Category : Music

Back to basics: How to get started and become a good dancer

Whether it’s hip hop, breaking or any other style, getting started in street dance is easier than you might think. Waacker Renèe Russo and hip hop dancer Edwin Liberty, are previous competitors at Red Bull Dance Your Style Australia. They let us in...

First-years get funky in introductory hip-hop class

When students first arrive at college, there’s an expectation of boring lecture halls and heaps of homework. While that may normally be the case, Janalyn Phillips has taken a different approach to teaching her First-Year Seminar History of Hip Hop,...

Galvanising the Jewish world through art

While many people have taken to the written word to express themselves, artists throughout Israel have been taking to the streets – literally – to share their thoughts and feelings. For Elinoy Kisslove, co-founder of Grafitiyul, the graffiti art that...

“Ocean Ecosystem Restoration Mural” by Dulk in New York City

Valencian artist Antonio Segura aka Dulk’s latest mural in New York City is an awe-inspiring tribute to the city’s growing whale population and the broader mission of environmental restoration. Painted in collaboration with Street Art for Mankind, th...

How Tricky’s ‘Maxinquaye’ forged a new frontier for British music

However, Tricky’s artistic spirit was never static. Even as ‘Maxinquaye’ was being lauded as a genre-defining album, he was restless, already refuting the labels and structures that tried to soften him. In the aforementioned ’96 The Face interview,...

How Tricky’s ‘Maxinquaye’ forged a new frontier for Black British music

In pictures: The unseen world of US hip-hop and Deutschrap

Hip Hop: Unconscious, Conscious (2024)12 Images “Hip hop started in kids’ bedrooms and youth centres, now it’s everywhere – in the charts, the way we talk, the way we think about a better future,” says David Bortot, co-curator of a new exhibit...

The age of the vanilla DJ

Can I admit something embarrassing? I’m fascinated by the “Funk Wav Bounces” series. On the one hand, Calvin Harris’s duology of beach-ready pop anthems could not be further from what many would consider “artistic” or even “high-quality.” The produc...

Artists transform Salina into live outdoor art gallery

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) – World-renowned artists are in Salina this week for the third annual Boom! Salina Street Art and Mural Festival. Artists are working across the town to transform Salina into a live outdoor art gallery. The free event allo...

Diddy Hires Lawyer of Prison Bunkmate Sam Bankman-Fried

Hip-hop superstar and alleged sex offender Sean “Diddy” Combs isn’t just reportedly sharing a prison unit with crypto criminal Sam Bankman-Fried—he’s also now using the FTX founder’s lawyer. Court filings show that the disgraced musician and produc...

Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins Announces 4th Annual Sno Ball Gala –

Grammy nominated, NY Times Best Selling Author, Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins is set to host the 4th Annual Sno Ball Gala, a night of glamor and giving back, on Thursday, October 3, 2024. This highly anticipated event will take place at a private location, wi...

Chicago dance group teaches U of I community new steps to improve mental health

[embedded content] URBANA – A group has Champaign-Urbana residents dancing away with new moves by teaching them a beloved Chicago tradition. The Era Footwork Collective came to Champaign-Urbana on September 7 to teach people how to do “footwork” at...

Today In Hip Hop History: ‘Nas: Time Is Illmatic’ Documentary Premiered 10 Years Ago –

On this date in 2014, a One9, Erik Parker and Anthony Saleh-produced documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival celebrating the illustrious career of Queensbridge rap legend Nasir Jones titled Nas: Time Is Illmatic. Dropping two decades to t...

Chrisean Rock Opens Up About Ditching Drugs & Alcohol After Jail Stint

Chrisean Rock is serious about ridding herself of all her destructive vices and focusing on the more important things in her life. The reality TV star opened up about her new journey to self-righteousness during a recent interview on The Jamal Br...

TRIBUTE | Artist by Day and ‘Daku’ by Night, Hanif Kureshi (1982-2024) Brought Art and Creativity to the Masses

Street artist, designer, and creative entrepreneur Hanif Kureshi lost his life to lung cancer in September. The 41-year-old co-founder of India’s first street art organisation made his mark in Indian cities and abroad with his ingenious use of public...