#ifitwasntforthebronx

[trascapades]

📻🎙🎶#ArtIsAWeapon

See “Dianne Smith: Two Turntables & a Microphone” exhibition and celebrate #HipHop's 50th Anniversary at the @bronxmuseum this weekend:

▪︎Tonight, August 4th, 6PM-9PM, "Old-School Chat & Jam"

featuring a talk with @coldcrushezad (Easy A.D.) of @coldcrushbros @rushtown298 (Pete Nice/3rd Bass) @sparkydmusic & @iamdiannesmithart followed by a party with @djkeviekevrockwell

RSVP: https://bit.ly/oldschoolbx

▪︎Guest curator Souleo @souleouniverse will lead tours of the exhibition on Saturdays, August 5th, 12th and 19th, 2PM-3PM featuring special guest speakers. No RSVP required to attend.

**Exhibition on view through August 20, 2023**

•

Reposted from @bronxmuseum 📢 Dust off your boomboxes. Shine your gold chains. Lace up your Adidas. 🎧 We’re keeping it old-school to celebrate The Bronx Museum’s exhibition “Dianne Smith: Two Turntables & a Microphone” and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop!

🗓️ Mark your calendars for an electrifying evening on August 4th. From 6pm–6:45pm, we’ll dive into an engaging conversation about the communal and creative elements of hip-hop and its roots in the Bronx. 🎙️ Join Dianne Smith @iamdiannesmithart and hip-hop legends Easy A.D. (The Cold Crush Brothers), Sparky D, and Pete Nice (3rd Bass) as they share their insights and experiences. Guest curator Souleo @souleouniverse will moderate their discussion.

🎉 But wait, the party doesn’t end there! After the conversation, from 7pm-9pm the one and only DJ Kevie Kev Rockwell will spin classic old-school tunes to get us grooving. 🎶

🆓 Don’t miss out on this epic throwback celebration! Register for FREE now at the #linkinbio and invite your friends to join the fun. Let’s honor the legacy of hip-hop together! See you there!

#TwoTurntablesAndAMicrophone #HipHop #HipHop50 #ForTheCulture #HipHop50thAnniversary

Image 2 📸 @Argenisphoto

#Exhibit #BronxMuseum #IfItWasntForTheBronx #BlackArtists #BlackGirlArtGeeks

[joseaesquea]

Reposted from @meqmartialefficacyquotient Professor X #ironsharpensiron⚔️ #MEQMATIMETOWORK #nooneiscomingtosaveus #sowesaveourselves #zuluswhatisyourprofession??? #IFITWASNTFORTHEBRONX (at Andrew Freedman Home) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRQaiSJKyF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bobbydcustoms]

If It Wasn't For 💫 The💥 Bronx💯 Long sleeve tee done for a client Dm to get yours🙏🏻 #bobbydcustoms #ifitwasntforthebronx #theboogiedownbronx #bronxstandup #fordhamroad #bxsalute #instagood #explorerpage #explorepage #artlover #80sbaby #creative #whatiwore #styleinspo #outfitgrid #freshtees #customtees #trending #photography #love #smallshoplove #smalbusiness (at Fordham University) https://www.instagram.com/bobbydcustoms/p/CYw1Hneu4RN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[happilyimpossiblephantom]

#bronxornothing #Bronx #teamyellowbus #bingmonsters #therealyoungbred #187bgs #repyahood #bxornothing #bxstandup #ifitwasntforthebronx #birthofhiphop #myborough #skyline #rare_footage #BGKICCZ187 #homeofhiphop #myhood #myblocks #myblock

[rocky-b718]

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Rocky-B (@rockybmusic)

Last one lol! #howimfeelin #ifitwasntforthebronx #hiphopliveshere #chiponmyshoulder #lol #onelove #bxstandup #hiphop #chickensouplp #ilovemycity #thisisus

[ambarpenasanchez]

The Weeknd - Live from the Best Buy (store, not theater) #ifitwasntforthebronx

[trascapades]

🎙#ArtIsAWeapon

Happy 50th BDay #HipHop

Salute #CindyCampbell #HipHop50

#IfItWasntForTheBronx #BronxKeepsCreatingIt

Reposted from @musicsermon You can't always pin down a catalyst moment for a cultural movement. Hip-hop can. While the elements of hip-hop culture in its original four pillars (MC'ing, DJ'ing, breakdancing and graffiti) and the sounds and techniques that gave us the music had been evolving for a time, Kool Herc's back to school jam, in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx, on August 11th 1973, is the amalgamation point.

Happy 50th Anniversary to the culture that raised me and sustained me.

