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- Keep up with our local independent news
- Rihanna Says New Music Should Be ‘Amazing’ and ‘Show Growth’
- In this LA neighborhood, nicknamed "Black Beverly Hills," success is common for African Americans
- Ghetto House Radio
- Straight Outta Compton, Visiting The Hood, Los Angeles
- Taylor Swift Makes Chart History With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
In the last couple of years, however, this seems to have changed. Back when France's Ed Banger label was seen as the coolest thing in the world, they commissioned DJ Funk to remix Justice's Let There Be Light, with brilliant results. At the start of the year, Switch and Sinden booked DJ Funk for their Get Familiar night at Fabric. And Glasgow's Dress 2 Sweat (which I wrote about last week) put out some DJ Deeon tracks a few months ago. This week, I saw DJ Mujava's Township Funk described as "booty-house" in DJ magazine (I get sent it free each month, honest) and I have previously seen the same song labelled as "ghetto house" in Fact magazine.
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They were destroyed during the riots and over 20 years later, no rejuvenation has taken place. Poverty in Compton currently sits at 24%, well above the California average of 16%. Racial and systemic discrimination limits your opportunities and there’s always the temptation to make “easy” money by dealing drugs and the like. I’ve never been more thankful for my white, middle class suburban upbringing. Coming up with an angle for this article was quite difficult. It’s that same feeling that any white hip-hop fan has when rapping along to their favourite tunes and the “N” word pops up.
Rihanna Says New Music Should Be ‘Amazing’ and ‘Show Growth’
It was the first Olympic Village in modern times, featuring more than 500 temporary homes for more than 1,000 male athletes from 50 countries. Spread over 331 acres, each two-room bungalow was cooled by sea breezes. Athletes could patronize the dining halls, post office, bank and hospital unit set up in the mock village, while sleeping in beds custom made for athletic bodies and eating at tables made of California redwood.
In this LA neighborhood, nicknamed "Black Beverly Hills," success is common for African Americans
A 2016 re-release via Defected reflected its enduring power, with the updated version adding more melody and filtering (and the voices of Katy B and Lee Walker) to complement the crisp, punchy beats. Many people have stereotyped images of what it means to live in or be part of the “ghettos” of America. They assume that if you are not wealthy, then you are living in poverty. If your house is not bigger than a one-bedroom apartment, then you can't really call yourself a homeowner. But those living in the hills still battled racism and racist policies from recent decades. In 2001, neighborhood residents banded together to cancel plans for a power plant in the hills, which was seen by many as a form of environmental racism.
Ghetto House Radio
DJ Deeon came back from his mini hiatus with a 4-track compilation of remastered versions of his best-loved pieces, released via Numbers. It comes packed with classics like 'House-O-Matic' and '2 B Free'. Deeon was an early advocate of his friend Slugo, backing him on the DJ Deeon presents DJ Slugo 'Livin’ That Ghetto Life’ EP, home of smoke-session slash club banger ‘A Blunt’ with the catchy motto “When I get a blunt, I light it, take two pulls and get excited”. This casual approach to lyrics heavily influenced the sounds of favoured “booty genre” artists like DJ Assault. Cerys Davies is a spring reporting intern in the De Los section of the Los Angeles Times. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she focuses her writing on the Latinx experience within the context of the city.
‘Freak Like Me’ - Leon Walker VS DJ DEEON ft Katy B (Defected)
"We always knew that there were more affluent Black people that lived in the Baldwin Hills area. So as kids we always wanted to be there," said Dr. Burnett. But this label paints a distorted image of a community that's proud of its own history and identity. "You used to pay like a dollar to get in...the apartment probably only hold like, in the living room, only meant to hold about 50 people in the apartment. But before the night's over we'd move two to 300 people through it...It was crazy. It was wild. It was fun."
I mean, we’ve seen a slew of unprecedented things happen. Hall hopes to use the Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s resources to give more diverse range of artists and filmmakers access to the tools they need to make their films, podcasts and shows. “I emphasize a lot in what the artist wants to show, express, and make people feel when they’re wearing it.
Taylor Swift Makes Chart History With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
DJ Deeon, influential and iconic Chicago house music DJ, dead at 56 - WUNC
DJ Deeon, influential and iconic Chicago house music DJ, dead at 56.
Posted: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
It was just dead and creepy and huge and open space and you're like, ‘Wow,’” he recalls. BALDWIN HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- Success is typical among the residents in the predominantly African-American neighborhoods of Baldwin Hills, Ladera Heights, Windsor Hills and View Park. Many of the homes are valued upwards of $2 million, and scores of Black celebrities, including Ray Charles and Tina Turner, have lived in the area, leading some to call it the "Black Beverly Hills."
It didn’t feel like a tour, rather it felt like what it literally was – someone who used to live in the area driving us around and sharing stories about the hood and giving us his personal perspective. A portion of all profits made from the tours also go towards helping out those in need in the hood – the folks at LA Hood Tours actually care about giving back to the community. The Pirus are a street gang who, along with the Brims gang, form the “Bloods” alliance.
But the foundation is so strong that house'll still be there. Can you tell me a little more about this thing you've mentioned about house being banned on the radio? It prohibits house music's growth, and you'll only hear what they want you to hear.
We were told many stories about the history of the various parts of the hood that we visited, and what various areas were known for. Figueroa Street, for example, is known for its “ho-stroll”. It’s where you go for prostitution and where Hodari used to sell drugs.
Scene and heard: The ghetto house revival - The Guardian
Scene and heard: The ghetto house revival.
Posted: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT [source]
The third release on footwork pioneer Traxman's label, Factory Music Chicago, sees two OG ghetto house heavyweights linked up again to transport us back to ‘96 with this Chi-town heavy-hitter. Many children, including David McNeill, who grew up in the neighborhood in the 1970s and ‘80s, came back to Baldwin Hills after college and young adulthood to raise their own families. According to the Los Angeles Times, in 2000, of the around 45,000 people who lived in Baldwin Hills, View Park, Windsor Hills and Ladera Heights, 76% were Black, 9% were Latino and 6% were white. The abandoned Baldwin Hills Dam site (now part of the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area) was also a popular place for neighborhood kids.
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