Category : Music

Chrome Industries x AIKO: Art Meets Functionality in a Capsule Collection

Chrome Industries has unveiled a striking new capsule collection in collaboration with celebrated street artist AIKO, also known as Lady AIKO. Known for blending Japanese influences with pop art and graffiti, AIKO has spent decades transforming urban...

Bossman Dlow Drops Fiery New Single “The Biggest Pt. 2”

Breakout rap star Bossman Dlow, who has amassed over 1.5 billion streams in 2024, launches an exciting new chapter with the release of his blazing single and video, “The Biggest Pt. 2.” Out now via Alamo Records, the track highlights Dlow’s undeniab...

The Source |YesSER Kult Leader Crackle Capone Drops New Visuals For “Hash”

Crackle Kapone, the YesSER Kult Leader and Underground rap phenomenon, has just released his highly anticipated music video for his latest single, “Hash.” The visually stunning production takes Kapone’s signature Trailer Made rap sound to the next...

Mystery surrounds graffiti artist painting pink clouds in Wiltshire town

The man, who appears to be young, is painting his artwork on hoardings and walls, including railway bridges. Trowbridge Town Council leader Stewart Palmen said: “I don’t mind them. They are cheerful and neatly done and are not offensive.”...

Tokyo police obtain warrant for Chinese youth over Yasukuni graffiti

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese youth over graffiti at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, investigative sources said Thursday. The youth is suspected of writing Chinese words, including on...

Beaverton students learn graffiti as an art form

Nonprofit seeking donations to preserve iconic Southeast Portland banana mural

The “Art Fills the Void” mural is one of the city’s oldest, but vandalism and wear and tear have made it more expensive to maintain. PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland nonprofit has launched a fundraiser to help clean up one of the city&...

Chaz Bojórquez on the Beauty of Cholo Tagging

Chaz in 1975. Photos courtesy of Chaz Bojórquez. .type-event_listing .page-header-single { display: none; } Ever since he was 15, Chaz Bojórquez knew he wanted to be an artist. But roaming the halls of Los Angeles museums for art...

The Source |J. Cole Opens Up on How Drake Influenced Artistic Journey

One of the big 3, J. Cole recently opened up about his first encounter with Drake’s music and how it impacted his own artistic journey. That’s a cool thing to say, albeit many months after all that went down and rocked the Hip Hop landscape. In a co...

LL Cool J Takes Credit For Introducing Air Jordan Sneakers To Hip-Hop Culture

LL Cool J has referred to himself as a “G.O.A.T.” on various occasions but this time, he’s claiming he helped introduce the footwear of another great figure to Hip-Hop culture. According to LL, he was the first rap artist to ever be seen wearing...

Belfast: Hospital’s pro-Palestinian graffiti ‘difficult’ to get removed

BBC Pro-Palestinian graffiti has remained on a wall at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) because several contractors were too fearful to remove it, the head of the Belfast Health Trust has said. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has raised th...

Last chance to catch two expansive shows on hip hop at MSVU Art Gallery

Two levels; two deep-dive exhibitions; one price: free. Since Sep 21, the Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery has brought together two shows to explore the art of hip hop—the graffiti, the music, the people, the movement—and how it lends i...

The Source |Jay-Z’s Team Roc Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City PD Over Alleged Misconduct, Lack of Transparency

Jay-Z’s social justice arm, Team Roc, has taken legal action against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) and the city’s government, accusing them of obstructing efforts to investigate claims of wrongful convictions and police misconduc...

Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album, Hollywood Legacy, and Big 3—“I’ll Never Retire!”

Legendary rapper, actor, and entrepreneur Ice Cube stopped by The Baller Alert Show with hosts Ferrari Simmons and BT to talk about his upcoming album Man Down, his influence on hip-hop, and his groundbreaking basketball league, the Big 3. Ice Cube...

Graffiti and fly-posters targeted in Glasgow clean-up scheme

Getty Images Glasgow city centre is set for a clean up amid concern about its appearance. The £400,000 pilot project will tackle repairs to pavements and deal with graffiti and flyposting. Glasgow City Council says relatively small defects can h...