Bernadette Giacomazzo is a Harvard University-certified editor, journalist, photographer, publicist, and digital marketing specialist who has worked in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years. Her work has been featured in more than 100 digital and print publications, including Teen Vogue, PEOPLE, Wealth of Geeks, Us Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, RetailWire, and The New York Post. She is also the author of The Uprising Series and has contributed three books to Rowman & Littlefield's Cultural History of Television book series: In Living Color, The Golden Girls, & Law & Order (forthcoming). Based in New York, Bernadette will also edit Hail to the Queen Bey: A Collection of Essays Celebrating Beyonce, scheduled for release on FMP Press in the summer of 2025.
Havoc is excited. The Mobb Deep MC and acclaimed industry producer is preparing to film a video with Wu-Tang Clan MC-turned-actor and Internet crush Method Man, and the thought of new music for the masses has him thrilled to pieces. "This shit is about to be fire," he says enthusiastically. "I can't wait for everybody to check it out." This…
On the eve of the first-ever Olympic breakdancing competition, hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow was thrilled. It was the first time one of the core elements of hip-hop culture had reached such a global stage. Alongside DJ Kool Herc (whose breaks provided the soundtrack for B-boys and girls), Blow is credited with popularizing breakdancing. The rapper began breaking as a teenager…