#Bgirls #BBoys #Emcees #DJs #ForTheCulture

#31DaysOfHipHop50

[trascapades]

📷 #ArtIsAWeapon

Reposted from @bronxdocumentarycenter & @nuevayorkinos

🔊 OPEN CALL 🔊

Nuevayorkinos is teaming up with @bronxdocumentarycenter again this year for their annual #LatinAmericanFotoFestival.

Submissions now open for the forthcoming show:

AND IF IT WASN’T FOR THE BRONX

A Celebration of Latino & Caribbean Contributions to Hip-Hop

In honor of our beloved Hip-Hop’s 50th Birthday

Submission Guidelines:

📍 Photos must have been taken between 1973 and 2010 within the Five Boroughs

📍 Those submitting must be Latino and/or Caribbean New Yorkers

📍 Photos and Stories must center Hip-Hop in some way, whether focusing on music, fashion, graffiti, etc.

📍 Send submissions via DM to @nuevayorkinos or via email, hi@nuevayorkinos.com

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY, MAY 12TH.

We’ve been here since Day 1, coming together as Black, Latino, Caribbean, and disenfranchised white New Yorkers to create one of the most important art forms ever grace the globe.

Whether thinking about DJ Kool Herc and Doug E Fresh, Fat Joe and Big Pun, N.O.R.E. and Juelz, or even Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Pop Smoke, and Ice Spice, Caribbeans and Latinos have been integral to the birth, growth, and continuation of Hip-Hop.

We look forward to seeing what you send in!

#nuevayorkinos #OpenCall #IfItWasntForTheBronx #LatinaPhotographers #LatinoPhotographers #CaribbeanPhotographers

[trascapades]

🙌🏿🎛🎶🎤 #ArtIsAWeapon #IfItWasntForTheBronx On this day fourty-seven years ago (August 11, 1973), @officialdjkoolherc and his sister #CindyCampbell threw a "Back To School Jam" at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. That event created the foundation for the now globally-influential, multi-billion-dollar entity we call #HipHop, and the location is recognized as its birthplace. Thank you to Hip Hop's #creators, #pioneers #innovators and culture keepers. #HipHopHistory #DJKoolHerc #1520SedgwickAve #SedgwickAndCedar #TheBoogieDown #TheBronx #Emcees #DJs #breakdance #grafitti #MusicAndArt #UptownBaby #BlackMusic #ForTheCulture #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxdBwxAMmy/?igshid=fc2v1l4ul73m

[trascapades]

🎨🎶🎙#ArtIsAWeapon #IfItWasntForTheBronx Bronx-born #marketing and #creative #entrepreneur @iam_setfree Free Richardson and #emcee/#actor #YasiinBey (#MosDef) launch a new art gallery @thecompound_ in my Boogie Down neighborhood. www.thecmpd.com ____________________ Via 📰 @nytimes: In the Cradle of Hip-Hop, a South Bronx Gallery Bridges a Gap. Excerpts: With it, Mr. Richardson aims to correct what he perceives as certain imbalances in the gallery system. His goal is to present artists from marginalized backgrounds and highlight mediums given short shrift by blue chip galleries. He also hopes to restore context to art forms he sees as having been exploited, like graffiti. “I feel like what I’m doing is different from the standard gallery format,” he said. “No galleries, to me, have accepted hip-hop to be a part of their DNA.” _______ "The purpose of the gallery is to say all art is equal,” Mr. Richardson said. “But we are in the borough that created hip-hop, which is the biggest art form in the world, so it’s always an extending arm. It’s always present.” ___________________ Read the full article: https://nyti.ms/2OAACC8 📷 by Devin Yalkin for The New York Times ____________________ The current exhibit "I Got a Gallery. I Got a Show." featuring famed Hip Hop #photographer @jonathanmannion's work is on view through October 12 at The Compound, 2242 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY. ☎️347-270-3125. Open daily by appointment. ____________________ #FreeRichardson #TheCompound #BlackCreativeGenius #TheBronx #NewArtGallery #SouthBronx #MottHaven #MusicAndArt #CulturalInstitution #BlackCurators #BlackGirlArtGeeks🤓 #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon #gentrification https://www.instagram.com/p/BofI5JTnFHH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oj6qv7saoe2i

[bobbydcustoms]

If it wasn't for THE BRONX 🌆 women's sweater. Done for a client.✨ Dm to get yours. This holiday season shop small and local business's. #bobbydcustoms #ifitwasntforthebronx #bronxstandup #universityavenue #thebronxnyc #boogiedown #bxallday #fordhamuniversity #kingsbridge #sweaterweather #whatiwore #styleinspo #instagood #instafashion #trending #designer #trending #photography #love #shopsmall #shoplocalnyc (at University Ave Bronx NY) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXgrp2ip9G-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[trascapades]

