What’s up to all my people worldwide! Please check out the new and upgraded web site, World Hip Hop Market (www.worldhiphopmarket.com). I am hoping the home page now has more space for articles and information. You can access articles by country still from the drop down menus (Africa, Asia, Australia, etc).

 

NEW CONTENT PARTNER

I am happy to announce a content partnership with Afrolution.com! Afrolution is one of the leading African hip hop web sites and includes Africanhiphopshop.com and Africanhiphoptv.com. World Hip Hop Market will be featuring African hip hop news brought to us by Afrolution.com. This is in addition to our Australian partner Planet Urban (www.planeturban.com.au) and the many independent hip hop writers around the global who contribute.

 

EVENTS

I am still working to improve the events section. If you have events you want announced, please send them to me and I will do my best to put them up.

 

INTERVIEWS

P-Money, a beatmaker heavily invested in New Zealand

1Point618 takes hip hop from rural Australia to the world stage

Uganda: Krukid represents for all of Africa

 

NEWS (latest headlines)

Hip-Hop Dance vs Ballet: What Young Dancers Really Need

Mozambique: City authorities called rapper in for questioning

Somalia: Al Qaeda exporting jihad with a hip-hop vibe

Lebanon: Living the ‘ghetto life’ in Tripoli

Unrapped: Norwegian Hip-Hop Duo Madcon

U.S. Deportee Brings Street Dance to Street Boys of Cambodia

Senegal: Gokh-Bi System release new album, Voice Of The Jeli

Ardiess leading Benin hip hop internationally

Cameroon: Negrissim release second album! Take a trip in the bush

Japan’s Teriyaki Boyz

South African rapper Weez to record with Cypress Hill in L.A.

E-ray brings social consciousness to Hip Hop in Benin

Hip Hop Kanou: Franco-Malian brings some great recordings and tours France

Awadi’s Sunugaal finally out in France

Still’s first album Muzik Noire just out in Senegal

Canada: Hants County hip-hop star to perform in Halifax

Bolivia: Indigenous groups find their own voice under Evo Morales

In Harlem, Reaching Out to Muslims Through Hip-Hop

Hip Hop Hoodios do it up for due process at Guantanamo

Rapping for Allah - the new channel for the Muslim MTV generation

Islamic hip hop, or a load of hype?

Nigeria: Lineo Wins ICON Award

Brazil: Hip Hop to Samba with Marcelo D2

Iraqi-Canadian emcee Narcy blasts new video P.H.A.T.W.A.

 

NEW PRODUCTS

Mohammed Yahya – Beyond Conflict CD $9.99 – Just released at the end of April! This is the amazing solo debut from well-known UK (Mozambique-born) emcee Mohammed Yahya. Not only is this one of the best releases in 2009, it includes stunning guest appearances by M1, Sean Price, Kyza, Iron Braydz, Masikah and ill beatboxing from Faith SFX. Get two FREE tracks form the album here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EFQ0YXIT

 

Poetic Pilgrimage – Freedom Times CD $9.99 – The UK-based female Muslim duo Poetic Pilgrimage is gaining international reknown. This is their first release, 13 tracks of message filled, hard edged lyrics.

 

Lines of Faith EP CD $4.99 – Mohammed Yahya teams up with Danny Silver for a unique Muslim-Jewish duo unlike anything you’ve heard before. This is their 3-sing EP usually only available at live shows.

Hop’N’Nob by Jaro Cossiga CD $9.99 – The godfather of Czech beatboxing is back collaborating with more than a dozen independent New-York based emcees. Cossiga provides the mouth-made beats for Breez Everflowin’, Baba Israel, Rabbi Darkside, Hired Gun, Farbeon and many more.

 

Check out http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com/blog/?page_id=619 for a complete list of over 300 hip hop products from more than 30 countries for sale! We ship world wide!

 

Greg Schick / Old School G
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