Category : Music

Meeting of Styles brings eye-catching graffiti to the East Coast of Taiwan [Gallery]

Hualien, Taiwan has had a string of bad luck over the last few years. Typhoons have been barrelling into eastern Taiwan city more than anywhere in Taiwan, and it sits atop the East Coast Rift Valley, home to numerous earthquakes, including a 7.2-mag...

The insides and outsides of Helsinki’s energetic art scene

Art lovers who know, know to not sleep on Helsinki. Finland’s capital is loaded with museums, galleries and walls covered with elaborate murals and graffiti. For the best of art on both the outside and inside, plan to visit the main attraction...

Timberland’s cultural clout among hip-hop fans

Since the early 1990’s, the Timberland work boot has been associated with hip-hop culture. From Mobb Deep to the Notorious B.I.G., icons of the culture have worn them in photos and mentioned them in lyrics. The rise to prominence in the hip-hop wor...

DJ Akademiks Rips Into Kendrick Lamar For Not Expanding West Coast Influence In Hip-Hop

Kendrick Lamar has had one of hip-hop’s most talked-about runs of the decade this year, if not of all time. But DJ Akademiks thinks that he could be doing more. During a recent livestream, the media personality posited that the “Not Li...

Al Pacino Credits Hip-Hop Culture For ‘Scarface’ Popularity

Al Pacino’s portrayal of Tony Montana in Scarface (1983) remains one of the most iconic anti-heroes in film history. Though the movie initially received mixed reviews, it has since grown into a cultural phenomenon, largely thanks to its connection w...

Baby Shark rapper shot dead in suspected robbery gone wrong

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A 22-year-old rapper known for his version of the viral children’s song Baby Shark has b...

Al Pacino Credits Hip-Hop Culture With Boosting Popularity Of ‘Scarface’

Al Pacino‘s role as Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface is one of the most iconic portrayals of an anti-hero in the history of cinema. A pop culture staple, Scarface‘s impact and influence on Hip-Hop can’t be understated, as Pacino’s performa...

Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way—who the rising voices are

Mamadou Dramé, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most popular music genres in the country. But what role do female Senegalese...

New Image of Big Meech After Prison Release Hits Online

Big Meech is out of federal prison and serving the rest of his sentence at a halfway house. He is now a resident of the Miami Residential Reentry Management Office. In a new picture, Meech poses next to an unidentified man dressed in all Black. A n...

ECHO orchestra to bridge classical, hip-hop, dance in performance

Which Delaware restaurant might rap legend Flavor Flav visit this fall?

When rap star Flavor Flav headlines the Hip Hop Cultural Summit at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington on Saturday, Oct. 26, fans might spot him dining at one of his favorite restaurants over the weekend. The free Summit, which requires registrat...

Meet the MC: Lex Amor

Lex wrote poetry too — her way of finding meaning in the world that unfolded around her — and performed at open mic nights. Those poems gradually transmuted into introspective rap verses, laid over dreamlike, warm beds of sound. She began releasing...

Graffiti artist invited to revamp Morley school’s playground

BBC A graffiti artist who created a Derby County mural ahead of the team’s promotion to the Championship has completed another at a primary school in Derbyshire. Darrell Wynne, known as Soapspray, painted the mural on a blank wall at the...

Spreading vandalism or joy? Shamcow graffiti evokes a range of emotions in Roxborough

After Emily Keine spotted black-and-white cow print graffiti on an Interstate 76 on-ramp leaving Roxborough, it wasn’t long before she started noticing similar street art around the area and began texting friends about each new sighting. “...

Rone on TIME • RONE; the Women in the Murals; and Things Not Lasting

Switchboard Room© RONE 2024 Renowned Australian street artist, Rone, unveils his first major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA). Titled TIME • RONE, this immersive experience brings visitors back to a forgotten era of Australia...