Phat Links

Add a link to a site you consider to be a good resource for Hip Hop information or materials. Focus on sites that will be useful for research in this class. In a few sentences describe what the site offers and how it might of be useful. Also include information about sponsorship. Use the following questions as a guide for your description:
Whose site is it?
Is this a commercial, educational, or personal site?
What type of information can we expect to find here?

1. Downloads.com (http://www.downloads.com)

You can download free copies of Fetch and WS_FTP here.
(Aimee Kendall--Feb 06, 2002 11:42 AM)

2. How to use WS-FTP (for PCs) to upload documents to your CCWF Account (http://www.utexas.edu/cc/training/handouts/wsftp/)

This teachesow to use WS-FTP (for PCs) to upload documents to your CCWF Account
(Aimee Kendall--Feb 06, 2002 11:29 AM)

3. How to Use Fetch to Upload Documents on your CCWF Account (http://www.utexas.edu/cc/training/handouts/fetch/)

This teaches how to use Fetch to upload documents on your CCWF account.
(Aimee Kendall--Feb 06, 2002 11:26 AM)

4. Personal Publishing (http://www.utexas.edu/learn/puboptions/personal.html)

This teaches how to set up your public_html directory in your ccwf account.
(Aimee Kendall--Feb 06, 2002 10:57 AM)

General Hip Hop News and Culture

5. Bomb Hiphop Home Page (http://www.bombhiphop.com)

This website has numerous features regarding Hip-hop. There are samples of rap music, videos, articles, interviews, pictures, and much more. In addition, the site offers glimpses of other international Hip-hop cultures which makes it more interesting. There are a lot of resources included in this commercial site about every aspect of Hip-hop. I think this site is really sweet so check it out! If you are curious about anything relating to Hip-hop, this site is for you. It's "Bomb Hip-hop Records'" site.
(Iyn Sohn--Mar 21, 2002 11:29 PM)

6. Support Online Hip Hop (http://www.sohh.com)

This site offers daily hip hop news, forums, links, and a special area for members only. It also has a section for people to shop and buy products.
(Christina Mantzuranis--Mar 21, 2002 09:34 PM)

7. Hip-hop Directory (http://www.hiphopdirectory.com)

This particular website provides you with the latest breaking Hip-hop news and allows you to connect to Hip-hop websites worldwide, magazines, videos, styles, DJ's, record companies--you name it, the website has it.
(Daniel Guzick--Mar 20, 2002 04:19 PM)

8. hiphop elements (http://www.hiphop-elements.com)

The site is dedicated to providing the latest rap news. There are reviews and stories about upcoming albums. It also provides interviews with artists.
(janice lee--Mar 20, 2002 03:03 PM)

9. Davey D's Hip-hop Corner: The New Source for the Hip-hop generation (http://www.daveyd.com)

This site pretty much gives a definition of what hip hop is and gives the latest news in the hip hop industry. at this sit you can view album reviews, learn about the latest rappers in hip hop, news, events and there is also a spoken word poetry page. You can also learn about hip hop involving politics in this site. I liked it because you could participate in interviews and talkback live with famous people like Chuck D. He has photos of most of the top hip hop artists, news archives, and dejaying . There is also a place in this site where you can play hip hop games.
(Adrienne Crenshaw--Mar 20, 2002 09:37 AM)

10. Samplespotter (http://www.samplespotter.com/main.html)

"An internet resource dedicated to the "art" of sampling... The scope of the site is intended to be as broad as possible, encompassing the full spectrum of musical sampling activity (i.e DJ Premier to Will Smith and everything in between)." This commercial site has a fully searchable database of sampling and sampled artists and songs. A good resource for students analyzing the rhetorical function of particular samples.
(Doug Norman--Jan 15, 2002 02:08 PM)

11. Professa Rap's Working Hip-hop Chronology (http://www.seditionists.org/HFh/hiphop/rap_history.html)

A brief chronology of the development of Hip Hop/Rap music "with key dates in the overall history of African-American music and the music industry in general." Sponsored by seditionists.org "a collaboration of like-minded individuals who seek to improve the accuracy and content of historical and cultural artifacts on the internet."
(Doug Norman--Jan 15, 2002 01:48 PM)

