The Glxsshouse meets with Atlanta-based archivist, Nakari Johnson, owner and operator of Rap Style Archeology. Rap Style Archeology is a collection of rap collectibles that represent hip hop and its presence in the world we live in. We talk with Nakari about his early influences, how he started Rap Style Archeology, and his process for archiving. @rapstylearcheology Nakari Johnson: @trillaveli @the_glxsshouse
Besides critical acclaim and Grammy nominations, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Nas, Pusha-T, and other hip-hop heavyweights have something else in common-they all sampled 24 Carat Black–a band who released one of the most sampled albums in history and who never received any financial compensation. The Glxsshouse met with 24 Carat Black band members, Princess Hearn and Niambi Steele, as well as writer Zach Schonfeld to detail the band’s origin story and legacy in hip-hop and the sampling commun...
When it comes to sports, there have only been 5 pro teams to win four consecutive championships: The Boston Celtics, the New York Islanders, the New York Yankees, the Montreal Canadians, and the 1997-2000 Houston Comets. The Houston Comets were the WNBA’s inaugural championship team who over the course of four seasons went 98-24 and only lost two playoff games. Houston set a tone and did so while forming the original “Big Three” with Cynthia Cooper, a thirty-four-year-old rookie, ...
The year 1999 in Hip-Hop was a grand opening and closing. New acts like Eminem turned hip-hop on its head with the release of his Slim Shady LP in 1Q. The Roots release their Things Fall Apart album on the same day, and two months later Ruff Ryders release their compilation album, barely a year after DMX took over the world with his debut studio album, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot. New York still has a stronghold on rap, but there are some folks below the Mason Dixon that won’t go ou...