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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. ## Video: "It Started From Nothing": Black NFT Artists on Inheriting the Legacy of Hip-Hop and Jazz [Watch (HLS stream): "It Started From Nothing": Black NFT Artists on Inheriting the Legacy of Hip-Hop and Jazz](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/H4vFInUN.m3u8) (5:46)  _Published 2022-07-13. Every year, people from around the world pilgrimage to a leafy Harlem brownstone on E 126th Street in hopes of conjuring history. In June, a new group ascended the steps in the hopes of inserting themselves into the same legacy: Black NFT artists._ Aug 10, 2023 11:00 AM UTC  The 69 Boyz (incl. Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant; Barry "Fast" Wright) perform at The Source Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 3, 1995 in New York City. The 69 Boyz (incl. Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant; Barry "Fast" Wright) perform at The Source Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 3, 1995 in New York City. Al Pereira—Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives by [Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson](https://time.com/author/ahmir-questlove-thompson/) ## Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Aug 10, 2023 11:00 AM UTC As a person who loves history, I'm one of those people who can spot a historical moment as it's happening—both as a participant and as an outside viewer. So, to be two years older than what we consider to be the birth of hip hop and to grow up with it like a sibling is a fortunate feeling because I got to witness a lot of firsts. Every time I’ve experienced these seismic shifts, I've taken note of where I was because music is a polaroid of memory—a song, a melody, an album is classic because you know where you were the second that you heard it. Sometimes, this shifting of paradigms was to the benefit of hip hop and sometimes, unfortunately, to its detriment. But nothing could’ve prepared me for the moment when hip hop, as I knew it, changed forever: the 1995 Source Awards. The ’95 Source Awards was a funeral in hip hop’s history, and I don’t say that in hindsight. I knew it walking into the Paramount Theater in New York City that day on August 3, 1995, and I knew it running away. And when I say running, I'm not exaggerating. I was running for my life—it felt like the creative version of _Apocalypse Now_. Hip hop was created as a rejection of the opulence of Studio 54 culture, a direct result of Black people historically being edged out from places of social mobility and of consistently being the “have nots.” But by the time the 90’s rolled around, hip hop was slowly turning into the very thing that it was once against.  Method Man and RZA of the Rap Group The Wu-Tang Clan speak at The Source Awards in August 3, 1995 in New York City, New York. Al Pereira—Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives In 1992, Dr. Dre released _The Chronic_, and what really made that album notable was that it signaled the first push toward the rock-star lifestyle in hip hop. While Nirvana at the time was rejecting all those things that hair metal rockers stood for—all the women, the money, the drugs—and deep-diving into nihilism, _The Chronic_, while not blatantly representing opulence, was the blueprint that Sean Diddy Combs listened to and made the new standard. In the people's eyes, _The Chronic_ was the first album by a credible producer and emcee that didn't have to pander to a very safe, we-come-in-peace formula that your grandma was singing along to. Snoop Dogg burst on to the scene as an incredible, promising new emcee and Dre became God at producing. They put big numbers on the boards, dominated MTV, and once New York saw that this was the golden ticket, suddenly everyone fell in line. Questionable compromises were made, and many acts felt cast aside, including The Roots. (We ultimately made the decision to move to Europe for two years of our record deal because of _The Chronic_’s effect.) Art was one thing, but survival became more important—and by any means necessary. **_Read More:_** [_How Rap Became the Sound of the Mainstream_](https://time.com/5118041/rap-music-mainstream/) That was the mentality with which everyone was walking into the Paramount Theater in ‘95\. Just a year prior at the first-ever, untelevised Source Awards, [tensions were already building](https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.21065/title.busta-rhymes-recalls-tupac-accidentally-dissing-a-tribe-called-quest) between Tupac and A Tribe Called Quest, not just further cementing the East versus West Coast rivalry, but also dividing New York into two—a sinister foreshadowing. And that’s exactly how the theater was split up, too: If you were facing the stage, the right side is where all the winners were, which was basically anyone two degrees to Combs. They looked shiny, which is kind of a thing that we didn't know that we had to do. In the middle was the other territories: the South, the Midwest, and the West Coast. So they were already defensive because they're in New York, and well, we were a bunch of pricks and looking at them in a very arrogant sort of way. And then on the left side were, I would say, the have-nots—New York-centric hip-hop; the people that would eventually become the grumpy old people that complain that hip hop is dead. The first person that I noticed was Nas. As I saw him walk in, I noticed he was wearing a very peculiar red, white, and blue Tommy Hilfiger shirt. It was 4-XL—I think I could fit into that shirt, and I’m a big guy—and Nas was drowning in it. He made his way to his seat on the left side of the theater, four rows ahead of me, and sat down.  Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. at the Source Awards at the Palladium on August 3, 1995 in New York, New York Al Pereira—Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives  Dr. Dre (aka Andre Romelle Young) performs when the Death Row Records label assembles at The Source Awards, held at The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden, on August 3, 1995 in New York City. Al Pereira—Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives The big question of the night was who was going to get crowned for Rap Album of the Year. Would it be Nas’ _Illmatic_ or Biggie’s _Ready to Die_? Having received a [rare five-mic rating](https://www.complex.com/music/a/brandon-jenkins/miss-info-talks-about-giving-nas-illmatic-five-mics-in-the-source-interview) from _The Source_ for _Illmatic_, Nas was the gold standard. It seemed like it could’ve been his night. But the momentum that Biggie had since his album came out was undeniable, and as he began to sweep one award after the next, Nas sank lower and lower into his seat as the night went on. I was very familiar with Nas’s heartbreaking, defeated body posture, living in my low self-esteem back then. To this day, I wish I would have gone up to him and said, “Do not let this moment determine your future.” Because by the end of the night, I instantly knew that he was going to throw away everything, this whole night, and now do it: compete with Biggie. It wasn't until I spoke to Nas’ former manager, Steve Stoute, and he gave me his account of that moment, that it was confirmed to me. Nas felt dejected, like the last year was a total waste, and the result of that night was, in part, the release of his second album _It Was Written_. And while it was Nas’s most successful record that had his most successful single, it came at a cost. Nas was open for business—adjusting his music so people who embraced _The Chronic_ and _Ready to Die_ would also embrace him. Literally one by one, everyone realized that they had to compromise. And I don't mean compromise as a four-letter word because nothing comes before your survival when you're a Black person. Often, Black people hate when rap critics, who are mainly white, are quick to use the term “sellout,” as if Black people aren't in a constant rat maze of fight or flight all their lives. Because yes, even your art might have to be sacrificed. And that realization, and the hopelessness that followed, was why the Source Awards was one of the most depressing days of my life. I didn’t know if I had a future.  Snoop Dogg performs when the Death Row Records label assembles at The Source Awards, held at The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden, on August 3, 1995 in New York City. Al Pereira—Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives Later in the night, as they were about to hand Dr. Dre the award for Producer of the Year and Snoop Dogg gave his infamous “East Coast ain’t got no love for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg” [speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpcwL2kdRnA), none of us were sitting in our seats anymore. The energy, at that point, was reminiscent of old-fashioned Western barroom brawl. All I remember was I grabbed my date, and said, “We’re leaving right now.” And we ran for our lives. The second we heard “Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg,” I thought, ”We're all going to die.” At the time, it wasn't even hyperbole, but in a metaphorical slow way, I was right. The hip hop that I knew, loved, embraced was gone, and that night, the hourglass turned over. But as I was running out of that place, there was this one guy in the street that came up to me, and said, “Yo, take this.” He put the cassette in my hands, and it said D'Angelo, _Brown Sugar_. Now, normally, I never took demos, but I just put the tape in my pocket and kept running. When I got back to my hotel room, and listened to just how good the cassette was, I sat there and realized that I had a chance to be on this record, and I didn't do it. I had to make music with this guy. I don't think it's a coincidence that, on the day that I thought the culture was ending, I would meet the very person I would wind up creating _Voodoo_ with, another paradigm shifting masterpiece—for us. That was my introduction to him—a rebirth, on what I felt was ultimately hip hop’s funeral. _—As told to Rachel Sonis_ ### More From TIME ## Transcript Kind: captions Language: en that's why I got into art I saw people that's why I got into art I saw people that's why I got into art I saw people that looked like me you know like that looked like me you know like that looked like me you know like Basquiat becoming like rock stars and I Basquiat becoming like rock stars and I Basquiat becoming like rock stars and I wanted to be a rock star myself so I wanted to be a rock star myself so I wanted to be a rock star myself so I wanted to do that with my artwork and wanted to do that with my artwork and wanted to do that with my artwork and here we are picture The Brownstone on East 126th picture The Brownstone on East 126th picture The Brownstone on East 126th Street in Harlem has a storied history Street in Harlem has a storied history Street in Harlem has a storied history in the art World 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space are meeting on working in the nft space are meeting on the same stoop to claim their own place the same stoop to claim their own place the same stoop to claim their own place in the history of the art world in the history of the art world in the history of the art world [Music] [Music] [Music] I've been doing art for a long time but I've been doing art for a long time but I've been doing art for a long time but photography they're like reinvigorated photography they're like reinvigorated photography they're like reinvigorated by like what I thought could be done by like what I thought could be done by like what I thought could be done like artistically in the way that I like artistically in the way that I like artistically in the way that I thought about art in a way and as far as thought about art in a way and as far as thought about art in a way and as far as nfts I had always been in the tech I was nfts