So there I am, sitting on Solomon Pass, about 13 miles outside of Safford, Arizona. Ahead are cows, canyons, mountains, rattlesnakes, and a dearth of water – an... Read More...
You've just dropped off your bags and lazily strolled down to the beach out front when you begin to dance in glee in front of your better half. You’ve flown in ... Read More...
The first of its kind, NOMADNESS Travel Tribe's AUDACITY Fest injected a black and brown lifeline into Oakland's Jack London Square waterfront on September... Read More...
Griots Republic reached out to Global Hip- Hop Connoisseur and radio host, Natalie Crüe, for a suggested reading list for readers wanting to learn more about hi... Read More...
I was at the Schomburg and we signed the declaration of the 10th element of hip-hop right after Phife Dawg died all these other artists are dying from food-... Read More...
American hip-hop didn’t always resonate with the UK youth. It didn’t reflect the experiences of the black British youth, their slangs, frustrations and the comm... Read More...
“I am not an anomaly. What I’ve done, others can do. It’s doable. You just have to have the courage to take the first step and be low-key about it.”
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Fiji brings to mind images of beautiful island beaches, surrounded by the clearest blue ocean water with the most beautiful people. Its modern day culture is ri... Read More...
You can call it New Zealand hip-hop, but if you call it Aotearoa hip-hop you are showing respect to the indigenous peoples, the caretakers of this land.
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"In U.S. State efforts to reach Arab audiences through hip-hop, both the whitewashing of the legacy of American hip-hop (by aligning it with U.S. State policy... Read More...
Someone climbs El Capitan in Yosemite – 3,000 feet straight up – without ropes or safety gear. Someone else climbs Everest without guides or oxygen – twice in s... Read More...
Picture, for a moment: The port city of Accra, Ghana, in the mid-1960’s. Formerly the Gold Coast, Ghana is the first black African country to become independent... Read More...
This year Nomadness Travel Tribe is changing it up and taking their yearly conference/festival to the West Coast; Oakland, California to be exact! The festival ... Read More...
Driving the Malecón around the bay, my companion and I, traveled to a part of Havana that we would have never thought to experience. As we were enjoying the sit... Read More...
Most people have one of two responses to the idea of a backpacking trip. Some feel intrigued, a yearning that comes from either sensing or knowing the serenity ... Read More...
Hip Hop is Alive in Cuba
There is a saying in Cuba, “Hip Hop didn’t die, it just went to learn Spanish.” Hip Hop in Cuba is not only very much alive, for those... Read More...
Have you ever met someone who is living the life you want to live and who really isn’t all that different from you, which makes you think anything is possible? ... Read More...
Would it surprise you to know that the top 20 search terms that lead people to Griots Republic and the top trending articles all have to do with sex? It never s... Read More...
I love amusement parks! I mean, who doesn’t, right? Well, I’m sure some out there don’t, but nobody’s really checkin’ for them…lol. Children and adult... Read More...
This article was initially published last year, April 2017 at Diggit Magazine, and centers around Dandara dos Santos, a Brazilian trans woman, whose murder was ... Read More...
Auntie Mo Kids Radio, is an all-positive internet radio station offering 24/7 children and parent-oriented programs and it’s the first of its kind in ... Read More...
Spring is right around the corner which means festival season will be in full swing. As we look through festivals happening around the world, we realize that we... Read More...
Albert Einstein famously said: “Logic will get you from A to Z, but Imagination will take you everywhere.”
The destination, in this case, is the fictional Af... Read More...
At the north end of Hopkins Village lies a community of drummers. They practice nightly, with or without an audience, and the cadence of their drums can be hear... Read More...
The music of Belize is a diverse reflection of the people. Belize is the definition of a proverbial melting pot with a rich blend of Garifuna, Maya, Creole, and... Read More...
