Prominence to Producers
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness In the world of hip hop music, of course, there are other roles. One kind of hip hop artist that tends to get overshadowed by rappers is the...
View ArticleRace in relation to authenticity in hip hop
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness How much of an issue is race in relation to authenticity in Hip Hop? This is the longest running and an ongoing argument in hip hop .. Read...
View ArticleTurntablism Notation Methods
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness One of the main obstacles of the turntable being accepted as an instrument has been the abundance of a method to write down the sounds a...
View ArticleCesar Comanche – Die In Your Lap
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness Cesar Comanche, born Christopher Robinson, is known for creating music in a way he believes is best... The post Cesar Comanche – Die In Your...
View ArticleEyedea – Weird Side
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness Most rappers speak on their ways and promote it. However Eyedea, like a comedian does, speaks openly about his flaws and habits in a humorous...
View ArticleToxicscape – Graffiti in cinema
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness Let me introduce you to the marvellous world of the american 80s, where the struggle between Reaganist forces, liberal-progressive oriented and...
View ArticleRoots Manuva – Juggle Tings Proper
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness This wasn't the first Roots Manuva song I ever heard (it probably was his 2001 classic Witness) but it was what got me hooked. At the time, I...
View ArticleThe Last Emperor ft Esthero & Too Poetic – One Life
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness Keep it real, you say? Well, it doesn't get much realer than this. While the title may suggest another pompous attempt to try and say something...
View ArticleZion I – Coastin’
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness Who ever said hip hop had to be profound? Though Zion I have always been a group who aren't afraid of making dancefloor-friendly music, in...
View ArticleThe Art of 16 Bars a.k.a. The MC’s Miracle Cure for Wackness (Video)
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness So, you want to learn how to rap? You're probably doing it wrong! This movie won't make you a great MC, but if you have it in you, it will...
View ArticleThe Life of a Rastafari and the Threats to their Promised Land at Pinnacle
The Tika | The Tika - Hip Hop Culture & Consciousness So, a bunch of prominent Jamaican musicians, and other Rasta’s, are calling on people to occupy Pinnacle. But a Pinnacle of what? Why can’t...
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