I had always been in the tech I was nfts I had always been in the tech I was a little bit of an early adopter into a little bit of an early adopter into a little bit of an early adopter into crypto I guess and I love the idea of crypto I guess and I love the idea of crypto I guess and I love the idea of like decentralization and what that like decentralization and what that like decentralization and what that could do what that could mean uh for for could do what that could mean uh for for could do what that could mean uh for for the people and how that could change the the people and how that could change the the people and how that could change the way in which the distribution of power way in which the distribution of power way in which the distribution of power and the distribution of influence and and the distribution of influence and and the distribution of influence and the distribution of knowledge uh could the distribution of knowledge uh could the distribution of knowledge uh could be done more efficiently more fairly be done more efficiently more fairly be done more efficiently more fairly with more Equity the 2022 event was the with more Equity the 2022 event was the with more Equity the 2022 event was the brainchild of manushka Gary a chef and brainchild of manushka Gary a chef and brainchild of manushka Gary a chef and organizer often the only black woman at organizer often the only black woman at organizer often the only black woman at nft events Gary set up an open call for nft events Gary set up an open call for nft events Gary set up an open call for black nft artists to come to Harlem in black nft artists to come to Harlem in black nft artists to come to Harlem in the nft space the nft space the nft space we're standing on the shoulders of we're standing on the shoulders of we're standing on the shoulders of giants there's a lot of artists that giants there's a lot of artists that giants there's a lot of artists that died penniless that were never died penniless that were never died penniless that were never acknowledged or validated or given their acknowledged or validated or given their acknowledged or validated or given their flowers or anything and they were the flowers or anything and they were the flowers or anything and they were the really great artists who for jazz sat on really great artists who for jazz sat on really great artists who for jazz sat on the stoop and for hip-hop sat on the the stoop and for hip-hop sat on the the stoop and for hip-hop sat on the streets streets streets man man man you don't realize man you don't realize man you don't realize man Equity is so important say it again because I work in the music space myself because I work in the music space myself because I work in the music space myself so when you're getting into licensing so when you're getting into licensing so when you're getting into licensing and points on an album and you realize a and points on an album and you realize a and points on an album and you realize a lot of your favorite black artists don't lot of your favorite black artists don't lot of your favorite black artists don't even own their masters that's ridiculous even own their masters that's ridiculous even own their masters that's ridiculous why does Michael why did Michael Jackson why does Michael why did Michael Jackson why does Michael why did Michael Jackson have to buy his master's bag why did have to buy his master's bag why did have to buy his master's bag why did Jay-Z have to buy his mask Brianna why Jay-Z have to buy his mask Brianna why Jay-Z have to buy his mask Brianna why didn't why did Beyonce there's there's a didn't why did Beyonce there's there's a didn't why did Beyonce there's there's a lack of ownership but with what I'm lack of ownership but with what I'm lack of ownership but with what I'm learning with the nft space that's from learning with the nft space that's from learning with the nft space that's from day one so day one so day one so in what I'm building and you're along in what I'm building and you're along in what I'm building and you're along for the ride so ownership Equity so for for the ride so ownership Equity so for for the ride so ownership Equity so for black people like this is our first time black people like this is our first time black people like this is our first time that we can achieve something that has that we can achieve something that has that we can achieve something that has eluded us for so long which is eluded us for so long which is eluded us for so long which is generational wealth and the fact that we generational wealth and the fact that we generational wealth and the fact that we can do that can do that can do that by creating art our art the way we by creating art our art the way we by creating art our art the way we express ourselves the way we talk The express ourselves the way we talk The express ourselves the way we talk The Way We Walk has Way We Walk has Way We Walk has inspired so many people but we haven't inspired so many people but we haven't inspired so many people but we haven't really been financially rewarded you really been financially rewarded you really been financially rewarded you know you know it doesn't matter what know you know it doesn't matter what know you know it doesn't matter what your religion is what your race is if your religion is what your race is if your religion is what your race is if you want to learn about the business and you want to learn about the business and you want to learn about the business and you do this [ __ ] right you're gonna make you do this [ __ ] right you're gonna make you do this [ __ ] right you're gonna make some money some money some money for someone like myself I was one of the for someone like myself I was one of the for someone like myself I was one of the you know early you know I think I was if you know early you know I think I was if you know early you know I think I was if not I think it was the second person on not I think it was