Tag Archives: cooptedhiphopculture
I am Also a Player from a Street
It’s funny, but every successful rapper gets their money from white suburbanites.
Out of Steam
Parada’s 2012 menswear is a bit…. brown, leathery, and brassy.
Can we now say that steampunk is dead?
Amen Brother
If you’re like me, you probably never heard of the “Amen Break,” but you have heard it. It’s inescapable, as this documentary points out. While the origins and the spread of the “Amen Break” is interesting, what really sets this apart, is the turn it takes around the 13 minute mark. The narrator, Nate Harrison, examines the legal situation surrounding the “Amen Break,” since it has become quite a lucrative six seconds of audio.
The other thing struck me about this video was the simple visual of the turning record. Watching it evokes thoughts of The Replacements’ “Bastards of Young†video.