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Today In Hip Hop History ][ June 17
Kendrick Lamar was born June 17, 1987
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New York City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian (BLA) Caucus and the Power and Music Committee honoured Dancehall Queen Spice with the prestigious International Music Ambassador award.
Being the first Jamaican to be so highly recognised, Spice told THE WEEKEND STAR that she was overwhelmed, honoured, happy and superproud of herself. “I’m gleeful over this award. I’m truly humbled and grateful to be recognised internationally each time, as it continues to show my growth in music. When I read my award and it said…
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Starting off on The Good Foot — Local organization educates youth on healthy relationships
In 2005, about 30 young artists gathered in the basement of a Seattle home. They shared a vision of starting a more positive hip-hop scene for young people—wanting a scene with more purpose than what was there at the time. From that meeting came a hip-hop dance outreach event held in 2006 in the Chong…
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FRENCH MONTANA REMINDS CRITICS OF HIS MIXTAPE DOMINANCE
French Montana was carving a lane for himself in the mixtape circuit when he started his music career and he was pretty good at it alongside his mentor Max B. It wouldn’t take long for The Bronx rap star to blow up and leave the mixtapes behind; however, with his ascent up the Hip Hop ladder,…
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How Rap Students Stood out in the Just Concluded French Baccalaureate! 2022 Edition
The French exam for the 2022 baccalaureate commenced yesterday being Thursday, June 16. Here are the subjects with which the pupils of Première were confronted. The students of Première finally passed the French test for the 2022 baccalaureate. And if you want to get more insight on the subjects they sat for, then this piece…
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YOUNG THUG SENDS MESSAGE TO FANS FROM BEHIND BARS AT HOT 97 SUMMER JAM
Young Thug's recent RICO arrest means he was unable to make his scheduled appearance at Hot 97summer of January 2022 on Sunday (June 12), but the Atlanta rapper’s presence could still be felt inside MetLife Stadium. Before the night’s main act, Fivio Foreign, hit the stage, Hot 97 broadcast a video inside the stadium featuring the likes of…
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