Recently I had the honour of interviewing Wyclef Jean. A Hip Hop artist, a great songwriter, musician and humanitarian. Wyclef is a role model to youngsters and adults alike. His constant efforts to engage the youth and spread the word of non-violence and peace with his infectious and positive personality has seen him achieve over a million followers on twitter. As I said to ‘Clef, The Score was a defining moment Read More ...
Usher is teaming up with the United Nations to fight malaria in Africa. The R&B star along with the U.N. have launched the ‘Nothing But Nets’ campaign, which encourages younger people to be more pro-active and make a difference in global issues. The initiative aims to raise money to prevent children in Africa from contracting malaria by providing more mosquito nets. Its a project that Usher feels is very important. “I am proud to Read More ...
Here at ‘The Hip-Hop Chronicle’ we like to encourage youth projects especially when it comes to Education. A great champion of this is Unitee Design Inc. UniTee Design, Inc. is on a mission: to rebuild African-American unity in our communities primarily through the development, support and funding of more effective educational opportunities for today’s young generation. A youth education and ethnic empowerment enterprise with offices near Detroit, Atlanta, and in New Read More ...
On Saturday 26th April at the Smith Park Downtown Jackson, Mississippi, there will be the 1st annual ‘Hip-Hop & Books’ Youth Rally. Its purpose? to unite and entertain lovers of hip hop music with a family-friendly show as well as bring attention to the problems of illiteracy and school dropouts. Its being put together by Conversations Book Club and Tru Publishing who believe that by showing that the hip hop community Read More ...
