February 25, 2008
Rap mogul Jay-Z is at the center of a $5 billion dollar “claim of lien” filed against him by Hip-Hop co-founder Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell and the DA Black Defense League. According to the New York Observer, Campbell recently filed the claim along with the DA Black Defense League. Continue Reading….
January 18, 2008
Hip-Hop co-founder DJ Kool Herc is issuing a call for supporters of the genre to help save the culture’s official birthplace, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. AllHipHop.com has learned that Kool Herc’s clothing company Sedgwick & Cedar Corp will launch Save 1520, a charitable collection of tees, hats and jackets. One hundred percent of net proceeds from the sale of Save 1520 clothing will go toward helping the 1520 Sedgwick Tenant Association obtain governmental and philanthropic assistance to purchase the building, in addition […]