Davey D

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Hip Hop Articles & Commentaries

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..Celebrating Hip Hop History Month (November 2007)Month..
• Respect Those Who Came Before Us by Davey D
• The Mighty Zulu Nation From Gangs to Hip Hop Glory by Davey D
• Hip Hop's Ultimate Battle: Race & the Politics of Divide and Conquer by Davey D
• The Godfather & History of Gangsta Rap-Stagolee by Cecil Brown
• The History of Writing pt 1 by Phase 2
• The History of Graf pt 1 by Eric aka Deal CIA and Spar One TFP
• From Master of Ceremonies to Mic Controller by Grandmaster Caz
• The History of the Hip Hop Dance by Popmaster Fabel
• The History of the Hip Hop DJ by Grandmixer D.ST
• Hip Hop and Funk-What's the Connection by Davey D
• The History of Electro-Funk by Greg Wilson
• The Disco Side of Hip Hop's Early Days by Mark Skillz


• Why Commerce is Killing Hip-Hop By Davey D
• Gangsta Moves in the Music Industry By Davey D
• RIAA Moves to Squash Internet Radio By Davey D
• Commerical Radio in Seattle: Shut 'Em Down By Julie C
• Payola, The State of Hip Hop & Urban Radio By Davey D
• How Clear Channel Destroyed KMEL By Jeff Chang

• Underground Hip Hop Keeps the Culture Alive By Eric K. Arnold
• We Remember Big Poppa, But How Far Have We Come? By Davey D
• Women Hold Hip Hop Together By Davey D
• Seattle Hip Hop: Is It Next? By Athima Chansancha
• Waking Up Naptown - Hip Hop in Indianapolis By Leslie Benson

• Bigger Than Hip Hop By Glen Ford
• Academia & Hip Hop: Are There Tensions? By Reyhan Harmanci
• A Breakdown of Hip Hop Love Songs By Hiphoplinguistics.com
• The Politics of Hip Hop By Dr. Walter D. Greason, Ph.D.
• Fighting For Hip Hop's Identity By Oliver Wang
• Dissecting the Origins of Canadian Hip-Hop By Kinga Jakab

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Davey D is a Hip Hop historian, journalist, deejay and community activist. He's been down with Hip Hop since 1977 in the Bronx where he started out as an emcee for two crews; TDK (Total Def Krew) out of Co-op City and the Avengers out of the Marble Hill Section of the Bronx. Later Davey D came to Cali to go to school at UC Berkeley and started deejaying in the Bay Area. His mobile deejay work and community activism eventually lead him deejaying at radio stations including KALX, KPFA and later KMEL. Davey D was a proud member of The PROs Record Pool where he served as director for several years in the late 80s-early 90s. He is also a co-founder of the Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition (BAHHC), and is a member of the Bay Area Black Journalist Association (BABJA).

Currently he's the webmaster for what is considered one of the oldest and largest Hip Hop sites on the web Davey D's Hip Hop Corner -- which can be found at www.daveyd.com. The writings on his website are frequently referenced and quoted by journalists, scholars and professors and fans from all around the world.

In additional, Davey is also program director of the popular Breakdown FM, an internet radio show specializing in the examination of Hip-Hop and politics.

He's been featured in documentaries, magazines, newspapers, videos and TV news shows, including Rap City Rhapsody, CNN's Talk Back Live, ABC's Nightline, Australia's Lateline, BBC Radio, Fox News, Internet Cafe, Computer Chronicles, BET Television, VH1 Television, Soul Beat TV, KRON TV, KTVU TV, Bay TV, KPIX TV, KBHK TV, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Laura Flounders Show, E-40's Charlie Hustle the Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire, 2Pac'sThug Angel documentary, Straight From The Streets documentary, Jahi's Redefinition documentary, Impact Magazine, Radio Facts Magazine, Rollingstone Magazine, Washington Post, The NY Times, The NY Post, Oakland Tribune, USA Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian Magazine [London], The Vallejo Times Herald, The SF Bay Guardian, Vibe Magazine, Stress Magazine, Redeye Magazine and The Source Magazine, among others.

Most recently he was profiled in The Source Magazine as being one of the Top 10 most Influential people in the country when it comes to dealing with Hip Hop and politics, and he was was nominated by the Bay Area's City Flight magazine as one of the Bay Area's Most Influential African Americans.

In 2001, Davey D was voted by the East Bay Express Newspaper as the Best On Air Personality in the Bay Area. The daily radio show he co-hosts, Hard Knock Radio, was voted Best Radio Show in the Bay Area.

Davey D graduated from UC Berkeley, sits on the advisory board for Rock the Vote, and is currently actively involved in attempting to bridge the Digital Divide.

For more information or interest in Davey D's Speaking engagements please contact him directly here.