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KRS-One Releases "The Gospel of Hip Hop"

A historical landmark is taking place within the movement of Hip Hop Culture. From its inception it has been about freedom from oppression. Now, for the first time it is being declared as divine. KRS-One is releasing a very important piece of literature entitled The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument (P… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on October 27, 2009 at 2:54am — No Comments

MY INTERVIEW WITH THE COOL KIDS

Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks make up The Cool Kids. They have always been cool, just because that’s who they are. Producers turned rappers, who rap and produce...their own style. Their sound, per Chuck Inglish, is like “cool ass gorillas driving cars nodding their heads in unison.” With that being the very essence of Hip Hop, Innovation, their fan base has grown in multitude in a fairly short period of time which surely has a lot to do with being true to oneself and the art form. He admits the… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on August 21, 2009 at 12:32am — 1 Comment

Raising Consciousness Black Unity Rally/ 30th Anniversary of Black August

Raising Consciousness Black Unity Rally/ 30th Anniversary of Black August By Wizdom Selah What happens when you put your thinking cap on? What happens when you begin to problem solve? What happens when you walk in spirit and feel your ancestors and their struggle in the breeze of the wind? This time of year households begin getting back to the ritual of the school year. Early to bed and early to rise. A lot of us have the thought, this year let us go back more organized, more informed, more aw… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on August 1, 2009 at 5:27am — No Comments

A Message from Minister Server about Hip Hop Appreciation Week

HIP HOP APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 17-24 Peace and much Love Hiphoppas! The Temple Of Hiphop is pleased to announce that Hip Hop Appreciation Week 2009 is May 17-24 and our theme for this year is “COOPERATION”! HHAW, always celebrated during the third week of May, is a time for Hiphoppas to de-criminalize the images of Hip Hop that are portrayed by the mainstream media. Now is the time, more than ever, for COOPERATION in our communities. The Hip Hop community should work together to organize our… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on April 28, 2009 at 8:33pm — No Comments

Rock The Bells International Festival Series

If you have not heard of the festival Rock The Bells by now you are trippin with no where to unpack!! LOL!! Okay so with that being said here is this year's line up: http://www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells/ They are coming to Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. One of my friends had the idea for The Coalition to sponsor a "Get on the Bus" Trip, where we all roll out together and have a ball getting there, there, and on the way back! I guess we just have to see how many people are interested. Me, I… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on April 27, 2009 at 9:21pm — 1 Comment

Random Thoughts: Changes

My People. My People!! Life is in constant change. We know this right. One moment you may have the thought that your are going to be with someone forever and they may even feel the same way. That forever may last in the form of 28 years, 8 months, or 2 days...or basically until something changes. We grow. We change. We adapt to our surroundings and evolve. One moment we may think this the next, that. We may have the thought that we want to live in New York and be a fire fighter, or travel the w… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on April 14, 2009 at 3:27am — No Comments

Dr. Cornel West Interviews Lupe Fiasco at Calvin College in MY CITY!!!! Act like ya know!!

And Listen to the 60 minute interview here!! Life changing material!!! http://tinyurl.com/cruv9s Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on April 8, 2009 at 2:11pm — 1 Comment

Day Dreamin' By Wizdom Selah an Evening with The Gym Class Heroes

Day Dreamin' by Wizdom Se’lah When the lights went dim and a split second hush came over the crowd, you knew it was time. That moment just before the band you’ve been waiting to see steps out on stage. You know that moment where your heart seems to skip a beat and time stands still? It came and went and then they all took their places on the smoke filled stage. Disashi on guitar. Matt on Percussion. Eric on bass and that swag. First you see the swag. A slight bob of the head. A slow stroll, as… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on October 30, 2008 at 1:26am — 1 Comment

HipHop Downtown!!

Hello Hiphoppas! Man, if you dont know. Now you know! Hip Hop is Downtown or at least it was last night. I think just about every morcel of it was there and if not, just a few remnents were left outside. :) Yes I said it. Hip Hop Downtown. Okay if ya’ll missed it, ya'll missed it!! But I thoroughly enjoyed myself! **cheese** My evening was hard to come by…my kids gave me the flux, all day long…gotta love em. Then the evening struck! I had heard through the grapevine that there was going to b… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on October 4, 2008 at 7:47pm — No Comments

Help Wanted!

We are currently looking for volunteers, street teams, and promoters to join the coalition in its efforts. The purpose of the Coalition is to improve our community and preserve our culture. Anyone interested in getting involved with doing voter registration, community organizing, fundraising, Hip Hop Appreciation Week, and more please contact me for details. We are filling spots now! Peace Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on September 20, 2008 at 1:35pm — 1 Comment

The Grand Rapids Hip Hop Coalition will be starting a Hip Hop Newsletter!!!

Yo!! Very Exciting stuff. This is Hip-Hop!! Its a movement...haha...you gotta Hop Up and DO IT!!! To my fello Gunrunians and beyond, just wanted to let you know that it is super official!! We will be starting a Hip-Hop Newsletter to be distributed throughout the city in all the Hip Hop Spots!! If you are HipHop holla at me and let me know what's really hood. We are gathering info for our Premier issue. We will be doing album reviews, upcoming releases, local events, and community news. Remember… Continue

Added by Wizdom Selah on August 30, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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