HMB/N3M

HMB is collaborating with mr Teddy Wilson's New Mind Media, as we prepare for the new year, we're building a better system to promote and market our product, stay tuned for 2012.. HMB/N3M for more information follow us on twitter @thecapoftheship @mrbrite77 @neekaj_musiq @murdamarv @billyclippings @spitzo

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Hip Hop is Thriving Part 2

As we approach the end of 2010, the evidence for Hip Hop's Vitality is still stronger.the past year has produced a string of quailty albums- from groups like talib kweli, the roots,nas &damian marley, and Rick Ross. A new crew of stars, most notable Nicki Minaj and drake, has released wildly successful debut albums, Eminem just garnered 10 grammys nominations, Kanye West's latest is earning critical raves and tearing up the charts.

President Obama proudly confesses to having a lil wayne album in his iPod

By all accounts, hip hop is as strong as ever. And that might be the real Problem.

Since it's beginnings, Hip hop has thrived as both a reflection of the frustrations of minority youth and as a source of power for those very same young people. While it's life has also been partially shaped by Voyeuristic white teens and corporate lonchos, hip hop has sustained it's cultural integrity by lingering on the margins of society and articulating the aspirations, vision and desires of our most vulnerable populations.

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HIp Hop is thriving Part 1

Since it's Birth,hip hop has been dogged by Predictions of its impending death. From the early days, when critics dismissed it as a passing fad, to the long and exhausting wars over gangsta rap, to the current moment in which many decry its creative staleness, the most consistent thread in its short history has been this narrative of decline.

But the rumors of hip hop's death have always been greatly exaggerated. In fact, for the past three decades, hip hop culture has steadily extended it's reach into every sector of our lives, becoming a nearly ubiquitous presence on the global cultural landscape. Even the biggest moments of "crisis" for hip hop, such as when Nas released his controversial "Hip Hop is dead" album in 2006, have marked some of the art form's biggest moments of growth.

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