KRS-One

View the first 8 minutes of Letter to the President. While the glamorous 1980s continued for much of America, rappers made it a point to tell the world there was another section of the country that wasn\'t invited to the party.As the urban landscape became the point of no return - Hip Hop emerged as a voice for the people....This film takes an unprecedented look at a variety of issues directly affecting the urban community - including the \'crack\' conspiracy, censorship, racial profiling, police brutality, poverty, prison for profit, and the NYPD Hip Hop Task Force.If you think politics had nothing to do with Hip Hop, think again....Letter to the President explores this rebel music with a cause.....Featuring interviews from an eclectic list of players: Wyclef Jean, Chingy, Baby, Russell Simmons, Will.I.Am , Common, Davey D., Chuck D., Guy Torry, Mike Epps, Pharoache Monch, Ghostface Killah, KRS-ONE, 50 Cent, Michael Eric Dyson, Amiri Baraka, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley, Big Tigger, Quincy Jones, Nelson George, Dick Gregory, Luke \'Luther\' Campbell, Larry Flynt, Gary Webb, Dilated Peoples, Dead Prez and more.Purchase the DVD here: www.amazon.com

See the hip-hop struggle represented in this extended clip from Letter to the President. While the glamorous 1980\'s continued for much of America, rappers made it a point to tell the world there was another section of the country that wasn\'t invited to the party.As the urban landscape became the point of no return - Hip Hop emerged as a voice for the people....This film takes an unprecedented look at a variety of issues directly affecting the urban community - including the \'crack\' conspiracy, censorship, racial profiling, police brutality, poverty, prison for profit, and the NYPD Hip Hop Task Force.If you think politics had nothing to do with Hip Hop, think again....Letter to the President explores this rebel music with a cause.....Featuring interviews from an eclectic list of players: Wyclef Jean, Chingy, Baby, Russell Simmons, Will.I.Am , Common, Davey D., Chuck D., Guy Torry, Mike Epps, Pharoache Monch, Ghostface Killah, KRS-ONE, 50 Cent, Michael Eric Dyson, Amiri Baraka, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley, Big Tigger, Quincy Jones, Nelson George, Dick Gregory, Luke \'Luther\' Campbell, Larry Flynt, Gary Webb, Dilated Peoples, Dead Prez and more.Purchase the DVD here: www.amazon.com

Platinum-Selling Beef earned critical and popular success by exploring the history and evolution of verbal warfare in Hip Hop. From Busy Bee and Kool Moe Dee to 50 Cent and Ja Rule, artists got more and more personal, and their attacks became less and less about the music. From the Wax to the Streets, Beef brought those underground and sometimes violent beefs to your living room. Beef II continues that tradition of thoughtful, unbiased and entertaining Hip Hop journalism by bringing the new beefs in the game as artists call out the real gangstas in hip hop. From labels and lawyers to managers and media. Beef II captures the battles that often rage behind the scenes in the music business. The increasing popularity, profitability and commercialization of rap music has irrevocably changed the tradition of battling within Hip Hop culture. The true Hip Hop battle is no longer a fight to prove one\'s skills, but a fight to survive in this Billion Dollar Hip Hop Industry. Beef II features interviews with 50 Cent, D12, Redman, Method Man, Canibus, Royce Da 5\'9", KRS-One, Nelly, Ice Cube, Mack 10, Cypress Hill, DMX, K-Solo, Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr, Parrish Smith, Kool Moe Dee, Angie Martinez, DJ KaySlay, Big Daddy Kane, Davey D, Cold Crush BroTHERs, Marley Marl, Roxanne Shante, Kangol Kid, Kevin Powell, Afeni Shakur and exclusive archival footage of Eminem, LL Cool J, Westside Connection, cypress hill and others. Beef II is a must-own for any true fan or follower of Hip Hop!

411VM Skateboarding Issue 58, featuring a portrait cover of the Muska, will forever be known as "the Muska issue". In support of the cover, Chad stars in Chadillac Escapade, a Bonus article he created. Also, Chad\'s included a FREE MuskaBeatz sampler with every issue 58 DVD. "Muska musta lived around hustlas", KRS-ONE. In addition to creating history with its new look, issue 58 is the best 411VM issue of 2003! Fresh off his win over Eric Koston at the eS Game of SKATE, Paul Rodriguez spends "A Day in the Life" with us. He pulls more tricks with more style in one day than most people could do in their lifetime... Paul goes to the head of the class at a couple schools around L.A. with the help of friends Mikey Taylor and Jereme Rogers. In Chadillac Escapade, the Muska comes up on an old Cadillac El Dorado, tags it up, tours it through spots all over L.A. and skates on, around and over it with help from friends Mike Maldonado, Kevin Long, Felix Arguelles and Quim Cardona to name a few... Take a road trip through the U.S. with the Alien, Seek and Habitat teams. A.V.E., Dill and the rest of the crew handle their business in the Motherland. Super Am Cooper Wilt stars in Wheels of Fortune. The Tampa Am Contest article is one of the most amazing collections of Am footage ever seen. You can\'t miss rail dancers Billy Marks and Josh Harmony as they lead the charge in the best trick contest. Cale Nuska and the Clichi team put together an amazing Controlled Chaos. And viewers can enter a contest on www.411vm.com to win Colt Cannon\'s board featured in his Pro Setup! Dave Metty and Salman Agah are back to wrap things up with another First Step trick tip. Watch and learn while they dissect the Slappy.