

Co-founded by Jorge "Fabel" Pabon and Christie Z-Pabon, Tools of War was named with the idea that there are many "tools" one can use in competing or battling within Hip Hop culture: paint, turntables, microphones, one's body, and especially one's voice. Although the name may appear aggressive, the i…

05/27/2015

04/14/2015

We are excited to announce the addition of Mobb Deep to our 2015 Lineup. The legendary duo from Queensbridge are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their groundbreaking album, "The Infamous"

http://bit.ly/MobbDeepBHF15

02/20/2015

Stretch and Bobbito t-shirts are in production! Will be available for sale at www.stretchandbobbito.com soon. Stay tuned and let us know if you likey like with a taste of caaaahdberry :)

02/13/2015

Young Sergio AKA Sop Sound AKA Pos