General Rap News and Information

12. Billboard Charts Home Page (http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/randb.jsp)

This site informs you of the latest hits in the R&B and Hip Hop category. This links to the top 20 recent Hip Hop Albums in the United States. If you want to keep up with the lastest hits then go to this link.
(Iyn Sohn--Apr 23, 2002 04:51 PM)

13. Hot 97 (http://www.hot97.com/index.jhtml)

This is the homepage for the biggest & baddest HipHop/R&B station serving the New York area. Its got sections for station info, the hottest new songs & groups, concert dates and Rapping lifestyle.
(Sam-Well Wolloch--Jan 23, 2002 11:30 AM)

Rap Groups

14. The Official Outkast Website (http://www.outkast.com/)

This website is awesome! It's very interactive...It has Outkast tour dates, pictures, message board, fan club information, Outkast radio, discography, album information, etc. You name it, it's on here.
(Izzy Wilkinson--Mar 20, 2002 02:43 PM)

15. Project Blowed Online (http://www.b-boykingdom.com)

Information about the Abstract Tribe Unique. Information and articles on events and artists. Links to other underground hip hop pages.
(Ellie--Feb 01, 2002 11:18 AM)

16. Okay Player (http://www.okayplayer.com)

The homepage for The Roots, plus their extended family (Common, Dilated Peoples, Jazzyfatnastees, etc). One of, if not the most kick-ass band out there right now. When I say Okay, you say Player-
(Miles Kinghorn--Jan 30, 2002 01:09 PM)

17. Jurassic 5 Home Page (http://www.jurassic5.com)

This website is the homepage of Jurassic 5. They are a Hip-hop group from California who seem to be going back to the roots of Hip-hop. This is a band that I think everyone should learn about.
(Jason Kaminsky--Jan 24, 2002 03:13 PM)

Deejaying, Graffiti, and Dance

18. Armadillo: TexasGraffiti Online (http://www.texasgraffiti.com/austin/li.html)

Photos of graffiti done in Texas. It has a section on Austin.
(Ben Williams--Mar 28, 2002 04:57 PM)

19. Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall (http://www.graffiti.org/)

Photos of graffiti from all around the world. It has the artwork indexed by country as well as by artist. It also has a section entirely of train graffiti.
(Ben Williams--Mar 28, 2002 04:55 PM)

20. B-Boys.com - cultivating hip hop culture online (http://www.b-boys.com/)

This site is full of all kinds of Hip-hop stuff, from Hip-hop history to graffiti, deejaying and freestyling. Some cool pictures, too.
(Michelle Kobelan--Mar 20, 2002 12:46 AM)

Political Issues and Hip Hop

21. Sarah Jones (http://sarahjonesonline.com)

Sarah Jones, a spoken word poet, was told by the FCC that her poem "Your Revolution" was indecent and radio stations were forced to stop plalying her poem. Ironically, the poem was meant to be an appeal to male hip hop stars to stop trashing women in their music. In fact, som,e of the rappers she calls out are still receiving air play from the same staiton that stopped playing her music. Check it out!
(Courtney Morris--Apr 01, 2002 11:02 AM)

22. Suckarepellent (http://www.suckarepellent.com/index.html)

This newly discovered site is deicatied to providing information on events held in Austin as well as artist features, fashion tips and a political forum where users can interact with each other.
(Raasin McIntosh--Mar 21, 2002 02:36 PM)

Other

23. Hip Hop Search (http://www.hiphopsearch.com/)

Hiphopsearch.com is a site that is designed to be a research tool. The site claims to be the "biggest hip hip directory". It is a specialized hip hop search engine that allows you to narrow down your search to:artists, industry, audio, breaking, culture, graffiti, shopping, etc. When researching a hip hop related topic, this site is a good place to start your internet search.
(Megan Mayo--Mar 20, 2002 07:31 PM)

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