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Ludacris at Sprite Step Off at Roseland last night (video)

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

The massive crowd at the Sprite Step Off last night got an unexpected treat at the end of the show: hip-hop superstar Ludacris rolled up and did a mini-set that got the ballroom jumping.  Here's a brief video of his opening number. I've never seen Ludacris live.  He's a consummate performer and knows how to…

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My interview with DMC about his new hip-hop virtual world (video)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Here's the video of my interview with the pioneering rapper DMC (of Run-DMC fame) talking about his new virtual hangout DMC World. It was great getting an opportunity to hear DMC's views about hip-hop culture, online games, and youth empowerment.  The actual virtual environment looks pretty clunky and dated, I'm afraid. But DMC clearly has…

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Two legends of hip-hop in one day: Ken Swift and DMC!

Posted on March 10, 2009 by

Today was one of those days I just love living in New York.  In the morning I got to interview hip-hop legend DMC (of Run DMC) at the ENGAGE Expo at Javitz Center. Then in the evening I got to take a fundamentals of breaking class with legendary b-boy Ken Swift. I love my crazy…

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Global Art for Social Change: from Banksy to Korean B-boys (video)

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

For an upcoming Global Kids retreat, I’m helping organize a workshop on “Global Arts for Social Change” with some other trainers.  As part of the session, we wanted to show our teens some examples of various forms of art related to activism and civic engagement.  So I threw together this compilation reel of different forms…

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A History of the Jazz Split

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