The other day we sat down with two scholar activists, Mark Gonzales and Professor Samy Alim to talk about the lecture/performance series they are doing at Standford University called Occupy the Art.. The discussion we had covered a wide range of issues including the Trayvon Martin situation, the prison industrial complex and the recent 2pac [...]

One of the most intriguing and insightful individuals we ever sat down with is former Gang Intelligence Coordinator for the Utah police department, Sgt Ron Stallworth. Currently teaching, he is considered in law enforcement circles to be the foremost expert on what many have dubbed gangsta rap. Yes, we know over the years there’s been [...]

Flava Flav of Public Enemy is always colorful and never a dull moment… On a recent trip to San Francisco we caught up with Hip Hop’s number 1 Hype Man to get the low down on his upcoming ventures.. He’s opening a Chicken spot in Iowa and introducing a line of beverages.. He explains where, [...]

It’s always a pleasure to sit down and chop it up with the Godfather of Hip Hop Afrika Bambaataa. Most of the time when folks get with Bam they wanna pick his brains about Hip Hop history.. Thats understandable considering Bam’s pioneering status.. When we sat down with him, we picked his brain about being [...]

We chopped it up with longtime Japanese nuclear activist and famed Hip Hop artists Shingo 02 about whats going on in Japan. For those who don’t know Shingo has been speaking out about the potential dangers of these plants. He’s led protests, put out mixtapes and more importantly several years ago issued a widely read [...]

My man the Urban Nomad hit me up with this interview he did with Big Boi of Outkast who speaks on what’s going on Egypt and the darker forces at work in the industry that keep positive Hip Hop from the seeing the light of day.  check out more vids at http://iambrandx.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-urban-nomad-eats-big-boi-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLz9OSm9Qgo&feature=player_embedded Tweet

HHC- How are you dealing with the anniversary of KDoe’s death this year? DLabrie – this is my 1st time in the Bay for the Anniversary im usually in Detroit/Ann Arbor Michigan for Hip Hop Congress event so this year i really had to face it.  I ran into one his best friends on a [...]

Its always a pleasure sitting down w/ Mr Sunspot Jonz who is one half of the legendary duo Mystik Journeymen and a co-founder of the Living Legends.  He’s 16-20 years deep in this game called Hip Hop and as he reminded us the other day, even though he’s been around and has a nice rep [...]