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Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “hip hop”

Hip-hop continues to be a major force in culture and an influence on other genres of music. But have you

Who better meets the moment and cuts through the noise than Chuck D? The influential rapper and one of the

The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed a law that would make it much more difficult to submit rap

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

Comedian Alexander Stein wanted to make a point about anti-vaxxers so he showed up for an open-mic session at Dallas

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Two state senators in New York have introduced a bill to stop the

Do you pop your headphones in when you go for a walk? Apparently this is what you’re listening to, according

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored, this time looking at the early days of rap and hip-hop in

[If you dig into the history of rap, you’ll find more references to Donald Trump that you might expect. The

Back to work? Or are you taking the rest of the week and starting anew Monday? A bit of both?

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver