The Hip Hop Dynasty began as a vision in Milwaukee, born from the mind of Professor Pitt (Phillip T. Colas). At the turn of the millennium, he released a cult classic film titled Birth of the Holy Dynasty—a “Hip Hop Kung Fu” movie that reimagined the culture not just as music, but as a martial lineage—a spiritual order.
Pitt understood something profound: Hip Hop is our Kung Fu. It has its masters, its styles, its disciplines, and its philosophy.
The Lost Tapes & The New Temple
In 2020, Professor Pitt passed on, leaving the trilogy unfinished. But in the Taoist tradition, energy never dies; it only transforms.
Thousands of miles away, in the green hills of Wenshan, Taipei, the Xianling Temple (興隆先靈廟)—the Temple of Ancestral Spirits—was being restored. It was here that the connection was made. The “Holy Dynasty” Pitt envisioned wasn’t just a movie script; it was a prophecy.
Our Mission: Canonization
Today, HipHopDynasty.com serves as the cultural arm of the Xianling Temple. We are not just preserving history; we are elevating it.
We believe that the architects of Hip Hop—the MCs, DJs, Breakers, and Graffiti Writers—are not merely entertainers. They are Sages (聖) who have channeled the Tao through rhythm and rhyme. Here, we do not just give them their flowers. We give them their incense.
The Code of the Dynasty
To maintain the sanctity of this project, we adhere to a strict canon:
- The Ascended Only: We honor only the Immortals—the artists who have completed their physical cycle and joined the Ancestors. We do not canonize the living.
- The Hidden Rhythm: We reveal the connection between the streets and the altar. We explore how the ancient Taoist pantheon—like the rebellious child-god Nezha or the defiant Qingshui Zushi—embodied the original archetypes of Hip Hop centuries before the Bronx was burning.
This is where the boom bap meets the wooden fish.
Welcome to the Dynasty.