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dream hampton (she writes her name in lower case letters, in emulation of feminist author bell hooks, who was an early influence) is a hip-hop journalist,[1] cultural critic,[2] and filmmaker.
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Life and career
Hampton is originally from Detroit lived in Brooklyn and Harlem for most of her life. She studied film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she filmed her neighbor Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace for a documentary class. She was an Associate Producer of VH1's Emmy-award winning Behind the Music: Notorious B.I.G. and co-produced Bigger than Life, the first feature-length documentary on the rapper, directed by Peter Spier. Her short film I am Ali was an entry at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival[3] and won "Best Short Film" at Vanity Fair's Newport Film Festival.
Hampton has written about music, culture and politics for 20 years. She was the first female editor of The Source magazine,[4] editor in chief of Los Angeles-based Rap Pages Magazine[5] and a writer for Vibe,[6] The Village Voice,[7] and Spin.[8] She is noted as a "pioneering" black female journalist.[9] Other publications her writings have appeared in include The Detroit News, Harper's Bazaar, Essence and various anthologies, including Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic (edited by Michael Eric Dyson).
Hampton is co-author[10] of Jay-Z's New York Times bestselling[11] book, Decoded, and also co-authored the unreleased Black Book with him. She is co-writing rapper Q-Tip's memoir, Industry Rules, due to be released in 2011.[12] She was also reportedly working with Sean Combs on his autobiography.[13]
Hampton was a founding member of Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement (MXGM), sponsor of Black August" the yearly tribute concert benefiting political prisoners.[14] Her film about the event, Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert, debuted at Lincoln Center in 2010.[15]
Bibliography
Books
- Co-author, Decoded, Jay-Z,[16]
- Co-author, Industry Rules: The World According to Q-Tip, from Linden Blvd. to El Segundo and Beyond, Kamaal 'Q-Tip' Fareed, Random House,[12] on sale July 2011
Essays
- "D'Angelo: Soul Man", Vibe Magazine, April 2000[17]
- "Parable of the Writer: Octavia E. Butler, science fiction visionary, 1947–2006", The Village Voice[7]
- "Dreaming America: Hip Hop Culture", Spin Magazine, Nov 1993[8]
Anthologies
- "Bad Boy", in The Vibe History of Hip Hop, Three Rivers Press [18]
- "Born Alone, Die Alone" in Born to use mics: reading Nas's Illmatic By Michael Eric Dyson, Sohail Daulatzai[19]
Filmography
- Behind The Music: The Notorious B.I.G., 1997, Associate Producer [20]
- I Am Ali, 2002, Director[21]
- Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert, 2010, Director[22]
References
- ^ Hip, the history by John Leland. HarperCollins, 2004.
- ^ Yo' mama's disfunktional!: fighting the culture wars in urban America by Robin D. G. Kelley. Beacon Press, 1998
- ^ I Am Ali, Sundance Institute Archives
- ^ Dr. Boyce Video: Dream Hampton & Marc Lamont Hill on 'Black August' Rap Documentary & Prisons, by Boyce Watkins. Black Voices, Oct 6th 2010.
- ^ IT'S THE MONEY NOT THE MUSIC A RAP GALLEY, New York Daily News. April 4, 1997.
- ^ Jay-Z Deconstructs Himself, MICHIKO KAKUTANI, New York Times
- ^ a b of the Writer, The Village Voice, Tuesday, Feb 28 2006
- ^ a b Dreaming America: Hip Hop Culture, Spin Magazine, Nov 1993
- ^ The hip hop wars: what we talk about when we talk about hip hop--and why it matters. Tricia Rose. Basic Civitas Books, 2008.
- ^ Jay-Z Deconstructs Himself, MICHIKO KAKUTANI, New York Times
- ^ New York Times Hardcover Bestsellers, Dec 5, 2010
- ^ a b Industry Rules: The World According to Q-Tip, from Linden Blvd. to El Segundo and Beyond, Q-Tip, Random House, 224 pages, to be published July 12, 2011, ISBN 9780345521170
- ^ 'Notorious' Gets Seal Of Approval From Biggie Friend Dream Hampton by Jayson Rodriguez. MTV News, Jan 16, 2009.
- ^ dream hampton’s ‘Black August: A Hip Hop Benefit Concert’ documentary DC screening by Ayan Islam. The Smuggler, Nov 19 2010.
- ^ Art + Revolution: Honoring Black August!, Lincoln Center
- ^ Decoded, Jay-Z, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6892-0
- ^ Vibe Magazine, April 2000
- ^ The Vibe History of Hip Hop, 2010: Three Rivers Press, 432 pages, ISBN 0609805037
- ^ Born to use mics: reading Nas's Illmatic By Michael Eric Dyson, Sohail Daulatzai. Basic Civitas Books (December 29, 2009). ISBN 0465002110
- ^ The Root Interview: dream hampton on Black August by Lawrence C. Ross Jr. The Root, November 4, 2010
- ^ I Am Ali, 2002, IMDB
- ^ 'Black August' Screening Draws Chris Rock, Talib Kweli, More by Jayson Rodriguez, MTV News, Aug 27 2010
External links
Categories:- Living people
- American music journalists
- African American journalists
- American filmmakers
- Lowercase proper names or pseudonyms
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- People from Detroit, Michigan
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