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Egbodo Benjamin – Founder & CEO of This Is Hip Hop HQ Egbodo Benjamin is the visionary founder and CEO of This Is Hip Hop HQ Magazine, a premier platform dedicated to amplifying voices in the hip-hop industry. His commitment to authentic music journalism and artist promotion has positioned This Is Hip Hop HQ as a trusted space for rising talents and industry discussions. In 2024, Benjamin was recognized as a Founder of the Year (Under 30) Nominee by FOYA.Africa, a testament to his impact and entrepreneurial excellence in the digital media and entertainment space. Beyond music and media, he is also a Quantity Surveyor, bringing precision, strategy, and analytical thinking to every project he undertakes. His diverse expertise bridges the gap between structured business growth and creative storytelling, making him a dynamic force in both industries. Under his leadership, This Is Hip Hop HQ continues to grow as a global hub for hip-hop culture, artist reviews, and industry insights.
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Rap’s undeserved bad rap
Rap undeservedly gets a bad rap. People sometimes associate rap music with drugs, violence, the degradation of women, sexual exploitation, etc., but this blanket stereotype for an incredibly diverse and culturally important genre of music is unfair. Of course, some rappers and songs do include content which could be considered as perpetuating a negative message…
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Lawyer: Raleigh private school forced students out for reciting rap song lyrics
Two students who recently withdrew from St. David's School in Raleigh because of a video in which they made repeated racial slurs were merely reciting the lyrics to a rap song, the lawyer for one of the boys defended. The five-second clip of cellphone video showed one student holding a beer can, and both said…
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Tickets now on sale for West Coast rap icons show at Rupp Arena
Tickets for Mount Westmore are now available for purchase. Four rap artists will visit Lexington in November as part of a supergroup performance. Tickets start at $62 and can be found on Ticketmaster https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16005B3BA6E43311 West Coast rap icons Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too Short will grace the event with are their supergroup Mount Westmore…
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Oldham’s Liquid cancels appearance from controversial rapper Wiley
A NIGHTCLUB in Oldham has made a detour on its decision to host an appearance from the highly controversial ‘Godfather of Grime’. Wiley, born Richard Kylea Cowie Jr, was set to perform at Liquid on Bank Holiday Monday, two days after Christmas. The nightclub on Retiro Street made this known in a post on social…
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KALI CLAIRE SHARES VISUALS FOR SMOOTH JVCK JAMES-ASSISTED SINGLE “TEMPORARY FEELS”
Kali Claire’s latest single “Temporary Feels” with Jvck James embodies everything authentic R&B music should sound like and now the song has got its visuals to get the fans entertained! The beautiful, dreamy production by Loner Beats instantly grabs your attention before Kali enters and puts you in a trance. She sings about the difficulty…
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RAK SU & LENNY LOSO DROP VISUALS FOR “STATEMENT”
Rak Su and Lenny Loso have dropped the visuals for “Statement” on the GRM channel. Check it out by clicking on the link below https://youtu.be/ka1949ibKqg