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Hip Hop Congress Midwest Summit 2012: February 3-4 With Big K.R.I.T., The Narcicyst, OneBeLo

January 6, 2012 · 2 Comments

Hip Hop Congress has announced the lineup for its Eighth Annual Midwest Summit, an internationally recognized event dedicated to connecting Hip Hop culture to youth education and empowerment. To be held at University of Michigan – Ann Arbor on February 3rd and 4th, the event is partnered with Detroit’s 5e Gallery, along with a number of other educational programs designed to help advance Hip Hop as a powerful global culture. The Narcicyst A star-studded lineup will be featured at the concert on Friday, February 3, including Big K.R.I.T., The Narcicyst, Maimouna Youssef, OneBeLo, Tree... [Read the full story]

Multimedia

5 ELA “Black Bottom” Music Video

January 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

5 ELA has now released a new video for the song “Black Bottom”, a track taken from the release of their double EP 5 ELA/Ladies Luv 5 ELA. The video is the first release of the year from the legendary Detroit hip hop group, with more projects on the horizon, including their upcoming album Global Warming. The video was directed and edited by Steve Furay for Common Breath Media. For more information about 5 ELA, visit www.5elaofficial.blogspot.com. Read More →

Hip Hop

GlobalFaction: Bringing Vision To The Future Of Hip Hop

January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

By Steve Furay ::::::: In 2011, Hip Hop culture further increased its global force by becoming the youth’s soundtrack to the international struggle for rights and justice. After years of lying dormant in the shadows of commercialism and materialistic ego agendas, emcees brought the music home to its roots of political and spiritual awareness. GlobalFaction, a UK-based video production company was at the heart of the movement, creating music videos for some of the most important songs of the year and connecting the world through the art. Among GlobalFaction’s crowning achievements in... [Read the full story]

Art & Culture

The Enlightenment of a City

January 3, 2012 · 1 Comment

By Klaire Balmas Sit. Really sit, anywhere in this city and listen to the conversations people are having. Somewhere in old friends reconnecting, recanting life stories, and catching up on gossip, there is a new undercurrent of Detroit’s heart based more than ever on love and understanding. Here in the dingy and the well lit cafes, bars and clubs; people are opening up. In each one of these places, people are sharing the thoughts of a growing consciousness, from the dingy art bar in downtown Detroit, to the lost club, to the cafes in all economic reaches. Love is mushrooming within the city,... [Read the full story]

World Evolution

A Cosmic Respiration: Earth’s Magnetic Portal To The Sun

January 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

If the Earth is indeed a living organism as many scientists and spiritualists claim, it would have repeating functions to sustain its life. Repetitions and cycles, inputs and outputs that connect it to its environment similar every other living structure. An artist's rendition of a "flux transfer event", connecting Earth's magnetic field to the sun's. (NASA) Over the recent years, NASA has indeed discovered Earth cycles that exhibit this life, including the fascinating discovery of the process known as “flux transfer events”. A dynamic revelation once only imagined,... [Read the full story]

Grassroots

#Kn313: Knowledge Element Workshop At Hip Hop Congress Midwest Summit, Feb 4

January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

On Saturday, February 4, “#Kn313: Hip Is To Know, Hop Is The Movement” will be featured at the 2012 Hip Hop Congress Midwest Summit, a workshop focusing on the knowledge element of Hip Hop and spreading positive messages through media creation. Presented by Bryce of The Heru Organization and Steve Furay of Common Breath Media, in conjunction with 5e Gallery, the workshop will take place at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as a part of the daytime activities of this congressional gathering. Amidst the rebirthing of the city, Detroit is gaining international recognition as a leader... [Read the full story]

Hip Hop

GlobalFaction: Bringing Vision To The Future Of Hip Hop

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Mic Levels Up: MC Gaza

MC Gaza knows struggle. He takes his artist name from his homeland, the land of Palestine, where outside military forces have created a land of pain and destruction. The world has remained relatively silent to the injustice over the years due to a lack of clarity from the media about the situation, but in the age of...

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