Category : Music

Graffiti Photographer Talks Uniqlo, Banksy and Museum of the City of New York Exhibition

As part of its ongoing “Art for All” ethos, Uniqlo is supporting the Museum of the City of New York’s “Above Ground: Art From the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection” exhibition. While the show highlights how artists have gone from writing illegally...

Miami’s Graffiti-Covered Evita Building Sparks Debate: Art or Eyesore?

In the heart of downtown Miami, the Evita Building stands as a bold and polarizing centerpiece, wrapped in layers of colorful graffiti that have ignited a citywide debate. Is it a masterpiece of modern urban art or an unwelcome blemish on Miami’s sk...

DJ Rob Swift And Raul Mowatt Announce New Book, ‘The City Of Hip-Hop’

Veteran DJ’s Rob Swift of The X-Ecutioners and Raul Mowatt have announced the release date for their new book, The City Of Hip-Hop: New York City, The Bronx, And A Peace Meeting. The book will be available for purchase on 12/17, and tells the...

LL Cool J Claims He Was First Rapper To Wear Jordan Sneakers

LL Cool J has claimed that he is partly responsible for Air Jordans being part of the Hip Hop uniform. Sitting down for an extensive interview with Big Boy, the legendary rapper spoke about being the first rapper to wear MJ’s iconic basketball sneake...

Miami Officials Demand Cleanup of Downtown Building Graffiti Ahead of New Year’s Festivities

City officials are pushing for the removal of graffiti on the former VITAS building in downtown Miami. Commissioner Joe Carollo led a news conference yesterday, urging property owners to clean up the building’s facade before the New Year’s cel...

10 Hip-Hop Books To Celebrate National Hip-Hop Month

by Ahsan Washington November 20, 2024 We’re still shouting happy birthday to Hip-Hop! We’re still shouting happy birthday to Hip-Hop! Having turned 50 on Aug. 11, 2023...

Hip-Hop History Month: A Tribute To East Coast DJs Who Set The Standard

Black America Web Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Hip-hop originating in The Bronx will always make the East Coast a focal point of the culture, especially when discussing the pillar of DJing. Even at its roots with late NYC c...

Graffiti: a form of art or desecration?

Travelling through the streets, tube stations and highway structures of London, we often see a shroud of graffiti covering the landscape. Whether this is considered ‘Vandalism’ or not, is a good debating point. Many view graffiti as a for...

The Source |Five Artists Whose Careers Were Sparked By The Late DJ Screw

As we celebrate the unparalleled career of the legendary Robert “DJ Screw” Davis Jr. during the week of his passing almost a quarter century ago, we decided to explore some of Houston’s most revered artists and how their career was founded and expan...

Nach Sobhann Launches Innovative ‘Baila-Hop’ Dance Training Program in Karnataka | Mangaluru News

MANGALURU: Dancer and choreographer Pramod Alva credited Mandd Sobhann’s Nach Sobhann for shaping his career and stating that, “my dance career began with Mandd Sobhann’s Nach Sobhann. I spent eight years of my youth learning and performing...

Feds can’t use Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ jailhouse notebook that allegedly…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs notches small legal win over seizure of his notebook...

The Source |Museum of Graffiti Art Week Presented By Rolling Loud Announces The Opening Of Its Interactive Campus In Wynwood

Museum of Graffiti, the leading contemporary art museum in Miami’s Art District of Wynwood, is celebrating a milestone anniversary of 5 years on December 4 – 6, 2024 with a hand-selected group of partners guaranteed to serve up an experience in cul...

Pepsi’s global brand relaunch expands to Sri Lanka with street art murals | Analysis

In a world drowning in digital advertising, Pepsi chose a refreshingly analogue approach to launch its new logo in Sri Lanka: a vibrant nationwide street art campaign. Following the global rollout of the new logo across 120 markets earlier this yea...

DJ Mars: From Vinyl Beginnings to Global Stages | EURexclusiveWATCH

[embedded content] [embedded content] *EURweb had the opportunity to sit down with legendary DJ Mars, who shared insights into his remarkable journey from his first vinyl purchase to becoming one of music’s most versatile DJs, spinning for artists li...

Where Is Shyne Now? How the Bad Boy Rapper Went from Prison to Politics — and Why the Ex-Diddy Protégé Claims His Former Mentor ‘Destroyed’ His Life

From convicted felon to political leader, Moses Michael Levi “Shyne” Barrow is a changed man following his eight-year prison sentence. “I learned that the universe does not pick on people, and perseverance is the pathway to power,” he...