Ralph McDaniels New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:35:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, Ralph McDaniels on ABC-NY ‘Here And Now’ [Video] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/08/kool-herc-cindy-campbell-ralph-mcdaniels-on-abc-ny-here-and-now-video/ Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:34:35 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=18369 Herc, his sister Cindy Campbell and "Uncle" Ralph McDaniels were spotlighted by WABC-NY's weekly program "Here & Now"

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]]> All Hail The Queen: A Tribute to the Women in Hip Hop at the Bronx Museum of the Arts https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/all-hail-the-queen-a-tribute-to-the-women-in-hip-hop-at-the-bronx-museum-of-the-arts/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/all-hail-the-queen-a-tribute-to-the-women-in-hip-hop-at-the-bronx-museum-of-the-arts/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:57:32 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=13918

In conjunction with the 30 year anniversary of Video Music Box, The Bronx Museum of the Arts is hosting All Hail The Queen: A Tribute to the Women in Hip Hop on Friday, March 15.

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/all-hail-the-queen-a-tribute-to-the-women-in-hip-hop-at-the-bronx-museum-of-the-arts/feed/ 1 Video Music Box 30 Year Anniversary Kickoff Event at The Schomburg Center, Harlem [Recap, Video, Photos] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/video-music-box-30-year-anniversary-kickoff-event/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/video-music-box-30-year-anniversary-kickoff-event/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:28:50 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=13809

Iconic video show Video Music Box celebrates 30 years with a lineup of events planned for 2013. Television pioneer and hip hop icon Ralph McDaniels officially started the VMB30 celebrations with a "kickoff event," held at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/02/video-music-box-30-year-anniversary-kickoff-event/feed/ 1 Ralph McDaniels Interview: Speaks on 30 Years of Video Music Box & Upcoming Celebrations on The NY Hip Hop Report https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/01/ralph-mcdaniels-interview-video-music-box-anniversary/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/01/ralph-mcdaniels-interview-video-music-box-anniversary/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:48:39 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=13758

Ralph McDaniels, creator and longtime host of the pioneering music video program Video Music Box, spoke at length with weekly online radio talk show The NY Hip Hop Report about the progression of his illustrious career, current projects and the upcoming kickoff to a year’s worth of special events lined up to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2013/01/ralph-mcdaniels-interview-video-music-box-anniversary/feed/ 8 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Final Day Concert – Photo Recap https://www.birthplacemag.com/2012/08/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-photo-recap/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:19:59 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=12579

BirthplaceMag.com's Sean Rhinehart of SeanJamar.com handled shutterbug duties during this year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, and captured the festivities of the day in his usual, gripping manner. Check out his shots from this historical hip hop event.

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]]> R.I.P. Tyrone ‘Scratch’ Scott, Managed Relly, BET Freestyle Fridays Champion https://www.birthplacemag.com/2012/04/tyrone-scratch-scott/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:36:22 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=11873

Tyrone "Scratch" Scott, a long-time participant in the New York entertainment scene, died suddenly, reportedly on April 25, 2012. A former intern and long-time acquaintance of Video Music Box's Ralph McDaniels, Scott was currently managing up-and-coming artist Relly, a recently crowned BET Freestyle Friday champion.

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]]> The Hip Hop Takeover: Saturday, June 25 – Sunday, June 26 on WBAI, 99.5 (NYC) https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/06/the-hip-hop-takeover-wbai/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9846 Starting midnight on Saturday, June 25 (aka late Friday night) and continuing until 1 a.m. Sunday Morning, June 26, Ife Dancy and 99.5 FM WBAI (NYC) will be presenting this year's installment of The Hip Hop Takeover, a 25-hour radio marathon "catering to the gritty, underground, politically conscience audience as well as the mainstream commercial crowd." The theme for this highly anticipated yearly event, "Tribute to our Pioneers."

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]]> Rapathon 5: 28 Hours. 130+ Rappers. May 21-22 in NYC https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 09:15:16 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9607 The two-day Rapathon event, held at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem, is back, and for 28 hours from Saturday, May 21 at 3 p.m. until Sunday, May 22 at 7 p.m., more than 130 rappers will engage in a continuous freestyle session, delivering a vastly diverse display of rhythmic American poetry.

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/05/rapathon-5/feed/ 1 “B” On The Lookout: Triboro (Sean Conn, Frsh Aire, Elus, Verse) https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/08/triboro-sean-conn-frsh-aire-elus-verse/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/08/triboro-sean-conn-frsh-aire-elus-verse/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:24:55 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=5072 Triboro, a group combining four experienced NYC underground hip hop artists Sean Conn, Frsh Aire, Elus and Verse, is quickly making noise throughout all five boroughs

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]]> https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/08/triboro-sean-conn-frsh-aire-elus-verse/feed/ 8 The 4th Annual Rapathon: 27 Straight Hours of Hip Hop in Harlem https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/06/the-4th-annual-rapathon-27-straight-hours-of-hip-hop-in-harlem/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:37:15 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=4408 The 4th Annual Rapathon, a 27-hour long display of lyrical prowess, goes down this weekend at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem

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