NATIONAL HIP HOP POLITICAL CONVENTION

IN THE NEWS (2004-2007)

2004 NHHPC (Newark) in the News:

A Political Convention, With Beats (New York Times)

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E2D71E39F934A15755C0A9629C8B63&n=Top/News/U.S./U.S.%20States,%20Territories%20and%20Possessions/New%20Jersey/Newark

Rap fans are harnessing their political power to take on the issues they care about

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2003/12/03/rap_fans_are_harnessing_their_political_power_to_take_on_the_issues_they_care_about/

Rap on Politics: First National Hip-Hop Convention Calls for Change (DN online)

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/23/1359250

NEWARK HOSTS NATIONAL HIP-HOP POLITICAL CONVENTION JUNE 16-19 (Remix Magazine)

http://remixmag.com/news/remix_newark_hosts_national/

Hip-Hop Tries to Boost Black Vote (BBC)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3822825.stm

Standing Up and Speaking Out (Shelterforce Online)

http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/137/hiphop.html

Where Politics and Hip Hop Collide (Wiretap Magazine)

http://www.wiretapmag.org/stories/28118/

2006 NHHPC (Chicago) in the News:

This Ain't No Party

http://www.alternet.org/election04/19044/

2006 NHHPC In Chicago: National Plan To Take Down The Man? (hiphopdx.com)

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/lifestyle-features/id.607

NHHPC: The Future of Hip-Hop and Politics (Can't Stop Wont Stop Blog)

http://www.cantstopwontstop.com/blog/2006/07/nhhpc-future-of-hip-hop-and-politics.cfm

Bigger Than Hip Hop (WireTap Magazine)

http://www.wiretapmag.org/activism/41361/

Las Vegas Local Organizing Committee (LV-LOC) in the News:

Mike control: Is hip-hop being unfairly targeted by Metro and the Board of Regents? (Las Vegas City Life)

http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2006/03/09/cover_story/cover.txt

Hip-Hop History 101: Panel discussion stays away from gangster rap controversy, hits on other important topics (Las Vegas City Life)

http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2006/03/06/local_news/news01.txt

Supporters Defend Hip Hop (Rebel Yell, UNLV Newspaper)

http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article/2006/02/27/supporters-defend-hiphop/

Vegas hip-hop: "Impeach the Sheriff" (XXL Mag.com)

http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=2519

Hip-Hop Nation Convenes: A Las Vegan's perspective on the national hip-hop political gathering (Las Vegas Weekly)

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/content/fileadmin/oldsite/2006/08/10/hiphop.html

Is who more important than what? UNLV Students for Hip-Hop take a stand. But with assumed UNLV apathy, is it all for nothing? (Rebel Yell)

http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article/2007/10/04/is-who-more-important-than-what/

Hip-hop discussion touches on racial stereotypes (Rebel Yell)

http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article/2007/11/01/hiphop-discussion-touches-on-racial-stereotypes