Virginia Hip-Hop Foundation Culture Talks

Joseph Patel: Indian American Academy Award, Peabody, Grammy, and BAFTA-winning filmmaker. He produced Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and their follow-up film, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Joseph began his career as a music and culture journalist, later producing and directing television, music videos and...

An Oakland native, MG is a Hip-Hop artist and entrepreneur who draws inspiration from his Chinese and African American heritage. His confident raps, powered by his resilience, have him making waves in Virginia and other parts of the East Coast. Born in the Philippines and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia, Mundane’s music touches on his experiences navigating cultures growing up as an immigrant in th...

00:00 Celebrating Women's History Month with a 3 generations of Virginia Women in Hip-Hop. Conversation is led and curated by Dr. Kay Coghill 02:38 Introducing Justice R. 05:24 Introducing Farrah Fawx 08:43 Introducing The Lady of Rage 11:40 What moments or people inspired you to want to be a Hip-Hop Artist? 16:33 Discussions about the pioneers of women in Hip-Hop 22:19 How do you speak truth...

00:00 Celebrating Women's History Month with a discussion with Mikki Spencer and June Jones on their experiences as women working at radio stations and record labels 03:52 Mikki gives history less about bring rap to Central Virginia at WKIE 06:30 Mikki talks about when she knew Rap/Hip-Hop music was the next big genre 07:57 Challenges Mikki faced at the first black female program director 09:2...

00:00 Chance Fischer caught up with Mad Skillz to talk about Grammy win momentum and celebrating 30 years of his debut album, 'From Where???' 00:10 The significance of winning a Grammy in the same month that also commemorates 30 Years of his first album 02:01 Thoughts on legacy and momentum + advice for the Richmond creative community 06:06 Presenting Skillz with a custom print by Virginia...

00:00 On our second episode of Meet the Founders, we get to know Ricky Parker 02:31 The DMV Connection 04:29 When did you fall in love with Hip-Hop 06:56 How college life at VUU shaped love of musuc and perspectives on the music industry 11:38 Excitement about the work we will do with the Virginia Hip-Hop Foundation 18:38 Views on the challenges related to music consumption in current streaming er...

Celebrating Hip-Hop History Month at Virginia State, we co-hosted ‘Pen Game: A Conversation About Writing in Hip-Hop’ with Virginia Hip-Hop Legends, Mad Skillz and Nickelus F. 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 03:35 When Skillz and Nick first realized they had Pen Game 05:46 Skillz and Nick talk about how their writing process has changed over time 06:51 How daily writing habits help refined the pro...

To kick off our Hip-Hop History Month Event at Virginia State University, we sat down with Richmond rapper and hip-hop artist, GSambo 00:00 Welcome and Thank Yous 03:28 What made GSambo fall in love with hip-hop 04:15 The two Virginia Hip-Hop Artists that inspire GSambo 05:38 GSAMBO's views on current scene in Virginia Hip-Hop Video Recording Provided by The Sunroom #virginiahiphop #virginiast...

Getting to know one of the Virginia Hip-Hop Foundation's Founders; multi-hyphenate creative and lifestyle connoisseur, Chauncey Jenkins, musically known as Chance Fischer.