🎶💔🕊🙏🏿🎙#ArtIsAWeapon #TogetherAgain @andreharrell with #HeavyD, who was born on this day, May 24, in 1967. #YallGonnaGetThisBlackExcellence #HipHop @uptown_records_ #BoogieDownStandUp #IfItWasntForTheBronx #MoneyEarninMtVernon #NothingButLove #UptownRecords #AndreHarrell #HipHopSoul #TraScapades #MusicIsLife • • • 📷 Credits: Chad Buchanan/PMC Copyright: © Patrick McMullan Date: Sunday, June 26 2005 Location: The Cabana Club https://www.instagram.com/p/CAl5HTkgDIJ/?igshid=gbwfkfwo1jze

[trascapades]

💃🏿🎶🗽#ArtIsAWeapon #DanceTonightNYC - @uptownvinylsupreme #UVSFirstSaturdays at @bronxbeerhall with special guest DJs my girl @natashadiggs, @arumijufanas and the legendary @therealgrandwizzardtheodore celebrating his bday, along with the #UVS squad @uptowndolly, @sunnaay, @joshhubi 9:00PM-2:00AM. #uptownvinylsupreme #UpInTheBronx #IfItWasntForTheBronx #TheBX #DancingForSamBurnsTonight #Vinyl #Dancers #NYNightlife #MusicIsLife #DancingIsFreedom #TraScapades https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dHbLegWWS/?igshid=di5m1wpm42xx

[trascapades]

🎨🎬 #ArtIsAWeapon #IfItWasntForTheBronx #FirstFriday Tonight the @bronxmuseum will host a free #screening of the award-winning #documentary "From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale," 6:00PM-9:00PM. "The movie, directed and co-produced by @henrychalfant, will be presented to celebrate the culmination of the show Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977 - 1987 [closing this Sunday, March 8], and the newly opened @JoséParlá: It’s Yours (on view through August 16, 2020). RSVP: www.BronxMuseum.org • The Bronx Museum Of The Arts 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx, New York 10456 • About the film: "From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale is an hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood, but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip-hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood’s music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world’s pop culture by storm." VIA @itvs www.itvs.org #TheBronxMuseum #BXMuseumFirstFriday #TheBronx #TheSouthBronx #BronxCulture #BronxArts #BronxHistory #HipHop #Mambo #Salsa #BlackCulture #JoséParlá #HenryChalfant #AfroLatinxCulture #MusicIsLife #TraScapades #BlackGirlMusicGeeks🤓 (at Bronx Museum of the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Zf94AAWNU/?igshid=4ehw9ezb0kg6

[trascapades]

🎶🎤🎨 #ArtIsAWeapon #ForTheCulture The @uhhmuseum is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Hip Hop classic "Christmas Rapping" with @kurtisblow on Friday December 20th, 12pm - 2pm, at the [R]Evolution of Hip Hop exhibit, @bronxterminalmarket - 610 Exterior Street, #BronxNY. (Swipe ⬅️) If you can't attend this Friday, be sure to reserve free tickets for another date to visit this very cool #interactive exhibit: www.uhhm.org/revolution-of-hip-hop #universalhiphopmuseum #REvolutionofhiphop #hiphop #KurtisBlow #Rapper #HipHopHistory #FreeInNYC #graffiti #dj #MusicIsLife #bboys #bgirls #IfItWasntForTheBronx #TheBoogieDown #exhibition #museum #arts #microsoft #mit #TraScapades (at Bronx Terminal Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LnryGgO5C/?igshid=1olxrjny68uqe

[trascapades]

👏🏿🎤🎶 🎬#ArtIsAWeapon #ForTheCulture @amc_tv @songsthatshook series highlighting "six definitive songs that shaped Hip-Hop culture" is now streaming On Demand and the AMC App. Well done executive producers / @theroots founding members @blackthought & @questlove - I hope there will be a season two. Episode 1: "Jesus Walks" - #KanyeWest; Episode 2: "Alright" - @kendricklamar; Episode 3: "Rock Box" - @rundmc (my favorite of the season); Episode 4: "Elevators" - @outkast; Episode 5: "The Bridge" - @MarleySkills & #MCShan; Episode 6: "Ladies First" - @queenlatifah #SongsThatShook #HipHop #ClassicHipHop #Rap #MCs #Emcees #MusicIsLife #IfItWasntForTheBronx #NowStreaming #OnDemand #MusicIsLife #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon https://www.instagram.com/p/B5WGq5eg94m/?igshid=114p0rv9v2qh3