the second person on not I think it was the second person on super rare that was black and actually super rare that was black and actually super rare that was black and actually like selling artwork and [ __ ] so after like selling artwork and [ __ ] so after like selling artwork and [ __ ] so after me became like there was like a wave of me became like there was like a wave of me became like there was like a wave of artists they got to see somebody that artists they got to see somebody that artists they got to see somebody that looked like them that was selling looked like them that was selling looked like them that was selling artwork you know my goal my vision my artwork you know my goal my vision my artwork you know my goal my vision my dream is to dream is to dream is to have Nick be a household name why why have Nick be a household name why why have Nick be a household name why why can't Nick Davis be the next Boston or can't Nick Davis be the next Boston or can't Nick Davis be the next Boston or the next Rembrandt Castle the next Rembrandt Castle the next Rembrandt Castle thanks why not see we so trained thanks why not see we so trained thanks why not see we so trained programmed to to you know believe that programmed to to you know believe that programmed to to you know believe that who's artists only the art that is that has been done many many years ago that has been done many many years ago that has been done many many years ago as the art that's valued the most but as the art that's valued the most but as the art that's valued the most but there's such great art is being done there's such great art is being done there's such great art is being done today so to be able to come back and do today so to be able to come back and do today so to be able to come back and do this here and some people who were here this here and some people who were here this here and some people who were here here 40 years ago and 24 years ago and here 40 years ago and 24 years ago and here 40 years ago and 24 years ago and the neighborhood is just like embracing the neighborhood is just like embracing the neighborhood is just like embracing us and having us and showing that yeah a us and having us and showing that yeah a us and having us and showing that yeah a recent bear Market may have burst a recent bear Market may have burst a recent bear Market may have burst a bubble of the cryptocurrency markets bubble of the cryptocurrency markets bubble of the cryptocurrency markets this summer but the creators here say this summer but the creators here say this summer but the creators here say they are optimistic about the future of they are optimistic about the future of they are optimistic about the future of nfts nfts nfts as this bear Market changed how do you as this bear Market changed how do you as this bear Market changed how do you think about the space at all you guys think about the space at all you guys think about the space at all you guys here to stay in the long run here to stay in the long run here to stay in the long run you know no one wants to hear but bear you know no one wants to hear but bear you know no one wants to hear but bear markets are healthy for the market like markets are healthy for the market like markets are healthy for the market like that's they can't go up if it doesn't go that's they can't go up if it doesn't go that's they can't go up if it doesn't go down and down and down and you know understanding the utility of you know understanding the utility of you know understanding the utility of this technology that we have in front of this technology that we have in front of this technology that we have in front of us is important you know especially as us is important you know especially as us is important you know especially as an artist it can never matter you know an artist it can never matter you know an artist it can never matter you know you have to stick to wanting to create you have to stick to wanting to create you have to stick to wanting to create things and communicate things and communicate things and communicate um you know through ART everybody wants um you know through ART everybody wants um you know through ART everybody wants their bags to grow but their bags to grow but their bags to grow but that's at the end of the day that's not that's at the end of the day that's not that's at the end of the day that's not the point you know we're not taking none the point you know we're not taking none the point you know we're not taking none of that with us you know there's some of that with us you know there's some of that with us you know there's some people who are just about out the money people who are just about out the money people who are just about out the money and about you know just that kind of and about you know just that kind of and about you know just that kind of like I don't know Cloud all this other like I don't know Cloud all this other like I don't know Cloud all this other stuff but for a lot of us in the space stuff but for a lot of us in the space stuff but for a lot of us in the space it is about Community it is about art it it is about Community it is about art it it is about Community it is about art it is about you know truth and beauty and is about you know truth and beauty and is about you know truth and beauty and love finally prevailing so yeah it sucks love finally prevailing so yeah it sucks love finally prevailing so yeah it sucks that we're in the bear Market but we're that we're in the bear Market but we're that we're in the bear Market but we're in this together we're the ones who in this together we're the ones who in this together we're the ones who choose to come in day in and day out and choose to come in day in and day out and choose to come in day in and day out and support this space and support artists support this space and support artists support this space and support artists today's been a dream come true I've 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