Happy New Year from World Hip Hop Market!
As I am compiling my yearly Top 10 for 2008, Best of International Hip Hop, I always
ask my friends and readers to submit their own lists. Please email me with your
list by Friday, January 9th. If you want to list American artists,
please add a separate top 5 list for American hip hop releases.
In case you missed last year’s list, check out the
Best of 2007: http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com/blog/?p=44
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP FESTIVAL
Save the dates! This year’s Trinity International Hip
Hop Festival will take place April 3rd
and 4th, 2009, at
INTERVIEWS
Check out the latest interview with Italian emcee and
producer Silek. http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com/blog/?p=411
NEWS
Toronto-based
Female Hip Hop MC Set for World Domination
Egypt:
Violence, Crime And the Hip-Hop Identity - Sudanese Youth in Cairo
Swedish
hip-hop artist to be charged in fatal road-rage incident in Hollywood
Palestinian
suffering reached out through students’ Hip-Hop band
Tanzania:
Chid Benz to leave music after tomorrow’s Fiesta
Acclaimed
Hip Hop Artist K’naan Goes On Tour
FREE MUSIC
Our friend Dahlak of the ever dope iLL-Literacy crew is
giving away his new mixtape “Commencement” on his web site http://www.thisisdahlak.com.
HipHopCanada.com presents free downloads of 20 “Canadian
Choice Cuts” at http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/community/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=66532
Oslo SP Ensemble released this new mixtape “SPSHIT 3”
at http://fredfades.goodshitradio.com/mixes/fredfades_deckdaddy_johnrice_SPSHIT3.mp3
Hope to hear about your top 10 this week!
Greg Schick / Old School G
World Hip Hop Market www.worldhiphopmarket.com
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