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Hip-Hop
Nujericans on the Real: Deindustrialization, Blending Puerto Rican Identity with Their Hip-Hop
In the latest episode of on the Real, New Jerusalem’s Nujericans discuss how deindustrialization shaped the New Jersey...
StayUp.News Presents the Music Video for JayRock Banga’s “Dumpin”
Press play above to watch the music video for "Dumpin," by Brooklyn's JayRock Banga. Part music video, part documentary on inner city life, and produced by StayUp.News, "Dumpin" represents a rethinking of the way hip-hop journalists can cover inner city social issues.
Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers Bring Their Unique Take on Hip-Hop to the Fillmore (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content creator Spoken word, poetry, rap and hip-hop have been inexorably linked since...
88 Rising Filling an Important Void in Hip-Hop (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Discussions of race in hip-hop generally presume the relevant terms are...
Joey Purp Shows DC Why We Should Be Paying Attention (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Chicago is one of the most populated cities in the country,...
Baltimore’s Napaj on New EP “Be Safe,” Plight of the American Middle Class
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Baltimore emcee Napaj about his...
Kartel Wit Ak on the Real: the Truth about the Drug Game, What’s Really Gangster
In the latest episode of on the Real, Mount Vernon’s Kartel Wit Ak discusses the reality of the...
Writers: NICEO-CM on the Dangers of the Old Days of Graff, Business Lessons Learned
In the latest episode of Writers, the legendary NICEO-CM tells the story of how his brothers introduced him...
Rico Nasty Shows Philly Why Women Are Not a Sideshow in Hip-Hop (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Women have had an intergral role in Hip-Hop since its inception,...